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Latest on Greg Oden’s Injury Situation

The Greg Oden story is an increasingly sad one. As the basketball world celebrates what Jeremy Lin has been able to make of his NBA opportunity recently, we’re also left wondering what Oden could’ve made of the one his knees never allowed him to have. Okay nobody is thinking about Greg Oden right now during […]

Wizards gaining some confidence

The Washington Wizards are 7-22, the third worst record in the league. This season they’ve been a doormat for most of the NBA, but despite this, the Wizards say they’re starting to build a little confidence. On Sunday night, the Wizards ended a seven-game losing streak in Detroit that went back to 2007. CSN Washington […]

Linsanity reaches online sports betting

Jeremy Lin needs no introduction anymore but just several days ago that wasn’t the case. Unsurprisingly, sports bookies have taken notice too and they’re not going to let you just walk all over them with your renewed hope for the Knicks. Online sportsbook site Bovada scrambled to drop the odds of the Knicks winning it all […]

Kobe calls 2012 U.S. Olympic team “strongest ever”

The 2012 Olympics are about seven months away, and the Americans are looking to defend their Olympic gold they won in 2008.  The “Redeem Team” was powered by LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and of course Kobe Bryant.  That team steam rolled through the Olympics, beating teams by an average of 28 points, with […]

The Look Ahead for February 15

Our nightly look ahead to the schedule with a couple of notes and story lines so you can plan out your NBA viewing.  All Times Eastern. Fire up the League Pass 7:00 – Philadelphia 76’ers at Orlando Magic For a 13 game schedule I’m largely unimpressed by most of the match ups.  But this one […]

Ben Wallace sets record, prepares for retirement

While Jeremy Lin is setting the world on fire and showing the world what an undrafted rookie can do, another one is riding off into the sunset. It has been a slow go to the end for Ben Wallace, but the end is nearing. Before playing in his 1,055th game of his career, the most […]

Space sneakers coming to All-Star Game

The 2012 All-Star game is fast approaching and as the stars descend on Orlando, so will Nike’s space-themed sneakers. That’s right, Nike is debuting its space-themed sneakers as Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and LeBron James will be sporting the new kicks in Orlando later this month. The theme is based on Orlando’s relationship with Kennedy […]

Nash on the trading block?

Is it finally time for the Sun to set on Steve Nash’s career in Phoenix? With free agency looming this summer and the Suns going nowhere fast, it seems more and more likely that they’ll have to consider trading Nash before the deadline. SI.com is reporting that one team executive says the Suns are “as […]

Carlos Boozer spent a chunk of fourth quarters on the bench last year for the Bulls. Kobe will not like that. Photo by AP Photo/Julio Cortez

Carlos Boozer has more hair but what product did he use?

The Chicago Bulls and the Boston Celtics clashed on Sunday in a battle of Eastern Conference giants but most viewers were left scratching their, um, heads when Carlos Boozer and his scalp appeared on national television looking rather “rejuvenated”. In case you were wondering if your television’s color and contrast settings had been mysteriously altered, […]

Saunders “wow’d” by Love and Rubio

Despite being unemployed, former Washington Wizards and Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Flip Saunders is watching his fair share of hoops.  Recently, Saunders spoke to Sid Sartman about what he’s seen in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ two emerging stars, Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love. “It (Rubio’s game) still has a lot of (room) for improvement,” Saunders said, […]

Too many questions for Allen Iverson

There was a time when you never thought it would come to this. He was too electrifying. Too dynamic. Too potent of a scorer. Like Kobe Bryant, he always found a way to redefine his game and make up for his aging. Something changed and he was discarded to the top of the NBA’s black […]

Writer Palooza: The perfect marriage of Hip Hop and basketball

Crossover Chronicles is a relatively new blog, so we decided it was a good idea to introduce you to the crew. We’ve been doing that in a new feature called “Writer-Palooza.”  Over the past few days, we’ve featured one writer, introducing him to you via an original piece, his favorite basketball video, and a wildcard […]

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