0 comments by wendell maxey on 12/9/2013
Don’t look now, but the New York Knicks are up to their old tricks again. After dropping nine straight games (a losing streak snapped Thursday against the hapless Nets), coping with continuous headlines calling for Mike Woodson’s head and even some trade rumors surrounding their costly roster, the Knicks won two games in a row […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
{youtube}ddGhPW9GvgQ{/youtube} Kobe Bryant returned to the court under a triumphant ovation. It did not matter that he committed eight turnovers and played just less than 28 minutes of game action. Or that he missed seven of his nine shots or that he was a -9 on the floor. Or that the Raptors ended up winning […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/8/2013
Saturday's matchup between the Cavaliers and Clippers was supposed to feature two of the top ball handlers in the league. It did not disappoint with Kyrie Irving and Chris Paul shaking and baking their way around defenses. Paul scored 13 points to go with seven rebounds and 15 assists on a bad shooting nigth for […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
This year was fun with the advent of Thanksgivikuh. A strange convergence of the Jewish lunar calendar and the United States' holiday calendar that we have never seen in our lifetimes brought the start of Hannukah, the Jewish eight-day festival of lights celebrating an ancient military victory over the Philistines, on the same day as […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/7/2013
Burke makes Jazz better, not that better Trail Blazers 130, Jazz 98 The Utah Jazz are an abysmal 4-16 entering Thursday's game. They are 1-9 on the road. Yet things have looked up the past few weeks. Trey Burke made his season debut Nov. 20 and made an immediate impact for the team. Utah is […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/6/2013
The Lakers have announced Kobe Bryant will make his return from a torn Achilles on Sunday against the Raptors after eight months of surgery and rehabilitation. Post by LA Lakers. Bryant has put his famous work ethic to a fevered pitch to try to get back on the floor as soon as possible. Just […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
The Nets were down by seven points at halftime tot he Knicks. And then . . . A 34-16 loss in the third quarter and 24 minutes later the Nets look hapless in a 113-83 loss to the Knicks at Barclays Center. Mikhail Prokhorov is likely not happy about seeing his team's neighbors come to […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Correct me if I am wrong but isn't Bucks' Larry Sanders supposed to be out of action nursing an injured thumb (torn ligament)? Well in the following video, it seems he is feeling fine… enough to get into a club brawl! Sanders is seen trying to yank some guys involved in the fight but he […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/5/2013
Kobe Bryant's return to the basketball court is coming very quickly. It will not happen this Friday as was initially reported, but Bryant is practcing with the Lakers and getting closer and closer to a return. Meanwhile, Bryant has plenty of time to add to his advertising portfolio while he sits out with a ruptured […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Magic Johnson was recently a guest on Oprah Winfrey's "Next Chapter" and opened up about his bachelor days. Specifically, having sex with lots of women including threesomes. He spoke on being with women stating he made it clear they had no chance with him as far as marriage and made it clear his heart belonged […]
0 comments by Josh Burton
If you don't know who former NBA forward Rasheed Wallace is, this picture gives a pretty good summary Rasheed Wallace, owner of a productive 16-year career and current Pistons assistant coach, was known throughout his time in the NBA as a good player who tended to be, what is the word, goofy. Sheed always beat […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Mexico City is set to host the Spurs-Timberwolves game as part of the NBA's Global Games but before tipoff or any of the hoopla was to begin, the arena went up in smoke. . . literally. An electrical fire which started in the elevator caused the arena to fill with smoke leading to players being […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 12/4/2013
Michael Carter-Williams has quickly become the front-runner for the NBA's Rookie of the Year after averaging 17.7 points per game and a league-best 3.1 steals per game. He recorded his first career triple double in Tuesday's double overtime win over the Magic. Carter-Williams has helped the Sixers get off to a surprising start to the […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Wow! Just wow! The Heat and Pistons met last night in Miami where early in the first quarter, Brandon Jennings found Josh Smith trailing off a steal which led to Smith obliterating Chris Bosh. And if that wasn't bad enough, the Pistons upset the Heat 107-97 and broke their 10-game winning streak. Check out Bosh […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
Nets 'reassign' Lawrence Frank Nuggets 111, Nets 87 The Brooklyn Nets are beginning to try to find a place to put the blame. The season has continued to be a disaster even before the 24-point home loss to the Nuggets. A 31-15 third quarter and 17 points and 20 rebounds from Timofey Mozgov helped Denver […]
