After seven years and two Olympic gold medals, Mike Krzyzewski has decided to step down as the head coach of the USA men’s basketball team. Krzyzewski was hired by USA basketball president Jerry Colangelo in 2006 after a disappointing performance at the 2004 Olympics that landed Team USA the bronze medal. Krzyzewski wanted to return […]

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Before there as "Air" Jordan or "Air" Canada, it seems there was "Air" Russell. Celtics legend Bill Russell could not only rebound, score and anchor a defense which brought Boston many titles, it seems he was also just an athletic freak as well in college. And by "athletic freak" I mean jumping over another human […]

  Score Time Off. Rtg. eFG% O.Reb.% TO% FTR L.A. Lakers 108 Final 109.5 60.3 20.5 14.1 39.7 Denver 119 Pace: 96.9 122.8 58.5 31.7 9.1 30.7 Kobe Bryant (LAL) — 29 pts, 9 assts Ty Lawson (DEN) — 22 pts, 8 assts  Los Angeles Lakers (28-29) vs. Denver Nuggets (35-22) 9 p.m. The Lakers […]

It is déjà vu for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Just like they did last year, the Thunder have signed veteran point guard Derek Fisher for the stretch run of the regular season and the playoffs. The Thunder had an extra spot for a guard on their roster after trading Eric Maynor to the Portland Trail […]

You heard the old adage, "Never wake a sleeping giant," right?  Well apparently it fell on deaf ears recently as Mavericks owner Mark Cuban suggested the Lakers should amnesty Kobe Bryant next season thus saving the team some money and getting some luxury tax relief. Well, that is all the Bryant needed to hear. Cuban […]

Fans have an unhealthy obsession with the slam dunk. It certainly has a mystique about it since so few people can do it — and even fewer can do the athletic tricks that marvel us on a nightly basis. The Slam Dunk Contest is what made Julius Erving, Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins transcendent. It […]

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Vintage Kobe Bryant sees the end of his career. Age takes over everyone at some point. Bryant has said he may have only two years left in his career. Or he may wait until he […]

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Late flight The Atlanta Hawks were thought to be pretty close to trading Josh Smith to their opponent on Saturday night. The team's recent run of Playoff appearances had appeared to run its course. A […]

You may not have noticed but the Washington Wizards are becoming a decent team to watch. The Wizards capped off a superb effort with a 119-113 victory over the Nuggets. The victory was highlighted by John Wall's masterful pick and roll play at the end of the game. He scored 14 points and dished out […]

  Score Time Off. Rtg. eFG% O.Reb.% TO% FTR San Antonio 101 Final — OT 93.4 41.1 17.2 7.6 33.7 Golden State 107 Pace: 100.7 96.2 44.1 18.4 10.8 31.9 Tim Duncan (SAS) — 19 pts, 13 rebs Jarrett Jack (GSW) — 30 pts, 10 assts  San Antonio Spurs (44-12) vs. Golden State Warriors (31-23) […]

The Chicago Bulls were only hoping they would have to tread water for half a season then their MVP would come back and they could return to the team that made it to the Eastern Conference Finals just two years ago. So far, they have done that. They are 31-23, good enough for the fifth […]

Ronnie Brewer being dealt to the Oklahoma City Thunder was not the only change going on in New York at Thursday’s NBA Trade Deadline. The Knicks used their time wisely in signing veteran forward Kenyon Martin to a 10-day contract and the deal is expected to be completed by early next week. New York has […]