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NBA does well with young viewers

Among the four major North American sports, the NBA's viewers are the youngest, putting the league in a great position to continue its growth. Sports Media Watch and Paulsen report the NBA had the lowest median age of viewers of the four major sports in their championship series (h/t Awful Announcing). The league's median age […]

Ricky Rubio makes little girl’s day with catch

There was not much of note coming out of Salt Lake City last night. The Timberwolves dominated the Jazz for a 112-97 victory at EnergySolutions Arena. Ricky Rubio's night was a rather pedestrian 11 points and 13 assists on 3-for-5 shooting. What happened during a third quarter stoppage of play as arena workers were wiping […]

Recovering with The Raptor

The NBA mascot world took a major hit this offseason when Toronto's beloved The Raptor tore his (its?) Achilles. The team has been going on this season — quite successfully — with Stripes, a Raptor understudy if you will. Meanwhile, the Raptor is undergoing his rehab, quite comically, with several advanced medical techniques and trainings. […]

The Bucks are having another bad season, and youth may be to blame

To say the 2013-14 campaign has been a trying one for the Milwaukee Bucks and new coach Larry Drew would be a massive understatement. The Bucks, with a strange mix of veterans, rookies, and some players stuck in between, lost 12 of their first 14 games this year and have dropped their last nine, bringing […]

D’Antoni, Thibodeau show coaching chops late

Monday night's Bulls-Lakers matchup came down to an exhilirating ending. The Lakers needed Nick Young to make three free throws after he was fouled taking a 3-pointer just to force overtime. Then Chicago stormed back from a five-point overtime deficit to take a two-point lead. D.J. Augustin was fantastic in leading that charge. The game […]

NBA players talk about, celebrate MLK Day

The NBA usually puts on a big show for Martin Luther King Day. There are games in the afternoon and all day. The League Pass is free. And the stories about what Martin Luther King means to so many individuals are big.  Taking a day to take a look back at one of the great […]

Life is not ‘fun’ for Brad Stevens, Celtics

When the Celtics endeavored to rebuild their franchise this summer, they knew there were hard days ahead. Trading Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to leave a roster with no coach (Doc Rivers bolted too) and an injured superstar who seemed to have Kobe-like killer instincts and hunger for wins (Rajon Rondo) was going to mean […]

Kings searching for post-trade identity

The Sacramento Kings changed their entire roster and their entire franchise's future with the major deal that brought Rudy Gay to Northern California in early December. We called it one of those rare win-win deals that got both the Raptors (who evidently have one of the best records in the East since Dec. 9 when […]

CC Video of the Day: Paul George or John Wall?

How about a little game of take your pick this weekend? We have two highlight-reel, ooh-inducing plays from this weekend's action to tantalize you and get your jealous nerves pumping. First the Wizards' John Wall goes on the break, takes the hit from Mike Dunleavy, Jr., goes perpendicular to the floor and somehow still make […]

What does 54 points look like?

In case you ever wanted to know what 54 points looks like, you can start here (video courtesty of Basketball Breakdown): {youtube}FkvIQqs9MBo{/youtube} It also looks like 19-for-28 shooting, 5-for-9 shooting from beyond the arc, 11-for-13 shooting from the foul line, six assists, 76.8 percent effective field goal percentage and 113.3 percent true shooting percentage. It […]

Rajon Rondo finally set to make his season debut for the Celtics

Rondo tore his ACL last January and hasn't played since No one expected the Boston Celtics, with a new coach — in Brad Stevens — and a host of new players after an active offseason, to be very good this season. Outside of isolated four-game and three-game winning streaks, the Celtics have followed that prediction […]

Bulls shakily keeping identity post Luol Deng trade

The Bulls are in a state of change now more than a week out from the Luol Deng trade. Things are not the same for Chicago. Yes, the Bulls are playing extremely well and getting wins, but the team's defense these past five games has taken quite the nosedive. The 125 points the Bulls gave […]

2014 All Star jerseys leaked… and they have sleeves

NBA All-Star jerseys are always a little bit wacky. The league likes to do some of its experimenting with performance wear during the February showcase. The awful synthetic basketballs made their debut during the All-Star Game. The much-talked about sleeved jerseys have already made their debut, first with the Warriors last year and now proliferating […]

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