0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 9/13/2013
In case you didn't know, EuroBasket 2013 is in full effect out in Slovenia and has already given basketball fans some fantastic games, insane highlights and upsets. From Germany upsetting the heavily favored French team to Slovenia handing the surprising Italian team their first loss, EuroBasket 2013 has been one great tournament and a solid […]
0 comments by Josh Burton
With the relatively unsuccessful season the Knicks went through last year, Melo has been rumored to want to leave New York and head for greener pastures elsewhere, maybe linking up with another superstar to create a team in the Heat's mold Only two a half years after the Denver Nuggets traded him to the New […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 9/12/2013
Nets' Jason Terry is known for running his mouth and partaking in some smack-talk since he joined the NBA. Whether it be him fueling the Spurs-Mavs rivalry or jumping in on the Nets-Knicks brewing rivalry, Terry isn't shy to talk trash when given the chance. And as if right on command, Jason took a verbal […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Here is a lesson for everyone reading this – never interrupt former Spurs forward Stephen Jackson when he is rapping. Just ask former NBA guard Steve Francis what happens when you do. In the video below, Jackson (aka "Stak 5") was rapping at a nightclub when Francis makes a cameo right behind Jackson. That's when […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 9/11/2013
Ping pong diplomacy is a nice footnote in U.S. international relations. It was an example of sports helping thaw relationships and open the door to trade and bring around detente and a cooling (or warming?) of the Cold War. The idea of having exhibition matches between Americans and Chinese was a good one. A simple […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Chalk this up to a lesson in humility for all street ballers in the world. Just because you may be able to look great in front of other amateurs doesn't mean when facing a professional player you can still wreck it on the court. Especially when openly challenging a tested NBA vet like Clippers' Chris […]
0 comments by wendell maxey on 9/10/2013
Two years ago at EuroBasket 2011 in Vilnius, Lithuania, an exhausted Dirk Nowitzki leaned with both hands on the iron railing circling the packed mixed media zone at Siemens Arena after host Lithuania ousted Germany and killed Germany's chances of advancing to the 2012 Olympics in London. It was a somber scene. Nowitzki blamed himself […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
No this is not the latest installment of some Wolverine movie involving samurais. Instead, this should be something Bulls' fans are loving considering Derrick Rose seemingly is ready to go for next season. Rose is out in Japan on a promotional tour for Adidas and while there, he went one-on-three versus samurai. That's right, he […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
In the mid-2000s, the debate among NBA fans was Kobe Bryant or Tracy McGrady. That is not a type-o. McGrady and Bryant were considered on the same level for a long stretch in the 2000s when McGrady was putting up obscene statistics with the Magic and the Rockets and Bryant was putting up obscene numbers […]
0 comments by Josh Burton
Jamison spent a single year as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, scoring well off the bench for a team that stunned the NBA with its poor regular season and embarrassing playoff exit Although the Los Angeles Lakers headed into the 2012-13 NBA season as widespread favorites to win the Western Conference and face […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 9/9/2013
Oh to be a player for the New York Knicks. One false move on or off the court will likely mean the local media basking you like no tomorrow. And J.R. Smith just learned the hard way. As if being guilty of violating the NBA's drug policy (tested positive for marijuana use), and receiving a […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
To say Caron Butler is a little emotional at the fact he is returning home to Wisconsin would be an understatement. Butler, who is now playing for the Bucks, was introduced to the press and during his press conference, his emotions took over. Butler, who played high school basketball in Racine, WI, was simply happy […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
Andrew Bynum might have some new laundry, but it is still very much the same story for the former Lakers big man. When will he return from the knee injuries that kept him out the entire season with Philadelphia last year? Cleveland wants to know. And Bynum still does not know. Bynum told Mary Schmitt […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 9/6/2013
Allen Iverson's NBA career is over. He officially retired less than a month ago, having not found an NBA job in a few years, and so we have begun waxing poetically and preparing for his inevitable Hall of Fame induction five years from now (book your tickets to Springfield now). With that in mind, why […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
Jeff Green's game-winning shot in Cleveland with his heart surgeon in attendance was one of the most emotional and memorable moments of the 2012-13 season. It was an extremely personal and gratifying statement from someone who more than a year ago underwent open heart surgery and did not know if he could play again. He […]
