The Lakers ARE NOT tanking

Putting the words "Los Angeles Lakers" and "tanking" in the same sentence is an odd thing. The Lakers are not a team that finds themselves competing for ping pong balls or near the bottom of the standings. With Dwight Howard leaving in free agency and Kobe Bryant down for who knows how long with his […]

Knicks, MSG have 10 years to move out

New York City's Committee on Land Use voted to extend Madison Square Garden Company's permit to operate the arena by just 10 years last week setting the stage perhaps for the "World's Most Famous Arena" to be the site formerly known as the World's Most Famous Arena. That is right, Madison Square Garden may face […]

Billups gets to the point: “I never wanted to play shooting guard”

Lets start with the resume, shall we. An NBA championship and Finals MVP honors in 2004, a 5-time All-Star, All-NBA second team (2006), 2-time All-NBA third team (2007, 2009), 2-time NBA All-Defensive second team (2005, 2006), to go along with awards both in the community and around the league in citizenship and being recognized by […]

Pistons get Jennings, corner market on ill-advised jumpers

It's been a busy summer for Joe Dumars in Detroit.  He has re-shaped the Pistons franchise without giving up either of his up-and-coming big men in Andre Drummond or Greg Monroe, or the expiring contracts of Charlie Villanueva and Rodney Stuckey. When he couldn't pry Rajon Rondo from the Celtics, Dumars moved to Milwaukee, where […]

Report: Knicks will let Carmelo Anthony pick his teammates

This hasn't been the best summer for the New York Knicks.  Their new cross-town rivals, the Brooklyn Nets, made a huge splash with the acquisitions of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Andrei Kirilenko while Knicks brought in Andrea Bargnani.  James Dolan was again made to look like a vindictive fool with the revelation that he […]

CC video of the day: Durant bangs one down at Drew League

It has been a while since NBA fans seen some basketball action. Sure there was the Summer League and Team USA minicamp but now it seems the NBA offseason doldrums are in full effect. Luckily, a few players are participating in some pick-up games and summer leagues such as the famed Drew League. Thunder's Kevin […]

Team USA: Filling out the 2014 World Cup roster

You probably heard already, but Team USA got together last week for a mini camp and scrimmage. The White Team, led by Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis, won the exhibition in front of the crowd at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. It was an off year mini-camp, which means the big names […]

CC video of the day: Kyrie Irving shines at Team USA exhibition game

Team USA seems to be in good hands heading to the 2016 Rio games as Cleveland's Kyrie Irving showed in a recent exhibition game in Las Vegas. Irving dropped 23 points and displayed an all-around game getting things done on the offensive and defensive side of the court. Check out Kyrie's performance and prepared to […]

Camby brings wealth of experience to revamped Rockets

If Marcus Camby is going to win an NBA title this coming season, it will not be with the Miami Heat. Instead, the 17-year veteran center is Houston bound once again according to multiple reports. As expected, Camby will sign a one-year contract with the Houston Rockets for the $1.4 million minimum after narrowing down […]

Pacers acquire Luis Scola from Suns

If there needs to be any doubt about it, the Pacers once again showed they are serious about competing in the Eastern Conference by completing a pretty intriguing and solid trade to acquire veteran center Luis Scola from the Suns. The Pacers acquired Scola for Gerald Green, Mason Plumlee and a future first round pick. […]

Kyrie Irving stares at you from NBA Live 14

It is going to be hard for EA Sports to recover from a three-year absence in the video game market. For the better part of a decade, 2K's NBA2K series has dominated the basketball video game market. And has picked up several awards for doing so. NBA Live? It went dark in 2010 after the […]

Derrick Rose reclaiming what is his

If rumors are to be believed, Derrick Rose will not have to wait too long to prove he is back. With the NBA schedule reportedly set to come out Tuesday, the hot rumor is that the Bulls will open their season in Miami against the Heat. Derrick Rose will have one game to prove just […]

CC video of the day: Dunks galore at Team USA mini-camp

In case you didn't know, Team USA is currently conducting a mini-camp out in Las Vegas NBA players try to impress in order to make the squad for the Rio Games in 2016 and the FIBA World Basketball Cup in Spain next year. From Anthony Davis, DeAndre Jordan to Mike Conley, the mini-camp has been […]

Grizzlies address shooting need, adding Mike Miller

For the first time in franchise history, the Memphis Grizzlies reached the conference finals and stood four games away from teh NBA Finals. Unfortunately the familiar tune of a sweep — something longtime Grizzlies fans know all too well — ended their Playoff run. Sure, Memphis certainly benefited from Russell Westbrook's absence and Oklahoma City […]

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