Pero Antic to become instant fan favorite by signing with Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks front line rotation is going to be a tough load to handle in the Eastern Conference this coming season. Al Horford, Paul Milsap and Elton Brand will hold down the paint, while Mike Scott (non-guaranteed contract) and draft picks Lucas Nogueira and Mike Muscala (both still unsigned) are part of the equation […]

James’ days wearing the red, white, and blue are likely over

As the 2016 Olympic Games inch closer, international basketball tournaments are beginning to pop up. Tournaments in this summer in Slovenia and Venezuela are kicking off in August and the main event next summer in Spain (Basketball World Cup) will likely determine which country will earn a slot at the Rio games and shot at […]

NBA looking to institute HGH testing

When you hear about HGH in sports, you might think of super-jacked baseball players with heads that have grown three sizes since their rookie years, blasting 450-foot home runs every other at-bat.  But HGH permeates the sports world. Athletes in many sports have been busted trying to cheat with HGH. And when you compare the […]

Jazz stop the rumors by not spreading them

In the business of the NBA, analyzing rumors from all possible angles simply comes with the territory for the numerous media coverage dedicated to every facet of the game. Trades get leaked. Front office and head coaching changes are reported days – sometimes months — in advance. Heck, some reporters and columnists actually never have […]

CC video of the day: Bulls’ Rose slams one down on an 8-foot rim

At this point for the Bulls coaching staff and fans, any sign that Derrick Rose's surgically repaired knee is back to 100% is a welcome sight. With that being said, it may have been an 8-foot rim but Rose, while in Spain, decided to rock the rim (h/t gamedayr.com) with through-the-legs dunk. Hey, it is […]

Source: Pekovic, Timberwolves to meet to discuss future

One of the bigger surprises of NBA free agency is perhaps the fact that Nikola Pekovic’s future with the Minnesota Timberwolves is still unresolved, and not really that close to being resolved. Pekovic and his representatives will meet with Timberwolves president of basketball operations Flip Saunders, owner Glen Taylor, and head coach Rick Adelman on […]

Warriors win inaugural Summer League championship

The NBA added a new twist to its Summer League by having championship games in both Orlando and Las Vegas. While some teams certainly did not take the competitive aspect as much to heart as others, it certainly added some spice to the proceedings. And now there are two teams entering the history books. Or […]

Oden to choose between Heat, Spurs, Mavs, Pelicans and Kings

December 5, 2009. That is the last time Greg Oden appeared in an NBA game. All the rumors and reports since then have ranged from retirement to annual comebacks for the former first overall pick in 2007 by Portland. But this time a return to the league inches closer with each day as probably the […]

Paul Pierce is already teaching the Nets valuable lessons

For a decade and a half, Paul Pierce has pulled a Boston Celtics jersey over his head, stepped out on the floor, and did everything he could to help carry the team to a win. That was his job.   Fifteen years and nearly 27,000 combined regular season and playoff points later Pierce now finds […]

Weird NBA accounting fixes

The NBA's Board of Governors met in Las Vegas during the NBA Summer League to discuss several potential rule changes, the renaming of the Bobcats and the potential for new cities to host NBA franchises in the near future. There was also some accounting. Some odd accounting. The Oklahoma City Thunder were reimbursed roughly $15 […]

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