Who’s to blame for the Clippers’ collapse?

The Los Angeles Clippers won the first game of their series against the Memphis Grizzlies by 21 points. They squeaked out a Game Two win on a buzzer-beating shot by Chris Paul to take a solid 2-0 lead before heading on the road. They lost Games Three and Four in Memphis by 12 and 21 […]

Quick hits from the NBA playoffs: Day 11

Golden State Warriors/Denver Nuggets: Game 5 –       I do not expect the Nuggets to come out disheartened. I think they know the magic they have on the floor at home and will not take it for granted tonight. –       For the last three games, it has seemed like the Warriors have dictated the pace and […]

Dwight’s nightmare ends, Dwightmare begins again

The questions started almost as soon as Dwight Howard was ejected from Sunday's Game Four loss to the Spurs: Will Dwight Howard re-sign with the Lakers? Of all the players who struggled on the Lakers and led to this disappointing season, Howard was alone with the most to lose. His legacy was not set and […]

CC video of the day: Bulls’ Robinson crosses up D-Will

The Bulls and Nets have treated fans to one of the best 2013 NBA Playoff series so far. So far the two teams have given un memorable plays, the triple-overtime Game 4 and of course, the gutsy plays of Bulls' Nate Robinson. Nate plays with passion, energy and has a "no-fear" mentality while on the […]

Quick hits from the NBA playoffs: Day 10

Chicago Bulls/Brooklyn Nets: Game 5 –       Kirk Hinrich is out for tonight. That means that the leash is off Nate Robinson for an entire game. There is no question Robinson loves to let it fly. The question becomes whether or not we will see the Robinson that lit it up at the end of Game […]

Relocation committee recommends Kings stay in Sacramento

We are one step closer to a resolution in the Sacramento Kings/Seattle SuperSonics saga after the NBA's relocation committee made a unanimous recommendation to deny the request to relocate the team to Seattle, according to several reports. This does not totally rule out the chance for relocation, but it would be pretty odd to see […]

Small is big for Warriors

Mark Jackson had a major dilemma facing him and his team entering Game Two last week in Denver. David Lee would be out for the remainder of the Playoffs with a torn hip flexor. Andrew Bogut, despite a strong Game One performance, had not put in performances like that one consistently throughout the season. It […]

Jason Collins comes out as first gay athlete in major American pro sports

  For months, the sports world has discussed the potential of the first gay male professional athlete.  Advocacy and support for an active gay athlete in American professional sports has grown immensely in the last several years and in 2013 the questions were becoming a matter of when and who and not if.   The […]

CC video of the day: Bulls-Nets incredible Game 4 gets Phantom’d

It was an instant classic and perhaps the game of the 2013 NBA Playoffs when the Bulls and Nets gave us a thrilling triple-overtime in Game 4 of their series in Chicago. It had it all – hard fouls, clutch shots, team-play on display, and a healthy does of Bulls' Nate Robinson showing passion, grit […]

Quick hits from the NBA playoffs: Day 9

New York Knicks/Boston Celtics: Game 4 –       Celtics trying to avoid being swept. Knicks playing without J.R. Smith, their Sixth Man of the Year (called it!). –       Celtics coming out strong and hitting shots early. The question is whether or not they can sustain that over a whole game. In each of the first three […]

Shootaround: Back and forth

 Denver Nuggets vs. Golden State Warriors Game 4 (2-1 GSW) — 9:30 p.m./TNT In the late hours of Friday evening, basketball fans were seemingly in heaven. One of the most entertaining basketball games in this Playoffs was playing out in front of everyone at Oracle Arena. Perhaps this was to be expected. In the first […]

Quick hits from the NBA playoffs: Day 8

Brooklyn Nets/Chicago Bulls: Game 4 –       Feel like this series has been impossible to predict because we do not know which Bulls team will show up. –       Finally got a “fight” in the playoffs. Not the series I would have predicted, but I will take it! –       Nate Robinson is singlehandedly bringing the Bulls back […]

Quick hits from the NBA playoffs: Day 7

New York Knicks/Boston Celtics: Game 3 –       First game in Boston since the bombing. I always think it’s weird when they connect traumatic events to sports because you spend the pregame honoring the victims then you have to go out and forget about it to try and win a game. I understand the significance and […]

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