0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 4/3/2013
Shaquille O'Neal was able to be his easygoing, entertaining self Tuesday night at halftime of the Lakers' win over the Mavericks. He hammed it with the crowd, telling jokes and going to his reliable schtick. He thanked the Buss family, his old coach Phil Jackson (in attendance and also soaking in lots of appreciation from […]
0 comments by Kyle Boenitz
After a disappointing blowout loss to the Los Angeles Lakers last night, the Dallas Mavericks are in serious danger of missing the postseason. Now 2.5 games out of the eighth spot with just eight games to go, it looks like the Mavs’ 12-year streak of playoff appearances may finally be coming to an end. It […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
It's not often you get four NBA legends in one room but that's exactly what the folks at AT&T did when they cast Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and Bill Russell. The four legends of the hardwood starred in AT&T's "It's not complicated" ads where usually there are a bunch of children giving random […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
This is not some belated April Fools' joke. The NBA in March and April has become a farce in many, many ways on both ends of the standings. At a time when the Playoff races are supposed to be heating up and teams are supposed to be hitting their peaks befor ethe Playoffs, the best […]
0 comments by Kyle Boenitz on 4/2/2013
After the dust settled from the Chicago Bulls ending the Miami Heat’s win streak last week, the focus shifted to the referees. LeBron James called out the Bulls and the refs for the amount of hard fouls he took during the game. He focused on two in particular, one where he got tackled by Kirk […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
It takes a lot for Kobe Bryant to admit his mortality. He played an entire season with a torn pinky (wining a gold medal and a championship when he really needed surgery). He had a severely sprained ankle that had him out indfinitely — he did not miss a game and tried to give it […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Call it hazards of the job but NBA ref Bill Kennedy was at the right place but at the wrong time. It was your typical tipoff like every tipoff this past season for the Bucks and Bobcats. Kennedy is in the middle of Bucks' Larry Sanders and Charlotte's Bismack Biyombo, tosses the ball in the air […]
0 comments by Josh Burton on 4/1/2013
Del Negro's Clippers are in fourth-place in the Western Conference right now, so throwing the team under the proverbial bus doesn't seem like the smartest move at this point After a lackluster effort in a 98-81 against a Houston Rockets team without an injured James Harden on Saturday night at the Toyota Center, the […]
0 comments by Trevor
It's probably hard to imagine turning down close to $20 million in guaranteed money but Denver Nuggets swingman Andre Iguodala told Fox Sports Florida he's planning on opting out of the final year of his deal this summer, forgoing a guaranteed $16 million to seek a long term deal. Iguodala was quick to note that […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
It may be a turbulent season for the Los Angeles Lakers but Kobe Bryant brought some smiles to the team and fans versus the Kings. Heading into the Sacramento game, Bryant was chasing NBA great Wilt Chamberlain on the All-Time scoring list for fourth place and in the second quarter of action, Kobe did it. […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 3/30/2013
Damian Lillard is the presumptive Rookie of the Year this year after he has put in a strong 19.1 points per game and 6.5 assists per game for the Blazers. His efficiency and shooting could certainly use improvement, but the guy is only 21 years old and has lots of room for growth. Paired alongside […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
Many lament the apparent lack of "competitive fire" or vitriol between oppponents in today's NBA. Whateverh appened to the rule that you don't help an opposing player up after he falls and generally just despise anyone wearing opposing colors with a passion. Like Kevin Garnett losing Ray Allen's phone number. That seems to be all […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 3/29/2013
Jeff Green made an improbable layup as time expired Wednesday to give Boston a 93-92 win over Cleveland on the road. It was the kind of euphoric moment kids dream about and was certainly a big moment for Green, as it would any other player. His Celtics earned a key win late in the season […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Kevin Durant and Dwayne Wade met in last season's NBA Finals when their Thunder and Heat squads clashed for the NBA crown. Wade's Heat eventually walked away as champions while Durant and OKC were left to have eyes set on returning to the Finals this season. Fast forward to this season and it would not […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Falling fast Nothing gets you excited for the Playoffs quite like the battle of the 8-seeds! OK, maybe not. The Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks are bringing up the rears of their respective conference's […]
