Starting 5

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: Throwback Making some kind of age reference when it comes to the San Antonio Spurs is cliche. The Spurs just are excellence. They win and win and win. Even that line is cliche. It is […]

Who are the dirtiest players in the NBA?

One injury has set off a whole new discussion of what is "dirty" in today's NBA. With three seconds left and his team down by two points, Kobe Bryant drove toward the baseline and pulled up for that fadeaway, contested jumper that he has made so famous. Hawks guard Dahntay Jones had the unenviable task […]

Kobe suffers ankle injury, Lakers’ season hangs in the balance

Just as it looked like the Los Angeles Lakers were picking up steam, things start to fall apart. L.A. dropped a tough one to the Atlanta Hawks last night, 96-92, but that was not the worst of it. In the final seconds, Kobe Bryant turned his ankle trying to be the hero for the team […]

Regarding getting posterized, Pistons’ Knight says he’ll do it again

It was the dunk heard around the world when Clippers' DeAndre Jordan absolutely, positively crushed Pistons' Brandon Knight. It might end up the dunk of the year and when it happened, many thought why on Earth would Knight even think about challenging Jordan at the rim. For Jordan and Knight it up them on the […]

Wolves future in total state of flux

The Minnesota Timberwolves are close to tasting success. Ricky Rubio is an electric performer who is a wizard witht he ball in his hands and one of the more lethal passers in the game already. Kevin Love is a great rebounder and a developing scorer who seems to add something new to his game every […]

CC video of the day: Sixers’ Holiday bangs one on LeBron James

The Heat and LeBron James may have went on to win their 20th game in a row last night over the Sixers but for a moment during the game, all eyes were on Jrue Holiday and his spectacular dunk on James. During the nip-and-tuck game, late in the 4th quarter, Holiday got free into the […]

Confidence the key for Damian Lillard

The 2012 Draft class is not getting such great reviews so far. There have not been many rookies worth mentioning. Or maybe it has not gotten much talk because the Rookie of the Year race has been so easy to pick. Damian Lillard has been the clear guy from seemingly the beginning of the season. […]

Kyrie Irving injures shoulder, should sit rest of season

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving is likely to miss the rest of the month of March and possibly some time in April after suffering a left shoulder sprain over the weekend.  According to Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today, Irving will be sidelined 3-4 weeks. There are about 5 1/2 weeks left in the season […]

CC video of the day: Nuggets’ McGee dunks and bows

He is usually the butt of a lot of NBA jokes and goofed on by Shaquille O'Neal a lot, but there is no doubting Nuggets' JaVale McGee can tear down the rim and is uber-athletic. Take Denver's recent game versus Phoenix. McGee threw down a sweet one-handed alley-oop and crushed it on Hamed Haddadi which […]

Shootaround: You can’t go home

  Score Time Off. Rtg. eFG% O.Reb.% TO% FTR L.A. Lakers 106 Pace: 96.7 109.6 52.5 18.4 9.6 64.4 Orlando 97 Final 89.7 45.2 27.7 11.6 34.4 Dwight Howard (LAL) — 39 pts, 16 rebs, 25/39 FTs Tobias Harris (ORL) — 17 pts, 15 rebs  Los Angeles Lakers (33-31) vs. Orlando Magic (18-46) 7 p.m. Whoever makes the […]

Howard’s return to Orlando sure to be a memorable one

After taking the city of Orlando through a dramatic soap opera, Dwight Howard has returned to the city he scorned and left for the bright lights of Hollywood. The Los Angeles Lakers visit the Magic for the first time this season, bringing Howard back for the first time to face the team and the fans […]

CC video of the day: Knicks’ Smith tossed vs. Warriors

The New York Knicks were getting clobbered by the Golden State Warriors last night and it seems frustration set in for Knicks' J.R. Smith that he took it out on Warriors' Harrison Barnes. However, here's the thing… I think he should not have been tossed after official review. Looking at the video below, it is […]

Starting 5

Every morning, we will give you five things from the night before in the NBA to start your day. 1: King of the hill The Spurs came into the game with a one-game lead over the Thunder and a last opportunity to hold on to their perch atop the Western Conference. It seems like San […]

Knicks lose Amar’e for six weeks

Amar’e Stoudemire missed the first two months of the season with a knee injury and now it looks like he’ll miss the last two with a similar problem. Stoudemire is having surgery on his right knee to clear out debris and is expected to miss at least the next six weeks. This is a pretty […]

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