The Boston Celtics are winners of seven straight no more. Coming off an exhilarating 118-114 triple-overtime victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, the Celtics could not muster enough energy to overcome the domination of Charlotte Bobcats center Byron “don’t call me B.J.” Mullens on Monday night. Mullens – who has been on a roll with averages of 17.6 points, 9.8 rebounds and two 3-pointers in five February games – had his best all-around performance of his career with 25 points, 18
When you think about how good or how far the Brooklyn Nets might go this season, it all comes down to this: which version of Deron Williams are we going to get? Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson are integral pieces to the puzzle, but the main reason the Nets have become as relevant as they have is because of the acquisition of Williams. This team goes only as far as he can take them. During his days as a member of the
A few short days away from the NBA All-Star Weekend, yet that doesn’t stop teams from changing their look. The Golden State Warriors made headlines Monday when they unveiled their new alternate uniforms. Center Festus Ezeli tweeted a picture of rookie Harrison Barnes sporting the new jersey. [Read more…]
A handful of players wear shirts under their jerseys, so adidas has taken that to the next step. The sports apparel giant has teamed up with the Golden State Warriors, who will wear “the first modern short sleeve NBA Uniform System” three times over the rest of the season. That’s Warriors rookie Harrison Barnes wearing his superhero outfit. Oops, his T-shirt. Sorry, his “first modern short sleeve NBA Uniform System.” [Read more…]
Rudy Fernandez and Jaycee Carroll combined for 51 of Real Madrid’s 86 points and everyone got what they wanted except CSKA Moscow, who lost to the Spaniards in Spain in overtime, 86-78, on a court that was painted blue and red. [Read more…]
Think the Lakers have problems? Well, yeah, they do. But if you get all of your NBA news from the Worldwide Leader, you would think the Lakers are the only team that has problems. But this week, three teams with better records than the Lakers started showing some cracks in their foundations. Of course, they don’t have the same 12-car pile-up quality that the Lakers’ problems have, so their issues are overlooked. [Read more…]
Brooklyn Nets guard Deron Williams will miss the next two games, tonight at Indiana and Wednesday vs. Denver, due to synovitis (inflammation of ankle joint linings) in both ankles. [Read more…]
Rapper Lil Wayne — also known as Dwayne Carter — may have recorded his popular songs Tha Heat and Troublemaker separately, but on Sunday afternoon, the two titles were apropos together. The four-time Grammy Award winning rapper left the Heat-Lakers game after tweeting that he had been forced to leave for rooting for the Lakers. [Read more…]