As the NBA regular season dies down, the playoff races continue to heat up, the injury totals continue to rise and those players in pursuit of an award continue to inch closer together. Well, unless you’re vying for the 2012-’13 MVP. That would be LeBron’s. Lets take a look at the latest news, rumors and injuries from around the league. And then we’ll jump to twitter to take a look at who declared for the NBA draft this summer. [Read more…]
The Harlem Shake craze won’t go away. It has gotten its fair share of coverage here already. Tweet of the Day: Jeff Green Tweet of the Night: Steve Kerr Tweet of the Day: Wilson Chandler However, sometimes greatness presents itself in such a way that you have to reprise an overused subject. For the simplicity’s sake, allow San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili to introduce you to the latest NBA version of the Harlem Shake. [Read more…]
Hello and welcome to The 6 O’Clock News: your daily feature for the latest NBA content… Let’s get right to it. [Read more…]
Shane Battier of the Miami Heat and coach George Karl of the Denver Nuggets have been selected as the 2013 winners of the Magic Johnson Award and the Rudy Tomjanovich Award, respectively, which recognize excellence on the court with cooperation with the media and fans, the Pro Basketball Writers Association announced on Tuesday. [Read more…]
ATLANTA — Luke Hancock etched his place in Louisville — and Kentucky — basketball lore with two late free throws followed by four 3-pointers using his quick-and-smooth set shot stroke — all in a span of 2:34. Was Hancock’s 3-point shooting the main reason the Cardinals were able to make a comeback in the National Championship game? Simply put: Yes. Was it the norm for the tournament? Hell no. [Read more…]
I’ll admit it: I teared up a little last night. When the buzzer sounded in Atlanta, and Louisville emerged as the NCAA champion, I was humbled by my own role in it all. After all, I’m not a hero. I’m just a man writing a column about the most improved players in the NBA. But once again, I became the center of the basketball universe. I didn’t do any interviews because I wanted this moment to be about the players and the
NEW YORK – Carmelo Anthony is the league leader in something besides the scoring race. His jersey is the NBA’s best-seller. Anthony claimed the No. 1 spot on the NBA’s top-selling jerseys list released Tuesday, and the New York Knicks remained the top-selling team since the beginning of the 2012-13 season. Anthony is the first Knicks player to lead the jersey rankings since the list was first released in the 2001-02 season. The rankings are based on combined sales at the NBA Store on
Now that Rick Pitino and his Louisville Cardinals have captured the NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Championship, we can get back to focusing on the big boys—many of whom have some big, big problems. Chris Sheridan gave us a rather interesting take on 10 unanswered questions that persist as we head down the stretch run of the season, and Chris Bernucca gave us a nice piece on separating the playoff contenders from pretenders. I am still have a very difficult time