
Last year around this time, we were dissecting the James Harden trade, and mostly slamming the Thunder for being cheap. [Read more…]
by Dan Malone
Last year around this time, we were dissecting the James Harden trade, and mostly slamming the Thunder for being cheap. [Read more…]
by Ben Baroff
We are less than 48 hours away from the NBA season opener between the Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls. There is plenty to watch for on opening night: The long anticipated return of Derrick Rose, Miami’s ring ceremony, Jimmy Butler’s improvement, Greg Oden’s return to the court after a four-year absence. But, one player flying under the radar—which is probably a good thing for him—is Michael Beasley. [Read more…]
I was taping an appearance on the BBC the other day, which of course means that we were breaking everything down to the most basic of basics. “Will the Miami Heat three-peat?” was the first question. And you can’t blame the Brits for asking the same question everyone in the basketball universe is asking. (Aside from “Who will win the Andrew Wiggins lottery?”) Resisting the urge to use the words “bollocks” and “crikey” (keeping those in the vault), I dispensed my wisdom to
Sunday, October 27 Trivia Question: How many NBA championships has Shaquille O’Neal won? Answer below. Rockets to waive Marcus Camby Posted at 07:15 PM ET The Houston Rockets will waive center Marcus Camby on Monday, a source told Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. Camby has been unable to come back so far from a torn plantar fascia tissue and the team is unable to wait for surgery which could take several months to recover from. Camby, 39, was brought in this summer
Portland Trail Blazers’ forward Thomas Robinson put an entirely new meaning to speeding through the lane this weekend. The third-year player was cited going 107 miles per hour in a 55 MPH zone Friday on the three-lane Interstate 5 in Portland. An officer “observed a white 2013 Porsche Panamera traveling at a high rate of speed on the freeway,” said Sgt. Pete Simpson, Portland Police Bureau, in an email to Wendy Owen of The Oregonian. “The officer’s LIDAR would clock the
Whether by mere coincidence or divine providence, the start of the NBA season and Halloween coincide, with tip-off just two days before trick-or-treaters terrorize neighborhoods across the US. That being said, whether for a party, at a party or in preparation for spooky festivities, many NBA athletes took to social media to display costumes—of others or their own. [Read more…]
by Dan Malone
While discussing the new Batman video game, a friend and I came to the conclusion that if Batman were real, Mark Cuban would be the most likely Bruce Wayne. [Read more…]
As expected, the Minnesota Timberwolves have picked up the fourth year options on Ricky Rubio and Derrick Williams contract’s, the team announced today. It’s been speculated the third year players would both be picked up to avoid unnecessary bidding wars with another team once they hit free agency. Rubio, who’s career is finally on track, was excited about the news. “@Twolves_PR: #Twolves officially announce the team has picked up fourth year options for @rickyrubio9 and @RealDwill7” yessir!!!!! — Ricky Rubio (@rickyrubio9) October 26, 2013 Everything