James Park

Tweet of the Night: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

June 22, 2012 by James Park

Its always a pleasure 2 C someone whose had 2 deal with alot of criticism, handle it in a classy way, and come out on top. Congrats Lebron!

June 21, 2012 10:55 pm via webReply RetweetFavorite

@kaj33

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

After making the decision to team up with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh two summers ago, LeBron James dealt with the type of scrutiny and hate that was better suited for a WWE wrestler. All the negative attention got the best of James last season as he tried to embrace the villain role, and ultimately lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the Finals. He returned for this truncated season with a vengeance, but had the desire to do things as

Read more...

SH Blog: LeBron James admits immaturity from last season, Serge Ibaka clarifies “bad defense” statement

June 21, 2012 by James Park

Game 5 of the NBA Finals is set for Thursday night, and it could conceivably be the final game of the 2011-2012 season with another Miami Heat victory. LeBron James reflected on the mistakes he made last season as he prepared for the possibility of achieving his dream of winning a championship. See what he and other players in the Finals had to say heading into the game, along with other relevant news. LeBron James will head into Game 5 with

Read more...

SH Blog: Marquis Teague used to play basketball in the dark

June 21, 2012 by James Park

The former youtube sensation Marquis Teague – the brother of Atlanta Hawks starting point guard Jeff teague – hopes to be drafted in the first round of the NBA Draft and has been going through pre-draft workouts for various teams, including the Golden State Warriors. You can check out his interview with Warriors broadcaster Tim Roye below. If you’re wondering where he might end up in the draft, see where he falls in Joe Kotoch’s Mock Draft 3.0., as well

Read more...

SH Blog: Harden frustrated, LeBron feels better, Orlando finds a new GM

June 20, 2012 by James Park

Game 4 of the NBA Finals had quite a number of memorable moments, from Russell Westbrook’s incredible scoring outburst (overshadowed by late blunder) to LeBron James’ “Wills Reed” moment (kind of). Our Moke Hamilton explains why the duel was so great but the ending wasn’t. Find all the coverage below, plus updated news about the Magic, Wizards and Hornets. Berry Tramel explains why the officiating of Game 4 wasn’t as bad as people claim: “Game 4: Really good. Scott Foster, Mike

Read more...

SH Blog: Kevin Love on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

June 20, 2012 by James Park

Jimmy Kimmel has been on fire with coverage of the NBA as of late, and it continued on Tuesday night with Kevin Love making a guest appearance. During the discussion, Love revealed that he is the son of a former NBA player, his uncle Mike Love was in the Beach Boys, called himself a “token white guy” for the Olympics team, and explained the reason behind his hiatus from twitter for two years. He also talked about his former teammate

Read more...

Tweet of the Night: Stephen A. Smith

June 20, 2012 by James Park

That's right Westbrook: TAKE OVER! He's the only one on OKC who really seems to want it. Everyone else is FOLDING!

June 19, 2012 10:12 pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®ReplyRetweetFavorite

@stephenasmith

Stephen A Smith

All the criticism of Russell Westbrook went dead silent as his performance in Game 4 was marveled even by the same man that said he saw the most horrible performance by a point guard he had ever witnessed just two games ago, for playing the exact same way. Westbrook was unstoppable on his way to 43 points on 20-of-32 shooting and kept his team in the game throughout when everyone else on the Thunder, James Harden in particular, seemed

Read more...

SH Blog: Serge Ibaka takes a shot at LeBron James, James calls it stupid

June 19, 2012 by James Park

Game 4 of the NBA Finals is just a couple of hours away, and the main story heading into the game seems to be centered around what Serge Ibaka said about LeBron James and how he responded. Find out what has been said below and see if you agree with James’ reaction to it all. Also, be sure to check out the latest on Phil Jackson’s state of mind. The story of the day is Serge Ibaka’s lame attempt at discrediting

Read more...