A week ago, one of the best floor generals in the history of the NBA in Jason Kidd decided to hang it up after realizing his limitations at the age of 40. When you retire from a career you’ve held onto for 19 years, you’d think some kind of nice vacation to a fancy island is in order. Instead, news has broken that Kidd has become a real candidate to become the next head coach of the Brooklyn Nets. Does
Ever since LeBron James stuffed the life out of a Tiago Splitter’s emphatic dunk attempt in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, twitter has been buzzing about the play. Some still couldn’t get over the greatness of it the next day, some wanted to compare it to other great blocks of this postseason (Roy Hibbert’s block on Carmelo Anthony’s dunk attempt, in particular), while others downplayed the hype due to the fact that the block came while the Miami Heat
Remember how delighted and emotional Denver Nuggets coach George Karl was to win his first-ever Coach of the Year award just a month ago? That sure didn’t last long. Despite being recognized by the league as one of the better coaches around, he was shockingly fired by the team on Thursday. Management felt he became “unbearable” due to his constant demand of a new contract. Here is what Chris Tomasson of Fox Sports Florida and NBA insider Peter Vecsey dug up from
Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert has kept himself occupied since the end of his team’s quest to make it to the NBA Finals by enjoying an extended storyline about his ability to down a bottle of Gatorade unlike that of an average human being (he is listed at 7’2″, after all). In case you missed it, here is the viral-worthy GIF (via Mike Prada of SBNation): One thing he didn’t do was address the Miami Heat after losing Game 7 by
We’ve done just about all the coverage you can handle about the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs over the past few days, before watching them play a single game against each other. If you missed it, be sure to check out Chris Sheridan’s explanation on why he’s taking the Spurs in 7 in this video, Moke Hamilton’s list of five factors of the series (with staff predictions), and even President Obama’s preparations to watch the final series of the season. That said,
After a long and eventful season of basketball filled with plenty of intrigue and drama, and one that saw a number of new stars being born before our eyes, it finally comes down to the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs – two of the very best teams in the league – to settle the score in the NBA Finals. The Spurs, much like they did last season, are the experienced executioners, who almost never play the game the wrong way. The
