Stuart Scott, a face that many remember from the NBA on ESPN, has been away from the game for the past year. The long-time sports anchor has been battling cancer. Scott announced on Twitter on Saturday that he is going to be back on the network. Although he is anchoring SportsCenter and covering football, it may only be a matter of time until he’s back with the NBA as well. IM BAAACK!! After recent surgery, my fight vs C continues but I’m back
Saturday, November 9 Daily Trivia: Russell Westbrook was selected as what overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft? Answer below. [Read more…]
If you like dominant performances, Friday was your night. Anthony Davis/NOP absolutely ate up the Lakers, while Kevin Love/MIN was unstoppable in leading the Wolves to a home win. Not to be outdone, Kevin Durant/OKC was at the top of his game, leading the Thunder to a road win in Detroit. [Read more…]
PHILADELPHIA –They came to bury Andrew Bynum when the man who was supposed to be the 2013 Philadelphia 76ers’ savior—if only he could’ve played– came back to town last night. He wasn’t impressed with the frosty reception. “I thought it was a little weak, honestly,’’ Bynum said after a less-than-triumphant return to the city that once came out in droves to shower affection on him one sun-drenched August day in 2012. That now seems like light years ago. “I thought it would be
Carmelo Anthony is finding out that, strangely, brand reinvention may be harder than brand invention in the first place. The critics seem to have finally caught up with ‘Melo this season. Why else would Knicks team coming off a 54-win season be getting no respect? [Read more…]
Friday, a typical day for most of us. A day wrought with terror in the Philippines as super typhoon Haiyan made landfall. The NBA has numerous ties to the Philippines. Many players have travelled there on goodwill trips. The NBA hosted a preseason exhibition game between two of its top teams — the Indiana Pacers and Houston Rockets — this October. Two-time defending NBA champion Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, who is the first Asian-American head coach among all four professional sports leagues
In today’s news, the Charlotte Bobcats head coach will be out of action for tonight’s game allowing Patrick Ewing to step up, LeBron James has back issues, and the Dallas Mavericks will play without their sixth man Vince Carter. [Read more…]
It’s exactly 10 days into this NBA regular season, it feels like 10 weeks for those who cover the league on a regular basis, and a whole hell of a lot has already happened. Few things have gone as expected, of course the undefeated start for the Pacers is an exception, and surprises abound across the league. Here are 10 that immediately came to mind, including a pair of dazzling young point guards, one major market team in big trouble and