4 of July in Anguilla.. Couldn’t resist this hottie on the dance floor.. “girl you good why don’t u back tha instagr.am/p/Mzvvw3FCHm/ — Dwyane Wade (@DwyaneWade) July 8, 2012 July 4 in Anguilla, eh? It is good tobe young, single, and an NBA champion. And it is good to have a healthy sense of humor, too, as D.Wade shows is within his repertoire with this Tweet. Click here to see the photo of the “hottie.” He was one of 12 players named to Team
Hubbard: Versatile American squad on Dream Team mission
(function() { var csprtjs = document.createElement('script'); csprtjs.type = 'text/javascript'; csprtjs.async = true; csprtjs.src = 'http://sheridanhoops.cinesport.comhttp://edgecdn.cinesport.com/container.js'; var first_s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; first_s.parentNode.insertBefore(csprtjs, first_s); })(); LAS VEGAS — Although the collective talent of the newest group representing American basketball can probably be compared to the great Olympic team of 1992, there is one area where the current group cannot compete. That was evident Saturday when no one said, “I don’t know anything about
Tweet of the Day: Pau Gasol
Gordon, Gay, Davis fail to make 12-man Olympic roster — for now
(function() { var csprtjs = document.createElement('script'); csprtjs.type = 'text/javascript'; csprtjs.async = true; csprtjs.src = 'http://sheridanhoops.cinesport.comhttp://edgecdn.cinesport.com/container.js'; var first_s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; first_s.parentNode.insertBefore(csprtjs, first_s); })(); LAS VEGAS — The 12-man Team USA roster is out, and Eric Gordon, Rudy Gay and Anthony Davis are not on it. USA Basketball released the 12 names via press release this afternoon. It reads: Following two USA Basketball Men’s National Team training sessions, USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo today
SH Blog: Blake Griffin’s trick dunk off the side of gym
Blake Griffin has become a lock to make Team USA’s Olympic Squad, according to Marc Stein of ESPN, confirming what our own Chris Sheridan reported back on Sept. 23. This can only mean one thing: expect a lot of highlight dunks in the upcoming Olympics games. According to a number of witnesses, Griffin provided a glimpse of things to come and put on quite a show today. If there is one thing no one can take away from him, it’s
SH Blog: Deron Williams almost chose Dallas over Brooklyn
On Tuesday, Deron Williams decided to stay with the Nets, creating a fearsome backcourt tandem with the newly acquired Joe Johnson and the potential to create a Big Three with Dwight Howard, who still insists Brooklyn is the only place he wants to play. But Williams very nearly took an offer from his hometown Mavericks, and today admits that he would have taken less money to play in his hometown. Yesterday, Ray Allen did basically the opposite of what Williams did, taking
Tweet of the Night: Micky Arison
Its 2:30am in London and I was just woken up with great news.Welcome to the family #20!! — Micky Arison (@MickyArison) July 7, 2012 So it looks like LeBron James had inside information on Ray Allen’s future uniform number when he tweeted this photoshopped picture of the NBA’s all-time 3-point leader a few nights ago:
Lithuania-Dominican and Russia-Nigeria today for 2 Olympic spots
The Greeks are out, Bo McCalebb is out, J.J. Barea and Carlos Arroyo are out, and there won’t be any Angolans to elbow around at the 2012 Olympic men’s basketball tournament. On a day of wild swings and finishes at the quarterfinals of the Olympic qualifying tournament in Caracas, Venezuela, the field of Olympic contenders was reduced to four — Russia, the Dominican Republic, Nigeria and Lithuania. Two spots will be determined in today’s semifinals, with both of those teams going into