Monday brought forth a great many things, but NBA games were not one of them. So, what was the big news on a day when the dominating headlines all built up to the NCAA National Championship game? The 2013 Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame inductees were formally announced Monday at a ceremony in Atlanta, host site of the NCAA Final Four. [Read more…]
The most impressive thing about Carmelo Anthony’s 36-point outing in the Knicks’ 12th consecutive victory Sunday was the way he got his points. Unlike the night when he went for 50 against the Miami Heat while shooting almost nothing but jump shots, Anthony displayed a power game in the low post and a tenacity on the offensive glass. He now holds a slight lead over Kevin Durant for the NBA scoring lead, and he is the only one standing in the
Danilo Gallinari’s season-ending injury this week put the Denver Nuggets in a club whose membership seems to get larger every day. Playoff teams missing key players. There are very few teams who will be at full strength when the playoffs start two weekends from now. But two of those teams are last year’s NBA Finals combatants, which could make for a relatively mundane postseason. [Read more…]
The NBA is dark tonight. All eyes will be on Atlanta, where Louisville and Michigan will play for the NCAA national championship. So this gives us time to reflect … With 10 days remaining in the regular season, what are the 10 biggest unanswered questions from around the league? [Read more…]
Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues The NBA has the night off and all eyes will be on Michigan and Louisville in their NCAA championship showdown. Traditional basketball leagues are down to the wire, and there’s no daily hoops action, but our attention has already turned to baseball for fun and profit. [Read more…]
On a day that the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Lakers 109-95, clinching the Pacific Division title and the first season sweep of the Lakers since Donald Sterling purchased the team, Matt Barnes found something more important to recognize. [Read more…]
The off day of Final Four Weekend was dominated by the NBA. In addition to a nationally televised afternoon doubleheader that forced Chris Sheridan to temporarily embargo his weekly MVP Rankings, 60 Minutes had a feature on Jeremy Lin, approximately one year after the height of “Linsanity.” And before you delve into our collection of NBA news, check out the latest effort from columnist and resident historian/voice of reason Jan Hubbard, who sets the record straight on Mark Cuban’s interest in Brittney
