NEW YORK – The Milwaukee Bucks’ Brandon Jennings and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant today were named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week for games played Monday, Jan. 7 through Sunday, Jan. 13. Jennings led Milwaukee to a 3-1 week, including come-from-behind road victories over the Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors. He spearheaded both efforts, scoring 20 points in the third quarter of the Jan. 9 game at Chicago, 12 of which came from behind the arc. He was second in
Dwight Howard dominates the paint on both ends, Kobe Bryant plays less than 30 minutes for the first time this season, Steve Nash runs the offense with precision, the defense has its best game in weeks and the Lakers run away with a 20-point win in their Sunday home whites. So, everything’s back to normal again in Tinseltown, right? Who cares that it was against the Cavaliers, who lose three of every four games they play? Or that Cleveland was missing Anderson Varejao, their best
Hosts Chris Sheridan and Brian Geltzeiler will be joined by NBA Hall of Famer and TNT analyst Charles Barkley to discuss his outlook on the season thus far. Ron Tillery, Grizzlies beat writer for the Memphis Commercial Appeal, will also join us to discuss the Rudy Gay situation. [Read more…]
If you spent your weekend watching football, that is understandable. Lots of great games, great finishes, etc. If that caused you to turn a blind eye toward the NBA, we’ve got you covered. [Read more…]
Congratulations for those of you who knew the answer to yesterday’s toughie. Did you know that the Capitol Bullets only used that nickname for one season? Yes, this site is a font for trivia and the trivial. Here is today’s question: [Read more…]
There is a new Rudy Gay rumor out there today, with the Memphis Grizzlies apparently discussing a deal with the Washington Wizards that would net them Bradley Beal as part of a package of players. [Read more…]
It’s too bad the Knicks play only once this week. Not even Carmelo Anthony (27 PTS, 7 REB) is worth starting in weekly-lineup formats if you have another option. The big fantasy news is the promotion of Chris Copeland (22 PTS, 4 REB) to the starting five alongside Melo. [Read more…]
We’ll begin with apologies, but my excuses are a lot better than a forged note to Mr. Kotter from “Epstein’s mother.” [Read more…]