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Tweet of the Day: Jalen Rose Predicts Epic Un-Retirement

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Popular ESPN personality Bill Simmons and his NBA on ESPN cohost Jalen Rose sat in front of a camera to record the NBA Preview for the B.S. Report on Grantland.com. During the episode, Jalen made a striking prediction for the 2013-14 NBA season. A stunner from Bill & Jalen’s NBA Preview: @jalenrose believes Michael Jordan will play in an NBA game this season. http://t.co/gjhxEjJI8M — Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) October 3, 2013 That’s right. Jalen Rose expects 50-year-old Michael Jordan to come out of retirement

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Tweet of the Night: Tracy McGrady reacts to Bill Simmons’ article, “The Unfortunate Tale of T-Mac”

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After Tracy McGrady announced his official retirement from the NBA on Monday, there was plenty of inevitable debate on whether he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Even he chimed in on the matter: Most analysts and writers believe that McGrady does, in fact, belong in the Hall of Fame, but the knock on the former superstar has always been about his inability to carry a team over the top. Winning in the league has a way of changing

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Tweet of the Night: Bill Simmons

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The majority of offseason moves this summer have been completed, and the general landscape of the NBA has settled as everyone prepares for the new season to start. For the most part, the traditional powers remain — Miami, San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Chicago — while a few franchises will look to make the leap into elite contention — Indiana, Houston, Golden State, Brooklyn, New York, Los Angeles (Clippers). Once upon a time, the Dallas Mavericks were a part of this class. [Read

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Boston Celtics Hire New Head Coach

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Doc Rivers’ exodus to the Western Conference, where he joined the Los Angeles Clippers, left a giant chasm needing to be filled on the Boston bench. No more. The Boston Celtics have announced the hiring of their new head coach. [Read more…]

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Tweet of the Night: Bill Simmons warns Doc Rivers about making false accusations

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When Doc Rivers made the decision to leave the Boston Celtics to join the Los Angeles Clippers, Bill Simmons was quick to point out that the coach simply chose to quit on his now-former team. As a part of the analyst crew for ESPN, Simmons has the right to state his opinion on what he believes happened. Unfortunately for him, that sentiment also rings true for Rivers, who fired back at Simmons by calling him an idiot (pretty much) during the

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Tweet of the Day: Potential Blockbuster Trade Scares Celtics’ Biggest Fan

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The 2013 NBA Draft is here. And, as the future of many NBA hopefuls draws nearer, the NBA front office phones ring with regularity. Many are trying to trade up or trade down in the draft. Some are trying to acquire players. Two of the latter include the Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets, who have been engaged in “advanced talks” for the better part of an hour, to finalize a deal that could send Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to Brooklyn

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Tweet of the Day: Bill Simmons

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The NBA Finals are nearing the end of the road (cue Boyz II Men). As we stand only three games removed from the conclusion of the 2012-13 NBA season, the speculation as to where this summer’s prized free agents will land is beginning to swirl at a fever pitch. It was only days ago that three NBA franchises were hit with fines for tampering with eventual free agents Dwight Howard and Chris Paul, the Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets being among

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Tweet of the Night: Jalen Rose in a new Will Smith movie trailer (spoof)

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Will Smith has been recognized as one of the most sensational actors over the past couple of decades. When he stars in a movie, it’s guaranteed to be a No. 1 box office hit every time. His latest movie called “After Earth”, however, hasn’t done nearly as well as he may have expected, finishing third in its opening week behind “Fast Six” and “Now you see me”. To follow up on this unexpected downfall, he decided to try his hand

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