How good can LeBron James become now that all the pressure in the world is off his back to win his first championship? How much better does he want to be? Can he really improve much more than what he has already shown in the first nine seasons of his illustrious career? Well, he is apparently working to master the sky hook shot made famous by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to add to his post game, which indicates that his game could
The Western Conference, as we’ve become accustomed to, is once again stacked with playoff-level teams. This means one or more of those teams will miss the playoffs due to the level of competition, even if they end up with a winning record. The Mavericks could end up being one of those teams if Dirk Nowitzki, who has a swollen knee that has yet to improve, misses an extended period of time this season. See how the sharp-shooting big man plans
We’re still in a bit of a holding pattern basketball-wise until training camps get underway, but the news never stops in the NBA. Before we get to tonight’s items, a heads-up to keep a close eye on Kent Williams’ daily fantasy articles, the latest of which is here. They’re an excellent resource for fantasy players, both new and experienced, and for regular basketball fans, too. And right here, we’ve got all the latest news from around the NBA. Dwyane Wade’s ex has some stories
As some of you may know, the site was down on Monday due to GoDaddy issues, but we’re back to fill you in on some relevant NBA news. See what Knicks guard J.R. Smith expects from his team this season, what Dwight Howard has to do to earn the respect of Shaquille O’Neal, what Dwyane Wade thinks of his jump shot and more below. Speaking of Wade, be sure to check out what he thought when Steve Nash was traded to
“@karchkevin: @swish41 If you were an ice cream flavor what would be in you?” vanilla — Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) August 26, 2012 There is a joke in there, let’s just say that. But there is something going on here in social media news, with another player taking to Twitter today to chat with fans. This afternoon, (nighttime in Germany) it was Dirk Nowitzki, who answered a string of questions from his tweeps about his favorite movie (“Braveheart”), his favorite color (blue or green),
NEW YORK — Since Mikhail Prokhorov and Jay-Z became the faces of the Brooklyn Nets, the objectives of their mission have been made abundantly clear: Become relevant, move to Brooklyn, be better than the Knicks, steal the market. General manager Billy King made the deals and Prokhorov wrote the checks. The Nets embarked on an unprecedented spending spree this past summer and not only retained Deron Williams, but also surround him with some capable talent. Clearly, they are relevant. And yes, they are
With most teams having made their critical offseason moves up to this point, we may be reaching a quiet stage in the league in terms of player movement. With no real transactions going on, we will focus on the status of some of the key players around the league and how they have spent their summers and what they expect to do in the upcoming season: Amare Stoudemire is looking forward to utilizing the moves he has learned from Hakeem Olajuwon,
