All-Star Weekend is here! Friday night kicks things off with the All-Star Celebrity Game. Minnesota Timberwolves star forward Kevin Love may be injured, but he’s on the scene at All-Star weekend. He kept tabs on all of the the pre-game action by giving a play-by-play of participants’ fashion. [Read more…]
The last two games of the ‘first half’ are in the books. Actually, the ‘second half’ of the NBA season is more like the final third. Every team has played at least 50 games, some as many as 56. There are only five weeks left in many Head-to-Head fantasy leagues until the playoffs begin, and trade deadlines are looming in both real basketball and our imaginary version. [Read more…]
OKLAHOMA CITY — The only thing more disappointing than the Oklahoma City Thunder’s showing against the Miami Heat on Thursday night was the comments made by the team’s leaders after the game. If there was one word to describe how Scotty Brooks, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook seemed to feel after the game, it certainly wasn’t “upset.” [Read more…]
On a day where the world celebrates relationships, the NBA celebrated two special couples of their own. Only two games made up the NBA schedule on the final day before the All-Star Break. The Clippers and Lakers showed us how to share and take at the same time in a meeting of L.A. rivals, and Thunder and Heat reminded us that old flames can still make our heart flutter. Welcome to a Valentine’s day edition of Five Fast Facts. [Read more…]
What is the ceiling of Washington Wizards point guard John Wall? When Wall entered the league as the No. 1 overall pick of the 2010-2011 Draft, some believed he may become one of the best point guards to ever play the game. Yes, the hype was that strong. And why not? He had incredible athleticism, size, played defense and displayed the ability to find teammates. In his second game ever as a Wizard, he quickly showed promise with 28 points and nine assists
The Golden State Warriors are generally recognized as a very nice, non-confrontational type of group, led by their coach and pastor Mark Jackson, who will never use a curse word to get his point across. Apparently, that attitude does not fly with center Andrew Bogut, who went on a rant about the lack of defense played by his teammates after suffering another embarrassing defeat to the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night at home. Here’s what he had to say, from Marcus
With no NBA games on Friday or throughout All-Star weekend, the Sheridan Hoops Freeroll is tonight. It’s free to join and you could win $100 cash. We have almost 500 entries so far; it closes at 7:00 Eastern and there is absolutely no risk or obligation. [Read more…]
It’s the 13th day of 2013. Anybody need a primer on Triskaidekaphobia? Not that we claim to be ahead of the curve here, but we did have Rudy Gay in the MVP rankings this past Sunday. And he made us look smart last night with a buzzer-beater against the Raptors for Toronto’s third straight W. Given the age of many members of our staff, we have a soft spot for dinosaurs — and will not be unhappy if the Raptors climb