BOSTON — When LeBron James and Chris Bosh decided to join Dwyane Wade two years ago, the thought was the South Beach Trio one day would snatch the torch from the original Big Three of the modern era, Boston’s Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. And on Sunday night, James and Wade each had an opportunity to start the final countdown to a new championship era, and each fell short, breathing life into a team that was counted out just
With the season over for all but four teams, lots of folks are looking ahead to the draft and free agency, which were big topics in today’s NBA news. So while we await Game 4 between the Spurs and Thunder, check out our roundup of what’s been going on today. If Steve Nash leaves Phoenix, the Suns are looking to make a push for Deron Williams, says Mitch Lawrence of the New York Daily News, citing a person with knowledge of
While LeBron James is fighting to move past the Boston Celtics to reach the NBA Finals, his seven-year-old son LeBron James Jr. is just starting to grasp the concept of full-court basketball action, perhaps following the footsteps of his prodigious father. Humbly for James Jr., he learned what a quick change of direction can do for you, or against you in this case, in what appears to be a recent league game. (via Scouts Focus) The real story of this video, though, may
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Kevin Garnett does push-ups (via @Jose3030)
Let’s get a little overly dramatic here, shall we? On what will forever be known as Black Wednesday everywhere from Boston to Brooklyn to Beijing to Barcelona, commissioner David Stern’s referees swallowed their whistles when Rajon Rondo got whacked in the forehead late in overtime, and Stern’s ping-pong ball machine magically delivered the No. 1 pick in the draft to the league-owned New Orleans Hornets — all on the same night Stern sounded as though he endorsed the idea of banning
The NBA draft lottery is set for tonight at 8 p.m. ET, with Game 2 of the Celtics-Heat series coming up at 8:30 p.m. In the meantime, take a gander at some of the news from around the NBA on Wednesday. After convincingly losing Game 1, Rajon Rondo stated “Nothing dirty, but they have to hit the deck, too.’’ Knowing that the Celtics want to get more physical, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade had their say on the matter: “I expect to be quote,
// After hanging around for a half, the Boston Celtics disappeared in the second half of their Eastern Conference finals opener vs. the Miami Heat. Before we vault Miami into the NBA Finals, however, let’s remember that the Celtics have had some stinkers in each of their first two playoff rounds and have bounced back rather nicely. The Celtics have the experience and character to get back in their series with the Heat, but there are a number of things