Former NBA power forward Anthony Mason is in critical condition after suffering heart failure and a heart attack. Longtime New York-based NBA writer Peter Vecsey broke the news with a tweet around in the late afternoon. [Read more…]
The NBA All-Star break is nearly upon us, which means the trade deadline, February 19th, is soon approaching also. That has many teams either making moves or looking to make moves. The most active team on Tuesday: The Minnesota Timberwolves. It started this morning with Timberwolves part-owner, president and head coach Flip Saunders striking a deal with the Charlotte Bobcats. [Read more…]
Okay, sure, being the Houston Rockets general manager, Daryl Morey may have a strong bias when asking people to vote for his team’s players for the All-Star game. That’s a fair point of criticism. However, considering how often shooting guard James Harden is maligned for his defensive ability (or lack thereof), Morey makes a good case for his star guard. [Read more…]
O’Neal after having arthroscopic surgery. The Golden State Warriors hope to get some extra help from the bench Tuesday night as center Jermaine O’Neal is expected to make his return from wrist surgery. O’Neal played through the early part of the season with a sprained wrist before finally missing games and subsequently requiring arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn ligament. After the surgery, he remained optimistic that he would not need to miss much of the season. “I am