NBA players, just like most of us, love to do the Twitter thing. Check out some of their innermost (not really) thoughts that they put out on the social media platform. You may get to know a thing or 20 about them. Keep trying, Magic. I offered $1 Million to get @kingjames in the dunk [...]
NBA Morning Recap: Heat Win Franchise Record 15th Straight Game
Monday had seven games going on in the NBA as teams start to jockey for playoff spots. Let’s check out what happened! New York Knicks 102, Cleveland Cavaliers 97 The Knicks lost Carmelo Anthony to a knee injury in the first half. At the time, the Cavaliers led, 52-30. But J.R. Smith and Amar’e Stoudemire [...]
Rockets Reach Agreement With Free Agent Point Guard Aaron Brooks
It looks like Aaron Brooks is returning to the team that drafted him and where he played his best. Here’s Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports with the report. Houston has reached agreement on a deal with Aaron Brooks, source tells Y! Sports. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) March 5, 2013 Brooks’ deal with Rockets includes a [...]
Carmelo Anthony Injures Knee Against Cleveland And Will Not Return
There could be trouble in New York. Here is Howard Beck from The New York Times with the report: Carmelo Anthony has an injured right knee and will not return. — Howard Beck (@HowardBeckNYT) March 5, 2013 The Cavaliers, at the time, were beating the Knicks, 52-30, when he hurt his knee tripping in the [...]
NBA Rumors: Charlotte Looking to Re-Claim Hornets Name?
When the New Orleans Hornets re-branded themselves as the New Orleans Pelicans, there was speculation on whether the current Bobcats squad would change the name back to the old Charlotte Hornets. As you may remember, the current New Orleans squad moved from Charlotte in 2002, mostly because then-Hornets owner George Shinn had become a hated [...]
Kobe Said He Would Have Smacked Serge Ibaka After Cheap Shot
As you may know, things got a little chippy between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Clippers on a Sunday afternoon. Serge Ibaka hit Blake Griffin below the belt and was assessed a Flagrant One foul. Surprisingly, it was just that because I would think he would have gotten ejected from that game. [...]
Report: NBA Playing Preseason Exhibition Game In The Philippines?
The Philippines is a hotbed for basketball. That country has some of the most rabid fans of the sport. They love the NBA with a huge passion and people in that country would play a game seemingly anywhere or anytime. It’s not unusual for people in the Philippines to play in slippers or even barefoot. [...]
Report: Flip Saunders Replacing David Kahn As Timberwolves GM?
The Minnesota Timberwolves have been riddled with injuries this season? But the personnel decisions that current GM David Kahn has made haven’t exactly been sound, either, especially in the NBA Draft. In 2009, while the Wolves did get Ricky Rubio with the fifth pick, they also drafted Jonny Flynn with the very next pick. Flynn [...]
Hawks Forward Josh Smith Thinks Howard Won’t Leave Lakers
In this particular Laker season, there have been two big worries. First is the way the Lakers have been underperforming this entire season. They reached the magical .500 mark for the first time since December 2008 after a thrilling victory over the Atlanta Hawks. The other big worry is what Dwight Howard will do after [...]
NBA Play Of The Day: John Wall Does An Awesome 360 Lay-Up
Washington has been playing better with the return of John Wall (would have beenbetter if Trevor Ariza’s three actually went in). And with plays like these, it makes Wizards fans excited for the future. In Sunday’s match-up against the Philadelphia 76ers, Wall was taking on Jrue Holiday on the perimeter. Big man Nene set a [...]