Mohamed Abdihakim

As the several conferences in NCAA basketball have their respective media days, the prospective picture of the upcoming season is falling into place. The Duke Blue Devils, as most prevalent teams in college basketball, lost some fire power to this year’s NBA draft. Austin Rivers was the team’s leading scorer with 15.5 ppg before being [...]

The Sacramento Kings’ Keith Smart is taking a serious approach to the defensive work of his players. Statistically speaking, the story of the Kings 2011-2012 season was one of two extremes. Putting up 99 points per game, Sacramento was the 6th best offense in the league last year. They also averaged about 95 possessions per 40 minutes [...]

Some people seem to have Joe Johnson all wrong. Brooklyn’s 6-time all-star shooting guard has acquired a certain reputation as a result of his years in Atlanta. Under Mike Woodson’s system, Johnson was thrust into national spotlight as the headpiece of a classic one-man offense. His numbers did not disappoint: In his second year as a [...]

A Hawks all-star has made his departure from Atlanta a little more likely. “Josh Smith has told the Hawks that he isn’t going to sign an extension during the season. He’d rather wait to become a free agent, when he can get a five-year deal. An extension would limit him to a three-year deal, according [...]

Last season saw Dwight Howard undergo constant chaos. Yes, most, if not all of it, was his own doing. Regardless of the frustration surrounding Howard’s last year in Orlando, there is something we should know as fans: It wasn’t an easy year for Howard either. “There was a practice where I couldn’t even bend over. [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were treated Wednesday night to some good signs. In a preseason game against the Indiana Pacers, the T’Wolves saw early indications of what this largely new team could do. Andrei Kirilenko was back to his old tricks, making an impact up and down the court without registering noticeably on the scoreboard. A healthy J.J. Barea looked [...]

Carlos Boozer’s stay in Chicago has been met with equal parts regret and hope. The regrettable element involves lamenting over Boozer’s $80 million contract. The ‘hope’ aspect is ironic,  being the result of an unfortunate series of events. Multiple injuries to Derrick Rose, culminating into one awful moment, has placed Boozer in a position necessitating [...]

Sporting a corner stone center in Bynum and a few new pieces, the Sixers now look to point guard Jrue Holiday. Set to make about $2.67 million this year, Holiday can opt for restricted free agency. With wrinkles such as the ability to match contract offers, the Sixers have some sort of control in the [...]

Shaquille O’Neal isn’t the biggest fan of Dwight Howard. From who the real ‘Superman’ is to ‘who’s the better center in the NBA?’, the two have had more than a little to say about each other. Frankly, Shaq has been the one doing more of the provoking. Though his aggression towards Howard seems relatively passive [...]

Dwight Howard was on the court Tuesday, participating in his second straight contact-drill filled practice. These are the first few on-court tests since Howard went down to an injured back, requiring surgery. Though he participated in essentially all drills-including offensive and defensive skeleton sets-Howard was held out of the night session 5-5 scrimmage. There are [...]