Offbeat

The Big Ticket as he has been known turned 40 today. Garnett has played an incredible 21 seasons in the NBA since being drafted out of Faragut Academy in Chicago in 1995, starting the era of preps to pros that lasted for a decade. He has averaged 18-10-4 throughout his first-ballot hall of fame career [...]

Oklahoma City Thunder’s big man Steven Adams is a beast. Something we are all starting to recognize in its full glory in the 2016 NBA Playoffs. You may be surprised to hear he’s only 22 years old and has only been in the NBA since the 2013 NBA Draft. You’ll be even more surprised to [...]

Back in December, news broke that LeBron James had signed a lifetime contract with Nike. It was record breaking, as this was the first time Nike has officially done such a thing. Sure, Nike and Michael Jordan are tied to one another from here to eternity, but nothing official on paper until LeBron. Aside from [...]

It seems Steph Curry has been on top of the world these past couple years. He is the most successful, entertaining and beloved basketball player on the planet right now and it shows in jersey sales. According to the NBA’s official data, Curry sold more jerseys than any other player in the NBA for the [...]

For many people like myself who grew up playing video games, including the ever popular NBA 2K franchise, Steph Curry is the closest thing we have seen in real life to a player with a video game-esque ability to light it up from anywhere on the court and drop 50 at will. The makers of [...]

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LeBron James’ power is endless. He not only controls just about everything on the court when he’s playing, but the same goes for off the court as well. Last week, it was revealed that there will be a ‘Space Jam 2’ starring LeBron. If you remember the original version of the movie, sure Michael Jordan [...]

Gregg Popovich from all accounts is an extremely intelligent, funny and engaging personality behind closed doors and around those he respects he is even legendary for his distaste and complete refusal to provide anything to most reporters, sideline reporters especially. Every once in a while he will give reporters a little nugget to run with [...]

We now live in a world where organizations have their own, highly active and interactive twitter pages that often resemble those of a fan or an individual as opposed to a more buttoned up business. That makes for some humorous situations, like when a team is getting absolutely destroyed in a playoff game. There are [...]

File this tidbit in the oddball file, but Kevin Durant told Wall Street Journal reporter Chris Herring he manipulates his height based on the context and audience. Durant is actually 6’11” even though he is listed as 6’9″ on game programs and on NBA.com. This apparently is because 6’9″ is an ideal height for an [...]