Offbeat

Now that Kobe Bryant had made it official is hanging them up after 20 seasons as a Lakers after the 2015-16 season, it was inevitable that a traveling farewell tour would ensue as organizations around the NBA would present Kobe parting gifts to commemorate the last time he would play in their city. The 76ers [...]

Kristaps Porzingis is going to do just fine with the Knicks. He already gets it and understands the subtle animosity between the Knicks and Nets. The two NY City teams square off Friday night in a nationally televised game and Kristaps Porzingis has begun some trash talk. It’s all in good fun, but this is [...]

The Sixers have suspended Jahlil Okafor for two games following the most recent fight video that surfaced today via TMZ. But that was just the icing on the cake. Since the season began, aside from the two fights, he was cited for driving 108 MPH and tried using a fake I.D. Well, the Sixers apparently [...]

In case you haven’t noticed, Kevin Durant isn’t bashful when it comes to speaking his mind to the media. He has almost become a villain in that sense, even though his overall image hasn’t really been impacted by it. (Can you imagine if LeBron was the same way towards the media?, But I digress) At [...]

One of the longest streaks in NBA history came to an end Friday night in the Spurs 104-90 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Tim Duncan failed to grab a rebound for the first time in his 19 year career. Before Friday’s game, Duncan had recorded a rebound in 1,342 consecutive games, the third longest [...]

In a feature for GQ’s Men of the Year edition, Bill Simmons sat down with NBA superfan and current President of the United States (POTUS), Barack Obama. You can read the entire interview on GQ, however here were a couple of interesting tidbits. One of which was Obama saying he would love to be a [...]

If you’ve been paying close attention so far this season, you might notice something different about LeBron James aside from his interesting new mustache. His shorts seem to be approaching a John Stockton-esque look. They’re noticeably shorter shorts than they have been in the past. This is not by accident, LeBron is going for a [...]

The Miami Heat made history last night during their 96-84 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves by having five left handed players on the court at one time. This was the first time this has ever happened and the lineup featured Goran Dragic, Tyler Johnson, Justise Winsow, Josh McRoberts and Chris Bosh. Confirmed: Heat having five [...]

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob apparently slept with the Larry O’Brien Trophy at some point after his team won the championship. Some other stuff might have been happened, too. We don’t really know. And it seems we’re better off that way. From Kelly E. Carter over at Haute Living: An NBA Championship and a [...]

As was expected coming into the season, the Lakers haven’t exactly gotten off to a hot start through three games. And all eyes have been on Kobe Bryant, who doesn’t as quick as he has even just two years ago. After all, it is the man’s 20th NBA season, so we’ll give him a break. [...]