Offbeat

Kobe Bryant and Karl Malone have had an unresolved rift between them for years. It dates back to the final season of Karl Malone’s career when he joined Kobe and the Lakers in an attempt to win a championship before he retired. Malone during a Lakers game made some comments to Kobe’s wife Vanessa Bryant [...]

Back in the fall we mentioned that Lebron James was going to be reppin’ the new 2015 Kia K900. Word got out when Lebron tweeted images of him behind the wheel of the K900 before release that he was gifted by the company for their partnership. Now that the vehicle is on the market, it [...]

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Old Stories that players tell can sometimes be more entertaining that recollections of an actual game. It’s part of what makes NBATV’s “Open Court” such a great watch. Last night, Kobe Bryant paid a visit to Jimmy Fallon and the two recalled the first time they met each other. They were sent on a beer [...]

Ricky Rubio is more than a little excited to be returning to the court for the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight against the Dallas Mavericks. And boy do they need him back in a bad way. Rubio’s camp released this video to get fans excited about his much anticipated return…. [...]

ABC is aggressively going after new content apparently in hopes of regaining their status as one of the top tier networks after recently falling to fifth position in the ratings. Recent reports say there may be something for fans of comedy sitcoms and NBA basketball to take note of. ABC has committed to the development [...]

During the most recent NBA lockout, the owners hung their collective hat on the fact that they felt they weren’t profitable enough and the players were asking for too much. Since then, the NBA’s brand has grown and the league is as popular as it’s been in a while. Forbes recently assessed the value of [...]

The Raptors are young, and crazy athletic. One of their fearless forwards James Johnson not only can jump out of the gym, but apparently he can do backflips as well. This guy is scary athletic for his size. #WeTheNorth #GoRaps Man of many talents @broke_3 ???? #WeTheNorth A video posted by Landry Fields (@landry2fields) on [...]

As reported back in October, Michael Beasley left the NBA for China and the Chinese Basketball Association in an attempt to rejuvenate his career. Following in the footsteps of another troubled NBA star, Stephon Marbury, the CBA doesn’t look like a terrible place to land, as they pay well, and have tremendous community support if [...]

Two decades ago, future NBA legends Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton had the Seattle SuperSonics flying high, as they arguably formed one of the best inside-outside combinations in Association history. Payton, was in the beginning stages of what would become a Hall of Fame career, earning the nickname “The Glove” for his lock down defense, [...]