Offbeat

Tim Duncan is a class act. He’s the big fundamental. But that doesn’t mean after all the years of playing with Manu Ginobili he hasn’t picked up a trick or two when it comes to selling a call to the refs. But in tonight’s game against Minnesota Timberwolves, Duncan put up what may be considered [...]

Allen Iverson has been slaying giants for his entire career as an undersized scoring guard in the NBA. Now in his life after the NBA he has just slayed another giant. This time a corporate one. Nike. Back in October, Nike let the world know they were releasing 2-3 tribute editions of the “Zoom Flight [...]

Jason Kidd made his return last night to Brooklyn as the Bucks faced the Nets. Based on the way in which he departed Brooklyn, fans aren’t that fond of Kidd who is arguably the best player in franchise history. Listen to the reception Kidd receives when he is announced. Please enable Javascript to watch this [...]

Vince Carter parted ways with the Toronto Raptors in 2004 when he basically forced a trade to the New Jersey Nets. Needless to say there was plenty of hard feelings on behalf of the Raptors organization and fan base who considered Vince ‘Air Canada’ Carter their franchise player. In fact for the last decade the [...]

Here’s something I bet you didn’t know before, say, right gotdamn now. Michael Carter-Williams loves him some Ellen. During a piece for the The Players’ Tribune, wherein he sounds off on allegations that the Sixers are tanking, MCW offers some insight into how he copes with losing: Every guy in the league deals with losing [...]

At this point virtually everyone under the sun is aware of the fact that Lebron James was a two-sport star in high school at St.Mary-St.Vincent in Akron, Ohio. Basketball and Football were his passions, and if it weren’t for him giving up football in favor of his virtually cemented NBA future in basketball, many speculate [...]

Rookie big man Joel Embiid had us laughing at his ‘schmoney dance’ a couple months ago on the streets of Philadelphia. Well Embiid brought the moves out to the Sixers game against the Bulls on Friday to hype the team up in a huddle. It doesn’t appear to have worked though, as the Sixers are [...]

Nash is a 2-time NBA MVP. And he’s a point guard. That just doesn’t happen. The rate at which this guy has racked up assists, and shot the ball with efficiency from the field, the line, and beyond the arc, is in itself hall of fame worthy. But that hasn’t stopped fans of the LA [...]

In typical Gregg Popovich fashion, he decided to rest some key players during a nationally televised game. Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili were healthy scratches at the Rockets blasted the Spurs last night. Because of Duncan’s absence, Dwight Howard had his way to the tune of 32 points and 16 rebounds. He even caught six [...]

Miami Heat’s big man Josh McRoberts is probably not thought of as the biggest and baddest guy in the league, but he had some folks intimidated last night with his jersey move. After a frustrating missed rebound, McRoberts rips his jersey in half….while wearing it. Keep in mind, the seams aren’t exactly a single stitch. [...]