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Seriously, what is Andrew Bynum trying to accomplish with this hair he’s sporting lately? This is the sort of hair you’d expect to see in LA not in Philly. Hope he doesn’t get shot… [...]

There was a really scary scene in the Knicks @ Magic game tonight. But it wasn’t an injured player this time. It was actually in between quarters and had to do with an Orlando Magic Cheerleader who slipped and fell from the shoulders of a male cheerleader. It wasn’t just the fact that she fell, [...]

This has infomercial or testimonial written all over it. Geek to chic? Zero to hero? Either way, Memphis Grizzlies star big man Marc Gasol was a bit awkward in high school. I’m sure he’s not too excited about this picture from High School (current picture after the jump) going viral on the web: [...]

If there is one thing we have learned about Kobe throughout the course of his illustrious career, its that he doesn’t like getting embarrassed. Given his passion for the game and competitive drive, losing is the fastest way to embarrass Kobe Bryant. After yet another loss last night to the Jazz to contribute to the [...]

Thought this was pretty clever when I saw it. Thoughts? [...]

Derrick Rose and his wife Mieka Reese have worked hard over the last few months to keep hush hush about the impending arrival of their newborn baby. Apparently once the baby arrived, Derrick Rose couldn’t contain his happiness with being a Dad and decided to share images of his newborn son with the world on [...]

The basketball world watched in awe as 5’7″ Spud Webb won the NBA Dunk Contest in 1986 (video after the jump), as the shortest player to ever compete. So it is with shock and awe that we bring you this video from Ballislife.com of what may possibly be the shortest ‘dunk contest ready’ player in [...]

Knicks Nation! The Knicks are looking hot to open the season, smashing Philly last night en route to a 110-88, to put them at the top of the Eastern Conference with a 3-0 record. During last night’s win, the athletically gifted J.R. Smith impressed fans by taking off from a step inside the free throw [...]

It was only a matter of time that someone would be the ‘first’ to fall victim to the new NBA flopping rules. After reviewing the film, the league has issued two “official warnings” to Wolves J.J. Barea, and Cavaliers Donald Sloan for their respective flops last Friday. After receiving a flopping warning your next offense [...]