Rumors

Since this is the first time we’ve had an active male athlete from a major North American team sport admit that he’s gay, this news won’t die down for a while. Just about everyone will have an opinion on Collins and the gay community in general. To that end, every reporter will stick a microphone [...]

The NBA’s coaching carousel continues and Detroit is front and center. The club fired Lawrence Frank last week and their search is well underway. Former Blazers coach Nate McMillan has been on the team’s radar ever since they let Frank go, and the two sides will meet today. McMillan has been widely regarded as the [...]

Several months ago, if you were to ask anybody who was paying attention to the possible move of the Sacramento Kings, they would’ve told you that it appeared as if they were headed to Seattle. Everything seemed to be falling in place for Seattle, who is dying for another NBA franchise. However, slowly but surely, [...]

Whenever a star player goes out with an injury and the team is on a roll, it’s always tough for a coach to figure out how to ease him back into the rotation. Knicks Coach Mike Woodson had to deal with that earlier in the season when the Knicks got off to a hot start [...]

The Chicago Bulls are the walking wounded. Well actually, they’re not special. It seems as if the entire NBA is these days. Derrick Rose is still on the fence and Joakim Noah has battled through a bad foot. And it looks like the Bulls will be without Kirk Hinrich tonight as they try to close [...]

Brian Shaw had been the Lakers assistant coach for many year and was suspected to be next in line whenever Phil Jackson stepped away. But when Phil actually stepped away a few years ago, Lakers brass passed over Shaw and hired Mike Brown who had no connection to the Lakers at all. Shaw left and [...]

It is unclear at this point whether Phil Jackson wants to come back as a General Manager or as a Coach. But one thing is clear, he does want back in the league. There were rumors last week that the Raptors and Cavs were interested in his services, and now there is speculation that if [...]

Over the past several years, the Minnesota Timberwolves have stockpiled a bevy of young talent. On paper, their future seems bright but that hasn’t translated into wins. You can attribute that to injury and perhaps to the roster just looking good on paper. The architect behind all of this is GM David Kahn. But it [...]

The OKC Thunder are pretty much having their way with the Houston Rockets in their first round series, but some very interesting and untimely news has surface regarding Russell Westbrook. In the age of the never-ending knee injury, Westbrook apparently has a meniscus tear in his right knee and will need surgery, according to KOCO.com. [...]

It’s no secret that LeBron James is the most versatile player in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean he is going to win every individual award even though he may deserve it. In fact, it may play against him. In this day and age, you are unlikely to see a player win an MVP and [...]