Rumors

It is with sadness we need to report the NBA yesterday lost a part of their community in long-time NBA referee, Greg Willard. At only 54 years of age, and after more than 24 consecutive years officiating the NBA, Willard succumbed to a year long battle with pancreatic cancer. Various NBA players and officials today [...]

For the majority of the NBA season the teams in the Western Conference that garnered the majority of the talk were the Lakers, Clippers, Thunder, Spurs and Grizzlies of the world. Many believed that one of those teams that represent the West in the NBA Finals. But how about the Nuggets? If you’ve had the [...]

Give Brandon Roy credit. They guy simply will not give up. Forced to retired due to shaky knees several years ago, he decided to give it another go and found a suitor in the Minnesota Timberwolves. But it was deja vu again this year as his knees have forced him to miss the majority of [...]

The Spurs hosted the Heat yesterday, and similar to their first meeting, Manu Ginobili didn’t play. Only difference is that he wasn’t being rested by Gregg Popovich. He was actually hurt this time. Ginobili did not play due to a hamstring injury (neither did LeBron for that same reason, according to the Heat) and they [...]

Kobe Bryant has gone back and forth so many different times on when he will finally decide to retire.  He just passed Wilt Chamberlain the other night for 4th all-time in scoring and next on that list is Michael Jordan, of course. You absolutely know he wants to pass Michael but will that be as [...]

This bodes well for the Lakers playoff hopes and not so much for Utah. The Jazz may be without their talented young big man, Enes Kanter for the rest of the season. Kanter is out indefinitely with a dislocated shoulder. Those injuries typically require surgery to fully heal, so we’ll see. At this very second, [...]

Over the course of the past year, Brandon Jennings has hinted that he may want to play in a bigger market when he becomes eligible. That would be too bad because with both he and Monta Ellis, the Milwaukee Bucks’ backcourt could be very exciting for years to come. But maybe Jennings’ frustration has hit [...]

The Grizzlies’ Marc Gasol has been out nursing a torn abdominal muscle. Your abs are the core of your body, and with that injury it probably makes brushing your teeth difficult, let alone  playing basketball. With Gasol, the Grizzlies are a force to be reckoned with. He makes them a very balanced, complete team. But [...]

The Miami Heat are playing out of their minds. They are currently on a 27-game win streak which is good enough for second best in NBA history. They are just 6 shy of tying the ’71 – ’72 Lakers record of 33 consecutive wins, and 7 shy of breaking it. The Heat have the Bulls, [...]

The way Kenyon Martin has been playing for the Knicks, it makes you wonder why it took him so long to find a team. Since becoming a member of the Knicks, he hasn’t really shown that much rust. In fact, he looks very fresh. He must be a bigger locker-room headache than the public are [...]