Rumors

Derrick Rose and Iman Shumpert both tore their ACLs on the same day last year. Shumpert has been back for a few weeks, but no sign of Rose yet. Granted, everyone’s body heals differently, but you got the sense Rose’s return was near. But he shot down any hope of that. He’s being very cautious [...]

Many thought that the Boston Celtics were dead in the water when Rajon Rondo went down with an ACL tear a few weeks back. But much to everyone’s surprise, they won seven straight following Rondo’s injury. However, last night their winning streak was snapped in Charlotte and they also may have lost Leandro Barbosa to [...]

The Brooklyn Nets have had a very up and down season, but will surely be right there in the mix come playoff time. Last night, they were rolled over by the Spurs in Brooklyn causing some doubt as to how seriously people should take the team. Deron Williams has been playing through the some pain [...]

The Bulls’ Joakim Noah has been out with plantar fasciitis and his return is still up in the air. But this weekend is the All-Star weekend and Noah was named to the squad. But do to his ailing foot, he may have to sit the game out which is something he understandably doesn’t want to [...]

Don’t look now, but the Indiana Pacers are just a mere 4.5 games out of first place in the East. They’ve managed to put together one of their best seasons in recent memory, while flying under the radar and doing so without Danny Granger. Imagine where they’d be with Granger. Looks like we won’t have [...]

If you were snubbed from the all-star game, would you still participate in the other contests if you were invited? It was rumored that Golden State’s Steph Curry would turn down the invite if asked to do the 3-point shootout. But apparently that isn’t the case as he will participate. This should be a good [...]

In case you haven’t noticed, Kobe Bryant has no filter these days. Absolutely none. He says whatever to whoever and worries about the consequences later. He’s not afraid to call out teammates, whether they’re current or former. He just simply doesn’t care to say what’s on his mind. One of those things on his mind [...]

Superstitions in sports is nothing new. One common trend happens to be when everyone on a team grows a beard for a common cause. Typically, that’s at the beginning of the playoffs as comradery for winning. But how about as a way to help a losing situation? This may be a first. The Dallas Mavericks [...]

Performance enhancing drugs in sports is something that has been around for a while and doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon. From cycling to football to baseball, we hear of new stories all the time. But for the most part, basketball has avoided the conversation. That’s primarily because you can make the argument [...]

According to a tweet from CBS Sports Pau Gasol is out at least six weeks with a partial tear of his plantar fascia in his foot. If the Lakers were planning to trade the big fella before the trade deadline, this can’t be good for negotiations. Unless of course being on the injured list is [...]