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Those Heat – Celtics classic playoff series of the past aren’t quite dead yet. Tonight, Miami and Brooklyn begin their 2nd round series which means LeBron, Wade and company will see KG and Paul Pierce again. Given the fact that Brooklyn won all four meetings this year, this will be an interesting series. And if [...]

This season, the NBA has announced refereeing errors more than any other time in recent memory. After a controversial no-call, there’s usually an announcement the following day admitting the blown call. That’s both good and bad. Good in that the league is owning up to it, but bad because it causes everyone to get more [...]

It’s over. You made it. No need to send reinforcements. The battle is over and the war has been won—the NBA offseason, preseason and all the crap that comes with it is over. Finally. You spent months wading through all the proverbial and, if you’re team is tanking, literal bull shit. Now you’ll be rewarded, [...]

Halfway thru the 2013 NBA preseason, the Los Angeles Lakers look better than many expected even playing without 5-time NBA champion and 15-time All-Star Kobe Bryant. Thru four games, the Lakers are 2-2 against Golden State, Denver (twice), and Sacramento. Playing without 17-year Lakers guard Bryant, the Lakers clearly lack an identity. But, credit Coach [...]

Two seasons ago, the NCAA basketball landscape was in awe of then rising senior Anthony Davis, a wiry thin near 7 footer with an insane combination of offensive and defensive skill that could dominate the college game, and could one day become an NBA superstar. Of course, the college game’s top recruiter John Calipari at [...]

After a first round playoff sweep at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs and Dwight Howard taking his talents to Houston, the Los Angeles Lakers are a team in transition and turmoil. The franchise centerpiece future Hall of Fame shooting guard Kobe Bryant faces the toughest challenge of his epic career, returning from a [...]

They don’t call Paul Pierce The Truth for no reason. Not necessarily known as a harsh off-court personality, Pierce has no qualms telling it like it is. And nothing has changed since he was traded from the Boston Celtics to the Brooklyn Nets. Pushing 36, Pierce creates no delusions about the part he’ll play in [...]

Tyshawn Taylor is one of the more promising rookies who signed an adidas Basketball endorsement this year alongside other NBA freshman like Austin Rivers, Harrison Barnes, and ROY Damian Lillard. During the regular season, Tyshawn Taylor was a habitual wearer of the Crazy Light 2 in a similar colorway so its good to see him [...]

There have been some pretty absurd rumors floating around as we near the NBA’s trade deadline, but the notion that the New Orleans Hornets are shopping Eric Gordon has to be the worst. According to ESPN.com’s Chris Broussard, the Hornets have made exploratory calls around the league in order to gauge the combo guard’s trade [...]

Back in October, when 4 time All Star and NBA Champion Rasheed Wallace decided to come out of retirement and sign with the NY Knicks, the often outspoken and tempermental big man promised everyone that at age 38, he was much to old to be clashing with officials. After all, coming into Sunday afternoon’s tip-off [...]