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Come join Lakers head coach Byron Scott on this limb, won’t you? It’s fantastically flimsy and precariously situated between a raging inferno and toxic-smog factory, all of which are perched above perilous waters rife human-guzzling crocodiles. What’s that? Oh, you won’t be joining him? Only Kobe Bryant will? Okay, then. Scott has touched on some [...]

The Sixers have been the best team in the league when it comes to losing, and on Saturday night’s 110-103 loss to the Dirk-less Mavericks, they took their losing streak to another level as they officially recorded their worst start ever in franchise history. Also, the team’s just only two losses away from tying the [...]

Rare is the NBA free-agent-to-be who divulges his plans months or years in advance. Marc Gasol is no exception. The 2015 free-agent class is loaded with star possibilities. From Goran Dragic to Rajon Rondo to Kevin Love to LaMarcus Aldridge to DeAndre Jordan and others, this upcoming summer will be awash with available talent. Slowly, [...]

By now we’ve all heard about the realignment proposal brought forth by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. After reading about his idea -which includes moving his team into the Eastern Conference-, I came to the realization that Mr. Cuban is somewhat crazy. Lately Cuban has been a staunch critic of the NBA. When former Los [...]

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Never say Nets coach Lionel Hollins isn’t honest. Brutally honest. Tears-inciting honest. Hollins has been a source of brazen transparency since joining the Nets, and Brook Lopez has often been the center of his candid wrath. That, apparently, isn’t going to change. From the New York Post‘s Brian Lewis: Lionel Hollins has offered pointed critiques [...]

Oh, what could have been. Ahead of the Knicks’ loss to the Rockets on Monday night, Carmelo Anthony—who left the game with back spasms—admitted that Dwight Howard, who didn’t even play, tried really hard to get him to sign in Houston. Not to spoil the end of this story, but it didn’t work. Anthony remained [...]

Don’t ever write sketchy stuff about Jeff Green. He will destroy you. Responding to a report from Comcast Sports New England that used quotes and anonymous to sources to talk about Green’s unhappiness and his trade value, the Celtics forward went off. Chris Forsberg of ESPN Boston has the juicy deets: Boston Celtics forward Jeff [...]

After their loss to the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night, the Memphis Grizzlies have to deal with significant loss of players for their game versus the Boston Celtics on Friday. Almost half of their roster will likely be forced to sit out this game as seven of their players are battling a stomach virus, reports the [...]

Touche, Doc. Touche. Right before the Clippers thrashed the Heat on national television, Doc Rivers was asked about Ray Allen, who still hasn’t decided whether he’ll return to NBA action and chase another title or retire a two-time champion. His answer was, predictably, awesome, balanced with the right amount of snark and innocent sense of [...]