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Well, that didn’t take long. Every summer, come hell or high water, the New York Knicks are linked to free agents they cannot afford. Not even a full day into their 2014 offseason, they were linked to Los Angeles Lakers free agent Pau Gasol. According to Yahoo! Sports’ Marc J. Spears, Gasol is interested in [...]

Name five things more difficult than playing in the NBA playoffs. Pogo-sticking nude down the busiest of causeways during rush hour in blizzard-like conditions. Tap dancing across a tightrope that’s strung across the mouth of a volcano. Riding on the back of Gustave, the man-eating crocodile. Sitting through any Jamie Kennedy movie for more than [...]

Is Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge above premature attempts to drum up a player’s trade value? I’m not sure. Kidding. Or am I? No, I’m definitely kidding. But that doesn’t make Ainge’s infinite faith in Rondo any less weird. Speaking with The Boston Globe‘s Gary Washburn, Ainge made it crystal clear he expects big [...]

Thanks to the ever trending YouTube, seemingly every day a new video pops up of supposedly the next great adolescent hoops star. While it may be cute to see these pint sized ballers imitate their favorite pro athletes in rec league action, crossing over opponents and doing Kevin Durant’s “free throw shake”, these talented youngsters [...]

There’s nothing like seeing a multimillion-dollar investment go up in flames at the worst possible time. Why yes, we are referencing the Golden State Warriors’ relationship with the injury-prone Andrew Bogut. How did you know? The Warriors announced on Monday that Bogut has been diagnosed with a rib fracture and will be sidelined indefinitely. Official: [...]

I give up. When it comes to matters of Mike D’Antoni and the Los Angeles Lakers, I give up. Their relationship is complicated, compounded by being a big-market team in the midst of the worst season in franchise history and playing host to an overwhelming number of rumors and speculation and questions and various other [...]

When thinking of the NBA’s current best rebounder, names like Dwight Howard, Kevin Love, and Joakim Noah instantly come to mind. But upon examining the numbers, with a little help from Elias, Detroit Pistons’ 2nd year big man Andre Drummond has had a marvelous season when it comes to crashing the boards, becoming the 2nd [...]

Holy. Crap. On a Sunday teeming with what-ifs and regrets for the New York Knicks, Amar’e Stoudemire managed to steal the show. Prior to the Knicks’ victory over the Chicago Bulls, the always confident, rarely pigheaded Stoudemire uttered 11 words that may alter your perception of him for ever: 'On paper we might be the [...]

For the first time in Carmelo Anthony’s illustrious 11 year NBA career, he will be watching the postseason rather than participating. Following the Atlanta Hawks’ big win over the Miami Heat Saturday night, the Hawks clinched the 8th and final Playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, officially putting an end to a disappointing Knicks season. [...]

Phil Jackson is giving New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson autonomy. For now. Speaking with reporters after practice on Wednesday, ahead of the Knicks’ Friday night about against the Toronto Raptors, Woodson revealed that Jackson hasn’t been as “hands on” with the team and is instead letting them do their thing, according to ESPN [...]