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Dwight Howard wanted Lakers to Fire D’Antoni and Amnesty Kobe

Dwight Howard wanted Lakers to Fire D’Antoni and Amnesty Kobe

Dwight Howard retrospectively strikes again. Since spurning the Los Angeles Lakers to play for the Houston Rockets, the reports haven’t stopped. Rumors have surfaced every which way you turn, like he still hadn’t made a decision or something. Only we’re nearly two months removed from his decision. Still, his link to the Lakers has yet [...]

August 28, 2013 admin Blogs 5

Look: Roy Hibbert’s Been Working Out And Towers Over Tim Duncan

Look: Roy Hibbert’s Been Working Out And Towers Over Tim Duncan

Ever since the 2012 NBA Playoffs, Pacers center Roy Hibbert has really made a name for himself as one of the best all-around big men in the Association, or at least in the Eastern Conference. The former NCAA standout at Georgetown started his career slowly, averaging only 7.1 points and 3.5 rebounds as a rookie [...]

August 27, 2013 admin Allen Moll 4

Watch: Dirk Nowitzki’s “Guess What Day It Is?” Geico Parody

Watch: Dirk Nowitzki’s “Guess What Day It Is?” Geico Parody

What day is it……..What day is it?  Surely everyone’s ears are ringing after being forced to watch Geico’s amusing commercial featuring a camel walking through the office on Wednesday, annoyingly chanting trying to get everyone excited about “Hump Day.” The first few times it was funny, even though I prefer their Dikembe Mutombo commercial from [...]

August 27, 2013 admin Allen Moll 1

Mark Cuban Says ‘Hell No” to Rebuilding

Mark Cuban Says ‘Hell No” to Rebuilding

Mark Cuban refuses to let the Dallas Mavericks enter rebuilding mode. Er…what exactly would you call this, Mark? Asked about whether this upcoming season would be considered a rebuilding year for the Mavericks, Cuban told The Dallas Morning News rather eloquently that it wasn’t. Oh no. Hell no. Don’t even go there. Look, there’s no [...]

August 26, 2013 admin Blogs 0

Jason Kidd Wants Deron Williams to Average Double-Digit Assists

Jason Kidd Wants Deron Williams to Average Double-Digit Assists

Jason Kidd is setting the bar high for Deron Williams. The 2013-14 NBA season hasn’t even started, and already the Brooklyn Nets’ head coach is expecting the world of his All-Star point guard. While signing autographs, the New York Daily News‘ Stefan Bondy (h/t ProBasketballTalk) writes that Kidd said he wants Williams averaging at least [...]

August 26, 2013 admin Blogs 1

Metta World Peace Says Lakers Had ‘No Chemistry’ Last Season

Metta World Peace Says Lakers Had ‘No Chemistry’ Last Season

Metta World Peace never misses an opportunity to tell it like it is. Sometimes, he elects to tell it like it isn’t too, when he’s feeling particularly spunky. Mostly, he’s a source of incorruptible honesty, someone who isn’t afraid to say what everyone else is. And that hasn’t changed. Appearing on Fox Sports 1’s Crowd [...]

August 26, 2013 admin Blogs 1

Magic Johnson Disagrees with LeBron James’ Top 3 NBA Players

Magic Johnson Disagrees with LeBron James’ Top 3 NBA Players

Magic Johnson would like to respectfully disagree with LeBron James. In an interview with Fox Sports’ Bill Reiter, The King was asked to name his top three NBA players of all time. Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Julius Erving—that’s who he picked. And he also named Magic, after saying it was too difficult to select [...]

August 23, 2013 admin Blogs 0

Happy 35th Birthday Kobe Bryant, Top Kobe Moments

Happy 35th Birthday Kobe Bryant, Top Kobe Moments

It’s hard to believe that Kobe Bean Bryant, otherwise known as the “Black Mamba”, turns 35 years old today. I still can remember Kobe as an arrogant teenager back in 1996, when he was already being mentioned in the same breath as NBA all time great Wilt Chamberlain, as he was shattering Pennsylvania state high [...]

August 23, 2013 admin Allen Moll 1

Knicks’ Iman Shumpert Isn’t Worried About the Nets

Knicks’ Iman Shumpert Isn’t Worried About the Nets

Iman Shumpert is going to let the New York Knicks’ play do the talking. Newly crowned member of the Brooklyn Nets Paul Pierce has a personal vendetta he is seeking to carry about against the Knicks. It’s been that way for more than 15 years, when he began his career with the Boston Celtics. That [...]

August 22, 2013 admin Blogs 0

Nate Robinson Says His Best NBA Moment Was Blocking LeBron James

Nate Robinson Says His Best NBA Moment Was Blocking LeBron James

One can learn a lot of things about Nate Robinson on Twitter. As of this moment, Robinson has almost 935,000 followers and has tweeted more than 14,000 times. A lot can come out in 14,000 tweets, as we know all too well. And a lot has. Most recently, during a rapid-fire question session with his [...]

August 22, 2013 admin Blogs 0