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LeBron James knew who it was that didn’t vote for him as the NBA’s MVP, in a matter of speaking. He didn’t know specifically that it was Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe who voted for Carmelo Anthony, but when pressed about it, he said he had an idea that it was someone from “New [...]

Well, you can’t say you saw this one coming. The Brooklyn Nets will not be bringing back P.J. Carlesimo to coach the team next season, which means they’ll have to seek out their third head coach in the last year. Could Jerry Sloan be that coach? Deron Williams won’t rule it out (via Stefan Bondy [...]

We’ve been hearing that the Boston Celtics’ original “Big 3”, of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen, was too old to compete for a title almost as soon as the trio was put together prior to the ’07-’08 season. They immediately took that slight personally, becoming one of the Greatest NBA Champions of All [...]

The Chicago Bulls’ attempt to upset the Miami Heat was never going to be easy, but an excessive number of absences may make it impossible. Derrick Rose remains on the sidelines and Joakim Noah is essentially playing on one foot. We also know that Taj Gibson and Kirk Hinrich are banged up as well. And [...]

Over the weekend, LeBron James of the Miami Heat was named NBA MVP for the 4th time in his career. It’s scary because if you take a look at his career stats, LeBron seems to be getting better, as tough as that is to believe. Yesterday, we learned that of a possible 121 first-place votes, [...]

Derrick Rose has not played a single game for the Chicago Bulls this season and despite what he says that is unlikely to change in the second round against the Miami Heat. Rose told reporters after Chicago’s Game 7 win over the Brooklyn Nets that his imminent return was “still up in the air” but [...]

As anointed by virtually every basketball aficionado on the planet, 5 time NBA Champion Kobe Bryant will go down as one of the Top 10 NBA players of all time.  After scrutinizing his rather size-able resume, it’s not even up for discussion. But after a disappointing season where he essentially got his coach (Mike Brown) [...]

Phil Jackson is back in the NBA. Sort of. According to Keith Langlois of NBA.com, Jackson has agreed to advise the Detroit Pistons on their latest head-coaching search: Tom Gores’ vow to use every available resource to restore the Pistons to greatness has led him to Phil Jackson, who has agreed to serve in an [...]

Mark Jackson totally outcoached George Karl in the first round of the NBA playoffs…so says Denver Nuggets point guard Andre Miller. Wait, what? Miller threw Karl under the bus after the Golden State Warriors beat the Nuggets in Game 6 of their first-round series to advance to the semifinals against the San Antonio Spurs. Yes, [...]

Derrick Rose has yet to return for the Chicago Bulls, and that makes CBS Chicago has officially taken exception to his absence. Per their website (h/t Larry Brown Sports), CBS Chicago is encouraging fans to write an open letter to the former NBA MVP: t’s been over one year since Derrick Rose’s ACL tear and [...]