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More fuel has been added to the “Fire Byron Scott” fire in Cleveland. When asked if he supports the Cleveland Cavaliers’ head coach, Kyrie Irving declined to go into any detail (via Tom Reed of The Plain Dealer): There’s ample speculation about the future of coach Byron Scott with the Cavaliers, but his star player [...]

Who is your ‘Top NBA Point Guard of All-time’? [...]

It’s been a tremendous regular season in the NBA when it comes to winning streaks. Early in the year, it was the LA Clippers and OKC Thunder that made the double digit winning streak en vogue.  Then it was the reigning NBA Champion Miami Heat that made a legitimate run at the LA Lakers’ all [...]

Kevin Durant would like to bestow the NBA’s scoring title upon Carmelo Anthony. Okay, that’s a bit much, but he doesn’t mind if Anthony winds up winning it. Per Royce Young of dailythunder.com, Melo can have the scoring title if he wants it: KD on the scoring title race with Carmelo Anthony: “He can have [...]

Well, this doesn’t look pretty. Late in the second quarter of the Denver Nuggets’ eventual win over the Dallas Mavericks, Danilo Gallinari took Dirk Nowitzki off the dribble with his left hand when suddenly, what seemed like an open path to the basket turned into a potentially season-ending injury. Gallo’s left knee buckled in toward [...]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich expressed regret over Mike Rice’s situation at Rutgers. He also seems to understand. Rice was terminated by Rutgers after a video surfaced of him cursing, essentially assaulting and throwing balls at his players. Based upon recently revealed information and a review of previously discovered issues, Rutgers has terminated [...]

If you wanted the Los Angeles Lakers to sign Mike D’Antoni over Phil Jackson, you were like me. Together, we were also two of the few. But that’s neither he nor there anymore. Choosing Jackson over D’Antoni wouldn’t have been a bad decision. I was (and still am) just of the mind that the organization [...]

Josh Smith could be coming to an NBA team near you. If that team in question has enough cap space and presents an immediate opportunity to win, that is. Speaking with Ramona Shelburne of ESPN.com, Smith acknowledged that he’s looking forward to free agency and all it has to offer: He’s been like this from [...]

It’s time we followed in Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal’s footsteps, and just let it all go. There’s something I never thought I’d write. After three championships worth of animosity, the Los Angeles Lakers mercifully split these two up when Shaq was traded to the Miami Heat in 2004. Perhaps “mercifully” isn’t the right word, [...]

Playing in the annual McDonald’s HS All American Game is almost a golden ticket to super-stardom on the collegiate or professional level. Since 1977, legendary players like Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, and more have all gotten their initial national exposure from playing in the McDonald’s Game. While it will be hard to top [...]