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As MSG completes a $1 billion dollar renovation, it seems odd that only 1 NBA All-Star Game ever took place there (in 1998), while the New York Knicks have made 5 NBA Finals. Honorable Mention: Bernard King’s 60, Amar’e Stoudemire’s 41, Carmelo Anthony’s 41, Kyrie Irving’s 41, Jeremy Lin’s 38 [...]

What’s ailing Carmelo Anthony? That’s the eight-figure question currently plaguing the New York Knicks. We know it has something to do with his knees and fluid, but how serious is it? Should he even have returned against the Golden State Warriors? Is there something else at play here? We can’t answer any of those questions. [...]

Kyrie Irving will be out 3-4 weeks with his latest shoulder injury and thus we continue to bear witness to the NBA’s version of the “Curse of Madden.” You know the curse I’m referring to, where any player who appears on the latest edition of the Madden video game franchise cover seems destined for excessive [...]

Josh Smith is at it again. Much has been made of Smith’s previous assertion that he is a max contract player and while the general consensus borders on split, J-Smoove is standing by his sentiments (via Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe): That was supposed to clear the pathway to happiness for Smith, who felt [...]

Prior to the Los Angeles Lakers’ victory over the Chicago Bulls, Kobe Bryant dropped a steaming pile of truth. In his never-ending quest to be completely honest, Bryant admitted that he and Dwight Howard are not “best friends” (via Dave McMenamin of ESPNLosAngeles.com): Kobe Bryant to Michael Wilbon on his relationship with Dwight: “It’s not [...]

When it comes to Kyrie Irving, the Cleveland Cavaliers can’t be too careful. All of 20 years old, Irving appears fated to be a top five player in the NBA at some point. Already, he’s one of just four players in the league averaging at least 20 points and fives assists per game while shooting [...]

Whoever said chivalry amongst billionaires was dead has clearly never crossed paths with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Apparently, the Chicago Bulls’ jet was forced to touch down because of engine problems over the weekend, and Cuban loaned the team Dallas’ so that they could get to their game against the San Antonio Spurs on [...]

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There’s a strict set of rules I like to keep when writing anything related to sports: 1)Stick to facts 2)Don’t assume you know everything about an athlete 3)Stick to the facts The second rule is perhaps the most important. Well, I am about to break that rule. Not just break it, i’m talking full on [...]

Josh Smith and Andrew Bynum were almost teammates. According to John Mitchell of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Atlanta Hawks nearly traded Smith to the Philadelphia 76ers before the NBA’s trade deadline: Sources from both teams confirmed that the Sixers and the Hawks were close to a deal that would have sent Sixers Evan Turner and [...]