Offbeat

The world lost a legend and a musical genius when Prince passed away last week at the age of 57. People in all walks of life have been honoring the legend’s memory the past couple days as most sporting events or radio shows have been blasting Prince music at any opportunity, a litany of NBA [...]

Hip Hop and the NBA have been synonymous almost since the its inception, as many of the inner city culture that spawned the birth of hip-hop has also been the breeding grounds of many of the better basketball players for generations. Rappers want to be athletes and athletes want to be rappers. Shaq, Allen Iverson, [...]

Deron Williams and J.J. Barea were out of action for the Mavericks in game 2 versus OKC two nights ago, so Raymond Felton had to step up big. He did just that by notching 21 points and grabbing 11 boards. He, more so than Dirk Nowitzki, was probably the key to victor in game 2. [...]

Have you ever wondered what an animated showdown of the Boston Celtics mascot and a Hawk would look like? Wonder mo more as French comic book artist Asur Misora created really cool illustrations depicting the eight 2016 NBA 1st round playoff series match-ups. Here is his illustration for each series: Warriors-Rockets Clippers-Blazers Thunder-Mavericks Spurs-Grizzlies Cavaliers-Pistons [...]

It is no secret that the Golden State Warriors are one of the better teams in NBA history. They are justifiably garnering much of the attention as we all track their every move and watch in awe as they annihilate the rest of the NBA. It is also no secret that Steph Curry has usurped [...]

It was announced Friday morning that NBA owners had voted to approve company advertisements on NBA jerseys during games. The NBA could reportedly generate an additional $100 to $120 million a year in revenue with this new partnership possibility. Thankfully NBA merchandise and memorabilia will not feature any company logo that may be associated with [...]

Kobe Bryant’s 20 year legendary NBA odyssey comes to its end at Staples Center tonight when the Los Angeles Lakers play the Utah Jazz. Throughout Bryant’s legendary career, which has included 15 All-NBA appearances, 12 All NBA Defensive appearances, five NBA championships, two NBA Finals MVP awards and one regular season MVP award, was born [...]

As the Warriors have matched and are closing in on besting the Bulls seemingly untouchable mark of 72 wins in the regular season Wednesday night, the ultimate water cooler and completely hypothetical debate over who would win in a 7-game series between these all-time great teams has gained a fair amount of steam. There are [...]

Being in the building for Kobe Bryant’s send-off Wednesday will probably be a very memorable and moving experience, one that you will tell your children and grandchildren about, but you will have to cut in to their college tuition fund to do it though. According to ESPN Sports and Business Analyst Darren Rovell, tomorrow’s Lakers-Jazz [...]

A new ad for Apple TV was released over the weekend, it features Kobe Bryant and Michael B. Jordan, actor and star of Creed. The commercial shows Kobe and Jordan sitting on a couch in Kobe’s trailer where Michael B. Jordan was apparently pegged to portray Kobe in a movie about his career. Jordan is [...]