Rumors

Well, this certainly didn’t take long. The Booklyn Nets had high expectations headed into this season and apparently, team brass didn’t think head coach Avery Johnson was living up to them. They have relieved him of his coaching duties. The Brooklyn Nets have relieved Avery Johnson of his head coaching duties, it was announced today [...]

The Wizards lost last night to the Cleveland Cavaliers, bringing their NBA worst record to 3-23. But to their credit, they were without Nene for some time, and their best player John Wall hasn’t played. Not to mention the fact that they’re in just about every game and don’t really get blown out. Not saying [...]

Denver Nuggets’ forward Jordan Hamilton has been fined $25,000 for directing inappropriate language toward a fan, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. The incident occurred with 3:50 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Nuggets 112-100 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on December 25. [...]

Amar’e Stoudemire’s decline in production has been well documented. While his first year in NY was productive, that hasn’t been the case since. In fact, the Knicks tried trading him this offseason to just about every team and there were no takers. This past summer, the Knicks offered Stoudemire to nearly every team in the [...]

Over the past decade or so, the NBA’s dunk contest became uncool to NBA players. The top-tier high-risers haven’t gotten anywhere near the contest lately because they feel as if it lessens them somehow. Almost as if it’s beneath them. In fact, that last one to boast big names was 2000, during Vince Carter’s magical [...]

Just when you thought the Celtics were done reacting to Ray Allen’s decision to join the Heat, Jason Terry jumps in. Is Terry qualified to speak on this matter? And should Ray Allen even care? Following Boston’s 103-91 win over Cleveland on Wednesday, much of the post-game chatter centered around 35-year-old Paul Pierce who had [...]

Say what you will about Isiah Thomas, but the man knows how to keep finding basketball gigs. His next landing spot is NBATV, where he will be an analyst. Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas will join NBA TV as a studio analyst, making his debut Friday, Dec. 21, during the network’s AutoTrader.com Pre-Game Show at [...]

It’s not yet known how long Glen Davis will be out of the Orlando Magic lineup with a shoulder injury he sustained last night, but according to the Orlando Sentinel it may not be good. If Big Baby tore anything in his shoulder the Magic may need to find some help in the scoring department. [...]

Right before the season tipped off, Dirk Nowitzki underwent knee surgery to clean out debris. He hasn’t even practiced since. Until tonight, that is. Mavericks star forward Dirk Nowitzki participated in a full practice Wednesday for the first time since undergoing preseason arthroscopic knee surgery. The Mavs have not set a timetable for Nowitzki to [...]

Pau Gasol made his not-so-triumphant return to the court last night. Pau has been out for a while nursing an injury, and he expected to play big minutes. The Lakers barely got by the Bobcats (101 – 100 victory) and down the stretch, Mike D’Antoni decided to put Gasol somewhere he isn’t used to being: [...]