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Alas we are here, the final round of the purely hypothetical 64 player dream tournament to determine the best player to ever grace the NBA hardwood. We have traversed all eras in NBA history from the Russell’s and Wilt’s of the 1960s to the modern era which is dominated by stars such as LeBron and [...]

The “Iverson” documentary recently aired on Showtime where Allen himself attempted to lend some additional perspective to his famous “practice” press conference (video after the jump) from 2002. How successful he was is up to debate. But perhaps there’s more to the story. According to journalist Kent Babb, Iverson was drunk during that press conference, [...]

Getting sneakers before their release date has always been something that footwear aficionados are after. But at what cost? As the story goes: two employees (Calvin Nelson & Audley Russell) of JFK Airport in New York City intercepted a box of the upcoming Nike KD8 as they made their way from Taiwan to Canada. Note [...]

Anyone getting excited for the NBA Finals to start yet? With the lengthy hiatus after the conference finals, coupled with one of the bigger superstar match-ups we’ve seen in recent past in the NBA Finals, we can’t wait for Game 1 tomorrow. Check out this amazing hype video created by Balltribe.com in preparation for the [...]

After being diagnosed with blood clots on his lungs and being shut down four months ago. Chris Bosh’s future seemed in doubt. But after being released and being told his career was not in danger, the outcome seemed brighter. For the first time since February, Bosh will be returning to the court to resume basketball-related [...]

Surely New York Knicks fans were unhappy when they fell from the #2 pick to nabbing the #4 pick in the 2015 NBA Draft when the Lottery was unveiled 2 weeks ago. After suffering through arguably one of the worst seasons in franchise history, a horrific 17-65 campaign, with star Carmelo Anthony missing half of [...]

The Dwyane Wade saga continues. The 12-year NBA veteran can opt out of his contract with the Miami Heat and explore free agency this summer. No one in the world initially expected him to do so. And in the event he did, no one would expect him to leave Miami. Over the last week or [...]

Up until recently, you never heard players or coaches complain about the NBA regular season being too long. But for some reason, so many guys have gotten hurt during the season, which has caused an outcry for shortening the regular season. The regular season being 82 games allows for players to get paid what they [...]

When Tom Thibodeau would be fired was more of a pressing question than if Tom Thibodeau would be fired. The hammer came down a few years ago and from the onset, Fred Hoiberg’s name emerged. Hoiberg has played in the league and has head coaching experience at the college level, but his hiring still catches [...]

No matter what he does, LeBron will always be compared to the greats. By both fans and other greats. Shaq has always spoken very highly of LeBron as they were teammates briefly in Cleveland. But Shaq also knows what Kobe is made out of, having won three titles together in L.A. Therefore, when Dan Patrick [...]