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It was a wild finish on Tuesday night at Milwaukee. The road team—Miami Heat—looked to notch a victory against the Bucks and they almost did, but they couldn’t hold on to their big lead in the final period and also couldn’t even secure the ball down at the last few seconds of the game, allowing [...]

In the modern age of the internet and Twitter, college basketball scouts have a major edge when it comes to recruiting some of today’s elite 5 star recruits. Virtually every week, another of the myriad of the nation’s top high school players puts out another mixtape filled with dunks, highlight reel passes, and above the [...]

On paper, the Sacramento Kings don’t have a terrible roster, but it will be tough for them to even make the playoffs out west. Couple the struggles in the West with a coaching change mid-way through the season and you have a tumultuous year. DeMarcus Cousins agrees, as he thinks this season has been nothing [...]

The maddest thing about March Madness isn’t the basketball — it’s the cash. The sheer amount of money about to circulate between networks, advertisers, and universities is so shocking the only way to truly appreciate it is visually. Where is all that money coming from, and where is it all going? Brace yourself. You may [...]

The relationship of Kevin Love and LeBron James has been an interesting one so far during their tenure as teammates. LeBron’s famous “fit in” tweet aimed at Love a few months ago really demonstrated that the two aren’t on the same page. And according to Love, they’re not exactly “best friends” either. But that’s fine. [...]

Despite the valiant effort from Nets’ center Brook Lopez, who finished with a game-high of 31 points—his team still couldn’t notch the victory. The Celtics’ balanced attack, led by Evan Turner’s triple-double (19 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists), was more than enough to give them the 110-91 road win, which also snapped their three-game skid. [...]

Marc Gasol and the New York Knicks’ dance around and toward each other continues. Actually, it’s not so much a two-party dance as it is one-sided stalking. One party (the Knicks) is obviously gunning for the other, while the targeted party (Gasol) tries to elude their grasp, at least for now, amid a heated NBA [...]

A few weeks ago, Amar’e Stoudemire called out the Mavericks for joking around too much. That should be taken to heart, considering he hasn’t even been there two months. The Mavs are currently 7th in the West, but even Rick Carlisle is disappointed with the team as well. “We had to get shots,” Carlisle said [...]

With only a few games left in the 2014-15 regular season, Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird says he expects Paul George to play this year. “He’s getting a lot better,” Bird said. “I think he has to go through a series of tests this week, just like we’ve always been doing to see where he’s at. [...]

Professional basketball careers in the United States cannot last forever. Stephon Marbury, a two-time All-Star during his 13 seasons of NBA service, moved on from the league in 2009. The point guard left a lasting impression, however, twice earning third-team All-NBA honors while racking up 19.3 points and 7.6 assists per game throughout 846 appearances. [...]