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Last month reports began circulating that the Knicks were considering buying out Amare Stoudemire. A light bulb must have went off with STAT himself, as this week Amare spoke about approaching the Knicks brass over the all-star break and asking for a buy-out so that he could finish the season with a contender that needs [...]

The Jeremy Lin experiment in the NBA is beginning to jump the shark. Linsanity seems like a lifetime ago and much to everyone’s dismay, he’s not a starting PG in the league for a team that wants to be taken seriously, but is bottom feeding. He’s a decent player in a rotation still, but it [...]

As we mentioned when we let you know about Harden being added to the 3-Point Shootout at All-Star Weekend, we are like kids in a candy shop waiting for the event. Why? Two names: Steph Curry and Klay Thompson. These two guys, and the Golden State Warriors have been creeping up on the NBA for [...]

Amar’e Stoudemire’s time with the Knicks may finally be coming to an end. Almost a half-decade ago, the Knicks handed him a five-year, $100 million contract that has become the symbol for all that was wrong with the impulsive and reflexive and logic-eschewing franchise. The upcoming summer has long been the light at the end [...]

Is it just me or is this year’s three point contest the event to watch at this year’s all-star weekend in New York. As a shooting guard I’ve always personally loved that event as much as the dunk contest, but with the decline in popularity of the dunk contest, rookie game, and even the all-star [...]

Old Stories that players tell can sometimes be more entertaining that recollections of an actual game. It’s part of what makes NBATV’s “Open Court” such a great watch. Last night, Kobe Bryant paid a visit to Jimmy Fallon and the two recalled the first time they met each other. They were sent on a beer [...]

The writing has been on the wall for several weeks now and today, the Orlando Magic showed head coach Jacque Vaughn the door. The Magic are a very young team and in the East, anything can happen. But at 15-37, it won’t happen this year and Vaughn won’t be around to see it. In his [...]

This Golden State backcourt is truly amazing. Klay Thompson’s 37-point third quarter a few weeks ago is still unfathomable and we forget that he dropped 52 that game. Well, last night, his backcourt teammate dropped 51 of his very own in a comeback win over the Dallas Mavericks. Golden State was actually down 24-4 in [...]

Anyone excited about Ricky Rubio’s return yet? The T-Wolves are just 100x more fun to watch with Rubio in the lineup. He’s such a good facilitator he can even make Anthony Bennett look like a beast. Check out this no-look dish to Bennett tonight against Miami that led to a huge two hander….. Please enable [...]

Andrew Wiggins is going to be a superstar. No, he’s probably not the second coming of LeBron James, as he was made out to be just before playing his college ball at Kansas. Then again, that same notion seems a lot less ridiculous now than it did leading into the NBA draft. Or just a [...]