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Rappers want to be ballers and basketball players want to spit raps. With the two subcultures so closely intertwined it isn’t unusual to see crossover with stars in each lane. If you’ve seen the Lance Stephenson music video to the three verses he rapped over the overwhelmingly popular Bobby Shmurda ‘Hot N****’ track then you [...]

Tim Duncan is a class act. He’s the big fundamental. But that doesn’t mean after all the years of playing with Manu Ginobili he hasn’t picked up a trick or two when it comes to selling a call to the refs. But in tonight’s game against Minnesota Timberwolves, Duncan put up what may be considered [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves probably won’t make the playoffs again this year, but on paper, they’re loaded with young talent and experienced vets. One of the latter is Kevin Martin who has been playing well so far this season, averaging north of 20 ppg. Unfortunately for Minny, Martin will be out for an extended period of [...]

After their loss to the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night, the Memphis Grizzlies have to deal with significant loss of players for their game versus the Boston Celtics on Friday. Almost half of their roster will likely be forced to sit out this game as seven of their players are battling a stomach virus, reports the [...]

Touche, Doc. Touche. Right before the Clippers thrashed the Heat on national television, Doc Rivers was asked about Ray Allen, who still hasn’t decided whether he’ll return to NBA action and chase another title or retire a two-time champion. His answer was, predictably, awesome, balanced with the right amount of snark and innocent sense of [...]

The Knicks are bad. Let’s not split hairs about this. They’re awful. They need a savior, someone who can rescue them from the Eastern Conference doldrums. Good thing two superheroes in Jose Calderon and Andrea Bargnani, neither of whom has played this season, are on their way back. From the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: [...]

Allen Iverson has been slaying giants for his entire career as an undersized scoring guard in the NBA. Now in his life after the NBA he has just slayed another giant. This time a corporate one. Nike. Back in October, Nike let the world know they were releasing 2-3 tribute editions of the “Zoom Flight [...]

Jason Kidd made his return last night to Brooklyn as the Bucks faced the Nets. Based on the way in which he departed Brooklyn, fans aren’t that fond of Kidd who is arguably the best player in franchise history. Listen to the reception Kidd receives when he is announced. Please enable Javascript to watch this [...]

Please enable Javascript to watch this video Some pretty impressive dimes over the past week. Although it’s sad to see Rose out for a bit, was nice to see him putting on a show with this kind of hang-time and court vision. But we aren’t sleeping on the Curry dish either. Dubs are on fire. [...]

It’s amazing the impact winning can have on someone’s attitude and general demeanor. Take Kobe Bryant, following the Lakers’ surprise 98-92 victory over the Rockets Wednesday night. No one saw it coming. Sure, Dwight Howard didn’t play as he tended to a sprained knee, but still. It was a pleasant shock for those in Tinseltown [...]