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Less than a week ago, it was fairly easy to predict this Thursday’s Top 3 draft selections, with Cleveland being enamored with Kansas big man Joel Embiid, Milwaukee going with Jabari Parker, and Philly winding up with hoops phenom Andrew Wiggins. But following the news that top prospect Embiid had foot surgery on Friday and [...]

June 22nd was a good day for hoops in Boston thanks to the 7th annual Biv20K Blacktop Classic. Hosted by Michael Bivins of Bell Biv Deveo of ‘Poison’ fame (never trust a big butt and a smile) who is actually from Beantown and features teams made up from players hailing from both Boston and New [...]

Time to whale on that panic button, Miami. Just kidding. Miami Heat fans have nothing to worry about. Yet. LeBron James is a still a member of the Heat. For now. According to ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst (h/t Eye On Basketball), chances are LeBron will opt out of his current contract with the Heat and become [...]

For two seasons, imposing Baylor big man Isaiah Austin has been one of our most favorite players to cover here at THD. But following cutting his collegiate experience short with the Bears following his sophomore season, the 7’1 shot blocker with the trademark eyewear and condor-like wingspan potentially could go undrafted due to team concerns [...]

If you’re looking for a dark horse in the Kevin Love trade sweepstakes, you got it. You can thank the Denver Nuggets. During an article in which he refuted reports that the Boston Celtics had made the strongest offer for the Minnesota Timberwolves superstar, Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald brought word that the Nuggets [...]

Going out as winners is for losers. Right now, anyway. Fourth title of the Big Three era in hand, the San Antonio Spurs could call it quits. Not disband as a franchise literally, but cease to exist as we know them. Tim Duncan could retire with five rings, his most recent memory that of becoming [...]

Passive. Shy. Polite. Quiet. All of those words could have been used to describe NBA draft prospect and Kansas Jayhawks alum Andrew Wiggins a few weeks ago. But now he’s turning those assumptions typically associated with moderate NBA success inside out and exuding confidence and bravado and outspokenness we never really saw while he was [...]

That didn’t take long. The San Antonio Spurs haven’t even cracked their last bottle of NBA championship bubbly—or Tim Duncan’s case, NBA championship warm milk—yet, and already the focus has shifted to the team they dethroned. [tweet https://twitter.com/danfavale/status/478376989725057025] This always figured to be a big offseason for the Miami Heat, what with LeBron James, Dwyane [...]

With two forgettable seasons in the rearview mirror for Derrick Rose, everyone has to be unsure if his knees will hold up in the future. Granted, each injury was completely unrelated, but that’s the part that makes his future even more scary. Rose has stated previously that he wanted to play for Team USA this [...]

Now that the World Cup is here, Jordan Brand jumps into the fray of sportswear companies with themed releases surrounding the (actual) Football event being held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil by releasing the limited ‘Brazil Pack’ featuring new colorways of the Air Jordan VI (6) and Jordan CP3.VII AE as well as a complete [...]