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So far, the Derek Fisher hire in New York hasn’t done anything with regard to Melo wanting to stay. Why should it? He’s an unproven coach who was playing a few weeks ago. After meeting with Fisher and Phil Jackson, Melo will still opt out of his contract and become a free agent. To be [...]

Forget the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat have free agency on the brain. More specifically, Pat Riley has Carmelo Anthony in his sights. According to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein and Brian Windhorst, the Heat will try, against all odds, to form a Big Four this summer: The Miami Heat’s immediate focus remains overcoming a 2-1 NBA [...]

The Miami Heat’s three-peat is officially on life support. After squandering Game 1 amid Crampgate, and then embarrassing themselves on their home floor in Game 3, the Heat needed Game 4. They needed to come out with more energy, better execution and more grit. They just needed to win by any means necessary. They couldn’t [...]

Last year when Jordan Brand introduced the long-winded Air Jordan 1 High Retro OG you might have left out a word or three when referencing any of the pairs, but this new mold of the original Jordan sneaker from 1985 have made for all the greatest Jordan I releases ever. The latest iteration is this [...]

The Lakers have intereviewed Byron Scott, Kurt Rambis and Alvin Gentry over the past few weeks and it appears as if it will come down to one of those three men. Initially, it sounded like Scott had the inside track, but that may not be the case. According to Bleacher Report, Rambis has emerged as [...]

It seems like this should’ve happened a long time ago, but Michael Jordan is now a billionaire. Thanks to his imprint on pop culture with his sneakers, and to a larger degree his ownership of the Charlotte Hornets, MJ has now eclipsed that threshold. According to Forbes, Jordan recently increased his stake in the Hornets [...]

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The much hyped 2014 NBA Draft is rapidly approaching.  In roughly 2 weeks, new NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will open the draft announcing that for the 2rd time in 3 seasons, the Cleveland Cavaliers are on the clock with the #1 overall selection. Cleveland has been a tad unpredictable in past drafts, most recently choosing [...]

When Nike introduced the ‘South Beach’ sneaker colorway into the signature sneaker series for LeBron James with the ‘Pre-Heat’ LeBron 8, I don’t think King James or the Swoosh had any (real) idea of how much waves this color combination would cause. The ‘South Beach’ colorway is arguably the most popular debuted on a LeBron [...]

Even with Michael Jordan being the face of the team, the Bobcats never seemed like an attractive destination. But since they’ve become the Hornets again, for some crazy reason, it makes the team more appealing. While the franchise is undergoing this overhaul and re-brand, Jordan is also hoping this new attention translates to wins. They [...]