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Oklahoma State guard Marcus Smart made the unusual decision to return to the Cowboys for his sophomore season in an attempt to not only win an NCAA Title but improve his draft stock. Up until two weeks ago, both scenarios seemed to be a distinct possibility as the OK State Cowboys had gotten out to [...]

Mo Cheeks is out for the Detroit Pistons, so could Lionel Hollins be in? In true NBA, we-don’t-care-what-day-it-is fashion, the Pistons fired their head coach on Sunday. Cheeks’ dismissal was first reported by Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski and surprised, well, just about everyone. It’s not that Cheeks was doing a good job—he wasn’t. The Pistons [...]

Ladies and gentleman, meet Roy Hibbert, All-Star behemoth and resident party pooper. Indiana Pacers teammate Paul George accepted an invite to participate in the NBA All-Star Weekend’s dunk competition, going against Hibbert’s wishes. “I don’t think Paul should do it to tell you the truth,” Hibbert said, per the Indianapolis Star‘s Candace Buckner. “He’s doing [...]

Just as the Lakers get Steve Nash back, they’ll be without Nick Young for a few weeks. Young, arguably the best Laker this season, is being sidelined for a at least two weeks with a knee injury. He injured his knee on Wednesday in a win over Cleveland. Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young, who injured [...]

Oh, joy. The Miami Heat are still trying to win their third consecutive title, yet the LeBron James free agency talk is already in full swing. It has been for quite some time, which was to be expected because 1) he left the Cleveland Cavaliers in extravagant fashion in 2010 and 2) he’s LeBron James. [...]

Nothing lasts forever, and Jared Jeffries is apparently aware of that. People who have gone through it already always caution young athletes to think about a life beyone playing because it will end one day. Looks like Jared was listening. Now retired from the league, Jeffries is hosting a fishing show on Outdoor Channel called “Modern [...]

Do the New York Knicks know what tampering is? Okay, just checking. Because this sounds a lot like tampering. While on ESPN New York 98.7 FM, Stephen A. Smith made it clear that the Knicks want Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau to be their next head coach. He also made it clear that they’ve [...]

Paul George is next on a long list of athletes to get caught up with a woman on the side…and have a baby. This has become the norm and athletes of all shapes and sizes have gone through it. The details, however, of each story is what’s interesting. Daniela and George go back to over [...]

It has been quite the week in the NBA Developmental League, better known simply as the D-League. Oft times an afterthought to the average NBA fan, many players have properly used the D-League as a vehicle to further develop their games, hone their skills, and eventually make an NBA roster like Phoenix’ Gerald Green, Houston’s [...]

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