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Kobe Bryant really is back. When it was announced that the Black Mamba was medically cleared for all basketball-related activities, optimism was reserved. It’s been over seven months. Hopes shouldn’t skyrocket. Not when they stand to be dashed. Turns out that Kobe really is back, though. Draining shots, dropping dimes, making a fool out of [...]

Remember how good the Nets were supposed to be after acquiring those pieces during the off-season? Weren’t they supposed to be a top 4 team in the East and legit contenders? Sure, it’s still early, but none of that stuff is panning out. In fact, it’s so bad that they bailed on the media last [...]

Now we’re getting somewhere. More than 10 percent of the NBA season is in the books, allowing us to form conclusions based off more than two games and a bottle of Grey Goose. Now’s the time when the tankers begin to settle in and contenders that aren’t the Miami Heat start playing like they care. [...]

Mamba reloaded. Kobe Bryant has been medically cleared to resume basketball activities and has returned to Lakers practice. Naturally, he’s out of shape (his words, not ours) and just because he’s been cleared doesn’t mean he should jump in head first. As we know, it will take some time before he trusts his body enough [...]

Rajon Rondo hasn’t played a game for the Celtics in what seems like forever. In fact, with the departure of all of the key components from Boston, we’ve almost forgotten about him. But when he returns from his ACL tear, he will once again be one of the top PGs. And his injury hasn’t stopped [...]

The guys on the Cleveland Cavaliers’ roster apparently don’t know how this is supposed to work. A players-only meeting is intended to get guys on the same page and to right the ship. An altercation is the last thing that should happen. However, according to ESPN, that’s exactly what transpired. The Cavs had a players-only [...]

If you remember, last year around this time(November 20th to be exact) half of the NBA was tweeting in amazement about a 5’10 Division III player from Grinnell College that went on a scoring binge, setting the all time NCAA scoring mark for a game. Of course, we are referring to Jack Taylor, who broke [...]

There have been a number of famous siblings following in their father’s footsteps by paving their own way to the highest level of basketball lately. In the past we have seen Michael Jordan’s two sons succeed on the collegiate level, Doc Rivers’ son Austin, once the top ranked high school player in the country, get [...]

A diminished version of Kobe Bryant is better than no Kobe Bryant. That’s the stance Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike D’Antoni is taking. To an extent, it’s one that he’s always took. He hasn’t allowed Kobe’s absence to dominate post-game pressers nor has he entertained the prospect of his uncertain return more than he [...]

To some it’s still hard to fathom that Rasheed Wallace, the NBA’s all time leader in technical fouls, is now an up-and-coming assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons, but its a proven fact that Rasheed was arguably one of the most talented and versatile big men of his generation. Standing 6’11, he was capable of [...]