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Sometimes we assume that just because a guy plays basketball for a living, that all is well in his life. Actually, sometimes money and fame can bring on more problems. But I know, let’s not feel sympathy for these millionaires. But then, there are also doubts in your abilities. Gary Payton felt these doubts once [...]

For Antawn Jamison, there was only the Los Angeles Clippers. No really, there was no one else. At least that’s what he says. “In my heart I really didn’t want to go anywhere else,” he said, according to Eric Patten of Clippers.com. Hopefully he didn’t say something similar to the Los Angeles Lakers last year [...]

Playing behind Chris Paul, Eric Bledsoe has played limited minutes in his young NBA career. However, what we’ve seen from him has been impressive. He’s not the tallest guy in the world, but he’s arguably one of the most athletic guys in the league. His new teammate Goran Dragic agrees and has some high praise. [...]

Eastern Conference teams beware. Frank Vogel recently told Pacers.com’s Scott Agness that Danny Granger’s rehabilitation is on point. “It’s really exciting,” Vogel said of Granger. “Danny is on schedule, looks really good, he’s making progress each week and we’re hoping that were going to be having a full-strength Danny Granger this year to add to [...]

Back in the late 80’s and into the early 90’s, the urban music scene was going through a transformation from pop or disco to the much more lyric driven, message sending hip-hop that eventually spawned the era of gangsta rap. Leading the charge back then, was West Coast based icons NWA, who not only tried [...]

Micro sensor equipped basketball delivers real-time audible feedback to help coach professional shooting mechanics, creating a new basketball experience They are calling the ball ‘EVO ONE’ and its already getting a lot of hype in basketball training circles. The they in the equation is a company called Shooters Revolution™, creators of innovative technology-infused basketball products [...]

The summer isn’t over yet, there are still a lot of basketball to be played. That being said, the AND1 brand looks to end the the season off right with the AND 1 Labor Day Summer Remix event in Philly. Spaning from August 29th to September 1st, the AND1 Labor Day Summer Remix takes place [...]

Listen to Jeff Van Gundy. The former NBA coach and current ESPN color analyst is at a loss for hair, but his supply of hot knowledge exceeds that of yours, mine and probably your neighbor’s too. So when he calls the recently retired Tracy McGrady an all-time great, accept what he’s saying as fact. While [...]

To any hoops fan under the age of 30, asking a question of whether recently retired Tracy McGrady belongs in the Naismith Hall of Fame may be a ridiculous proposition. I mean, the guy has played for 5 teams over the past 5 seasons and has been nothing more than a glorified role player since [...]

Several months ago, you may remember the story of Scottie Pippen getting into an altercation with a fan seeking an autograph. According to reports, this person asked Pip for an autograph, Pip declined, the fan said some nasty things to Pip, and he reacted. This fan had to be hospitalized and it was widely believed [...]