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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 [...]

Dwight Howard retrospectively strikes again. Since spurning the Los Angeles Lakers to play for the Houston Rockets, the reports haven’t stopped. Rumors have surfaced every which way you turn, like he still hadn’t made a decision or something. Only we’re nearly two months removed from his decision. Still, his link to the Lakers has yet [...]

Ever since the 2012 NBA Playoffs, Pacers center Roy Hibbert has really made a name for himself as one of the best all-around big men in the Association, or at least in the Eastern Conference. The former NCAA standout at Georgetown started his career slowly, averaging only 7.1 points and 3.5 rebounds as a rookie [...]

Gilbert Arenas has been an NBA outcast since his locker room gun incident back in late 2009. Following being waived by a couple of teams, last we checked Arenas has been playing in China for the Shanghai Sharks. So should we be reading into his instagram post yesterday on a practice video saying he’s preparing [...]

The good news is that he’s going out on his own terms. The bad news is that he’s only 34 and hasn’t been himself in about 4-5 years. Either way, Tracy McGrady knows when it’s time to give it up. Yesterday on ESPN’s First Take, McGrady announced that he is stepping away from the NBA. [...]

What day is it……..What day is it?  Surely everyone’s ears are ringing after being forced to watch Geico’s amusing commercial featuring a camel walking through the office on Wednesday, annoyingly chanting trying to get everyone excited about “Hump Day.” The first few times it was funny, even though I prefer their Dikembe Mutombo commercial from [...]

Antawn Jamison is L.A. hopping these days. After a brief one year stint with the Lakers, Jamison agress to a 1 year deal with the Clippers. The Clippers are clearly the better and more exciting team in L.A. these days. Once again, they will have a pretty potent bench, but will all of this translate [...]

Mark Cuban refuses to let the Dallas Mavericks enter rebuilding mode. Er…what exactly would you call this, Mark? Asked about whether this upcoming season would be considered a rebuilding year for the Mavericks, Cuban told The Dallas Morning News rather eloquently that it wasn’t. Oh no. Hell no. Don’t even go there. Look, there’s no [...]

Realizing the title may be a bit alarming for those thinking the team is infringing on players’ rights and freedoms, let me clarify. NBA teams are only using the tracking devices on jersey’s worn during team practices. The player movement information is used by teams for training purposes, to get a better understanding of players [...]