Tears of pain streaming from LeBron James’ face as he wanders the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland area after Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs finish a 4-0 dismantling of the Cavs in the 2007 NBA Finals. Duncan embraces James, being serious at first, and then joking with him, “this is gonna be your [...]
June 4, 2013
Rob
Blogs, R.S. De France
The Houston Rockets are hoping for the best, but planning for the worst. In this instance, that means the Rockets are crossing their fingers that Dwight Howard will sign to play alongside James Harden. If he doesn’t, they have a backup plan. And that contingency plan’s name is Josh Smith. Per Peter Vecsey formerly of [...]
The NBA’s salary cap is largely determined by how profitable the league is, or basketball related income; a term we heard constantly during the lockout. The league was anticipating a bump in cap space, but it won’t be as high as many would’ve like. While the league made money, it wasn’t as much as projected. [...]
June 3, 2013
Anou Enright
Rumors
Could Nate Robinson and the New York Knicks be destined for a reunion? Robinson won’t rule it out. According to Jared Zwerling of ESPNNewYork.com, though Robinson’s first choice would be to return to the Chicago Bulls, he would welcome the opportunity to return to the Big Apple: Nate Robinson, who will be an unrestricted free [...]
David West’s return to the Indiana Pacers isn’t etched in stone. The 32-year-old power forward had a phenomenal regular season, averaging 17.1 points and 7.7 rebounds on 49.8 percent shooting. He was a big part of what the Pacers did and remains as vital a cog as there is in their attempt to unseat the [...]
With only a few weeks remaining until the 2013 NBA Draft, every NBA team should be doing their homework and scouring tape to get the skinny on each and every prospect in this year’s crop of players. Especially in a year where most experts agree that there are no real All Star caliber superstars, it [...]
We are learning two things from the 2013 NBA Playoffs, specifically from the now epic Heat/Pacers ECF series that will now go to 7 games, and it’s that Miami is now vulnerable with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh reduced to being role players and Paul George and Roy Hibbert are really, really good. Midway through [...]
June 2, 2013
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Allen Moll
2012-13 NBA MVP, Lebron James, sat down with Ahmad Rashad to talk about his season, his MVP, his efforts to be DPOY, and what it means to him to be a father. If you’re like us, you love these little post-season sit downs with league MVPs that air during the playoffs, and give us a [...]
June 1, 2013
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Highlights, Offbeat
Tyler Hansborough has proven throughout these playoffs that he’s hard nosed, hard working, and gritty. That said, he hasn’t really been able to make a shot or keep from turning the ball over. But sometimes coaches like players who get under the skin of the opposing team. Hansborough has been doing that each and every [...]
May 31, 2013
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Highlights, Offbeat