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Sometimes the marketing machine in sports can be more creative and cut throat than political attack ads. Check out this creative Chicago Billboard that shows Bulls’ Joakim Noah literally ‘extinguishing’ the Heat’s Lebron James. Clever. (H/t to TheScore/TBJ for the Image) [...]

Back in April, the Phoenix Suns relieved GM Lance Blanks of his duties. The Suns had a disappointing season and you can’t fire the players, of course. Today, their search for a GM came to an end as they hired Ryan McDonough away from the Boston Celtics. McDonough had been the assistant GM in Boston, [...]

Given the names on the Lakers roster, their 7th seed in the playoffs and first round sweep ensure that this season can be deemed a failure. The club had high hopes but fell flat on their faces. I get it: injures didn’t help, but no team has been completely healthy all year. Mike D’Antoni definitely [...]

In celebration of the 4th time LeBron James won the Most Valuable Player award, Nike unveils the special-edition ‘What The LeBron’ pair of the LeBron X sneaker. This LeBron X MVP edition gets the ‘What The LeBron’ nickname from taking elements from different LeBron Xs that released throughout the regular season. Elements from the pairs [...]

Stephen A. Smith is at it again. Speaking on ESPN’s First Take, Smith spoke of a potential blockbuster that could eventually go down between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers. And I’m not even sure “blockbuster” does it justice. The deal in question would have both Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett being sent to [...]

Nate Robinson has been a man on a mission. The way he’s been playing out his mind, it is almost like he’s a shorter more energetic version of Derrick Rose out there. It’s still hard to believe less than a year ago he was struggling to find a roster spot in the NBA. Last night’s [...]

Sure, Kevin Garnett has slowed down but he’s still a lot better than many younger bigs in the league today. Last summer, there was speculation as to whether or not KG would retire. Then Celtics GM Danny Ainge signed him to a 3-year deal valued at north of $30M and that put the uncertainty to [...]

Buckle your seat belts NBA fans, the playoffs are rolling now. This Spurs-Warriors series is going to be a wild ride if last night’s finish is any indication. Steph Curry played out of his mind, he single handedly built a big 4th quarter lead for the Warriors, some fans even left the building. Then, it [...]

The New York Knicks dropped Game 1 to the Indiana Pacers on Sunday but moved a step closer to getting one of their weapons back in the fold. Amare Stoudemire scrimmaged during practice on Monday and barring any setbacks will return to action in Game 3 on Saturday. “The only way I wouldn’t be [available [...]

LeBron James knew who it was that didn’t vote for him as the NBA’s MVP, in a matter of speaking. He didn’t know specifically that it was Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe who voted for Carmelo Anthony, but when pressed about it, he said he had an idea that it was someone from “New [...]