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For those of you that frown upon anointing greatness upon a still up-and-coming amateur baller, while they are not yet a finished product in high school, one might change their opinion upon watching the most recent highlights from South Carolina freshman sensation Seventh Woods. The still only 14 year old elite level prospect has been [...]

It remains to be seen how the Memphis Grizzlies will fair in the playoffs for the first time since trading away Rudy Gay. They’re down 0-1 to the Clippers but it’s a long series. What has been so successful for them all season long has been the interior with Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol. They [...]

It wasn’t as much of a sure thing as Lebron James getting the MVP award again this year, but Knicks’ JR Smith getting the 6th man of the year award is not a shock of any kind. Smith was the Knicks’ second leading scorer behind Carmelo Anthony, and he did it coming off the bench. [...]

Kobe Bryant made a guarantee to the media, his teammates, and the organization. That guarantee throughout the Lakers regular season struggles was ‘don’t worry, we’ll make the playoffs’. Skeptics thought there was no way in hell the Lakers would make the playoffs in the tight Western Conference, but the team played great down the stretch [...]

The day after the NBA season ended, the Cleveland Cavaliers fired coach Byron Scott. Towards the end of the season, there were rumors swirling that there was a rift between star point guard Kyrie Irving and Scott. Whenever there’s a perceived issue between the star player and the head coach, the coach is the one [...]

Throughout the majority of the Lakers-Spurs Game 1 today, injured Lakers star Kobe Bryant was tweeting thoughts and advice for LA to anyone who was listening. As if Kobe Bryant’s tweets don’t get enough attention, a bunch of his tweets were mentioned on air by the TNT crew. So of course reporters had to ask [...]

By the time current Dallas Maverick Vince Carter winds up his illustrious career, and hopefully it won’t be anytime soon, the player who became known as “Half Man-Half Amazing” for his insane leaping ability and devastating dunks may well have cemented himself a spot in the Naismith Hall of Fame. The now 36 year old [...]

When you watch an athlete play for years, it’s easy to forget that they have their own personal lives and they too have had to deal with trials and tribulations as well. Amar’e Stoudemire of the New York Knicks is no stranger to this, and he has decided to share his story. Amar’e has teamed [...]

Chris Paul hasn’t yet come out and said he’s re-signing with the Los Angeles Clippers directly, but he sure seems like he’s ultimately going to. Forget that the Clippers are in the playoffs for the second straight year. That doesn’t have as much to do with his decision right now. What does is how far [...]

We all know that the G.O.A.T– Michael Jordan has accumulated an inordinate amount of wealth over his playing career, plus endorsements, and of course the Jordan Brand. And why not. He’s universally regarded as the best player we’ve ever seen run up and down the hardwood as well as revolutionizing the game and the athletic shoe [...]