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Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs earlier this season were fined and then subsequently sued for sitting their starters against the Miami Heat. David Stern felt that it was a disservice to fans who had paid for tickets to see the Spurs ‘Big Three’. Yet, here we are, in early April and the Miami [...]

For a guy that grew up on NBA basketball in the 90’s, Gary Payton was more of a legend than most of the NBA fans today probably realize. NBA.com and FoxSportsFlorida.com report that Payton, the anticipated headliner of the class of 2013, will have his selection officially announced on Monday and that John Stockton and [...]

As we lead up to an epic Final Four this weekend in Atlanta, several high profile coaches are in town making media appearances and doing television interviews, giving their spot on analysis and prognostications as to who will be playing for the 2013 National Title. Current and former NCAA coaches like Bob Knight, Tom Crean, [...]

New York Knicks star guard J.R. Smith has had a bit of a roller coaster career thus far, but this year he is getting plenty of attention for the positive things he brings to a contending team. No one has ever doubted Smith’s athletic ability and/or skill set, what often comes into question is shot [...]

I wouldn’t want to even consider looking directly into Woodson’s eyes after this poor defensive close out on the shooter by Iman Shumpert. [...]

The Washington Wizards have been playing extremely well since John Wall returned from injury, and it’s almost a certainty that they would’ve been in the playoff picture. But it’s not all John Wall. Bradley Beal hit his stride towards the middle of the season as well, which sparked the turnaround. However, despite his good play [...]

If you wanted the Los Angeles Lakers to sign Mike D’Antoni over Phil Jackson, you were like me. Together, we were also two of the few. But that’s neither he nor there anymore. Choosing Jackson over D’Antoni wouldn’t have been a bad decision. I was (and still am) just of the mind that the organization [...]

A few nights ago, Brittney Griner’s collegiate basketball career ended prematurely when Louisville topped Baylor in the Sweet 16. Griner will now go on to a professional basketball career in the WNBA. But how about the NBA? Mark Cuban has recently stated that he would take a shot on Griner and actually draft her. Personally, [...]

The Mike Rice situation at Rutgers is very disturbing. Young men go off to college and parents trust that teachers and coaches will protect them. Yesterday, the disturbing video of Rice verbally and physically abusing his players at Rutgers surfaced. Naturally, he was fired today because of the outcry. The unfortunate part about this story [...]

It’s time we followed in Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal’s footsteps, and just let it all go. There’s something I never thought I’d write. After three championships worth of animosity, the Los Angeles Lakers mercifully split these two up when Shaq was traded to the Miami Heat in 2004. Perhaps “mercifully” isn’t the right word, [...]