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Last night was the battle of the titans in the Western Conference. The Spurs with the best record in the West took on the Thunder who are owners of the second best record. The Thunder wanted to make a statement that they are the defending Western Conference champs and plan to stay that way. And [...]

Well, this doesn’t look pretty. Late in the second quarter of the Denver Nuggets’ eventual win over the Dallas Mavericks, Danilo Gallinari took Dirk Nowitzki off the dribble with his left hand when suddenly, what seemed like an open path to the basket turned into a potentially season-ending injury. Gallo’s left knee buckled in toward [...]

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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 [...]