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Call Steve Novak what you like, but there’s a correlation to be drawn between him and the New York Knicks winning. Doofy. Clumsy. Un-athletic. Slow. Whiter than snow. All of these are words or phrases often associated with Novak. What’s not often (enough) associated with the stretch forward, is his importance to the current Knicks [...]

I don’t think there is anyone arguing over what the dunk of the week was. DeAndre Jordan obliterating the Pistons was the obvious favorite. They even made a T-Shirt about his post dunk facial expression. But there were plenty of other dunks this week that deserve some love. So peep the weekly THD Video’s dedication [...]

The Knicks and knees don’t jive anymore it seems. Amar’e Stoudemire is out for practically the rest of the season, as he needs more surgery on his knees. Then of course, Carmelo is battling a mystery knee injury that can’t be explained. Then last night, Tyson Chandler made it a trio. The Knicks were in [...]

A little more Pau Gasol sounds good right about now. With the Los Angeles Lakers 9-2 heading into their matchup with the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday night, Gasol wasn’t exactly an afterthought, but there wasn’t any urgency behind his return. But then the Lakers lost to the Hawks, Kobe Bryant and all. Bryant has a severely [...]

Ankle and knee sprains are the most common injuries in basketball. Mainly because of the cutting, starting/stopping, and most of all jumping without certainty of your landing zone. There is much debate about what is considered a dirty play in the NBA. There has always been an understanding that if a defender sticks his foot [...]

Derrick Rose loves his city. When Chicago is mourning, as it turns out, Bulls star Derrick Rose is mourning right a long with them. Chicago has been publicly grieving the death of 6-month old Jonylah Watkins, who was shot five times in a drive-by shooting Tuesday night. Authorities believe her father was the target of [...]

What was more impressive than DeAndre Jordan’s epic dunk on Brandon Knight was the face Jordan made afterwards. It was so classic that Under Armour has decided to turn it into a contest. Rightfully so. Following DeAndre Jordan’s amazing dunk, Under Armour has created a contest to show your best DeAndre Dunk Face!! To participate [...]

With the addition of Rudy Gay, the Toronto Raptors became a very interesting team. Currently, they are currently 9th in the East, but a full 8 games out of the 8th spot. While the playoffs seem unlikely, it’s not impossible. But if they are going to make a run at it, they will have to [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are a young, talented team but injuries over the past couple of seasons have prevented them from reaching their potential. Last year was Ricky Rubio and this year is Kevin Love. But Rubio is back, as you know and last night, he recorded his first career triple-double vs. San Antonio. Rubio, playing [...]

Dwight Howard emerged from the Amway Center with both a victory over the Orlando Magic and some fresh new perspective on the Los Angeles Lakers in hand. Though the prevailing theme in the Lakers’ latest travels was Howard’s return to Orlando, something much greater can be taken away from this: Dwight and Kobe Bryant are [...]