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Don’t look now, but the Indiana Pacers are just a mere 4.5 games out of first place in the East. They’ve managed to put together one of their best seasons in recent memory, while flying under the radar and doing so without Danny Granger. Imagine where they’d be with Granger. Looks like we won’t have [...]

With Andrew Bynum still watching from the sidelines, the Philadelphia 76ers are open to trying almost anything, which apparently includes shopping Evan Turner. According to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, Philly is gauging league-wide interest in the third-year swingman: The Sixers, sources say, are open to a shakeup as they continue to wait for the return of [...]

Inspired by the the explosive energy Bulls enthusiasts in Chicago have, Derrick Rose would serve as the spark (get it) that lights the fire underneath both the team and fans alike. This sneaker features a mainly Infrared upper with a black Sprintframe midsole.  For an accent color, the bright Electricity of Crazy Light 2 fame, [...]

During a difficult season for the L.A. Lakers, the chanting Staples Center crowd has pleaded with Lakers management to, “Bring back Phil!” While I admire Jackson as a coach, probably as much as anyone, you don’t have to fly to Montana to figure out why he won’t come back to the Lakers, not this season. [...]

If you were snubbed from the all-star game, would you still participate in the other contests if you were invited? It was rumored that Golden State’s Steph Curry would turn down the invite if asked to do the 3-point shootout. But apparently that isn’t the case as he will participate. This should be a good [...]

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Former head coach Stan Van Gundy has gotten a little ribbing from folks about his recent opinion on John Wall. Van Gundy didn’t say all that much wrong. The problem was that he was sort of implying that Wall wasn’t fit to be an NBA team’s cornerstone player. Reasonably, that suggestion was met with some [...]

I don’t know about you, but the Slam Dunk Contest for me has always been one of the two best things about the NBA All-star Weekend. Sure it has had its ups and downs with rule changes, weak talent pool years, and controversy, but you can’t tell me that if you love basketball you don’t [...]

Superstitions in sports is nothing new. One common trend happens to be when everyone on a team grows a beard for a common cause. Typically, that’s at the beginning of the playoffs as comradery for winning. But how about as a way to help a losing situation? This may be a first. The Dallas Mavericks [...]