California

If real-estate investments portend NBA free-agency decisions, LeBron James needs a new poker face. The four-time MVP, who holds a player option for next season, has apparently purchased a mansion in Brentwood California, making it the second one he’s bought in the area, per the Los Angeles Times‘ Neal J. Leiterbeg: LeBron James has made a [...]

Gary Payton’s election to the Basketball Hall of Fame is a fitting final chapter for one of the greatest guards in NBA history. A product of Oakland, California, Payton was maybe the grittiest defender and greatest trash-talking point guard of all-time. During his 17-year career (1990-2007), Payton, also known as “GP” and “The Glove,” averaged: [...]

As MSG completes a $1 billion dollar renovation, it seems odd that only 1 NBA All-Star Game ever took place there (in 1998), while the New York Knicks have made 5 NBA Finals. Honorable Mention: Bernard King’s 60, Amar’e Stoudemire’s 41, Carmelo Anthony’s 41, Kyrie Irving’s 41, Jeremy Lin’s 38 [...]

May 11, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Denver Nuggets defensive stopper Chris ‘Birdman’ Andersen is currently the subject of an investigation by the Colorado Police and specifically the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit. Today Andersen’s house was searched and the police confiscated his computer and other electronic devices. Birdman wasn’t arrested, and no warrant for [...]

“NYC has the grit and physicality, we have the style and flash, but both have skill and talent.” August 1, 2008 – Dr. Anklesnap Slam Magazine called him the King of Cali Streetball. And for real this dude has being doing it nationwide. The kid from California with the sickest handles has played on the [...]