Chris Paul isn’t going to play in the NBA forever. No one is (I don’t think). All players have a shelf life; every single one of them. Most play until they can’t play anymore. Some walk away on top, after winning a title and/or while they still have something left. During an “HBO Real Sports” [...]
October 23, 2013
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Forget about who Michael Jordan thinks he can beat in a game of one-on-one. Let’s talk about who Blake Griffin wants to see play one-on-one. Asked during an interview with Bleacher Report which three sets of players he would like to see go head-to-head, Griffin’s matchups included a LeBron James-Kevin Durant showdown, a battle of [...]
October 2, 2013
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For Monday’s presser, the sneakers were just as prevalent as the new ‘Back In Blue’ adiZero sleeved uniforms debuted by the Los Angeles Clippers. Jordan Brand representatives Chris Paul and Blake Griffin wore PE versions of the Jordan CP3.VII & Jordan Super.Fly 2 respectively in the ‘Back In Blue’ colorway. DeAndre Jordan surprisingly wore a [...]
October 1, 2013
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Exclusives, Kicks
New Head Coach of the Brooklyn Nets Jason Kidd recently joked with Carmelo Anthony during a 9-11 dedication about changing uniforms. All Kidd-ing aside, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, and Kobe Bryant lead the list of the NBA’s free agents in the summer of 2014. Anthony’s name has been mentioned in connection with the Los Angeles [...]
September 30, 2013
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R.S. De France
The NBA doesn’t have any points right now. Not any real ones, at least. That’s what Hall of Famer Gary Payton believes anyway. Or something close to it. Leading up to his Hall of Fame nuptials, Payton made plenty of headlines for the opinions he offered on the Association, and its past and present players. [...]
September 12, 2013
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Dirk Nowitzki is the Dallas Mavericks. When wondering why Mark Cuban won’t consider trading Dirk, it’s as simple as that—he is the Mavericks. Even at 35, he represents everything Dallas wants to stand for, everything that Cuban is looking for in a franchise superstar. Asked on the Artie Lange show why he wouldn’t trade Nowitzki, [...]
September 10, 2013
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The NBA was close to losing Kevin Garnett. Nearly two decades deep into his career, the 37-year-old had plans to call it quits if he wasn’t playing under one non-negotiable condition: next to Paul Pierce. During a recent interview with China’s Sinas Sports (via Celtics Life) Garnett said he would have retired if he hadn’t [...]
September 6, 2013
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Could Lamar Odom find himself donning purple and gold once more? According to Radar online (h/t New York Post) the Los Angeles Lakers have reached out to Odom and told him they’re prepared to sign him if he goes to rehab to kick whatever drug habit he has: The Los Angeles Lakers have told troubled [...]
August 30, 2013
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For Antawn Jamison, there was only the Los Angeles Clippers. No really, there was no one else. At least that’s what he says. “In my heart I really didn’t want to go anywhere else,” he said, according to Eric Patten of Clippers.com. Hopefully he didn’t say something similar to the Los Angeles Lakers last year [...]
August 29, 2013
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Mark Cuban’s not sorry that he’s not sorry. Since his Dallas Mavericks won an NBA title in 2011, Cuban has taken a lot of flack for the decisions he’s made or simply allowed to be made. After Dirk Nowitzki led them to a championship over the Miami Heat, the team was essentially dismantled. Just like [...]
August 7, 2013
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