History

Have you ever played NBA 2K on a level that you shouldn’t really be playing on to be competitive just to see what crazy numbers you could put up? That is essentially what James Harden did against the Orlando Magic last night. He became the 1st player in NBA history to score 60 points and [...]

The Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs appear to be playing on a whole separate level than the rest of the NBA at the midway point of the season. They are a combined 72-10 in 82 games (an 88% winning percentage) while the rest of the league is a combined 558-575 (a 49% winning [...]

January 13, 1999 is a day that will live in infamy for Bulls fans, NBA fans and sports fan alike as Michael Jordan retired from the Chicago Bulls after 13 seasons for the second and what we thought would be the last time. This was during the NBA lockout of 1999 in which the season [...]

February 27, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors This footage is clearly not recent as Kobe is wearing a Drew League jersey from a summer league game, but it was just posted recently by the fellas at JerseyChaser.com. Given we just featured an infographic comparing Kobe to MJ in the scoring department, we thought this video [...]

February 8, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Wilt Chamberlain was one of the greatest big men of all-time in the NBA. His dominance over the competition during his era (see Wilt’s 100 point game as proof), has had people debating for years if should even be considered the greatest of all-time, regardless of position. Even [...]

April 27, 2011 – Allen Moll It’s hard not to get nostalgic when thinking of some of the best opening round playoff series in NBA history. In most people’s minds they include legendary names like Jordan, Bird, and Nash in addition to some younger players coming of age like Rose, Davis, and Mutombo. [...]

April 8, 2011 – R.S. De France While their Lakers’ era ended in turmoil, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal were fatefully paired up again in the 2009 All-star Game in Phoenix, Arizona, where they shared MVP honors for the Western Conference. Now, with the Lakers and Celtics on a possible Finals-collision course, the NBA and [...]

November 24, 2010 – Dr. Anklesnap What is the longest basketball game you have ever seen? I can’t remember any i’ve watched going more than 3 or 4 overtime sessions at most. So to hear this morning about this NCAA Division III men’s basketball game last night between Skidmore and South Vermont that went into [...]

September 17, 2010 – Kevin Burke It’s no secret that the NBA goes through different eras.  All of which played a role in giving us the league in which we know and love today. We currently live in the the era of the scoring perimeter player. Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Tracy McGrady, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, [...]

August 3, 2010 – Allen Moll With Lebron James’ and Chris Bosh’s recent defections from the teams that drafted them to the supposed promised land of South Beach, to play alongside Dwyane Wade on the Heat, many fans have already annointed the trio of All Stars as the favorites to win not only the 2011 [...]