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John Wall this week was in China to show off his ‘Great Wall’ back tattoo and new adidas logo while visiting the Great Wall of China. You know Wall and adidas have pull when they can convince the Chinese authorities to let them turn the Great Wall into a basketball court. Awesome. [...]

Greg Monroe has apparently been doing anything and everything he can to escape the Detroit Pistons. Accepting Detroit’s qualifying offer—like he’s supposed to do—reeks of doubt and distrust and potential disgust. Rather than secure his financial future, he’ll likely play through next season at a ridiculous discount so he can explore unrestricted free agency in [...]

Ugh. Just when you think Rajon Rondo trade rumors are dead for the time being, they’re revived, but not really. Consider what follows to be a lesson in recycling. T-Spence, a sports radio host, tweeted this: [tweet https://twitter.com/tspence26/status/500931306599886848] It created some buzz, but not much. BasketballInsiders.com picked it up…I think: [tweet https://twitter.com/BBallInsiders/status/501274440596873216] Don’t bother clicking [...]

Jim Boeheim’s latest verbal foray into Carmelo Anthony’s free-agency decision is going to make Phil Jackson blush. The Syracuse head coach was exceedingly vocal leading up to Anthony’s free agency and recurrently admitted he wanted the All-Star forward to sign somewhere he could win. But Anthony signed in New York, where he’s not going to [...]

There are (roughly) 7,045,999,999 in this world who can’t touch Derrick Rose in Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s eyes. The Team USA head coach has strong feelings for the Chicago Bulls point guard. Very strong feelings. So strong, players at Duke might want to start taking offense. Speaking on Rose’s progression and his personality, Coach K threw a [...]

In the NBA’s never-ending, superstar-encompassing game of tag, James Harden is apparently it. During an interview with ESPN.com’s Scoop Jackson, the Houston Rockets and Team USA super stud dished on his ongoing development. The question and answer session is a pretty fun, informative read, so hop to it you consumers of digital media (CoDs for [...]

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“Is it the shoes” was once a popular moniker to sell sneakers over two decades ago, but after the breakout (and injury-free) season Stephen Curry just came off of having after switching to Under Armour; there seems to be some type of truth to the old saying. Into his second year protecting this house with [...]

We’ve all seen the super popular ALS Ice Bucket Challenge videos random people, celebrities, and athletes alike have been posting on social media lately. LA Lakers’ Kobe Bryant got in on the fun tonight when he posted this video to his instagram account. What do you think, cold enough for the Mamba? [...]

Things just keep getting better and better for the Cleveland Cavaliers as it looks like veteran forward Shawn Marion will be another key piece added to their roster, according to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein. The four time all-star played with the Dallas Mavericks for the past four seasons and was a significant component of their championship [...]