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Most NBA players don’t ever get a sneaker named after them and only see their names on Player Exclusive shoes. Players who occupy that already small space almost never have multiple versions release, but LeBron James is anything but common. Check out a sample version of his eighth team sneaker; the Nike Zoom LeBron Soldier [...]

Take that, Dwight Howard. Of the many, many mysteries and questions that exist between Kobe Bryant and his previous and current Los Angeles Lakers teammates, the bond shared by Pau Gasol and himself is not one of them. The two are friends. Close friends. From what they’ve both said about each other over the last [...]

Even though the Indiana Pacers were able to even up their series with the Hawks, they’re still showig signs of imploding. Apparently, Lance Stephenson and Evan Turner got into a physical altercation before game 1. This is troubling for two reasons: 1) teammates from a legit title contender are fighting, and 2) Evan Turner has [...]

This dunk is certainly worth watching again. But probably more worthwhile is seeing the reaction from the crowd outside the arena, and listening to the Canadian announcers lose their minds ‘JACK’… [...]

This is so Mark Jackson. During his time as head coach of the Golden State Warriors, Jackson has rarely hesitated to speak his mind or talk in hyperbole. That’s what we love about him, because it’s so entertaining. That’s what Warriors management may hate about him, because it’s too damn entertaining. Of all the things [...]

Last week, Kentucky freshman James Young declared for the NBA draft and today he teammate Julius Randle has done the same. All season long, Randle has been rumored to be a lottery pick so this makes financial sense for him. During the season, he had flashes of brilliance and flashes on head-scratching moments. But his [...]

Gregg Popovich’s Spurs continue to fly under the radar and I’m willing to bet he prefers it that way. Despite not always being talked about, his accomplishments are not being overlooked. For the third time in his career, Pop has been named coach of the year. He joins only Pat Riley and Don Nelson as [...]

Over the weekend, in an attempt to pump up the Tornto crowd before the Raptors hosted the Brooklyn Nets, Raptors GM Masai Ujiri grabbed the mic at a pep rally filled with Raptors fans and yelled “F*** Brooklyn.” As you can imagine, that was well received by the crowd. At first, NBA league offices were [...]

Although the Grizzlies eventually outlasted the Thunder in Overtime of Game 2, it wasn’t for lack of trying by Kevin Durant and the Thunder. Every time the game was seemingly out of hand, Westbrook and Durant pulled off some amazing buckets to get it close. Case in point, Kevin Durant pulled off this absolutely ridiculous [...]

Mike Woodson is history, Phil Jackson has a lot of work to do and Carmelo Anthony—well, he wants to be Dwight Howard. Okay, then. On the same day the New York Knicks parted ways with their embattled head coach, Sporting News’ Sean Deveney (h/t Bleacher Report) brought word that Anthony is looking for a free-agency [...]