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Enough Phil Jackson talk. Let’s discuss Andrea Bargnani. You know Bargs. The bouncy-haired Italian who hasn’t played since Jan. 22. The one the New York Knicks gave up three draft picks, Steve Novak, Marcus Camby and Quentin Richardson for. Yeah, that Bargs. Well, according to Bleacher Report’s Howard Beck, Bargs is with the Knicks largely [...]

The NBA Playoffs are about a month away so the time is ripe for Nike to unveil the updated versions of their premiere signature sneakers for the post season. Take a look at what Kevin Durant, LeBron James, and (possibly) Kobe Bryant will be wearing as part of the 2014 Nike Elite Team sneaker series. [...]

If Kobe Bryant’s will be done, then Mike D’Antoni’s tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers will soon be over. According to the Sporting News’ Sean Deveney, Bryant wants the Lakers to hire a new coach before next season: ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith reported on Wednesday morning that he had heard D’Antoni would be out, and [...]

Being the competitor that he is, you know that Kobe Bryant would like to play some more this year, even if it’s the final 5 games on a season going absolutely nowhere. But because of his age and nagging injuries, the Lakers are going to officially shut him down according to Yahoo. This makes sense. [...]

Despite all of the hype surrounding this season’s fabulous freshmen like Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, and Julius Randle, a relative under the radar frosh named Joel Embiid has emerged as the frontrunner for the #1 selection in the 2014 NBA Draft. After playing organized basketball for all of 2 seasons prior to arriving on the [...]

The speculation is over. Phil Jackson has agreed to “oversee” the New York Knicks according to the NY Post. He will likely serve as team president, a role currently held by Steve Mills (however, Mills will remain with the team in a modified role). Details are still being ironed out, but you can safely assume [...]

Three cheers, eight fist-pumps and infinite twerks for movement. The NBA is rife with movement this week. Goliaths fell, Davids ascended and the enfeebled experienced success. Translation: It’s been weird in the NBA lately. (Spoiler alert.) (Seriously.) (Don’t read what comes next if you don’t want to ruin the below contents.) (I’m not joking.) (Okay, [...]

When Kobe Bryant hurt his knee after playing his sixth game this season, we were all led to believe that he’d be back right around the all-star break. Well, that has come and gone and still no sign of Kobe. With the season ending next month and the Lakers going no where fast, you have to [...]

If Phil Jackson takes this front office gig with the Knicks, as is being reported, his first order of business may be to hire his former Bulls player Steve Kerr, according to the New York Post. I’m not exactly sure what qualifies Kerr to be a candidate for such a high-profile job as a rookie head coach. [...]

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