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He’s back. Kobe Bryant has officially returned for the Los Angeles Lakers, blowing our weekly NBA power rankings straight to hell…is what I would’ve written if that actually happened. The Black Mamba is indeed back, but hasn’t done anything to shift our standings. If anything, he hurt the Lakers by not rising up out of [...]

When Jason Kidd demoted assistant coach Lawrence Frank a week ago or so, it caught many by surprise as there wasn’t much of an explanation provided. But as is the case with most things, we now know why. Apparently, Kidd and Frank got into it and the head coach laid into the assistant with an [...]

During the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2012-2013 NBA Playoffs, Lance Stephenson rose to the occasion stepping up into a pivotal role with the Pacers while wearing his first Player Exclusive pairs of the AND1 Tai Chi. Being the only And1 Basketball player in the NBA at the time (now there are three), Stephenson didn’t [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUDGIgXKmlE In this spot we see Harlem rappers Cam’Ron & Juelz Santana team up with Santa for a pick-up basketball game in the latest Reebok commercial for the upcoming ‘Ghost Of Christmas’ pack. Here we see The Diplomats front men challenged to a hoops game out in Miami by some locals. Little do they know [...]

Because of the mediocrity of the East, teams who are sitting pretty so far from a standings perspective shouldn’t be as high as they are. The Washington Wizards are benefiting from this. They have one of the five best records in the Conference and are right around .500. They’ll have to keep up their good [...]

We’re barely into December and we’re already hearing talks that Jason Kidd’s job is safe. The fact that that is even a topic already should give Nets fans pause. But what should ease their minds a bit is the fact that Paul Pierce and Deron Williams may be returning to action soon. They were each [...]

Rajon Rondo doesn’t know how to fix the New York Knicks. Then again, who does? Speaking with reporters, Rondo was asked about the recent rumor that Carmelo Anthony was recruiting him to join the Knicks in 2015, when he’ll become an unrestricted free agent. Rondo’s former high school coach at Oak Hill Academy, Steve Smith, [...]

It’s all about the future for the Toronto Raptors, and Rudy Gay won’t be a part of it. According to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc J. Spears, the Raptors agreed to trade Rudy Gay to the Sacramento Kings: The Toronto Raptors have reached an agreement in principle to send Rudy Gay to the Sacramento [...]

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Welp. New York Knicks fans weren’t supposed to be worried about Carmelo Anthony leaving. Why would he? He loves New York. The city has endless marketing opportunities. The Knicks have $129 million with his name on it. ‘Melo is the only player an alcohol-basted James Dolan would jump through a ring of fire for. He’s [...]