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LeBron James Won’t Pull a Carmelo Anthony Against Roy Hibbert

LeBron James Won’t Pull a Carmelo Anthony Against Roy Hibbert

LeBron James doesn’t intend to feel Carmelo Anthony’s pain. The Chosen One saw Hibbert’s block on ‘Melo. He understood how impressive it was and what it meant. Everyone did. ‘Melo and his New York Knicks had the momentum. Hibbert’s block swayed that momentum back in the Indiana Pacers’ favor. It’s not a stretch to say [...]

May 22, 2013 admin Blogs 4

Phil Jackson Talks Job Opportunities, Lakers, Sonics, and More on Dan Patrick Show

Phil Jackson Talks Job Opportunities, Lakers, Sonics, and More on Dan Patrick Show

Phil Jackson yesterday appeared on the Dan Patrick Show to talk about his latest book. Yes, the same one where he explains in detail why Michael Jordan was on another level from Kobe Bryant. In the interview he talks about job offers, his coaching career, and a proposed deal if Chris Hansen would have secured [...]

May 22, 2013 admin Rumors 0

Iconic Picture From Wreckage After Kevin Durant Donates $1 Million to Oklahoma Tornado Relief

Iconic Picture From Wreckage After Kevin Durant Donates $1 Million to Oklahoma Tornado Relief

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant donated a cool $1 million to the Red Cross on Tuesday after the 22-mile long tornado swept through Oklahoma on Monday, killing 24 people including nine children and leaving plenty of residents homeless and fighting for survival. The devastation and wreckage was broad reaching. The news of Durant’s donation [...]

May 22, 2013 admin Offbeat 3

Cleveland Cavaliers Win Draft Lottery, Will Pick First

Cleveland Cavaliers Win Draft Lottery, Will Pick First

Dan Gilbert’s son, Nick, has done it again. Two years ago, Dan send his son Nick and his bowtie to represent the Cleveland Cavaliers at the NBA Draft Lottery the year after LeBron left. And it worked. The Cavs won the #1 overall pick that year and took Kyrie Irving. This year, same result, the [...]

May 22, 2013 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Phil Jackson Won’t Coach Clippers Because It’s ‘Creepy’

Phil Jackson Won’t Coach Clippers Because It’s ‘Creepy’

Phil Jackson won’t be coaching the Los Angeles Clippers because, well, that would be creepy. The Clippers agreed to part ways with head coach Vinny Del Negro—whose contract was up—on Tuesday, paving the way for them to hire anyone they wanted—so long as Donald Sterling was willing to actually pay them and Chris Paul approved. [...]

May 22, 2013 admin Blogs 6

Jim Boeheim Defends Carmelo, Rips the Rest of the Knicks

Jim Boeheim Defends Carmelo, Rips the Rest of the Knicks

There’s plenty of finger pointing that can go on as to why the Knicks were eliminated in the second round, but the bulk of the blame shouldn’t be with Carmelo Anthony. And truthfully, the fact of the matter is that the Knicks roster isn’t talented enough from top to bottom to win the East. As [...]

May 21, 2013 Anou Enright Rumors 2

Report: JR Smith and Brother to Re-Sign With Knicks

Report: JR Smith and Brother to Re-Sign With Knicks

JR Smith had an incredible season for the New York Knicks. He shot the lights out, and single handedly kept the Knicks in dozens of games helping them to a second best record in the East and en route to a Sixth Man of the Year award from the NBA. Then the Playoffs started. And [...]

May 21, 2013 admin Rumors 0

Carmelo Anthony Wants J.R. Smith Back With Knicks

Carmelo Anthony Wants J.R. Smith Back With Knicks

Carmelo Anthony doesn’t want J.R. Smith to go anywhere. The NBA’s reigning Sixth Man of the Year is likely to opt out of the second year of his contract to explore unrestricted free agency. He’s made it clear he wants to remain with the New York Knicks, but there’s no telling what the offseason could [...]

May 21, 2013 admin Blogs 2

Scott Skiles Rumored to Be Front Runner For Nets Coaching Job

Scott Skiles Rumored to Be Front Runner For Nets Coaching Job

The Brooklyn Nets parted ways with coach PJ Carlesimo the day after the Bulls eliminated them from the playoffs and they are still looking to fill that void. We’ve heard high profile names such as Phil Jackson and Jerry Sloan rumored, but how about Scott Skiles? Skiles was most recently with Milwaukee but is rumored [...]

May 21, 2013 Anou Enright Rumors 0

LeBron to Pacers Coach Frank Vogel: “We’re Not Just Another Team”

LeBron to Pacers Coach Frank Vogel: “We’re Not Just Another Team”

If you’re thinking that the Miami Heat can just sleepwalk their way through the Eastern Conference Finals, slow down just a second. Let’s not forget that Indiana had a 2-1 lead in their 2nd round playoff matchup last season before the Heat ultimately won in 6. So their capable of making this interesting. This series [...]

May 20, 2013 Anou Enright Rumors 1