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We already knew Kobe Bryant had joined rare company by winning 5 NBA Championships, making 14 NBA All Star appearances, in addition to passing Oscar Robertson, Hakeem Olajuwon, and John Havilcheck in career scoring. Now, thanks to ESPN Stats, we now can clearly see that Bryant is within a whisker of joining only Wilt, Karl [...]

Is it just me or is New Orleans having an NBA identity crisis? New is breaking this evening after Yahoo! sources are saying the team will be changing their name as early as the 2013-14 season. They will be rebranding under the name New Orleans “Pelicans”. Yeah, that’s right Pelicans. As in the bird. After [...]

Ever since the Jordan XXIII, the Air Jordan series has used the release year in the name instead of the traditional Roman numeral from the previous 23 years but next year’s Jordan iteration looks to be a combination of that style and actual sneaker number with the Air Jordan XX8. Yesterday at the “Dare to [...]

This week Stephon Marbury and Tracy McGrady have both been making headlines in China for their criticism of the Chinese Basketball Association rules. However, their criticisms aren’t on the same subject and are completely unrelated in nature. Marbury blasted the CBA publicly in China for the organizations strict sponsorship rules after he was fined for [...]

In recent interviews Lakers new coach Mike D’Antoni said the Lakers are a much slower team due to age than many of the teams they are coming up against. He still wants to play the run and gun game, but much of that success will be predicated on the return of Steve Nash from injury. [...]

Just what the hell is in Tim Duncan’s gatorade? The San Antonio Spurs are-yet again- surprising practically everyone with their 14-4 record. Gregg Popovich has, seemingly on a dime, switched the emphasis on Spurs basketball from that boring, lamentable half-court offense to what it’s been the past couple of seasons: an enviable mix of three [...]

Chris Paul last night came up big when it counted. He had a decent night of 14 and 9, but it was his mindset and know how in the important moments that counted. Chris Paul gave his defender a little shimmy at the top of the key with under a minute remaining and the game [...]

The LA Lakers today announced on their twitter feed that backup point guard Steve Blake will need to have laproscopic surgery to repair his abdomen. The rehab from the surgery is apparently going to take at least 6-8 weeks. This is terrible news for the Lakers who are struggling mightily given their talent level on [...]

Every once in a while you find a player floating around in the NBA that makes you say, “so that’s what happened to him after getting drafted”. I had a bit of that feeling tonight watching this incredible play by Byron Mullens. Many of you might remember him as B.J. Mullens, who was highly touted [...]

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