From last night’s Suns/Clippers euthanization, Zach Randolph lays his B-Hop game down on Louis Amundson‘s face.

Why did Z-Bo do it? From this morning’s Arizona Republic:
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The pain lingering in Tracy McGrady‘s left knee hasn’t gone away – and he’s decided to go under the knife yet again. After getting arthroscopic surgery last time around, T-Mac will now undergo the dreaded microfracture surgery, which will officially end his season.

Rockets guard Tracy McGrady said he will miss the remainder of the season to undergo microfracture surgery on his left knee, ESPN reported late Tuesday.

According to the report, McGrady told ESPN that he would need the surgery because of the on-going troubles with his knee. Last week he said he was not even considering surgery and would play after the All-Star break.

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Apologies if we gave anyone the impression that Dwight Howard would be tired after his eventful All-Star Weekend. After we’d seen Dwight making countless appearances and working so hard in Phoenix that we’d think there was two of him if the original version wasn’t such a physical freak, we figured he’d at least be a little worn out from his “break” in the NBA schedule. Yeah, not so much. Hosting the Bobcats in Orlando’s first game following the long weekend, Dwight again treated Emeka Okafor like a cell block herm: 45 points, 19 boards, eight swats. Crazy. Those are Wilt Chamberlain numbers … Dwight’s stat line overshadowed everything else: the return of Gerald Wallace, the Magic guards contributing next to nothing (a red flag as the team figures out its identity without Jameer Nelson), and the ‘Cats actually being competitive the whole way. With eight seconds left in the fourth, J.J. Redick tied the game with a three coming off a curl (THAT’S WHY YOU DRAFTED HIM!!) to force overtime, where the Magic eventually pulled away … The Clippers are probably still wondering whether the Western Conference All-Star team actually left Phoenix, or if they stuck around to masquerade as the Suns for a night. Read More »

When I saw that today was Michael Jordan‘s 46th birthday, there were a multitude of clips that I wanted to post. But when I thought about it, there was really one that stood out among the rest: MJ’s 43 points at 40-years-old. Read More »

You may have heard about the competition site ibeatyou.com, where you can compete with your friends, strangers and stars in just about anything, including all things hoop-related. The site is the brainchild of Baron Davis and his right-hand man Cash Warren; they were telling us all about it when we bumped into them out in Phoenix.

They’re really passionate about it, so we wanted to share it with our readers. Check out the contest in the video below where Steve Nash challenges you to make more NBA threes than he does in a minute. Dude sticks 16 of 18 threes in 60 seconds … good luck.

Remember Duane Causwell, the 11-year NBA vet who was the 18th pick in the 1990 NBA Draft and played for the Kings and Heat? Well if you didn’t have what it takes to be “America’s Next Top Model” or on “America’s Best Dance Crew,” Causwell is giving you a chance to be “America’s Top Baller.”

Currently working on a new reality show with film and TV producer Mark Skeete, Causwell is looking for ballers in the rough.

“I’m excited about the possibilities of the show,” Causwell said. “There are a lot of ballers out there who should be playing pro ball but they’re not, and we are going to give them their shot. Read More »

The immediate reaction from Hornets fans following the news that they dealt Tyson Chandler to Oklahoma City for Chris Wilcox, Joe Smith and the draft rights to DeVon Hardin isn’t pretty.

“What little faith I did have that the Hornets could compete for a championship this season?,” asks Niall Doherty of Hornets247. “It’s dead and gone.”

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Though the Hornets are in the middle of a tight playoff race out West, they didn’t want to stand put before the trade deadline.

So they pulled the trigger on Tyson Chandler, sending the disappointing center to Oklahoma City in exchange for Chris Wilcox, Joe Smith and the rights to DeVon Hardin, the 50th pick in last year’s draft.

New Orleans might need to do more along their frontlines if they’re really going to contend for a title, but this move will definitely help set them up for the future. Chandler is slated to make just under $12 million next year, and he has a player option for a shade under $13 million in ’10-11. Read More »

The Shactus trying to make his way through the lobby of the Sheraton in downtown PHX. It took about 20 mins for him to make his way through

So we’re all back from Phoenix, trying to shake off the crust and All-Star hangover residue from four straight days of planes, parties, meetings, events and little to no sleep. I was cleaning out one of the Dime cameras and thought we should post a few of the pics from ASW that didn’t make it into our many posts to give you guys some more looks at what happened before we delete them… Read More »

Now I’d like to think I had a hand in some of you actually picking up the below players. With all the injuries, there have been some great fantasy pick ups so far this season. Here are the best of the best. Let me know how they worked out for you and if you think someone else deserves to be on this list.

Chris Duhon – I actually drafted Duhon with the very last pick in our draft but he wasn’t drafted in a number of leagues. He has been nothing short of outstanding and when I say that, I mean he’s been a great third or fourth fantasy guard. He’s averaging 12.5 points, 8 assists, and almost 4 boards per game and has hit a big-time 89 threes so far this season.

Eric Gordon – LOVE Eric Gordon’s game. I’ve been calling him Cuttino Mobley 2.0 all year because of his ability to score and shoot for a great percentage. There was solid period where it felt like Gordon went for 20 points on 8-12 shooting every night. He has a great future in this league if he can stay clear of Clipperitis. Read More »