If you’re looking for one lap to dump all the blame for why the Suns didn’t even get a chance to get a “Gone Fishing” graphic, you’ve got options: Terry Porter for stubbornly sticking to a system that his star players never bought into; Steve Nash and Amar’e for stubbornly refusing to buy into that system; Read More »

If you were in the Atlanta Metro area we hope you didn’t miss the latest installment of Converse Open Gym. Read More »

This morning I got a text message from my buddy Craig Gilden. The fact that we went to college in Portland and he’s from Houston has made this first week of the playoffs amazing from him. All his text said was this: “please tell me u have seen artests interview and are currently trying to find mike chapps for an exclusive.” You’ll know what he’s talking about after you watch this clip.

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Our boy Dustin Canalin of Undrcrwn created this cool screensaver in honor of the NBA Playoffs. Read More »

This morning the NBA released the results for the most popular NBA jersey – Kobe Bryant is back at No. 1 after being overtaken by Kevin Garnett last year.

The rankings for the Top 15 most popular NBA jerseys and the 10 most popular teams, based on sales at the NBA Store on 5th Avenue and on NBA.com look like this: Read More »

During the regular season we heard over and over again about how there were chemistry issues in the Hawks’ clubhouse. Josh Smith and Mike Woodson couldn’t seem to get along. But during the post-season, Atlanta seems to turn that inner strife outwards. They did so during last year’s intense first-round matchup with Boston. And now there is some real beef brewing between the Heat and the Hawks. Read More »

In a Wednesday press conference to confirm that Michael Curry will be back coaching the Pistons next season, team president Joe Dumars admitted he hasn’t been patient in the past with Detroit’s coaches, something he needs to do with Curry.

“The fact that we made so many changes for a first-year coach, I had to step back and be a little more patient than I have been,” Dumars told reporters. “During the season I said to myself, ‘What affect is this having on him as a first-year coach.’ I tried to put myself in his shoes.” Read More »

There’s no doubt that last night’s Heat/Hawks game had all the makings of a WWE match. But anyone listening to the radio in Atlanta might have actually believed that Dwyane Wade was about to break out a metal chair and start swinging. Steve Holman, Hawks’ play-by-play guy, you are the homer of the month.

Heat/Hawks had all the physicality and ill will of a 1990s playoff series — for a minute there we thought Mookie Blaylock and Kevin Willis had checked in unnoticed — but at the same time, it had refs and rules from the 21st century, and Principal Stern was sitting courtside as a constant reminder to everyone not to get too wild … Dwyane Wade was out of control, and not in a good way for Miami. Read More »

Though Dwight Howard said that “it wasn’t like I was out there trying to hurt anybody,” Commissioner Stern’s office has cracked the whip, suspending the Magic center for Game 6.

Knowing full well the implications of taking away a dude who is averaging 24 points, 15.8 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks, the League must have felt his swinging elbow was particularly egregious. Read More »