Shaq should stick to lip-singing Akon…

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All eyes were on Blake Griffin yesterday, as he made his Vegas Summer League debut and pretty much lived up to every lofty expectation you could have put on him. Blake went for 27 points (11-15 FG) and 12 boards in 29 minutes, leading the Clippers to a win over the Lakers. He hit a three, dunked on a couple of dudes, showed a nice turnaround jumper, used the glass effectively a la Duncan, and showed he can also lead a fast break. Good thing there were plenty of cameras in the building; this could be the high point of the Clippers’ season … Read More »

Word broke tonight out of Las Vegas that Allen Iverson is reportedly in free agent talks with the Los Angeles Clippers that have been characterized as “very serious.”

It’s funny that back in the day, in order to get A.I. to fall in line, the Sixers threatened him with the worse punishment they could possibly think of – they were going to ship him to the Clippers. At the time, Allen was hurt, scared, and insulted … but now it could be where he suits up next season. Read More »

If there was ever going to be a White Men Can’t Jump 2, it would have been filmed this past weekend at the courts in Venice Beach. In honor of the iconic film, Nike Basketball hosted a 2-on-2 basketball tournament at the legendary playground courts that brought out 64 of the best teams Southern California has to offer. Read More »

The feedback from Hasheem Thabeet‘s NBA summer league debut has been mostly positive. Although his stat line was modest (9 pts, 2 rebs, 1 blk, 20 mins), the rookie was praised for altering several shots and looking at least competent on offense, in contrast to Jay Bilas’ Draft Night scouting report that basically made Thabeet sound like the tall White kid from Rebound when it comes to putting the ball in the basket.

Even if Thabeet isn’t a regular starter right away, if he continues to make solid progress during the year and gets farther and farther away from the “potential bust” label, he’ll only make things easier for the Hasheem Thabeet of the 2010 NBA Draft: Florida State redshirt sophomore Solomon Alabi. Read More »

Just when you thought Mark Cuban was going to replace Brandon Bass with Marcin Gortat, the Orlando Magic decided they wanted to have both as they surprisingly matched the Mavs’ five-year, $34-million offer sheet. Read More »

Stephen Curry and everyone else who’s interested in his success with the Warriors should know not to read too much into the stats he’s putting up in the Vegas Summer League. Curry scored 16 points in his summer debut, then dropped 29 the next time out in a head-to-head matchup with Sacramento’s Tyreke Evans.

But we’ve seen this movie before — from Jerryd Bayless, who routinely put up 20-30 points for Portland in these exhibition games last summer, went into the regular season as a Rookie of the Year favorite, then spent most of his campaign on the bench. Read More »

The Toronto Raptors continue to make it happen, signing Jarret Jack to a reported offer of four years and more than $20 million. Not a bad deal when you consider that Jack made $2 million last year with the Pacers . Read More »

If you’re sitting in the office like us waiting until the 2009-10 NBA Season, you might as well drop the $14.99 and get ready for next year.

The keys to a great reality show are as follows: Girls, Drama, Parties, Booze and More Girls. It looks like the T.O. show on VH1 is going to be a hit because it definitely has all of the above. But which NBA player should be next in line to get his? Read More »