At least he went out in style. The day after Paul Pierce put on another typical Paul Pierce show — dropping 16 points in the fourth quarter and single-handedly outscoring the Pacers by himself in the last five minutes — the Celtics found out their go-to guy will miss at least two weeks due to an infection in his knee.

Bill Walker had been called up from the D-League to replace Pierce on the roster. Read More »

“Portland selects Sam Bowie, University of Kentucky”

That is where most NBA fans think the Trail Blazers big man woes began, when they selected Kentucky center Sam Bowie over a guard from the University of North Carolina. The big man curse however, stems from a draft 10 years early, in 1974. Read More »

It wouldn’t be All-Star season without videos from Amar’e Stoudemire trying to earn your vote. Check out the second in a series of four shorts featuring David Spade preparing STAT to take his game to the “next level.” If he’s lucky, Amar’e could be the starting center for the 2010 NBA All-Star game. If not, at least he has some sweet new goggles.

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Some days people write articles you wish you had written. Today, that article comes from Chicago sports blog, Not Qualified To Comment. In their article “Firing A Head Coach – A Bulls Christmas Eve Tradition,” they talk about how Vinny Del Negro is most likely the next in line to have something else to ask for this Christmas: a job. Check out the article and let us know what you think.

When do you think Vinny will be fired?

After dropping our D-League Hot Hand List last Friday, a lot of these guys have been putting in work. Because you never seen these highlights on SportsCenter, check out the Top 10 plays of the third week of the D-League season.

Beast of the Night: Gerald Wallace stuffed the stat sheet last night, finishing with 29 Pts, 12 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, 4 blocks and 4 turnovers. He shot 56 percent (10-18) from the floor, 83 percent (5-6) from the line and hit 4 threes. He seems over his headache and remains a no-brainer starter in all leagues. Read More »

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Rewind time back to the spring of 2006. Channing Frye had just completed his rookie season with the Knicks, where he averaged 12.3 ppg and 5.7 rpg and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. He was hailed as the team’s big man for the future and was considered Isiah Thomas’ (Knicks GM at the time) latest draft gem behind Tracy McGrady and Damon Stoudamire. Read More »

As little attention as I pay to hockey, I always make sure to catch the final seconds of the clinching game of the NHL Finals. And amidst my second-favorite team sports celebration (after an NCAA Tournament upset), there always seems to be one guy on the newly-crowned champs who’s happier than everyone else, the guy who’s been in the League 15-20 years without winning a Stanley Cup.

In the NBA, Jamal Crawford is that guy, but worse. In a league where half of the teams make the playoffs, Crawford is 10 years deep in the game without even making a postseason. Read More »

Seeing as Rasheed Wallace didn’t even bother combing his hair, you kind of got the impression early on that Boston was taking the Pacers lightly — and that was before the C’s fell behind by double-digits in the first quarter. (Oh wait, ‘Sheed never combs his hair. Scratch that part.) KG was given the night off with a thigh bruise, and even Tommy Heinsohn called in sick rather than risk his pipes against Indiana when there’s a big Christmas Day game against Orlando looming … Overcoming a slow start in which they made Earl Watson look like Tim Hardaway, the Celtics managed a tie going into the fourth, and that’s when Paul Pierce took over. Read More »