Heading into last year’s offseason, things were looking pretty good for Glen “Big Baby” Davis. He was coming off a stellar postseason where he averaged 15.8 points and 5.6 rebounds. The Celtics rewarded him with a two-year, $6.5 million contract. Davis also made one of the biggest and most memorable postseason plays when he hit a baseline jumper in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals to beat the Magic. But since then, things have gone south for Big Baby. Read More »
When they’re not out on the court playing or working out, NBA players are just like us and spend countless hours surfing the internet and watching TV. With all that extra time players have in hotel rooms, you got to kill time somehow. Over the last few weeks, Dime got access to different NBA locker rooms and asked some guys about their favorite TV shows and websites. Some answers might surprise you. Read More »
You know whenever Kobe Bryant comes to town to play the Knicks, the city goes crazy. So other than putting in time on the court this Friday, the Black Mamba is also going to be making an appearance at the House of Hoops store up in Harlem after the game. We just got word that they’ll be handing out a very limited amount of tickets to select people at HOH today. So if I was you, I’d ditch Algebra and take an extended lunch break to go through. Read More »
Last night, Damien Wilkins made his uncle Dominique proud with a ridiculous posterization of Nenad Krstic. The Thunder better hope he doesn’t head back to Europe after this. This has to be up there for Dunk of the Year.
Nothing against LeBron, Kobe, ‘Melo and the rest of the usual suspects, but if the Hornets make the playoffs, let’s just scrap the voting process and hand the MVP to Chris Paul. With his team battling to stay above .500 and tied for 10th in the West, CP might be carrying a bigger load than any superstar — and that’s only a “might be” because of Dwyane Wade … Hosting the red-hot Grizzlies, Paul again had to dominate just for N.O. to squeak out a win. He took over after Memphis went up by nine with 4:30 to go, scoring or assisting 17 of the Hornets’ final 20 points. With 40 seconds left, N.O. was up one when Paul (21 pts, 13 asts) froze Jamaal Tinsley with a series of shakes and stuck a mid-range jumper. “You just don’t want Child Welfare to come and say anything about the way he’s shaking him!” laughed announcer Gil McGregor … Read More »
As an eight-time NBA All-Defensive pick and Defensive P.O.Y. (’87) who won five ‘chips in an era where he guarded the likes of Jordan, Dumars, Iceman and Drexler on a regular basis, Michael Cooper had to be intense.
In his post-playing career, most notable for his title-winning stint coaching the WNBA’s L.A. Sparks, Coop hasn’t changed. In his first season as head coach of the USC women’s team, he made headlines for his intensity following a recent win over crosstown rival UCLA. Read More »
SEEDS Academy scrimmage on my last day in Senegal. This was one of many woop-woops I witnessed!
On Jan. 13, I left NYC for an unforgettable journey to the motherland. The SEEDS Foundation invited me to coach clinics in four Senegalese cities over a three-day weekend as part of its GROW THE GAME program to not only help kids learn how to play ball but more importantly to inspire them to choose education as a route to self-empowerment. The academic achievement of the youth there is staggering; something to the tune of 20% go to high school, 5% go to college, and as a result, 40% of the adult population is illiterate. Factor in malnutrition of children under 5, lack of gross national product to export (i.e.: no oil or diamond trade), and you basically have one of the least developed countries in the world. Read More »
30. New Jersey Nets (3-37)
Last week: Lost to Boston; lost to Indiana; lost at L.A. Clippers.
Rafer Alston’s been sending letters to the guys, telling them what it’s like on the outside. It’s been good for team morale.
29. Minnesota Timberwolves (9-33)
Last week: Lost at Houston; lost at Memphis; beat Philadelphia.
In case you forgot Wayne Ellington was in the League, he had a couple breakout games last week. In the triple-OT loss to the Rockets (17 pts), he was called upon to take some crunch-time shots, and he delivered some of the time. Read More »
I was hesitant to post about this topic today because it clearly falls into the “That’s Exactly the Type of Attention They Want” bin, but it’s so absurd on so many levels that I couldn’t help it. If you haven’t seen any of the reports in the last day or so, a press release went out on Sunday night announcing the launch of an all-white professional basketball league based in Georgia that would allow only players born in the United States with both parents of Caucasian race to play in the league.
Now I’m trying to figure out what’s worse, the league itself or the media outlets giving it coverage. Sadly, and predictably, the media has jumped right on board to give these clowns exactly what they want. Read More »
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