Yesterday I turned 28 years old, and I can’t help but feel like a grandpa. (Although as my Dad makes sure to point out, “They said 50 is the new 30. Nah. Fiddy if FIDDY!”) This means I’ve legally been a grown man for 10 years. I graduated high school 10 years ago. And 10 years ago, the NBA All-Star Game was a magical fantasy land — far from something I thought I’d ever attend, write about, and call it “work.”
Do you realize that of the 24 players who appeared in the 2000 ASG, half of them aren’t even in the League anymore? Even looking at the survivors makes me feel old: Read More »
With marquee names dropping out of the All-Star Game left and right, don’t be too surprised if you find out David Stern gave a direct order to the refs before last night’s Cavs/Magic game: DO NOT let LeBron get hurt. In the first quarter alone LeBron took 10 free throws, and by halftime, about half of Orlando’s roster was in foul trouble. LeBron (32 pts, 8 rebs, 13 asts) didn’t go back to the line at all in the second half, but by then every Magic defender was afraid to touch him … But even with the refs calling things super-tight, LBJ had an injury scare: Read More »
After word came down today that Kobe Bryant is going to miss this weekend’s All-Star Game with an ankle injury, a lot of people figured — given Monta Ellis‘ recent knee injury — Aaron Brooks was the natural choice to replace him.
The Rockets have slipped out of the eighth seed in the West recently, but it wasn’t too long ago that Houston was one of the feel-good stories of the season and Brooks was getting a lot of talk as a potential All-Star. Instead, David Stern went with the hometown pick, and Jason Kidd was named to replace Kobe. Read More »
Word of God Academy (Raleigh, N.C.) forward C.J. Leslie is a Top-10 prospect nationally. Previously committed to N.C. State, Leslie recently re-opened his recruiting and has opted to wait until the spring to decide on a college. That alone makes his one of the most intriguing stories in the 2010 senior class, and Leslie also happens to be one of its most exciting players. C.J. has agreed to give Dime and High School Hoop exclusive access in a regular diary about his season and the recruiting process as he inches closer to a decision. Here’s an excerpt from his latest entry:Read More »
It’s safe to say that if I could be one person in the NBA right now, it’d be Steve Nash. After last week’s Barbosa/Avatar piece, now it’s Nash’s turn to be in front of the camera. Check out his new Vitamin Water spot – spoofing the Dos Equis’ “The Most Interesting Man In The World” campaign – and a slew of one-liners after the jump that include Steve’s thoughts on “manicures,” “cow tipping” and “putting all your eggs in one basket.” Read More »
If you’re not rolling with the media, your best place to see NBA stars in Dallas is over at the All-Star Jam Session. And tonight, in a schedule packed with player appearances from Deron Williams, Jason Terry, DeMar DeRozan and Stephen Curry, is an event that I certainly do not want to miss at Center Court: the Legends Shootout, featuring A.C. Green, Detlef Schrempf, Bruce Bowen and Mitch Richmond. Read More »
This much is a given: Our annual All-Star issue means we have to — scratch that, we get to — put Dime’s best foot forward and come with a A1 top-level star on the cover of the magazine. The complicated part? Every other mag is thinking the same thing.
So while we knew there would be a good chance Dime wouldn’t be the only mag to have Kobe Bryant grace its cover this month, we do have one advantage over the competition as the entire basketball world descends on Dallas this weekend with their brand-new issues in tow: Ours is just better. Read More »
“It literally could be the largest party weekend in the history of the United States. That’s how big this thing has gotten. … The Super Bowl, from a television perspective, is the biggest event of the year. But for attendance and partying, All-Star weekend will make the Super Bowl look like a bar mitzvah.” – Mavs owner Mark Cuban
I’ve been in Dallas since Tuesday night, and I gotta believe what my man Mark Cuban is saying. Although it is snowing outside, that surely can’t keep the All-Star festivities from going down. Check out, by the numbers, how crazy things here in Dallas are: Read More »
Beast of the Night:Stephen Curry was bananas last night, as he destroyed the Clippers with 36 points, 7 threes, 10 rebounds, 13 assists and 3 steals. He shot 50 percent (11-22) from the floor, 88 percent (7-8) from the line and had 6 turnovers. Curry clearly benefited from Monta Ellis’ absence, but has been a fantasy whiz even with Ellis in the lineup. Read More »
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