When it comes to NBA Dance Teams, there isn’t a lack of talent. Last week, the 2010 NBA.com Dance Team Competition semifinals contestants were set as the Miami Heat Dancers attempted to go for their fifth consecutive title. But the competition had other plans. Competing against the Heat Dancers were the Lady Cats (Charlotte Bobcats), while the other side of the bracket pitted the Mavs Dancers (Dallas Mavericks) against the Suns Dancers (Phoenix Suns). With the upset, the Lady Cats are now facing the Suns Dancers in the finals, and it’s up to you to decide who wins. Read More »
If you haven’t seen Sullinger play yet, you can still catch him at the Jordan Brand Classic on April 17, or you can wait until he’s ripping it up at Ohio State next season. Read More »
All due respect to ABC’s star-studded Sunday lineup, but the game that mattered most yesterday was Raptors vs. Bulls, with the last playoff spot in the East essentially on the line … You hate to say that one team “wanted it more” than the other when none of us really has any idea what’s going on inside each locker room, but for all intents and purposes, it looked like Chicago wanted it more. Right from the get-go they were just more active, more energetic and appeared more focused. Read More »
For all the rumors you hear about Coach K getting NBA offers left and right, there’s one place that could make a lot of sense for him whenever their current coach steps down: San Antonio. When you think about it, the Spurs are already the Duke Blue Devils of the pro game. They’re the clean-cut guys, the smug elitists who seem to get every bounce and just win year after year, and everybody hates them. And if you ask the fans in Denver who saw last night’s Nuggets/Spurs game, Tim Duncan‘s squad, like Coach K’s, has the refs in their back pocket … It was close going into the fourth before the Spurs went on a 16-2 run, with nine of those points coming at the free throw line. Read More »
Enough already with the made dunks, check out the Top 70 missed dunks in the 26-year history of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Including your favorites from Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dr. J, Clyde Drexler, Spud Webb, Shawn Kemp and Nate Robinson.
A little over a week ago, we showed you one of Marqus Blakely‘s winning dunks from the 2010 NCAA Slam Dunk Contest. Now it’s time to see the whole thing featuring Vermont’s Blakely, Texas-Arlington’s Marquez Haynes, Bradley’s Chris Roberts, Old Dominion’s Marsharee Neely, Wake Forest’s L.D. Williams, Marquette’s Lazar Hayward, Temple’s Ryan Brooks and Cal State Fullerton’s Gerard Anderson. Check it out.
We’re not making this up. This fall, they closed the gym down at Nimitz High School and had Brittney Griner and Mr. 720 (formerly known as Air Up There) go at it. Who do you think won?
The Nike Hoop Summit is the country’s premiere annual basketball game featuring the USA’s top high school seniors taking on the World Select Team, which is comprised of the best 19-and-unders from around the globe. Harrison Barnes, Will Barton, Reggie Bullock, Tobias Harris, Kyrie Irving, Terrence Jones, Brandon Knight, Meyers Leonard, Kendall Marshall, Jared Sullinger and Patric Young will be representing Team USA. Not in town when the ball tips at Portland’s Rose Garden tonight? No worries. The game will be televised live nationally by Fox Sports Network (FSN) and webcast live on FIBA TV. Read More »
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