Unlike this year’s NBA playoff bracket, where both 8-seeds are legitimately feisty and each conference has up to four teams that could realistically make the Finals, the NBA awards season is turning out to be pretty predictable.
It sounds strange to make a favorable comparison between a future Hall of Famer and a former NBA journeyman — and have the journeyman set the standard of said comparison — but watching Dirk Nowitzki drop 36 points in Dallas’ Game 1 win over San Antonio the other night, I couldn’t help but think of Christian Laettner. Read More »
Acquired last summer and expected to bring an explosive element to the offense in contrast to the style of Hedo Turkoglu, Carter was up and down as he averaged 16.6 points in the regular season. In Game 1 against Charlotte, Carter shot 4-for-19 from the field and finished with 12 points before fouling out late in the fourth quarter. Read More »
Now that they’ve made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, the Charlotte Bobcats are looking for their first playoff win. They get another try tonight in Game 2 of their first-round series against Orlando.
For Bobcats fans who suffered through the first five Lottery seasons of the team’s existence, this is the best pro basketball has been in Charlotte since the Hornets were in town, and more specifically, since Baron Davis was Charlotte’s superstar. Here’s a look back at Boom Dizzle’s tenure in Queen City.
Around this time last year, the Indiana Pacers were in pretty good shape. Despite missing the playoffs by a few games, things seemed to be looking up, with Troy Murphy coming off a career year, rookies Roy Hibbert and Brandon Rush showing promise, and some cap space to pick up a contributor or two in free agency.
And most importantly, the Pacers had its franchise player in place. Read More »
If the Lakers are going to get a Jay-Z tribute, I’m not letting the true King of New York get ignored. All due respect to Jay’s grind, but Notorious B.I.G. drew up the rough draft of the blueprint Hova has since mastered to become the biggest name (and richest MC) in hip-hop.
For two years now the world — well, the world outside of Orlando, Dallas and a few other NBA cities — has wanted to see a Lakers vs. Cavaliers matchup in the NBA Finals. So if our boys at Lakers Nation feel Jay-Z will inspire their team to make it happen, maybe Biggie helps Cleveland live up to their half of the deal: Read More »
Just in time for the 2010 NBA Playoffs, Skullcandy is dropping a limited run of Mix Master NBA Player Series Headphones to commemorate their official partnership with the NBA, releasing six Player Series headphones at Apple retail stores within select markets. You don’t want to sleep on these! Read More »
Converse held it’s first ever Band of Ballers Basketball Tournament last year – as different artists (including Jim Jones, Asher Roth, Pac Div, DJ A-Trak, Mad Decent, and Matt & Kim) and their respective entourages squared off in a 3-on-3 basketball tournament. I had the pleasure of being invited to last year’s successful event as it was hosted in New York City, but this year’s sequel will be held at a private location in Atlanta on May 1st. (And Dime’s Aron Phillips will be in attendance.) Read More »
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