Sure the Lakers got the sweep, but that doesn’t mean the Jazz didn’t go down without a fight. Check out C.J. Miles‘ nasty block on Derek Fisher last night.

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Weren’t we promised 40 nights of drama or something like that? Unless you placed bets on the Jazz and Hawks to beat a 20-point spread in their respective Game 4′s against the Lakers and Magic, there was nothing dramatic about last night’s NBA playoffs … To be fair, Atlanta did get within single digits of Orlando late in the third quarter, but Rashard Lewis (17 pts, 6 rebs, 5 asts) and Vince Carter (22 pts) promptly shot them back out of it to open the fourth. It wasn’t long before it was time to call Sandman from “Showtime at The Apollo” to yank the Hawks off the stage … Read More »

Last summer, when the Phoenix Suns didn’t want him anymore but he still had something left in the tank, Shaquille O’Neal was picked up by the Cleveland Cavaliers and paid $20 million to do two things: Help them beat Dwight Howard, and help them beat the Lakers’ big man combo of Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum.

As the playoffs whittle down to the elite of the elite, the other parties are taking care of their end of the arrangement: The Magic are one win away from a potential Eastern Conference Finals matchup with the Cavs, while the Lakers are one win away from the Western Conference Finals and on-track to make a return trip to the NBA Finals. But Shaq and the Cavs still have to handle their business in order for the Diesel investment to begin to pay off. Read More »

Don’t get it twisted, Charles Barkley is no punk. With the Suns up 2-0 in the best-of-five series between the league’s two highest-scoring teams, Sir Charles went off after a Warrior called him a “punk” during Game 2. Try 11-for-11 and 27 points in the first quarter, finishing the game with 56 points on 23-for-31 shooting, 14 rebounds, four assists and three steals. When it was all over, the Suns won the game in Oakland 140-133.

When I was out in Portland for the opening of Li-Ning’s flagship, they mentioned the drop of this shoe. Now it has finally arrived. Check out this limited edition colorway of the Li-Ning BD Doom, inspired by Baron Davis‘ admiration for his hometown L.A. Dodgers. Plus, there’s even a matching Beardman tee! Read More »

Last week, I posted a video recap of the 2009-10 NBA D-League season. Today, it’s all about the dunks. Although you might not know their names, you have to appreciate their dunking talent. For in-game dunks, some of these are just straight filthy.

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Just like any single game or playoff series involving the Cleveland Cavaliers, the two biggest matchup questions going into this Cavs/Celtics conference semifinal were, “Who’s going to guard LeBron?” and “How are they going to guard LeBron?”

Now that the series is tied up heading into Game 5, the focus has changed. If the Cavs are going to avoid being upset earlier than expected again, they need to figure out with whom and how they’re going to defend Rajon Rondo. Read More »

Remember “Melo’s People Of Utah” in the first round of the playoffs? Well, it appears “Kobe‘s People Of Utah” decided to make their presence known too. Check out this amazing picture of “Pilgrim Kobe” that was over on MediaTakeOut.com. This reminds me of the giant Eva Longoria cutout in New Orleans a couple years ago when Tony Parker was shooting free throws. Read More »

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Since the end of the regular season, for the players not gearing up for a title run, they’ve been heading into their off-season workout regimen. While everyone’s workout routine is different, the guys who have “gone fishin’” might want to take a look at STACK Media’s latest book Basketball Training: For the Athlete, By the Athlete. Read More »

We got some great answers for this one, and it let us reminisce about some of our more memorable covers: Dime #1’s iconic A.I. cover, LBJ biting bling, NBA Rookie of the Year Tyreke (in high school), Kobe, Amar’e and “the greatest cover that never ran.” But in the end, there was one answer that stood apart from the rest. It represents what we hope to incite in fans whenever we put out an issue, and we feel good knowing that the jersey is going to a true Derrick Rose and Dime fan: Read More »