Due to the popularity of the original series and the blockbuster motion pictures, the fanfare for the Spider-Man franchise is at an all-time high. And with the next video game iteration, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, due out this September, we at Dime decided to take the various types of Spider-Man (Amazing, Noir, 2099 and Ultimate) and figure out whose NBA game matches up to each. Check ‘em out below. Read More »

San Antonio Spurs forward DeJuan Blair is featured on the track “2 Hard Living” by P.O.P. The song is dedicated to Blair’s childhood friend Antonio Hampton, who died in 2006.

Rating the best basketball books of all-time is like arguing with your friends over the greatest hip-hop albums ever. AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted? It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back? Breaking Atoms? Illmatic? You could go on all day. All solid choices, but too much personal preference, flavor and style come into play to settle on a clear-cut winner.

Just like when I created separate lists a few months back, naming the top 10 basketball movies and the 10 best documentaries, I’m not going to be able to give love to everything. Read More »

Come tomorrow morning, Lincoln Playground (135th and 5th Ave) in Harlem will be the epicenter of street basketball when the Red Bull 2on2 Revolution Tour hits New York City. 32 teams will battle it out for $2,000, Skullcandy headphones, Kicker iPod stereos, coverage on dimemag.com and bouncemag.com and the bragging rights that come with running the table in the NYC tournament.

Games start tomorrow at 10 a.m., with DJ Chino, DJ Boogie Blind and DJ Clue spinning throughout the day. The tournament field is filling out with teams headlined by NYC legends like Bobbito Garcia and Kenny Satterfield gunning for the cash prize.

Here’s how you can enter for your chance to play against some of NYC’s finest and possibly walk away with the cash: Read More »

People were getting hyped yesterday after I posted the Michael Jordan teaser trailer for NBA 2K11. Today, I figured that I’d let you see some stills of the G.O.A.T. and LeBron James (in a Heat uniform) from the new game. Let us know what you think. Read More »

You knew it was only a matter of time before Miami’s hottest trio was going to end up in rap verse. Thanks to L.A.’s finest, Game, they’ve made an appearance on his new mixtape, “Brake Lights,” produced by Cool & Dre. Game released the single and the cover last week via Twitter. You can hear the song “M.I.A.” right HERE, or listen to it after the jump. Read More »

There is no price for experience in the NBA. Actually, I take that back. The price is often the veteran’s minimum. Looking to add some solid big men to their rosters before next season, the Lakers went ahead and signed Theo Ratliff to a one-year deal for the veteran’s minimum of $1.35 million, while Kurt Thomas has reportedly agreed to a two-year contract with the Bulls. Can’t say that either of these moves will tip the balance, but when you have injuries, you never know. Read More »

LeBron James’ departure from Cleveland seems to have set off a reaction in the NBA. After LeBron officially left his hometown team, in what was seen by many as the ultimate betrayal, other stars have been not-so-subtly expressing their desire for a change of location.

While there are still many throwback franchise players as my colleague Austin Burton wrote the other day, just as many, if not more players are likely to jump ship via trade or free agency. Here are 10 stars who won’t finish their career with the team they play for now: Read More »

It’s no secret anymore that pro athletes have become targets, which is why more athletes are in favor of keeping guns in their home and being fiercely protective of their privacy.

The latest victim in such a case is Stephen Jackson, whose Charlotte home was broken into during a home invasion robbery earlier this week. The Bobcats’ guard wasn’t home at the time, but his wife was. From Charlotte’s WSOC: Read More »

Lots of craziness ensuing around the NBA yesterday, and coming from various corners of the globe. Chris Paul is suddenly the name in everybody’s mouth right now, as he not only wants a trade out of New Orleans, he was apparently kind enough to pull a Chris Bosh and give the Hornets a list of teams they should call first. At last check it was the Magic, Mavericks, Blazers and Knicks, and maybe the Lakers are in there, too. The Hornets have scheduled a face-to-face with CP for Monday, but he might just have a longer list by then … Read More »