In typical New York City fashion, I recently moved into an apartment where I don’t know any of my roommates. Upon learning I worked for a basketball magazine, one of my new roommates asked who my favorite players were. My answer has become automatic: Gary Payton and Reggie Miller. He asked why, and I thought of this clip…

Winter Park (Fla.) senior guard Austin Rivers is the best high school player in the country. After de-committing from Florida in April, Rivers allowed Duke, North Carolina and Kansas to give chase, making his one of the most captivating recruiting stories in the country.

The younger son of Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers, Austin has agreed to give HSH and Dime exclusive access by chronicling his thoughts in a regular diary. In this entry he talks about one major development and in-home visits with his new top three. Here are some excerpts: Read More »

Every team in the NBA changed their uniforms yesterday. But before you go and start cleaning out the NBA Store for fresh throwbacks, just know it’s more of a performance material change. The League introduced its new unis yesterday in Manhattan, and some of the Dime crew was on-site. Dwight Howard, Brook Lopez, Wilson Chandler and Jordan Farmar were also in the building. Talking about his offseason, Dwight dropped a line that his fantasy owners will love: Read More »

For the past two days, everyone’s been a twitter about NBA Revolution 30. With every player in the League getting new threads, we thought we’d show you a closer look. One thing you might notice is that in order to reduce uniform weight and increase player comfort, adidas switched front and back numbers from heavier, dense materials to breathable mesh. After the jump, check out Dwight Howard‘s new jersey. Read More »

After Michael Jordan posterized NBA stars of the past and present, Andre Iguodala comes back in the fourth spot for NBA 2K11 showing you how the atmosphere in the arena changes depending on how he plays. While Iggy takes on Russell Westbrook, it appears Josh Smith is unimpressed.

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Technology is always evolving in the modern society. This fact is no different with the sports world. Scientists are always trying to find a way to make athletes strong, faster and more agile. This morning, the good folks over at adidas unveiled the NBA Revolution 30 at the world famous NBA Store on Fifth Avenue. By using NBA stars Dwight Howard, Brook Lopez, Wilson Chandler and Jordan Farmar as runway models, the sneaker giant showed off the results of their research and hard work over the last four years. Read More »

Globalization has been a theme of the early part of the 21st century. The NBA and Commissioner David Stern have not been shy about their intentions to join in this phenomenon.

Specifically, Commissioner Stern has targeted basketball hotbeds like Europe and Latin America for NBA expansion. Preseason games in Europe and Asia have been played over the past few years and this year, for the first time ever, two regular season matchups have been scheduled in the UK between the Nets and Raptors. Stern is also sending out a vast contingency of ambassa-ballers this preseason: Read More »

Fresh off a Game 6 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009, Carmelo Anthony developed a new swagger in his game after finally getting a glimpse of what’s beyond the first round of the playoffs. In his first game of the 2009-10 season against the division rival Utah Jazz – in which he dropped 30 points, eight rebounds and five assists – ‘Melo intercepted a pass thrown by Paul Millsap and viciously threw it back in his face. Whether or not ‘Melo is traded, the fans won’t forget about this one.

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In the Land of Political Correctness and Public Niceties, three of the last unprotected groups are fat people, famous people, and athletes. Watch shows that expose and exploit like “TMZ” and “The Biggest Loser.” Listen to stand-up comics and drive-time radio hosts. Pay attention to behavior displayed under relative anonymity at sporting events and Internet discussion forums. It is America at its ugliest.

For people who fall into those unprotected groups — at least the latter two — privilege is often their only sin. For celebrities and athletes, seven- and eight-figure salaries are viewed as shields from regular human frailty and barriers to basic sensitivity. Read More »

After cashing in on Orlando’s run to the 2009 NBA Finals with a sizable free-agent deal in Toronto , it didn’t take Hedo Turkoglu very long to earn his second benching in nearly four years.

Having missed a game due to a supposed “stomach virus,” Turkoglu was spotted by T-Dot fans at a downtown nightclub in the Yorkville district of the city. After several fans reported the incident to the Raptors management, Turkoglu was disciplined, and later requested a trade at the end of an overall bad season with his new team. Read More »