Sure the Clippers are just 1-3 in the preseason, but if Baron Davis is motivated like THIS for the foreseeable future, things may be sunnier than people think in L.A. Ty Lawson must have never seen highlights of Boom Dizzle growing up.

Read More »

Who do you want your offense to run through with the game on the line? Counting down from 30th to 1st (one per team), I’ve ranked the League’s go-to guys…

RUDY GAY, Memphis Grizzlies

Follow the money. If you’re looking at the Grizzlies roster and seeing at least three, maybe four players who could rightfully claim the title “go-to guy,” all you have to do to solve the puzzle is figure out the financials. Read More »

If Carmelo Anthony keeps playing like this, he might as well keep up the rent payments on his property in Denver, because he won’t be going anywhere until at least Summer 2011. ‘Melo dropped 30 points (17-19 FT), 14 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals on the Clippers at Staples Center last night, carrying a Nuggets squad that was without Chauncey, K-Mart and Al Harrington. Denver was up three with five seconds left when ‘Melo stepped to the line and iced the W after Eric Gordon missed a potential game-tying triple … Read More »

Even though the season hasn’t started, you know that all the sneaker companies have had their limited releases planned for months. With that said, check out the special Halloween edition of the adidas TS Heat Check. Available now at D.C.’s MAJOR, look for these to be worn by all adidas NBA athletes on Halloween. Read More »

Who do you want your offense to run through with the game on the line? Counting down from 30th to 1st (one per team), I’ve ranked the League’s go-to guys…

STEPHEN JACKSON, Charlotte Bobcats

Kellen Winslow II‘s favorite basketball player has to be Stephen Jackson. The NFL Pro Bowl tight end once famously spouted off in a post-game college press conference: Read More »

When I was in Texas last week for Austin City Limits, I stayed with my buddy from college, Craig. Now as a fellow writer and hoops enthusiast, you can understand how excited he was to tell me that former NBA great Terry Porter was joining the basketball staff as a volunteer assistant coach at our alma mater Lewis & Clark College.

For me, this was going to be huge! Not only was it going to put my school on the map, but I was going to ride the wave to stardom. I immediately hit up the school to schedule an exclusive interview with Porter – Who can turn down an alum? – but all I got back in return was bad news. Read More »

I came to John Strickland’s wake in a black hoodie and shorts, like I was going to play a game, fresh from a workout — just the way John would have wanted. He had an NBA ball right next to him as he laid peacefully at Benta’s Funeral home in Harlem, while the NYC streetball community congregated outside to recall the life of one of the playground’s finest post players.

Strick, a.k.a. “The Franchise,” who passed away last week at 38 years old, would show up to most of his games in a sweaty t-shirt, shorts and drawstring bag with his sneakers in it, looking real kid-like. Read More »

After Kobe publicly launched his bold statement that he could beat LeBron in a 1-on-1 matchup in his sleep, it was only a matter of time until it got the web talking.

Earlier this week, ESPN’s Rick Reilly interviewed a litany of basketball figures, from players all the way to the owners, about who they thought would win 1-on-1 between the top two players in the world. Former Knicks and Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy suggested that the NBA toss out all of the other activities during All-Star Weekend and just concentrate on adding 1-on-1 to the lineup. Read More »

Larry Johnson‘s 4-point play might be one of the most memorable shots in NBA history. So to honor LJ and his legendary Game 3 heroics, Packer Shoes and Fila are hosting the former Knicks star tonight at a special in-store event to re-release the Fila FX-100 with a special “4-Point Play Pack.” Check out more info and pictures after the jump. Read More »

I know what you’re thinking: If there’s anyone in the NBA that doesn’t have a shortage of nicknames, it’s Shaq. But with that said, when asked yesterday by the Boston Herald‘s Steve Bulpett if he settled on a nickname, he respond with the following three: “The Big Shamrock, aka Blackie Bulger, aka the Godfather of Sudbury.” Now I’m no nickname expert, but I think we need to help him out. Read More »