Love the new-look Miami Heat or hate them, if you’re a real basketball fan, the last thing you want is for their story to be impacted by a major injury. So it was understandably disappointing when Dwyane Wade — the elder statesmen of the “Big Three” next to LeBron James and Chris Bosh — had to leave tonight’s preseason opener with a hamstring injury.

In the first three minutes against Detroit, Wade picked up two steals and scored Miami’s first bucket on a pull-up jumper. But just when it seemed he, LBJ and Bosh were getting acquainted, Wade limped off the court and was done for the night. Read More »

As far as personalities go, Tony Wroten Jr. is a star in the making. The Garfield High School (Seattle, Wash.) senior guard is one of the Top-20 prep players in the nation, and only brings more attention to himself with his made-for-TV demeanor off the court.

Wroten is scheduled to announce his college decision on Thursday, but before that, he went on Twitter and put one very famous college coach on blast: Read More »

Like I had to remind the guys at work: Not every ’80s rapper was nice. While we’d like to believe we grew up on nothing but Eric B. & Rakim and N.W.A.-quality work, but don’t forget that wackness existed even in the Golden Age. Case in point: This clip from the NBA’s ’83-84 season recap pointing out how many guys in the League had the last name Johnson.

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If you’ve ever met Kevin Garnett, you know he’s one of the most intelligent guys in all of basketball. A smart player on the court, and even smarter off of it, when he talks you should listen. Last Wednesday, KG joined WEEI’s Dennis & Callahan in Boston to discuss going to a dark place after losing Game 7 of the NBA Finals, what he would think of himself if played for the other team and when he will decide to retire. Oh yeah, and his swearing problem. Read More »

This afternoon our guy MaZe over at KixandtheCity.com posted the official photos and release date for the new Air Jordan Retro II Black White kicks, due out for this fall/winter.

MaZe writes that the Black/White Air Jordan Retro II features Black nubuck and Patent Read More »

As the NBA preseason gets underway, we preview the upcoming campaign with the “Highs and Lows” system — predicting the respective ceiling and basement for each team.

Added: Leandro Barbosa, Ed Davis, Linas Kleiza, Julian Wright, David Andersen, Solomon Alabi

Lost: Chris Bosh, Hedo Turkoglu, Antoine Wright, Marco Belinelli Read More »

Whether you compete in the pros or just run pickup on the weekends, your age is not the only factor to consider when it comes to sports. While age and genetics do play a role, it doesn’t mean you have to give up the sport you love or stop getting paid to play. The concept of “Going out on top” is overrated if you truly love the game enough to play until the wheels fall off.

Take Chipper Jones. The Atlanta Braves future Hall of Fame third baseman is 38 years old, coming off a major knee surgery, and plans on returning to play Major League Baseball next season. The same can be said for Kevin Garnett, arguably the greatest defensive leader of the post-Bill Russell era, who came back from major knee surgery at the age of 34 just to be able to help lead his team to another championship. Read More »

There’s another game dropping today, and right on cue 2K Sports has released their newest trailer for NBA 2K11. Watch Derrick Rose serving up jumpers on the court and showcasing his culinary skills in the kitchen. As they put it, “Chef Pooh be straight cookin’!”

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With only three preseason games in the books, we’ve been fiending to see what kicks NBA guys were going to start the season with on their feet. And in Sunday’s Knicks game against Armani Jeans Milano in Italy, you knew Reebok was going to lace their guy Danilo Gallinari with some nice PEs to pay homage to his home country. Without further ado, check out Gallo’s player exclusive version of the new Reebok ZigTech Slash. And if you’re wondering about the large rooster on the heel, Gallo is Italian for rooster. Read More »

In basketball, being a go-to guy isn’t always about who takes the last-second shot. It’s the guy who regularly gets the basketball when things are getting tense in the fourth quarter; the guy expected to calm things down when teammates are getting antsy; the guy called upon to snuff out an opponent’s rally or spark a rally of his own; the guy who’s not just supposed to make shots, but make the right decisions. Bottom line: Who do you want the offense to run through when everything is on the line? Read More »