Two things had to happen for the Bucks to extend the Lakers’ losing streak (they have those?) to three games: Brandon Jennings had to take advantage of the biggest weakness in L.A.’s defense drop a big number on Derek Fisher, and Milwaukee had to keep Kobe Bryant from torching them. One happened. One didn’t … Jennings scored 31 points, leaving Fisher wearing cinder block sneakers and playing defense with his hands, but with designated defensive stopper Luc Mbah a Moute in foul trouble most of the night, the Bucks couldn’t prevent Kobe from scoring 31 of his own. Read More »
The game’s been out for a minute, but have you experienced it in 3D? Today, 2K Sports released NBA 2K11 exclusively for PlayStation 3. We haven’t had a chance to try it yet, but after watching this, we might just head to Best Buy after we leave the office.
Dating back to the Allen Iverson era — which was here and gone about as fast as A.I.’s first step — cracks in the chemistry of the Detroit Pistons infrastructure have effectively ended what was one of the NBA’s most consistent runs of success over the last decade. While the A.I. situation drew more national attention because of the big names involved, the Pistons’ issues over the last couple of seasons have been just as damaging. Now it’s just getting out of hand. Read More »
The Converse Open Gym program continues to create a buzz, events in Atlanta, Chicago, Philly and Boston have drawn up to 500 kids on the regular to play pickup ball. But this past weekend in Miami, an all-time Open Gym record was set when 1,031 ballplayers took over the courts at Miami Dade College. Between that and the Atlanta Open Gym on the same day drawing close to 500 participants, it was Converse’s most successful Open Gym weekend so far.
Hawks forward Mo Evans dropped by the Open Gym in Atlanta on his day off between games against the Jazz and Timberwolves. Read More »
You might remember this play from the Timberwolves/Rockets game on Nov. 7, but thanks to Kevin Love, we get the inside scoop as to exactly why Michael Beasley was screaming at rookie Nikola Pekovic. Check it out: Read More »
While all the Mile High trade fervor has dwindled for the moment, it’s safe to say that no one knows the fate of Carmelo Anthony. With the Nuggets currently standing 5-5 after their first 10 games, ‘Melo has made it clear that whatever happens, he’s taken note from his peers how he’ll handle the situation when a “Decision” does go down. He’ll be making moves with the same motives of LeBron James, but not handling it like Chris Bosh did in Toronto. Read More »
Kwame Brown was cooked before he even had a chance. While the No. 1 pick of the 2001 NBA Draft can be blamed for a lot of missteps on his road to becoming one of the most notorious draft busts of all-time, the biggest (and most overlooked) factor in Kwame’s stunted NBA growth was that the expectations for him changed in between the night he was drafted and the night his rookie season began.
The problem? Michael Jordan the front-office exec decided to come back to the League as MJ the player. Read More »
Of all the different player exclusive versions I’ve seen of the Nike Zoom Hyperfuse – from Deron Williams to Brandon Roy to Kevin Durant – I gotta say I like Russell Westbrook’s the most. But with that said, it was Rajon Rondo that was the first to debut the shoe during last year’s playoffs. Check out detailed pics of his own model after the jump. Read More »
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