Even though Amar’e Stoudemire refuses to wear anything but the Nike Zoom KD2 (Kevin Durant‘s signature shoe), I’m sure he has a few pairs of these player exclusive Nike Zoom Hyperfuses in his closet at home. Check out detailed pics after the jump. Read More »

While you were busy attacking or defending LeBron James for moving to Miami, Dwyane Wade was almost universally praised and respected for staying in Miami.

Haters were anticipated after Wade agreed to re-sign with the franchise he led to the 2006 NBA championship, Chris Bosh agreed to join him, and then LeBron completed the circle. But even more surprising than the sudden and vicious negative backlash against LeBron, was the lack of backlash against Wade. Read More »

Beast of the Night: Raymond Felton ran with the Bulls and finished with 20 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals and hit 4 threes. He shot 64 percent (7-11) from the field and 100 percent (2-2) from the line. This was his first double-double with the Knicks and Felton seems poised to return solid value given his average draft position. Read More »

The new NBA season means a lot of things to the members of the Dime family. Most common is the chance to watch our favorite basketball players do their thing on the game’s biggest stage every night for the next 6-8 months.

Some readers question how, as a media outlet, we can “play favorites.” Our response: At the end of the day, every sportswriter was and is a sports fan first. That’s why we do what we do, and there’s no need trying to pretend like we view every athlete equally. We can cover the NBA objectively, but it doesn’t mean we have to watch it without bias. With that, just in case you wanted to get to know the Dime (and Bounce) crew a little better, here are our fave fives: Read More »

Think the Bulls/Knicks rivalry is back? Check this.

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Evidence was building up for Russell Westbrook, if anything, to have a meltdown in crunch time rather than take over last night’s Thunder/Blazers game. Throughout the second half, Wetsbrook was attacking the basket only to miss shots and not get calls. Meanwhile, Andre Miller (16 pts, 11 asts) was kind of busting Westbrook’s ass and picking apart the OKC defense Westbrook was supposed to spearhead. But right when it seemed Westbrook was one more no-call away from a technical foul or a rash of bad decisions, he locked in. Read More »

Last night, we showed you some behind-the-scenes footage from Carmelo Anthony‘s new Jordan Brand commercial titled “Do Whatever It Takes.” Speaking to his unique versatility and ability to do it all, ‘Melo plays all ten guys on the court, both teams’ coach, a photographer in the stands, a celebrity on the sidelines and more. While the ad will officially debut on ESPN tomorrow night as the Nuggets host the Clippers, check it out below.

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With the Knicks taking on the Bulls tonight, we thought it’d be a perfect time to revisit Scottie Pippen‘s dunk on Patrick Ewing. Watch as Pip discusses Chicago’s bitter rivalry with the Knicks and one of the greatest dunks in NBA history.

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Early in the NBA season, it seems as though people are preoccupied with star players that were traded in the 2010 offseason and their new teams. But what about those teams that lost that star player. Are they destined for failure? Will anyone step their game up in the departed player’s absence?

I thought it would be interesting to look at five players who have recently risen to the occasion to deliver performances worthy of saying, “LeBron Who?” Read More »

Since the last time we updated you on the NBA JAM Invasion Tour, the crew has made various stops in North Carolina (at Wake Forest and NC State), Georgia (at Six Flags with a single day attendance record of 1,412 gamers) and Alabama (at Auburn and ‘Bama), and is currently holding court in Oklahoma. But if simply playing the game isn’t enough to get you to come out, what about a chance to win your very own upright NBA JAM arcade machine? Check it out: Read More »