Although Wilson Chandler appeared to have received the brunt of David Lee‘s elbow in the Knicks/Warriors matchup on Nov. 10, it turns out the gash left in Lee’s elbow by Chandler’s broken tooth had some lingering effects. Read More »

For those of you that know me, you know that I am a fan of facial hair. (Just ask Carlos Boozer.) So now that I’m back at my parents’ house in Vermont for Thanksgiving, I figured it was as good a time as any to put you on to the NCAA’s best moustache – which just so happens to currently reside in my great state. Meet University of Vermont senior Evan Fjeld. Don’t worry, he can hoop too. Read More »

What happens when Rajon Rondo, Mark Jackson and Jalen Rose try and sleep on the NBA on ESPN RV? Find out before this spot debuts on-air this Friday.

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We argue. You decide.

DERON WILLIAMS There is this perception that Deron Williams was always playing catch-up to Chris Paul. The truth is that Williams has been the best point guard in the world for a while.

Paul may have his Hornets sitting at a surprising 11-2. But who can forget what Williams did these past few weeks? Read More »

Beast of the Night: Dirk Nowitzki put up 42 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 1 turnover and hit 3 threes last night against the Pistons. He shot 57 percent (13-23) from the field and 81 percent (13-16) from the free-throw line. Diggler had a rocky start to the season but is starting to heat up lately. Read More »

When Josh Smith is running the floor, the only thing that’s going to stop him from dunking the ball is if you commit a clear path foul. With that said, Kris Humphries should have just got out the way.

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Note to future Sixers opponents: Don’t try to dunk on Elton Brand.

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What was originally billed as a matchup between the No. 1 and No. 2 picks of the 2010 NBA Draft — John Wall and Evan Turner — became the most interesting NBA game of the night for another reason: Wizards/Sixers pitted two teams who don’t know how to close out games trying to close out a game that was a clinic in what NOT to do in crunch time. It was a comedy of bad decision-making, bricked free throws, and brain farts. Read More »

Whether you thought they’d be 14-0 at this point in the season or 8-6, surely you didn’t expect the Miami Heat to have so much turmoil this early in the first year of their projected dynasty.

It’s not just that the Heat are losing games. It’s that they’re losing with Dwyane Wade looking worse than DeShawn Stevenson some nights, with Chris Bosh pulling a Samson act and getting beasted in the paint, with LeBron openly questioning his coach’s tactics, and with injuries ravaging the bench. Read More »

Jason Boone is a friend of the Dime family, but more relevant to this space, a center/power forward for BG Göttingen of the German pro basketball league. Today, Jason’s team is playing Besiktas Cola Turka — better known as Allen Iverson‘s squad. Jason checked in from overseas to chronicle the experience leading up to one of the biggest games of his career: Read More »