Kris Humphries knows both sides of the game. The New Jersey Nets power forward, 25, has been both a superstar athletic phenom and a blue-collar journeyman role player.

As an elementary schooler in Minneapolis, Minn., Humphries was arguably the nation’s best swimmer in his age group alongside Michael Phelps — he actually had better times than Phelps in a few events — and after he dropped swimming for basketball, became a McDonald’s All-American. During a one-and-done run at Minnesota, he was the first freshman to ever lead the Big Ten in scoring and rebounding. Read More »

Stephen Jackson sat out Wednesday’s game against the Hornets after he was suspended without pay for verbal abuse of a game official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner after his ejection during Saturday’s loss to the Bucks. And for those of you keeping score, this was after S-Jack was fined $50,000 on Nov. 6 for verbally abusing officials. Today though, Jackson wants you to know that he’s sorry, and he’s written you a letter. Check it out: Read More »

The NBA and adidas may have an exclusive merchandising deal, but the $400 million-plus agreement is definitely not respected on eBay. Even if the Association expands into Europe, Stern won’t be able to stop the movement of Bill Laimbeer video games, old Jordans and bootleg laundry bags from one fan to another. Then again, why would he? eBay’s stockroom beats any store’s, and a fan wearing a jersey is still a fan wearing a jersey. Stay tuned for a look at cheaper, misspelled NBA-related gems, as well as the expensive, hurt-your-feelings stuff. Read More »

Last night’s Heat/Cavs game exemplifies why I’m obsessed with sports. It was the ultimate reality show, an unscripted drama. Within every game and every matchup, there are compelling stories developing.

While the basketball world is still analyzing LeBron James‘ homecoming in Cleveland, I wanted to touch on why exactly he left in the first place. Cavaliers’ management just couldn’t bring LeBron a good sidekick. Read More »

Last night, Terrence Williams posted a triple-double (16 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists) in his debut for the Springfield Armor. And for anyone that watched the 116-112 victory over the Maine Red Claws, they could see that vintage T-Will was back. Calling himself a changed man, check out what he had to say after the game.

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To date, we’ve shown you the special team versions of the Air Jordan 2010 Team for North Carolina, Cal, Marquette and Georgetown, but now it’s time to show you some exclusive heat from a school that you’ve probably never heard of: North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C. The Aggies, who play their games in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), are 4-3 on the season, with their only losses coming to Ohio State, Morehead State and Florida. Check out their exclusive kicks after the jump. Read More »

When Derrick Rose originally announced at Bulls media day that he wasn’t just gunning for the 2010-11 MVP crown, but that he expected to be there when the votes were tallied, it felt a little premature. Right? But so far, Rose is making good on his statement. In fact, we may only be 16 games into this thing, but the 22-year-old from Chicago is running in full-on beast mode, averaging over 25.8 points and 7.9 dimes for the Bulls (9-7). Before last week’s game against the Lakers, we were able to catch up with one of Dime’s favorite ballers to see how everything was going with the Bulls and his own MVP campaign. Check it out.

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Beast of the Night: LeBron James had himself a fine homecoming, finishing with 38 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and no turnovers. He shot 60 percent (15-25) from the field, 67 percent (6-9) from the free-throw line and hit three three-pointers in just 30 minutes of boo-filled action. Twenty-four of his points came in the third quarter. I guess it doesn’t matter if Akron hates him – James is unapologetically enjoying “the greatness” in South Beach, though his fantasy owners probably wouldn’t use that word at this point in the season. Read More »

We argue. You decide.

BLAKE GRIFFIN The 2007 high school senior basketball class might have been the best ever. With players like Derrick Rose, Michael Beasley, O.J. Mayo and Eric Gordon, the class was full of talent. Two of the premier players from that class are Blake Griffin and Kevin Love.

Back then, there was little debate over who was the better prospect. Love won the Gatorade and Naismith national Player of the Year awards, and although Griffin was an All-American, he usually found himself outside the national top-five rankings. Read More »

Remember Jeremy Pargo from Gonzaga? Perhaps you know him better as the brother of former NBA guard Jannero Pargo. Well, now Jeremy plays for Israel powerhouse Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv, and last night he got straight grimey. Watch him break dude’s ankles and then yam all over the center. Oh yeah, and the Chicago native is only 6-2.

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