Think Knicks fans are excited to be winning and have someone back in the All-Star Game? Watch DJ Steve Porter mashup fan-submitted videos with celebrities caught at the Garden to help drive interactive All-Star voting for Amar’e Stoudemire. Starring, but not limited to, Drake, Fabolous, Pauly D, Donald Trump, Whoopi Goldberg, Tracy Morgan and that guy from 30 Rock.

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Richard Hamilton has been the Detroit Pistons’ leading scorer for eight straight seasons, an All-Star three times and is one of the few, proud owners of both an NBA and NCAA championship ring. But last night he never got off the bench, registering a DNP-CD for only the fourth time in his 822-game career. (The other three times were when he sat the final game of the regular season before the playoffs.) Was he hurt? No. Was he told before the game that he was not going to play? Not so much. Read More »

With the pressure of working out a ‘Melo deal and getting out of their losing funk constantly looming, the New Jersey Nets seem like a team disoriented, trying desperately to find their way.

In a week where we heard coach Avery Johnson call out Brook Lopez for a lack of rebounding proficiency (“What I dream about, I really honest to God truth, I dream about our center getting 10 rebounds.”), it seems like Brook now has some gripes of his own. Read More »

When you have a shoe collaboration between Kobe Bryant and the Nike Air Force 1 Low, it’s like two stars colliding. And thanks to our fam at Hypebeast, we have some amazing photos of this shoe which is slated to drop sometime next month. Check it out and let us know what you think. Read More »

Last week, we told you that despite not initially being chosen for All-Star Saturday Night’s dunk contest, Josh McRoberts wanted a chance to change the committee’s mind. So, along with Pacers teammate Brandon Rush, J-Mac created his own short remix of White Men Can’t Jump to help his campaign efforts. Well, the goods have finally arrived, but the wait on any decision change from the League for McRoberts has only just begun. Check out the final result, “Josh Can’t Dunk,” a product even Billy Hoyle would be proud of.

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And as I’ve written in this space before, in basketball circles the co-sign is often just as important as the skills a player possesses. Or to put it in more familiar terms, it’s not always what you know, but who you know.

Kwame Brown has been able to build a 10-year NBA resume thanks in part to gaining the co-sign of none other than Michael Jordan. Read More »

While the NBA’s new Where Amazing Happens spots with Kevin Durant and Amar’e Stoudemire are next level, the D-League has now joined in on the fun with their new campaign titled, In Pursuit of Amazing. The new 30-second spot starring Shannon Brown, illustrates the passion, dedication and determination of D-League players in their journey to the NBA. For Brown, you can see his path from the Rio Grande Valley Vipers to the Los Angeles Lakers. I just hope they do one of these on Birdman next…

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Unlike the NBA and its salary cap limitations, crapshoot nature of the draft and guaranteed long-term albatross contracts, college basketball always provides a glimmer of hope right around the corner. Even for big dogs like Duke, whose unbeaten streak and No. 1 ranking was shaken last night in an upset loss at Florida State, the future almost always appears brighter than the present.

So when the Blue Devils lost on Wednesday in part because they shot 31 percent from the field and struggled to sustain a flow on offense, depressed Cameron Crazies could take solace in one fact: Austin Rivers is coming next year. Read More »

In November, we showed you Steve Nash‘s exclusive version of the Nike Zoom Go Low. But now that Nash has switched to Chinese brand Luyou, Aaron Brooks will be the main NBA guy holding down this new model. Check out some detailed photos of his player exclusive below. Read More »

Jimmer Fredette does not play in a conference with seven ranked teams. Nor does he have the majority of his games nationally televised. He will not wow you with a handle straight from the playgrounds of New York City or Chicago, and his athleticism leaves a lot to be desired.

But the Glen Falls, N.Y., native has emerged as the best player in college basketball. Read More »