Beast of the Night: Tyreke Evans had another big game, putting up 27 points, five rebounds, 12 assists and two steals against the Nuggets last night. He shot 61 percent (11-18) from the field, 100 percent (5-5) from the free-throw line and had just one turnover. In other news, Evans is opting to stay home instead of play in the Rookie-Sophomore game during All-Star weekend to rest his feet. Owner beware. Read More »

It’s been an up and down season for the Thunder. First they were overhyped. Then they were underrated. Then, forgotten. Kevin Durant hasn’t really had the planet-shifting MVP season a lot of people expected — and yet he’s still leading the League in scoring — and OKC’s defense has been straight-up lousy at times. But last night against Dallas on national TV, the Thunder showed exactly what they are capable of … After trailing for most of the first half, OKC got a huge boost from their attacking defense and beat the Dirk-less Mavs, 99-95. Read More »

After showing you the Top 10 NBA Buzzer Beaters of 2010 on Tuesday, check out Austin Groff from Twin Valley South High School in West Alexandria, Ohio. You think he practices this shot?

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When the NBA announced its preliminary selections for this year’s All-Star Dunk Contest (Blake Griffin, JaVale McGee, Serge Ibaka and Brandon Jennings), it seemed not everyone in the League was feeling its decision. Enter Billy Hoyle. I mean Josh McRoberts. I mean Josh McRoberts as Billy Hoyle and his Indiana Pacers teammate Brandon Rush as Sidney Deane from White Men Can’t Jump. Got it? Good. Read More »

LeBron James debuted a special red colorway of the next generation of his signature shoe on Christmas Day, but today Nike Basketball has officially unveiled the latest model. Introducing the Nike LeBron 8 V/2. Trust me, you’ll like what you see… Read More »

After Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did Airplane!, I’m pretty sure that opened the door for all NBA players to want to make a jump (or at least a cameo) to the silver screen. (See: Quentin Richardson, Darius Miles and Michael Olowokandi in Van Wilder.) With that said, check out Dwight Howard, Deron Williams and Kevin Love in the first of a three-part special of the Disney Channel’s “The Suite Life on Deck,” premiering next Friday.

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Tonight, the Washington Huskies (10-3) go for their 10th consecutive conference victory against the visiting Oregon Ducks (7-7) in what should be a great Pac-10 battle. With that said, I thought y’all might be interested in checking out detailed photos of Washington’s new Nike Hyper Elite uniform for this season. While this is the road variation of the jersey, it’s amazing nonetheless. Read More »

By now, Blake Griffin‘s picture is hanging in every post office within a 200-miles radius of an NBA city. First, he attempted to murder Rodney Stuckey with a dunk. Next, it was Tiago Splitter. Last night, the only thing standing between him and the rim was Arron Afflalo.

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Although the holiday season is behind us, it is never a bad idea to take a look around and try to find appreciation in the things you have. With that said, there are things that you can’t see yourself living with no matter how hard you try. Let’s take a look at three trades or “presents” that were bestowed upon teams this past offseason that need to be returned; or in the case of a label maker, regifted. Sorry grandma. Read More »

If you’ve watched at least one Portland Trail Blazers game in the past two years, chances are you’ve seen what has become known as “Three Goggles.” If not, you should stop what you’re doing and read this great article by Blazers broadcaster Casey Holdahl for some background on how the phenomenon took off. But how do you know when something has reached true cultural relevance? If you find it on a t-shirt. Read More »