With Brandon Jennings currently recovering from a broken foot, it appears Young Money has some time on his hands. So you have to love the irony of his latest tattoo that he posted on Twitter yesterday that says, “There is no elevator to success, you must take the stairs!” Check it out in greater detail after the jump. Read More »

As I said last night, I hadn’t seen Madison Square Garden that animated since the crowd shots in Eddie. This dunk from DeJuan Blair was about the only thing that silenced them for a bit. Apparently Ronny Turiaf doesn’t like blacksmithing.

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Beast of the Night: Tyreke Evans put up 29 points, four rebounds, eight assists, five steals, two blocks and a three last night in a loss against the Hawks. He shot 58 percent (11-19) from the field, 67 percent (6-9) from the free-throw line and had just one turnover. Evans totaled just 18 points in his previous two games and has had a forgettable season so far, thanks in part to foot and ankle injuries. His health remains shaky, so his owners should try to sell high after this performance. Read More »

No one knows whether or not the San Antonio Spurs really care about the regular season, and the strange events that took place at Madison Square Garden last night didn’t give us any better indication. After hanging within striking distance of the Knicks throughout the second half, the Spurs found themselves down by 10 with three minutes left after Ray Felton (28 pts, 7 asts) went berserker in crunch time. That’s when Gregg Popovich pulled all of his starters — bringing in Chris Quinn, Gary Neal, Ime Udoka, Matt Bonner and Tiago Splitter to replace Tony Parker (26 pts), Manu Ginobili, Richard Jefferson, Tim Duncan and DeJuan Blair. Read More »

Here’s all you need to know: Jon Scheyer scored 21 points in 75 seconds in front of 3990 fans. One of them just happened to be Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. He finished the game with 52 points. High school basketball doesn’t get any better than this.

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When Caron Butler elevated for a putback attempt in the Mavericks’ Jan. 1 game at Milwaukee and his body buckled in mid-air, you knew it had to be a serious injury. Butler is known as one of the toughest players in the NBA, but in that moment the pain was too much to even sustain a regular landing.

Butler was later found to have a torn tendon in his right knee, and today he had surgery that will likely cause him to miss the rest of the season. Read More »

If you’re a fan of the Nike Zoom Hyperfuse and low-cut shoes, you’re in luck: The Nike Zoom Hyperfuse Low is on its way. After the great success of its predecessor, Nike has trimmed down the collar to make this shoe extra lightweight, flexible and dynamic. Get excited. Check out a crisp white/royal variation below that would look great on the feet of some Kentucky Wildcats this spring. Read More »

As much as the Denizens of Kobe Bryant‘s Crawl Space would like to believe their hero won his last two NBA championships “on his own,” the fact is that Pau Gasol was as important to Kobe’s fourth and fifth rings as Shaquille O’Neal was to Kobe’s first three pieces of championship jewelry.

As the Lakers have struggled recently in their quest for another three-peat, Gasol’s value is finally being realized. In a Dec. 28 loss to San Antonio, Gasol had only eight field goal attempts and scored nine points while Kobe jacked 27 shots. Read More »

As good as the Boston Celtics have been this season (currently sitting atop the Eastern Conference), the scary thing to think about is that they’ve been playing without their best defender in Kendrick Perkins. And while Perk works his way back from an injury that he thinks “for sure” cost him and his teammates a ring, all Boston can do now is wait for their big guy to return – which is slated to be sometime before NBA All-Star Weekend. Read More »

Over the past couple days, the following picture has showed up in our Twitter timeline more than once. While we know that there’s no way Snapple would ever make this cap, it’s hilarious to think that someone would take the time to create it. And for those of you wondering, the actual Snapple “Real Fact” #95 is this: Squids can have eyeballs the size of volleyballs. Impressive. Read More »