I’m sorry Mark Cisco, but there was nothing you could do to stop this. I mean, did you not read where we had Jeremy Lamb ranked in our Top 25 players and teams primed to breakout this season?

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So after months and months of rambling back and forth, he reported she reported, and the owners and players doing a fair amount of snipping back and forth, it looks like we will have some type of resolution within the next four or five days. Whether it’s the resolution we want is another story. The negotiating is over, and for the players this is really the last realistic deal they will have a chance of signing before the entirety of this season goes bye bye. Some, like Danny Granger seem to think this offer will be rejected by the players. This whole thing comes down to this: the players know they’re getting a raw deal. They know it’ll be conceding defeat. But it’s this or nothing. Do they really want to lose a whole season? … Read More »

The fact that Paul Pierce has made over $137 million for his career already lets you know that his crib is going to be nice. But after getting a peek inside his house, it appears The Truth has taken the game to a whole new level. What can that type of money buy you? How about a regulation-size, two-lane bowling alley. Read More »

Without the NBA in our lives, we fans might have time for the things we’ve been putting off for too long. Maybe we’ll have time to finish that historical biography that sits next to the bed getting dusty. Maybe we’ll get more exercise. Maybe we’ll start following hockey? As we get closer to the end of year, we’ll take a look back at all things — inside basketball and out — that occupied our attention alongside the game we love. That means over the next few weeks, we’ll break down the best music, movies, styles, plays, players and more. Each debate will be put to a vote by you the readers, and by the close of the year, we’ll have compiled a list of the Top 11 of ‘11. Read More »

Is it possible to be any less cool than John Stockton? It wasn’t just the short shorts either, or the fact that he played in Utah. It was because everything about him was so, quite literally, vanilla. As old-school as old-school gets. Putting together a decent highlight video for Stockton might be one of the hardest things an NBA TV executive could do. His YouTube videos have to be the first time – and possibly the last time – it’s ever not fun to watch a tape of one of the greatest basketball players ever. Stockton was really only memorable because he was so boring. Read More »

Here’s another group affected by the NBA lockout. We’re surprised they haven’t spoken up sooner. This is definitely NSFW, so find some time to watch it…

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If you were in San Jose last weekend for the We Believe vs. Dub Charity Game, you got to see David Lee beat a squad featuring Gilbert Arenas and Jason Richardson. Now check out the shoes he did it in. Introducing the Nike Air Max Hyperdunk 2011. Maybe it’s the Warriors colorway, or maybe it’s his name on the tongue, but either way I like it. Check ‘em out: Read More »

We’ve been covering Brandon Jennings and his undefeated flag football team for the past few weeks because admit it, what else is there to do over a lockout than watch an NBA star go hard in flag football? We saw the Jennings’ led team of AIS beat Nick Young‘s squad, and then get a win over a team that featured DeMar DeRozan, Corey Maggette and Matt Barnes. At 5-0, they looked invincible, until last weekend. Read More »

Kevin Durant (photo. Michael Starghill)

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: The best thing to come out of the NBA lockout this summer was Kevin Durant dominating every game he played. Everywhere. And while he took his show on the road, KD always saved his best for the hometown fans at D.C.’s Goodman League. Perhaps our friends at The Mars Reel put it best: “Durant represents everything the Goodman League is about; hard work, undeniable talent, and most importantly, passion.” With that, check out his official 2011 Goodman League summer mixtape, exclusively from The Mars Reel. Read More »

With the college basketball season underway, the Championship Rounds of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer begin on Nov. 17 at Madison Square Garden with Texas A&M meeting Mississippi State at 7 p.m. and Arizona facing St. John’s at 9 p.m. Why should you care? Let us tell you: Read More »