Sometime during this past college basketball season, when the hype surrounding Indiana was at its height, there was a brief debate over Hoosiers guard Victor Oladipo drawing comparisons (albeit very timid comparisons) to Michael Jordan. Read More »

This dunk by Paul George to end the third quarter tonight was just outrageous. Watch him blow by LeBron and then just explode on Chris Andersen (Birdman! Birdman!)

To quote Reggie Miller, “Click, click … Birdman, this is your Kodak moment.” Read More »

So the Pacers basically dominate the first half of Game 2 in Miami and only lead by six points at the half? Not good, Indiana.

This play cut it to six at the end of the half. How many other humans on the planet can make the pass that LeBron James does here? Read More »

This dunk that Kobe put on Todd MacCulloch‘s head during the 2002 NBA Finals is probably one of the most overlooked facials in Finals history. It was nasty. This new commercial (titled “Forever Kobe”) from the league’s Finals 2013 “BIG” campaign begins airing tonight, and it’s probably going to be one of our favorite commercials of the year. Oh yeah, that beat? It’s from Mos Def and his song, “Life in Marvelous Times.” Read More »

Bo Jackson was one of the most versatile athletes of all time and was a monster cross-training marketing beast. Tomorrow, Nike is releasing the Nike Air Trainer Max ’91 Bo Pack to celebrate key moments of the former Raider’s career. Read More »

For everyone outside of Philadelphia, the Question was whether or not Allen Iverson would become the NBA’s shortest Rookie of the Year ever. For everyone who lived in or around The City of Brotherly Love, we already knew the Answer. Read More »

The New York Knicks are one of the biggest brands in the NBA, if not all of professional sports. They’ve won two championships, boast a legendary core of alumni, and have the biggest television market in the country. Their history should speak for itself. Read More »

Tracy McGrady Dime #2 (Photo. Gary Land)

As of midnight last night, the great Tracy McGrady turned 34 years young. We’ve been watching him since he was a teenager – it’s hard to remember a time before he was in the NBA. His career is an illustrious one. We’ve covered T-Mac’s 10 Greatest Dunks already, but we wanted to go a little deeper. Here are the 15 greatest moments that have defined T-Mac’s legend: Read More »

According to The Washington Post, the Cleveland Cavaliers will consider drafting Otto Porter Jr. with the top pick in next month’s NBA Draft. Hmm, where have we heard that one before? Earlier this week, one of our writers all but pleaded for LeBron’s ex-lovers to finally replace him with the 6-8 Georgetown product. Read More »

If you’re new around these parts, you might not know this: Dime Magazine is filled with Jerry Stackhouse fans. Why? He used to knock people out, and had a reputation not only as a great scorer (and as a once future next-Jordan) but as someone who was never scared to put his hands on you. Read More »