In my 10+ years doing this, it still amazes me that more players don’t shut down reporters left and right for asking stupid, antagonistic questions, because it happens every day. I can’t tell you how many locker rooms, press conferences and media events that I have been to where some guy trying to get a rise out of a player just to get a headline will ask something ridiculous.

So, good for Russell Westbrook for not falling into a reporter’s trap during a press conference over the weekend. Read More »

What goes into being the best shooter on the planet? For Ray Allen, the obvious answer is “jumpers.” Lots of them. Every single day.

Yesterday, the Boston Celtics posted a video to their YouTube channel called “The Routine.” Shot by team photographer Brian Babineau, the short film gives you a little look into the kind of work Ray puts into that ratchet on a daily basis. Read More »

Why are we dropping Part III of the Tyson Chandler video series on a Saturday morning? Because the Caron Butler-less Clippers play tonight. Listen to Chandler talk about how in many ways, Caron can mean just as much to a team in his absence than he can on the floor.

Chandler’s description of just how badass Caron Butler can be is pretty ridiculous: Read More »

Yes, the Knicks lost last night to the Miami Heat. Yes, they’re about to be swept out of the first round. Yes, they haven’t won a playoff game in more than 4,000 days (look it up). At least J.R. Smith will always have this: Read More »

A little while back, long-time Dime member/contributor/post presence Eric Newman, had a chance to have an extended, real-talk sit down with the Knicks‘ Tyson Chandler.

Over the next three days, we will roll out quick hits from the conversation with League’s DPOY (and arguably the Knicks’s MVP). First up, Tyson talk about the toughest matchups of his career. His insight into Tim Duncan is great: Read More »

We now have back-to-backs days wondering if NBA antics are funny or disrespectful. Prior to last night’s Game 3 of the Pacers/Magic series in Orlando, Austin Croshere tweeted the pic you see here with the line, Read More »

Just … wow. Whether you think Paul Pierce‘s Tim Tebow‘ing of the Atlanta Hawks at center court in their home gym was hilarious or disprectful (it’s probably a mix of both), the bottom line is that the Hawks need to man up.
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The city of Chicago and Bulls fans worldwide are reeling at the news of Derrick Rose‘s torn ACL. No one though, outside of Rose himself, is as devastated as are Rose’s teammates. That fact was evident last night when Kyle Korver took to his Facebook page to vent and rally the troops.

Here is his full post, entitled, “Right about now…”: Read More »

The Timberwolves’ Brad Miller is officially retiring at the end of the season, capping a solid 13-year NBA career. His final game was an emotional affair for Miller and it showed.

You can see from this clip that he looked like he was about to cry on the court when he stuck his final three-pointer. Then he lost it when he came out of the game foe the final time: Read More »

These kicks have been out for a few days, but we wanted to post these to get some feedback from our readers because the color pops are strong. Check out the Reebok John Wall Season 2: “Stay Fresh” limited edition exclusives, released after the strong response to the Reebok Zig Encore: “Beyond the Gold” edition. Read More »