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Playing in front of the man who signs his big checks (Nike boss Phil Knight), LeBron James dominated the fourth quarter in Portland. Outscoring the Blazers by himself (17-15) in the quarter, ‘Bron knocked down three triples over a two-minute span to bring the Cavs back into a game that looked lost, and down […]

Amare’s not bad on the sticks.
Yesterday saw some of the Dime crew out in San Diego, hanging with Amare Stoudemire while he wraps up some business for Sony’s NBA 08 video game. Gracing the cover for the second time (his first was in ‘06 — Kobe got the cover last year), today STAT will suit […]

It didn’t take long after the news of Shaq filing for divorce from his wife broke before the rumor mill careened out of control. We’re not trying to get ourselves in trouble so we’re not gonna repeat some of what we heard, but here’s a taste. Safe to say this whole thing could get very […]

We know it’s almost unfair to compare Darko with LeBron, ‘Melo, Bosh and Wade, but it bears mentioning that while each those guys are established as the franchise player on their respective squads, Darko is on his third team by the time he’s 21 years old. Yesterday Darko agreed to a deal with the Grizzlies, […]

That Pau Gasol-to-Chicago deal that seemed real close to going down back in February around the trade deadline could be back in the works. According to the Arlington Heights (Ill.) Daily Herald, the Bulls and Grizzlies have been talking about getting something done with Pau; the paper speculates it could be Gasol going to Chicago […]

Part of following free agency is being bombarded with lists of which teams are after which players. So here’s what we were hearing as of this morning: Gerald Wallace has the Mavs, Warriors, Grizzlies, Heat, Bucks, Magic, Blazers and Bobcats after him; Mikki Moore’s agent says about 15-20 teams have been in contact, including the […]

Bring an umbrella if you’re doubling CB4
Not long after the official jump-off of free agency ‘07, it’s already been reported that the Raptors agreed to a four-year, $24 million deal with Jason Kapono. Not only is that a good move for the Raps, who keep stockpiling shooters (Bargnani, Dixon, etc.) to rain on teams doubling […]

Shaun Livingston’s hard-knock NBA life took another sad turn last night. Four minutes into Clippers/Bobcats, Shaun came down after a breakaway layup and had a Joe Theismann-type spill, his left knee literally looking like it snapped in half. He had to be carted off the floor in an air cast. Just a gross, cringe-inducing moment, […]