After last week’s Stephen Jackson vs. Kobe Bryant battle which resulted in a two game suspension and Capt. Jack losing his captaincy, S-Jax is at it again. While the Warriors swingman “promises” there won’t be any drama tonight when he faces Mamba in Ontario, Calif., he decided to get in some great chalkboard material before things kick off. Read More »

“I’m not a fan of Kobe. I’m not somebody who looks up to him. I’m a grown man myself. So when I go out there and play the game, I play the game.”

While most NBA two guards won’t come out and say it as publicly, I believe they’d agree with Stephen Jackson. Because as any competitor knows, to truly be the best you can’t be afraid of anybody. Read More »

When I was 12, I got the video NBA Superstars 2 as part of my Sports Illustarted subscription. It was a great highlight tape and I kept it until my VCR gave out. This Chris Mullin/Tim Hardaway mix was one of my favorite music videos on the tape. Aside from this tight Wrecks N Effects track in the background, it’s got some great footage of Hardaway crossing people up and Mullin actually dunking.

While it may be the road less traveled, 114 players with some form of D-League experience over the last eight seasons are on 2009-10 NBA training camp rosters. Of those, 58 were hooping in the D-League last season, proving that living the dream is possible. Yesterday, my boy from college, Jeff Christensen, hit me and told me that he’s accepted a coaching internship with the D-League’s Bakersfield Jam, the affiliate for the Warriors and Clippers. Turns out they are holding two sets of open tryouts for the upcoming season this month in San Francisco and Los Angeles, so I wanted to let the Dime faithful know. Read More »

It’s always great to wake up and have this e-mail in your inbox: “Shannon Brown will DUNK ON YOU!” Have you seen a more viscous dunk recently? Forget about wanting Derek Fisher’s job, Jordan Farmar better watch out for SB.

In what has to be one of the most anticipated training camps battles in the entire NBA, reports are that Warriors rookie Stephen Curry has been shooting Monta Ellis’ face off in scrimmages and drills.

From the Contra Costa Times‘ “Inside the Warriors” blog: Read More »

A few weeks back, Dime broke the story that Stephen Jackson demanded a trade out of Golden State. Today the NBA punished Captain Jack for that statement. The league fined the Warriors guard a hefty $25,000 for “public statements detrimental to the NBA.” Stay tuned for our full take on the fine …

Since the NBA Finals ended, we’ve been jumping at any chance we could to watch hoops. From NBA Summer League to AAU tournaments to pickup in NYC/LA, we’ve basically gone out of our way to catch as much ball as we could. And who wouldn’t? So with the NBA season right around the corner, there’s no better time than now to start predicting who is going to win some NBA awards this season. First up, Rookie of the Year. Read More »

A couple weeks ago I wrote about the incredible hype surrounding C.J. Watson, and appears that the young man is still caught up in it. Despite being offered a three-year, $5.4 million contract to stay with the Warriors (up from their $4.5 million offer a few weeks ago), word out of The Bay is that Watson is re-upping for a one-year qualifying offer of just more than $1 million. Read More »

On this rainy and dreary day in New York City this afternoon, Stephen Jackson and Al Harrington were at South Street Seaport for a block party put on by their sneaker company Protege. One of the MCs at the event asked Stack Jack in front of the crowd whether he thought the Warriors were going to make the playoffs. Jackson paused then smiled before responding, “Um…I don’t think I’ll be a Warrior next year. I’m looking to leave.” Read More »