We told you so…
Everyone wanted to see what Kobe Bryant would do on the night he was presented with the MVP trophy; one notoriously loud national analyst casually predicted he’d score 50, while others talked about triple-doubles and game-winning buckets for the game’s ultimate big stage performer. After telling his adoring L.A. minions that it […]

Dwight Howard (photo. Mannion)
Right after the final buzzer sounded and the Pistons had taken a 2-0 series lead on the Magic, we got a great camera shot of Stan Van Gundy spewing venom at a referee, screaming “That’s f***ing bulls***!” before storming off to the locker room. He could have been talking about a couple […]

Joe Johnson (photo. Zach Wolfe)
Game 3 was Josh Smith’s time to shine. Game 4 belonged to Joe Johnson. Getting wherever he wanted to go off the dribble while unleashing mixtape moves (pity James Posey and Leon Powe), then wetting jumpers from every angle and distance, Joe went Terminator on the Celtics, putting the red beam […]

Can’t win ‘em all (Photo. Gary Land)
The ‘72 Dolphins have to keep the champagne on ice for another week, but some team somewhere (maybe the ‘76 Indiana Hoosiers?) was poppin’ bottles last night after the Celtics lost in Orlando … Props to Dwight Howard for enduring the Hack-a-Beast tactics (10-for-20 at the stripe) to finish […]

We start off Smack today on a tragic note. Over the holiday weekend, the search for Jameer Nelson’s father, Floyd “Pete” Nelson, ended when the 57-year-old’s body was pulled from the Delaware River. Mr. Nelson had gone missing last week, when co-workers at the tugboat company where he worked last saw him walking on a […]

KG was out on Wednesday
Not much to play for at this point in the season, unless you’re in that 7th/8th-place range or you’re still angling for better seeding (be it Lottery or playoffs). Last night the Mavs didn’t even bother bringing Dirk Nowitzki or Jerry Stackhouse to Minnesota, and seeing as the Wolves didn’t have […]

Like we figured, Carmelo and Josh Howard were chosen as the Western Conference All-Star replacements for the injured Yao and Carlos Boozer. Honestly, aside from the time that Melo missed due to suspension, both guys are more than worthy of their All-Star status … But with word that Allen Iverson might have to skip the […]