Photo. Tadder
Whether he was just trying to build suspense or he’s been operating on J.R. Rider Standard Time, Gilbert Arenas‘ comeback in D.C. was plenty dramatic. After going M.I.A. for morning shootaround and pre-game warmups — even the actually beginning of the game — Gil strode out from the locker room halfway through the first […]

Photo. Chenoa Maxwell
Other than Shaq dominating Marcus Camby on the game’s first few possessions — or as Suns announcer Eddie Johnson called it, “gangsta’ing” Marcus Camby — Phoenix couldn’t get anything going against the Nuggets in the first quarter last night. Guys were forcing too many bad shots on offense and giving up too many […]

With all the attention being paid to Dwight Howard, don’t forget the reigning title-holder in the “Best center in the League” argument: Amare Stoudemire. Last season’s All-NBA First Team pick is on a roll, which we detailed in this week’s NBA Hit List power ranking, putting in work against the likes of Yao and Eddy […]

Like us, Smush had the day off.
(Photo. Tim Tadder)
You know how in baseball spring training they do the split-squad games? That was what Heat/Pistons looked like last night. Miami left Shaq, D-Wade and Zo at home, while Udonis Haslem, Smush Parker, ‘Toine and Penny were in the building but didn’t play either. That left a […]

The Cavs got jokes
In case you missed LeBron on “Saturday Night Live,” here’s another Cav who will make you laugh: Apparently Anderson Varejao’s agent is asking for Cleveland to break his man off with $10 million per year. Yeah, good luck taking that number into the negotiating room. Pretty sure Danny Ferry and crew already […]

Is it 1997 all over again? Because lately we’re hearing names like Reggie Miller, Allan Houston and Penny Hardaway being thrown around NBA personnel circles. After missing out on everyone from Mo Williams to Matt Barnes on the market, the Heat signed Penny yesterday. If the knees are OK, Penny can play some PG minutes […]

Ricky’s gonna get his. Now who’s with him?
We were watching NBA TV yesterday when all of a sudden they broke into a “special presentation” and went out to a press conference set-up in Minnesota. Since we hadn’t heard any T’wolves-related news at that point, we had no idea what was about to happen — at […]

Enough to get the Lakers past Round 1?
And you thought the Kevin Garnett trade was the last big move of the offseason? Don’t bank on it yet. We hadn’t heard anything from or about Jermaine O’Neal since a few J.O.-to-Jersey trade rumors died down around Draft time, but yesterday Jermaine was back in the headlines. […]

After months of thinking it over — and coming off the heels of the annual uber-party that is Zo’s Summer Groove — Alonzo Mourning said he’s coming back for one more year with the Heat. A player of Zo’s age (37), stature (borderline Hall of Famer) and salary ($2.7 million) usually only comes back for […]