Black Mamba hits Broadway tonight. Fresh off a loss in Cleveland last night, Kobe Bryant and the Lakers at at Madison Square Garden to face the Knicks. Last time Kobe was here, he dropped 61 points on Mike D’Antoni’s squad. I will be blogging live throughout the game. From the locker room all the way until the final buzzer, I will try to give you guys an all-access angle to the game so keep refreshing your page. Feel free to ask questions throughout the game (in the comment box) and I’ll do my best to answer them. This promises to be an exciting evening people! Read More »

“I hope to hear more from Nate Robinson. He is going to have an entire country looking up to him as an inspiration. I am part filipino as well and proud to say “I am pinoy.” – YouTube user Pacman344140Hagler

Manila might be more than a dozen time zones away from Los Angeles, but people in the Philippines are fully aware of what’s going on with the Lakers as well as the other 29 teams in the league. To put things bluntly, Filipinos are crazy for the NBA. And by crazy, I mean like what college football is to people in South Bend. Or what soccer is to people in England and what hockey is to folks in Toronto. Get the point? The league has also taken notice of the passion Filipinos have for basketball. Read More »

Every game, Danilo Gallinari seems to grow more and more on New Yorkers. On top of proving he can hit the long ball, Gallinari is showing that he’s got the total package. This season, we’ve seen him block shots, drop dimes, shake guys off the dribble and now, dunk on people. In this sequence, we see the Italian forward cross-over Josh McRoberts then rise up and bang one on Roy Hibbert. The crowd went nuts, especially after Danilo showed some flair and posed after the dunk.

The word “professional” is probably not the first adjective you would’ve chosen to describe Nate Robinson in the past. But that’s exactly what he was and how he acted like during his 13-game benching. Despite not playing for a month and having to deal with all the embarrassment and drama (mainly between his agent and the team), Robinson kept his mouth shut, cheered for his team and most importantly, stayed ready – both physically and mentally. Read More »

Danilo Gallinari is full of surprises. People thought he was going to be a bust and now he’s one is the best sophomores in the NBA. People thought he was just a shooter, then he pulls the Shammgod dribble move. Now Danilo shows that he can have fun too by singing “Halo” by Beyonce. He’s not that good of a singer, but at the same time, he’s not terrible. The funniest part is the fact that he actually knows all the words to the song.

Nate Robinson has become the outcast in New York. But one person whose got Nate’s back is former NBA All-Star Jerry Stackhouse. A regular on the Chris Russo’s Sirius radio show, Stackhouse defended Robinson by taking some shots at Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni. Read More »

In the past few weeks, it seems the Knicks have found a winning formula and Nate Robinson isn’t one of the ingredients. Although he is perfectly healthy, the diminutive guard has not played in the Knicks’ last nine games due to coach Mike D’Antoni’s decision. In that stretch, the Knicks are 6-3 and when Nate is in the lineup, the team is just 0-9 when he scores 19 or more points. Whether or not those stats imply that the Knicks are better without Robinson in the lineup is debatable. But by the looks of D’Antoni’s actions, the coaching staff seems to think that’s the case. Read More »

With the exception of Michael Jordan, no opposing player has had more dramatic moments in the Garden as Miller. Everything from his clutch shooting to his trash talking to Spike to his theatrics with the crowd. Who could forget his 8 points in nine seconds during the 1995 Eastern Conference semi-finals in MSG? That was also the time he gave the choking sign to Spike in the front row. Garden fans hated him and Miller embraced the role of being the villain. But in the end, Miller respected Knicks fans and vice-versa. Read More »

The Knicks signing Jonathan Bender over the weekend was surprising on a variety of levels. For starters, Bender hasn’t played in the NBA or any professional basketball leagues for that matter, since the 2005-06 season. A persistent knee injury forced the former lottery pick to retire at just 25 years old. Read More »

There is a buzz circulating around NYC as of late. For the past week, the Knicks have actually been playing some decent basketball. They’ve won three in a row and four of their last five (three of which were against winning teams). Coach Mike D’Antoni’s troops have definitely played harder and more importantly, they’ve been playing some defense. Last night against the Blazers, the Knicks forced 19 turnovers and blocked six shots. By the third quarter, New York was blowing out Portland. Read More »