They were polar opposites but found a common ground that became the foundation of their friendship. They lifted college basketball to new heights and rekindled the Lakers-Celtics rivalry in the NBA. They helped save the NBA from a dreadful decade in the 1970s and were at the forefront of the league’s burgeoning popularity in 1980s.
Earvin [...]

Once the deck cleared from all the wheeling and dealing before Thursday afternoon’s NBA trade deadline, certain teams cashed in while others held on to their cards hoping to hit the jackpot this summer.
NBA.com writer Shaun Powell said it best – it’s all about the cheddar. It’s really all about the money, teams that are [...]

The 2010 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest in Dallas didn’t quite live up to the hype, but there was history made Saturday night as Nate Robinson became the first three-time dunk champion.
Robinson, the defending champion, didn’t have to bring his “A” game because the competition failed miserably. Shakira and Alicia Keys had better performances than the [...]

The best part about Friday night’s NBA All-Star Celebrity Game was seeing ESPN analyst Jon Barry take a face full of water from a Harlem Globetrotter. The joke was on Barry and it didn’t look like he was laughing when his suit was soaked.
As for the actual celebrity game, there were few REAL celebs in [...]

NBA All-Star Weekend is one of my favorite times of the season. It is without a doubt the best All-Star celebration among all of the major professional sports leagues.
Major League Baseball’s home run derby is no match for the NBA slam dunk contest and the 3-point shootout and skills competition simply overpowers the NFL’s Pro [...]

Boston’s three-headed monster, the one that has dominated the sporting landscape for the better part of this decade, is close to becoming extinct.
Last summer, the Red Sox stumbled out of the American League pennant chase and was forced to watch the hated New York Yankees win the World Series.
Then last month, the Patriots were eliminated [...]

LeBron James won Round 2 of his showdown with Kobe Bryant, and I have a funny feeling it won’t be the last time we’ll see those two dueling on the basketball court this season.
LeBron James scored 12 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter as the game turned into a playoff-style, possession-by-possession struggle. Bryant [...]

Since trading Pau Gasol to the L.A. Lakers in 2008, the Memphis Grizzlies and their owner Michael Heisley have been getting grief from opposing players and coaches, the media, barbershop critics, season-ticket holders, school children and their grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles, friends and neighbors for basically gift-wrapping an NBA championship to the Lakers.
That may be [...]

Prior to Thursday night’s TNT game between the Utah Jazz and the Cleveland Cavaliers, the basketball world knew very little about Sundiata Gaines.
After Gaines sank the game-winning shot at the buzzer to lift the Jazz to a 97-96 victory over the Cavaliers in Utah, Jazz fans were signing his name. His teammates, guys he’s known [...]

When the basketball pundits anticipated the Washington Wizards would have more firepower this season with the return of Gilbert Arenas, they certainly were not referring to the cache of firearms Agent Zero brought to the arena.
Whether it is self-inflicted or not, the Washington Bullets…oops, I mean Wizards…have been a huge disappointment this season, and the [...]