So, it happened. After three hours of failed negotiations between the NBA and the players’ union yesterday in New York City, the NBA’s team owners officially closed up shop and locked out the players—effective as …

Remember the glory days of And 1 Streetball? If not, I guess I’m showing my age as I had Vol. 4 on VHS. Ballers like Hot Sauce, Spyda, Escalade (RIP) and Skip To My Lou …

Although the 2011 NBA Draft has been deemed as one of the weaker drafts the league has had in some time, there are still several potential impact players lingering within it. With players like Kyrie …

Fans were completely caught off guard when a photo of a very pregnant Nia Long walking the beaches of Cabo San Lucas surfaced last week. Since the 40-year-old’s pregnancy came as a surprise, speculation about …

It happened. The Dallas Mavericks proved everyone wrong and marched through the NBA Playoffs and slayed the three-headed monster known as the Miami Heat. I, personally, wasn’t sold that the Mavs could get out of …

If there is one constant in the 2011 NBA Finals, it’s Miami Heat building up a double digit lead only to watch it evaporate in the fourth quarter. Thanks to what we can call the …

Let’s face it: The 2011 NBA Finals are jam-packed with superstars this year. From LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh to Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd, the Finals have shown that there’s clearly no …

After 19 years, 1,207 games, 28, 596 points, four NBA championships, two broken backboard, three NBA finals MVPs, 15 NBA All-Star appearances, five albums, several video games and movies and a career full of memorable …

If you’re a Los Angeles Lakers fan, you’ve got to be at least a little bit concerned about the next NBA season. As long as there is no lockout—even though all signs are pointing to …

Apparently, Joakim Noah learned nothing from Kobe Bryant this season.
Just a month after Kobe got hit with a whopping $100,000 for calling a referee a “f*cking f*ggot” during a regular season game late in the season, …

It’s got to be difficult to be Derrick Rose right now.
The 22-year-old MVP is staring at a 2-1 deficit in the Conference Finals against the Chicago Bulls and is desperately trying to figure out what …

Less than a year after becoming the biggest losers in the LeBron James free agency sweepstakes, the Cleveland Cavaliers are feeling like winners again. On Tuesday night, the Cavs were chosen to get the No. …

Is it possible the hex LeBron James put on the Cleveland Cavaliers after his departure is finally lifting? A cloudy year filled with ridiculous lows including a 26-game losing streak seemed to have the city …

So, the Dallas Mavericks didn’t get the Western Conference Finals matchup they were hoping for on Sunday afternoon. While the Memphis Grizzlies took the Oklahoma City Thunder to a Game 7 in their best-of-7 playoff …

In terms of encores, Phil Jackson just had the worst one ever.
Okay, maybe not ever—for my money, Michael Jordan playing on the Wizards at the end of his career did more to hurt his legacy …

Now that the Lakeshow has been swept out of three-peat contention, Kobe can focus his time on other ventures, like his next Nike signature shoe. Every year for the past seven there has been a …

Derrick Rose, at the age of 22, is the NBA’s youngest MVP recipient.
Everybody may be surprised at the incredible season that Rose has had as he led the Chicago Bulls to the league’s best record …

Kevin Durant—the guy who almost won the MVP award in the NBA last season and who could have been in the running for it this season as well, if not for a guy named Derrick …

The Western Conference is looking a little old out there on the hardwood. Yes, the Eastern Conference has a weaker bottom half of the bracket, but there is no reason why both the Spurs and …

For a minute there, it looked like the New York Knicks had a real chance to pull off the first round upset over the Boston Celtics. But then New York had New York things happen …