Two years ago, Brandon Jennings put his basketball career on the line when he signed with Italian club Lottomatica Virtus Roma of the Euroleague. At the time, the decision was considered both risky and a huge gamble financially. If Jennings’ European experiment fails and he falls flat on his face in the Italian ruins, his … [Read more…]
I know it’s only November but, I gotta say, Dwyane Wade’s dunk over Anderson Varejao last Thursday, Nov. 12, before a nationally televised game on TNT was just plain ‘ol nasty. The best part about the whole throw-down was the reaction of the Cavaliers’ forward, who looks like the Brazilian Carrot Top. D-Wade not ony … [Read more…]
Periodically, OneManFastBreak.net will feature one of the NBA’s hottest dance crews. To get things started, we’re recognizing The Laker Girls. The red-hot dance team of the defending NBA champions has long been considered the pioneer of dance teams in the Association. Back in the day, when the Lakers played at the Forum, the Laker Girls … [Read more…]
LeBron James revealed last night that he is thinking about changing his jersey number. James told TNT’s Craig Sager that he will likely ditch No. 23 and switch to No. 6 – the number he wore when he played for Team USA in the Olympics – as his way of honoring his idol Michael Jordan, … [Read more…]
The Cleveland Cavaliers will not win an NBA championship this season. Sorry, Cavs fans. You’re all going to have to wait a little bit longer to taste the champagne because this Cavaliers team, the way it is currently constructed, is not good enough to win in June. Here are four reasons why the Cavaliers won’t … [Read more…]
Shaquille O’Neal loves to give nicknames and enjoys tossing around slogans. The latest gem from the Big Quotatious was the comment he made about him and fellow Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas. When 7-foot-1 O’Neal was asked about his relationship with 7-foot-3 Ilgauskas, the Cavs’ longtime center until this season, Shaq said, “Myself and [Ilgauskas], we … [Read more…]
Jermaine O’Neal saw firsthand what super trainer Tim Grover did for Dwyane Wade last season, and he couldn’t think of a better guy to rebuild his body as well as his career. This past offseason, Grover put O’Neal through a rigorous training regimen that included a new diet and more rehabbing than resting. After two … [Read more…]
For better or for worse, the legend of Manu Ginobili grew exponentially on Oct. 31, 2009 – Halloween Night. During the first half of the Spurs-Kings game at AT&T Center in San Antonio, a bat flew in the arena and began to disrupt the game. Without batting an eye (no pun intended), Ginobili slapped the … [Read more…]
Delonte West returned to the court on Saturday night, and it’s not the court where a jury decides his fate. This time, the only people who were judging West were the 20,000 Cavaliers fans in attendance at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, and they delivered an uplifting verdict to the troubled Cavaliers guard. West scored … [Read more…]
Even though there are still 79 games on the schedule, the Boston Celtics have posted three impressive victories thus far. The Celtics defeated the Cavaliers on opening night 95-89, and their last two victories have been blowouts. They limited the Bobcats to 59 points and took apart the Bulls 118-90 on Friday night. That’s 101.6 … [Read more…]