During the Tim Duncan Era in San Antonio, making the playoffs is about as automatic as filing taxes each year in April. However, making the playoffs this season has proven to be very taxing on Duncan and the Spurs. The Spurs are currently in a dogfight just to hold on to their low seeding in … [Read more…]
Kobe Bryant – aka the Black Mamba – recently brought down the Raptors with one killer shot with 1.9 seconds left in the game to push the Lakers to a 109-107 victory, ending their three-game slide. It was Bryant’s sixth notable game-winning, late-game shot that allowed his team to escape with a victory, and three … [Read more…]
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. … [Read more…]
If the Denver Nuggets were competing in the World Series of Poker, they would probably go “all in” on every other hand. It’s the mentality of a supremely confident player with a touch of a cocksure attitude, comparable to a slugger who prefers to swing for the fences with each cut. The Nuggets are also … [Read more…]
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 … [Read more…]
It’s the unofficial halfway point of the 2009-10 NBA season and here are the individuals who helped shape the first half of the regular season. COACH OF THE YEAR Nate McMillan, Portland Trail Blazers McMillan and Mike Woodson were in a dead heat for this award, but I have to give it to the coach … [Read more…]
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 … [Read more…]
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 … [Read more…]
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 … [Read more…]
I can’t believe it has been 10 years since Kobe Bryant set up Shaquille O’Neal with that memorable lob pass in Game 7 of the 2000 Western Conference finals that resulted in a earth-shaking one-handed slam dunk that changed the landscape of the NBA and ignited one of the best runs in league history. This … [Read more…]