For at least one night, DeAndre Jordan topped his good friend and L.A. teammate Blake Griffin on the dunk-o-meter. With a little over four minutes left in the second quarter of Sunday’s game between the Clippers and the Pistons, the Clippers center lit up Staples Center and social media with his jaw-dropping, one-handed, alley-oop, above-the-rim … [Read more…]
LeBron James didn’t settle for a jumper when the game and the Miami Heat’s 15-game winning streak was on the line Wednesday night. ”I had no intention of shooting another jumper,” said James, who got the ball on the wing with 12 seconds remaining in the game and Heat down by one to lowly Orlando. … [Read more…]
Ray Allen is a mild-mannered guy so it takes a serious hit to get him riled up. But Allen was furious Monday night when J.J. Barea knocked him down to the floor, and the Miami Heat guard told NBA TV that he didn’t like the way Barea came at him. “I thought it was a … [Read more…]
Last year it was “Call Me Maybe” and “Gangnam Style” that got great run on the World Wide Web with loads and loads of video spoofs that people couldn’t get enough of. Now it’s the “Harlem Shake” that’s trending. The Miami Heat joined the “Harlem Shake” fun by producing their own version of the latest … [Read more…]
Without All-Star forward David Lee, Stephen Curry had to crank it up a notch when his Golden State Warriors visited Madison Square Garden Wednesday night. And did Curry crank it up. By the time the second half rolled in the basketball-savvy New York fans were cheering for Curry each time the ball left his hand. … [Read more…]
When the Denver Nuggets had no choice but to trade Carmelo Anthony to the New York Knicks in the 2010-11 season, Nuggets coach George Karl and general manager Masai Ujiri immediately went to Plan B. The idea was simple: without a true superstar to build around, the Nuggets remade their roster with top-10 talent at … [Read more…]
For those who still think that James Harden is not a superstar, you need to watch the Feb. 20 game between the Rockets and Thunder very closely because we just witnessed one of the best individual performances in the NBA this season. It was a game that makes second-guess the Thunder’s decision to trade the … [Read more…]
If there’s anyone in the world who could best tell the story of Dr. Jerry Buss, who died on Feb. 18 at the age of 80, it would be Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Magic had the unique perspective of being on Buss’ side for 34 years, and he probably knows the man just as well as … [Read more…]
No offense to Jeremy Evans or Terrence Ross, but wouldn’t you like to see LeBron James, Blake Griffin, and Kevin Durant in a dunk contest? Heck yeah! The most frustrating part about this year’s Sprite Slam Dunk Contest was the simple fact that the stars opted not to compete. But hoop fans got the next-best-thing … [Read more…]
Cleveland Cavaliers star Kyrie Irving and Detroit Pistons second-year guard Brandon Knight turned the 2013 Rising Stars Challenge into their own personal Rucker Park-style playground, sending TV announcer Chris Webber to a momentary hysteria. With the game well in hand and his team a bit listless, Irving — last year’s NBA Rookie of the Year … [Read more…]