The Phoenix Suns made two very powerful statements in Game 2 of their best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series against the San Antonio Spurs. First, the Suns wore their “Los Suns” jerseys on Cinco de Mayo to show their support for the Hispanic community of Arizona, a strong political message from a NBA franchise that is … [Read more…]
Despite being manhandled by the bigger and more talented L.A. Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals, the Utah Jazz remain undeterred. But, is Utah’s absolute best good enough to win? That’s the question head coach Jerry Sloan and his never-say-die Jazz face when the series switches to Salt Lake City for the next two games. … [Read more…]
The Eastern Conference playoffs have become a sparring session for the Orlando Magic, as Dwight Howard and Co. have clearly separated themselves from the rest of the conference and should be considered the favorites to reach the NBA Finals. The Beast of the East barely broke a sweat in pounding the Atlanta Hawks by 43 … [Read more…]
Sound the alarm in Cleveland because there is a full-court panic in the city. The Cavaliers lost Game 2, lost home-court advantage and now their head coach has lost his cool. The usually calm and collected Mike Brown signaled Def-Con 3 after his postgame news conference Monday night and sent a fiery message to his … [Read more…]
The Utah Jazz has no shot against the L.A. Lakers. What? Say that again. The Utah Jazz has no shot against the L.A. Lakers. The reality of the Utah-L.A. series is this, the Lakers are very familiar with the Jazz and they will use the same formula that has worked for them the past two … [Read more…]
Milwaukee coach Scott Skiles knows a good point guard when he sees one, and he definitely saw something in Brandon Jennings. Skiles made Jennings the quarterback of his team from Day 1 and the 20-year-old rookie point guard with an old-school game has rewarded his head coach with an amazing season. Showing great leadership skills … [Read more…]
A dejected Mark Cuban met with reporters after his Mavs were eliminated by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the 2010 NBA playoffs and, despite another disappointing early exit, the outspoken Mavericks owner remained optimistic that his team will make another run next season with the current group he has assembled. “Let … [Read more…]
Heading into the 2010 NBA playoffs, Kobe Bryant’s health and the thousands of mileage his body has racked up over the years was a hot-button topic with the media. Some questioned whether the 31-year-old Bryant, the reigning NBA Finals MVP, could keep up with 21-year-old scoring champ Kevin Durant from Oklahoma City in their head-to-head … [Read more…]
The Cavaliers are moving on to the Eastern Conference semifinals but the mysterious injury to LeBron James’ right elbow, something he compared to hurting your funny bone, is no laughing matter with Cavaliers Nation. James claims that he’s had the injury for quite some time, but he doesn’t know how or when he hurt it. … [Read more…]
Prior to Game 5 of the first-round series between the defending NBA champion and top-seeded L.A. Lakers and the eighth-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder, Kobe Bryant was asked by one of the reporters if the Lakers felt that their backs were against the wall. In classic Bryant response, he replied: “Backs against the wall? What’s going … [Read more…]