As the Summit in South Beach continues to manifest various scenarios and reports on where LeBron James and Chris Bosh are headed next season, one thing is 99.9% evident: Dwyane Wade will re-sign with the Miami Heat. Wade has publicly said on numerous occasions that he doesn’t want to leave Miami, and all signs point to a … [Read more…]
The moment the Miami Heat was eliminated from the 2010 NBA playoffs, the focus of attention shifted to the future of Dwyane Wade. Did he play his last game in a Heat uniform? Wade was noncommittal as usually, leaving the door open for a possible move elsewhere when he decides to opt out of 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…]
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…]
What would the world look like without Michael Jordan? For one, there would be no Kobe Bryant. Two, there would be no Dwyane Wade. And three, there would be no LeBron James. Greatness can’t be measured by statistics. True greatness is defined by a player’s legacy. Michael Jordan’s impact in the sport can be seen … [Read more…]
When he was a freshman at USC, O.J. Mayo spent his summer vacation playing one-one-one against Kobe Bryant at Bryant’s basketball camp held at Loyola Marymount in Marina del Rey. Bryant won most of the battles, but Mayo more than held his own against the player regarded as the best in the world. Mayo’s basketball … [Read more…]
Larry Bird, Hall-of-Famer and three-time NBA champion with the Boston Celtics, once said that a true basketball “assassin” is someone who is not afraid to shoot when the game is on the line. Bird explained that it is easy to shoot a potential game-winning shot when the game is tied, and the worst thing that … [Read more…]