Russell Westbrook is sitting on the court, head lowered, arms resting on knees. It’s the end of the second overtime in Memphis and the game is going to a third overtime. He’s tired and it’s not hard to see why, he’s been on the court almost the whole game. Before it’s over, he’ll end up spending […]

The 2005 NHL lockout was a good time to be a sports fan in Canada, and especially a basketball fan. With the only hockey half a world away and a limited demand for games from 1985, it seemed like a NBA game on every evening; sometimes it was closer to two or three. The playoffs were especially […]

Ever see Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon? It’s a great movie, even if it’s a little confusing. It goes a little something like this: a woodcutter tells a man about his experience finding a dead samurai in the woods. He tells four versions of the story, three he heard during a trial – the thief who killed […]

On Feb. 16, Chris Bosh returned to Toronto, the city he had spent his entire career with before joining the Miami Heat. It was not a homecoming, nor was it an affirmation of the Heat’s dominance. The Raptors lost 103-95. The night wasn’t really what anyone expected. In other words, it was a very Bosh-like night. As somebody who […]

Rating: 8/10 I work with a runner. We talk about it every once in a while. Sometimes it sounds like a lot of work. She’ll tell me the only time she can run is early in the morning, when it’s bound to be cold and freezing and she’ll be in a rush to drop her […]

If you want to write for Bleacher Report these days, you have to apply to get in. The internet’s most infamous sports writing website, the one that was supposed to liberate sports media and turn the opinion pages to the fans, now requires an application. It’s not going to save the site’s reputation, but it’s […]

Is Derrick Rose the best player in the NBA at the moment? No, but he may be the most valuable. Truth be told, Rose does not lead the league in Win Shares or PER or in anything, really. In fact, he’s 10th in the league in assists per game, behind Jason Kidd, Steve Nash and Chris Paul, among others. His PER […]

On Tuesday afternoon, a picture leaked of the new arena being built in Brooklyn; the one that’s been on the planning table for years and the one the New Jersey Nets are planning to move into once it’s ready sometime in the near future. It looks like it’s coming along nicely. There’s a shell of the stadium already and while […]

It’s 1992 on my TV right now and it’s showing me a wide-angle shot of Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. It’s Game 4 of the ALCS, with the Toronto Blue Jays facing the Oakland Athletics. The Jays are up two games to one. I’ve had this game on DVD for a little while now – got it […]

Like a used mattress for a three dollar bill. Break out the old cliches, dust off the old Hunter S. Thompson lines (careful with that one, it’s an antique!) and wheel out the warhorses. NBA trade season has arrived and it’s kicked off with a doozy. Last Saturday, the Orlando Magic made two trades, one […]