Without a doubt, the Golden State Warriors have been one of the most exciting teams to watch in the past decade. Now with the addition of first-time coach Mark Jackson, all eyes will be on the Bay Area to see if the latest iteration can win over fans in the same manner of those in […]

Yesterday, people were briefly brought back in time to year 2000. AND 1, the shoe company founded in 1993 that gained prominence in the NBA during the late nineties and early aughts, was sold to New York-based brand management firm, Global International. This is the latest news for a brand that has seen its worth […]

The narrative of Shawn Kemp’s life is familiar. The name alone instantly yields memories of substance abuse, grabbed crotches, punch lines of illegitimate children and the 1996 NBA Finals. One chapter that often gets lost among the confusion of the overwhelming tale, however, revolves around a three-year stint in which the dominating forward uncharacteristically donned […]

Professional basketball is celebrated all over the world, but very few places can claim to be the true capital of the sport. The state of Indiana once considered itself worthy, but now is a fading basketball ancestral land. Springfield, Massachusetts, is an option to due to fact that the hall of fame is there, but […]

The NBA is no stranger to rumors. Every once in a while you come across a rumor that may actually be true, and it peaks your attention and has you contemplating every angle. This is what happened to me the other when I heard that the Indiana Pacers were considering Reggie Miller for a front office job, […]

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the most successful Division I basketball programs in the country. Year after year the Tar Heels have been able to assemble a cast of elite level amateur talents and are annually considered contenders for the coveted NCAA National Championship. They currently rank third all-time with five […]

David Stern officially joined the NBA in 1978, and in 1984 became the league’s fourth commissioner. In his quarter century tenure, Stern presided over an NBA that has evolved into a global force exceedingly more powerful than it was when he started — and by extension, worth many more billions. A lawyer by trade, he has built a […]

Quick, name the five highest paid players in the NBA. Three of the five shouldn’t surprise you: Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, and Tim Duncan. They’re franchise cornerstones, perennial All-Stars, MVPs and have 10 rings between the three of them. Kobe is The Black Mamba, dominating and intimidating all comers even as his heavy legs slow […]

In little less than a year, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London will be underway. Due to the unpredictability of the lockout, the men’s basketball competition might be the only time basketball fans get to see the world’s biggest superstars compete for quite some time. Always in the spotlight of the international basketball community, Team USA will likely be […]

Michael Beasley is better than Kevin Love at rebounding… on his Xbox. This was among the things that Beasley shared with the Minneapolis-based CBS affiliate WCCO-TV last March. “My favorite thing from my childhood is video games. I play NBA 2K11 now. I play with the Minnesota Timberwolves and I shoot every shot with myself, so that’s my favorite thing to do. […]