When Paul Pierce watched the Washington Wizards in last season’s playoffs, he saw plenty of talent and potential. He also saw some mistakes. The Wizards needed something. Weeks later, he decided they needed … him. There have been more than 500 transactions involving NBA players since the San Antonio Spurs ended last season hoisting the […]
Kobe Bryant’s off-the-court “attitude” is allegedy to blame for the Lakers’ woes of late, according to a recent story in ESPN The Magazine, but Showtime head honcho David Nevins was actually impressed by the NBA superstar’s down time demeanor shown in footage from a then-proposed documentary about the player’s recovery from a torn Achilles in April […]
It’s not enough that he’s aligned with a powerhouse team in the Miami Heat, but according to HoopsHype.com, he’s owner of the most expensive home among all NBA players. Bosh topped the list of expensive homes with his 12,368-square-foot Florida estate priced at $12.3 million. That’s nearly $3 million more than Kobe Bryant‘s $9,450,000 SoCal residence […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James is back on the floor where he took his first steps in the NBA. Four years after leaving for Miami, James, again wearing the familiar No. 23 wine-and-gold Cavaliers uniform, performed for Cleveland fans as the team held a scrimmage before a nearly filled Quicken Loans Arena. After being introduced, […]
As we are considering the question of race in America these past two weeks, here’s an example of how the benefit of the doubtis differentially applied that involves an NBA player. Miami Heat player Ray Allen’s wife, Shannon, awoke last week in the middle of the night to find seven teenagers between 18 and 19 years old […]
NBA bust Gilbert Arenas, who last played for a Chinese basketball team decided to take to his Instagram today to talk about Rev. Al Sharpton and give his thoughts on the Mike Brown shooting. Predictably, Arenas quickly made a fool of himself, calling Sharpton a “coon” and a “thot’ for heading to St. Louis to […]
Evidently, Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James want to make sure this season is a great one for NBA fans. Now that they’re both locked into new contracts with their respective teams, both have decided to spend their off-seasons getting even more fit. We already know LBJ had an eight-pack from his photos on the beach […]
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Andrew Wiggins told Kansas coach Bill Self that he wants to be traded from Cleveland to Minnesota because the No. 1 overall pick believes it will be better for his long-term future. Wiggins joined his former coach as a guest instructor at Self’s basketball camp in suburban Kansas City on […]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former No. 1 NBA draft pick Greg Oden has been arrested in Indianapolis on battery charges alleging that he punched a woman in the face. Police in the suburban community of Lawrence say the 26-year-old was arrested early Thursday on two preliminary counts of misdemeanor battery and remains jailed. A police report […]
Indiana Pacers player Paul George hurt himself pretty badly during an exhibition game for the USA Basketball team. He broke his leg in a gruesome fracture, similar to the one experienced by Louisville guard Kevin Ware during last year’s NCAA tournament. George has had surgery on his leg, which turned out to be an open […]
Despite his now infamous “break baby” Miami Heat baller Dwyane Wade and actress Gabrielle Union are getting married on August 30th. It’s the second marriage for both Wade, 32, and Union, 41, but this it appears despite the challenges getting to the altar – the aforementioned baby and Wade’s litigious ex-wife Siobvaughn Funches, things are underway. […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — There was no eye contact, nothing to indicate any reconciliation. The breakup of LeBron James and Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert was beyond bitter. But now, as James considers a return to the team he abandoned four years ago with an entire region breathlessly awaiting a homecoming it couldn’t imagine in its wildest […]
