Four games on tap in the NBA on Tuesday night. Will the Brooklyn Nets continue to struggle when they face the Raptors in Toronto? Can the Warriors snap out of a recent funk versus the New Orleans Pelicans, which recently got embarrassed in San Antonio?
Sure, a franchise should be loyal to a guy who brought them multiple championships and is the face of the organization. But at what cost? How much should one pay for a 35-year-old who is coming off the first major surgery of his career with an injury which very few players have successful come back from?
With Derrick Rose sitting out due another serious injury, the Chicago Bulls are reportedly pushing hard to trade Luol Deng and Carlos Boozer before their contract expires next season.
When news came out that superstar point guard Derrick Rose suffered yet another season-ending injury, it wasn’t only the Chicago Bulls and their fans that became depressed, but the entire NBA followers as well.
LeBron James had dinner with Mexican business mogul Carlos Slim, as reported by Forbes.
The Portland Trail Blazers and the New York Knicks are two of the surprise teams this season. The Blazers have shocked the league winning nine of their 11 games off the gates for one of the best records in the entire NBA. The Knicks’ surprise, meanwhile, is of the bad kind: losing nine of their 12 games, overall the fourth worst in the entire league.
Armed with new weapons, the Dallas Mavericks (9-5) are off to their best start in ten years. On Monday night, they’ll take on the Denver Nuggets (6-6), which recently snapped the Mavs’ four-game winning streak.
Michael Jordan’s 56,000 square foot mansion was called off for auction, according to TMZ.
This should have been a marquee match-up between two of the best point guards in the NBA. Rather it’s appears to be a lopsided one when the Chicago Bulls visit the Los Angeles Clippers Sunday afternoon between one of the top-scoring teams in the league and one of the best on the other end.
You know you’ve made it as a basketball fan when you’ve won your favorite team a game. A Dwight Howard heckler slash Dallas Mavericks fan just delivered the W for his hometown team Wednesday night when the Mavericks pulled off the come-from-behind win over the Rockets, 123-120.
If you ask the basketball purists, they’d say that flopping in basketball is for sissies. If you ask Derek Fisher, Chris Paul, James Harden, Blake Griffin other master floppers in the NBA, they’d tell you it’s part of the (mind) game and they are just doing it to get the advantage to help their respective teams grab the win.
Lamar Odom is clearly determined to get his life straightened out.
Report out of the Sacramento Kings camp is that the front office is looking to make deals—particularly exchanging the veterans for younger prospects or future NBA draft picks. With a 4-7 win-loss card, the Kings are probably on their way to the lottery once again. So really, the move to acquire fresh blood is more amenable rather than sticking with the veterans and be stuck in mediocrity.
It all started with a flirty exchange of conversation on Twitter.
The Chicago Bulls are one of the best defensive teams in the league. On Thursday night, they visit the Denver Nuggets, which is one of the worst teams on that end.
Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade has sold his lifestory to Fox. A sitcom based on Wade's life as a single parent and athlete will become a 30-minute comedy show on the TV network.
Numbers don’t lie. And if New York fans disagree with the stats and point out that they are still title contenders in the 2013-14 season; we won’t blame you if you conclude that they are delusional supporters of the probably the most pathetic team in the entire league.
The New York Knicks can’t score, defend and share the basketball. They better improve in all of those areas if they want a fighting chance when they visit the best team in the league, the Indiana Pacers, which are coming off their first loss of the 2013-14 NBA regular season.
After a slow start, the Memphis Grizzlies are starting to grind it out on defense and have won three in a row. The Golden State Warriors have been doing it on both ends of the floor riding a four-game winning streak and have one of the best records in the league at 8-3 so far this season.
Reigning league MVP LeBron James will be leading the pack as Miami Heat takes on the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.
The Washington Wizards are one of the worst defensive teams in the NBA, giving up 104.6 points per game. Playing hosts to the Minnesota Timberwolves, which averages 108.5 PPG or 3rd in the league, the Wizards need to play better defense if they want to protect their home floor.
NBA Twitter wars are more fun especially if your teams are going to meet days after the not-so-friendly banters. The New York Knicks visit the Detroit Pistons Tuesday night with J.R. Smith and Brandon Jennings finally facing off after their little social media skirmish last Thursday.
The last time the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Clippers met was in Game 6 of the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs. It left a bitter taste on the mouth of the Clippers as the Grizzlies finished them off right in their home floor.
When Dwight Howard has signed with the Houston Rockets in the offseason, the Rockets front office, players and fans rejoiced at coup of a offseason acquisition that stole the big man away from Western Conference rivals Los Angeles Lakers—except for one, Omer Asik and the Turkish centers’ fans who thought that the move will destroy whatever development and rhythm Asik established in his first season with the Rockets.
With recent reports that star forward Carmelo Anthony is upset with the New York Knicks’ effort to start the 2013-2014 season, it’s time to explore the potential trades that can put Melo out of his misery at the Big Apple.
Lebron James stars as a judge in a new commercial advertisement for Powerade.
Lamar Odom is reportedly to sign a contract with Los Angeles Clippers, reported by TMZ.
The reports of Kobe Bryant practicing already could give the Los Angeles Lakers the jolt they need. A match-up with the visiting Detroit Pistons, which they have beaten three straight times at Staples Center, could be a good opportunity for the rest of the Lakers to show how motivated they are for his possible early comeback.
The Los Angeles Lakers were expected to struggle early in the season without their superstar. Those were not the same expectations for the Grizzlies, which are off to a bad start despite a complete and healthy roster.
With limited playing time and a lesser role in his teams’ scheme of teams, Omer Asik has demanded a trade from the Houston Rockets.