The NBA announced its All-Defensive teams today, and for the second straight year the league’s Defensive Player of the Year didn’t get a spot on the All-Defensive First Team.
Marc Gasol, NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year, doesn’t make All-Defensive First Team
May 13, 2013 By 1 Comment
Maloof brothers will only sell Sacramento Kings to Seattle group
May 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
News broke on Saturday that the Maloof brothers (Joe and Gavin) will only agree to sell the Sacramento Kings to the Seattle-based group headed by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Chris Hansen. If the NBA doesn’t approve a move to Seattle, the Maloofs apparently have a backup plan.
Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat: GIFs and videos of all the chippy, childish moments from Game 3
May 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Since the Chicago Bulls’ upset of the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their second round playoff series, players on both teams have been flopping across the line separating playing hard and acting like a child. Statistically speaking, last night’s Game 3 wasn’t as chippy as Wednesday’s Game 2, which featured nine technical fouls, one [...]
Luol Deng has lost 15 pounds, was “really scared” by illness
May 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng is unlikely to play in Game 3 of his team’s second-round playoff series against the Miami Heat, but at the very least he seems to finally be getting healthy. Deng has been suffering through a bout with the flu that got so bad he was given a spinal tap to [...]
George Karl voted 2013 NBA Coach of the Year
May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The NBA has announced that George Karl, coach of the Denver Nuggets, will be named the NBA’s Coach of the Year. Miami’s Erik Spoelstra finished second, followed by New York’s Mike Woodson, San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich, and Indiana’s Frank Vogel.
The four biggest X-Factors left in the 2013 NBA Playoffs
May 8, 2013 By 1 Comment
How great have the NBA Playoffs been so far? It seems like every night multiple games come down to the final possession. In the second round, five of the six games have been hotly contested thus far, with the New York Knicks’ Game 2 blowout of the Indiana Pacers being the lone outlier (Indiana was [...]
Doc Rivers returning to the Boston Celtics?
May 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Doc Rivers has three years left on his current contract with the Boston Celtics, but following the team’s first-round ouster in the 2013 NBA playoffs, it appears he’s uncertain about his future.
Videos: Manu’s game winner, Nate Robinson’s late-game heroics
May 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Those who were fortunate enough to stay up for the whole thing were treated to the best game so far in these 2013 NBA Playoffs on Monday night. The visiting Golden State Warriors held a 15-point lead over the second-seeded San Antonio Spurs late in the third quarter of Game 1 of their conference semifinal, [...]
Believe in the Chicago Bulls
May 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The Chicago Bulls surprised everyone but themselves Monday night. They went into Miami, a place where the Heat had only lost four times this season and took a crucial Game 1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 93-86 win.
LeBron James wins fourth MVP, one vote short of being first unanimous winner
May 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We’ve all known for about two months now that LeBron James would be winning his fourth NBA Most Valuable Player Award in five years, and it became official on Sunday.
Can the Miami Heat go undefeated in the playoffs?
May 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
It seems in many eyes of the experts, that an NBA title is a foregone conclusion for the Miami Heat this year. In many ways, the Heat have had one of the most incredible seasons of all-time. Their 27-game winning streak and their dominant play, led by LeBron James, has put the sporting world on [...]
Friday Trivia Challenge: Which players did Kurtis Blow name in “Basketball”?
May 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Happy Friday. In honor of the NBA Playoffs, which will give us four Game 6s this evening, here is an NBA-themed trivia challenge: In Kurtis Blow’s 1984 hit “Basketball,” Blow mentions 22 current (at the time) or former NBA players. Name them in the comment section below. (And don’t just go to Lyrics Depot or [...]
Minnesota Timberwolves: Flip Saunders in, David Kahn out as team president
May 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
On Thursday night, Flip Saunders confirmed that he has signed a long-term contract to become the president of basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Saunders will also hold a minority ownership stake in the team.
The first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs is one of the best in recent memory
May 2, 2013 By 3 Comments
After the opening weekend of the playoffs, NBA fans were bracing themselves for a first round devoid of drama and even one compelling series. Bad match-ups and unfortunately timed injuries seemed to have set us up for a bunch of four- and five-game series. But the past 10 days have been kind to NBA fans. [...]
Ranking the best 3-point shooters in NBA history
May 1, 2013 By 85 Comments
Two weeks ago, Stephen Curry capped off an amazing season by hitting his 272nd 3-pointer of the year, breaking Ray Allen’s seven-year-old NBA record. His performance, combined with our hyperbolic here and now journalistic tendencies nearly caused a riot on the Internet. Since it was not merely good enough to proclaim that Curry is a great shooter – [...]
