Alex Curtis-Slep

Larry Sanders recently decided that he’s going to stop playing professional basketball. He released a video about it. Kevin Arnovitz put together an excellent story about mental health in the NBA, in which Sanders story is profiled. Mental health is the most pressing issue in the league. Guys are coming into the NBA as young … Read more

Kyrie Irving thought he could roll the ball all the way to the hash mark, but John Wall proved him wrong! If you’re Kyrie Irving, what were you thinking? Surely we’ll never see such foolishness occur again.

Contrary to many expert predictions, the 1-seed Washington Wizards closed out the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs with a surprise 4-1 series win over the 4-seed Chicago Bulls. Lead by dynamic guards John Wall and Bradley Beal, this young team has been playing some of its best basketball of the season at the … Read more

With the NBA regular season coming to a close, it’s time to gear up for an exciting playoff battle in the Western Conference. The superiority of the west is obvious, considering that 10 of its teams have at least a .500 record as opposed to the Eastern Conference’s seven. However, being the better conference doesn’t … Read more

Although David Stern may not be the most popular guy to basketball fans, he is certainly leaving the NBA in pretty good shape. Since falling into the hands of Stern in 1984, the NBA has done a lot of growing, both domestically and internationally. In fact, the playoffs are now broadcast live in 215 countries … Read more

Since the “Big 3” of Boston made the Celtics instant contenders, every city seems to be looking for the next trio of all-stars to take them to the NBA Finals. And according to rumors around the league, it looks like the Bulls could put together the next Big 3 as soon as next year. With … Read more

The Houston Rockets have had a great year. At 41-19, they’ve put themselves in a position to be successful in the playoffs. What’s their achilles heel? The up and down play of their bench. They’ve got some solid bench players, such as Omer Asik, Jeremy Lin and newly acquired Jordan Hamilton (Asik would start on … Read more

LeBron James hit an incredibly tough three to end the third quarter against the Rockets. James Harden smothered LBJ. LeBron faked, paused and eventually banked in the triple. Too bad it was waived off! If he’d launched the shot just a split second earlier, it would’ve been cash money. How about that shot though?

Reebok came out with a funny ad. It features Allen Iverson, Shawn Kemp and more. Dig it! My favorite part is Allen Iversons bit at the end. What’s your favorite part?

The NBA All-Star game is a chance for fans to see basketball’s best players from each conference square off against one another. This televised event creates interesting story lines and great action as adversaries become teammates and offense is favored over defense. While this concept sounds great in theory, a problem arises in that only … Read more