Are you ready to deal with LeBron James, NBA champ? [Poll]
Los Angeles
NEW YORK, June 20, 2012 – The National Basketball Association (NBA) today released its first-ever overall international top selling jerseys list and five-time NBA Champion Kobe Bryant has the most popular NBA jersey Pistons took Jimmy Walker No. 1 overall and Sonny Dove (who?) No. 4 while passing on Earl Monroe and Walt Frazier. Pistons [...]
Read MoreAre you ready to deal with LeBron James, NBA champ? [Poll]
Los Angeles
The 2012 NBA Draft will not be supplying any great point guards, but there are some interesting prospects. Jonathan Tjarks runs down the top 10. Most NBA mock drafts are projecting Rivers to be selected by the Phoenix Suns at No. 13. The Wizards' trade for Emeka Okafor and Trevor Ariza looks like a short-sighted [...]
Read MoreNBA Finals: Give Russell Westbrook room to grow
Washington P
Hansen said he expects NBA franchises to become available for relocation in the next five years and that the key is for his group to be a viable option when a Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook (0) shoots against Miami Heat power forward Chris Bosh (1) and shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) during [...]
Read MoreRiley Adds More Moments to His Collection
New York Tim
We're about a week away from the 2012 NBA Draft and no one has any clue what will happen after the No. 1 pick. Let's randomly list 29 names! June 20 (Reuters) – Mike Dunlap was named head coach of the. Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook (0) shoots against Miami Heat power forward [...]
Read MoreHeat Turning NBA Finals from Classic to Anticlimax: A Fan's Take
Yahoo! Sport
High-wire acts — both above Niagara Falls and the basketball rim — are paying off for ABC. The first three games of the NBA Finals series between Miami and Over the past few months, NBA Commissioner David Stern has indicated his desire to pull most superstar pro players out of the Olympics following this summer's [...]
Read MoreHeat defeats Thunder, 104-98, in Game 4
Los Angeles
A look at the possibilities of the Portland Trail Blazers drafting University of Connecticut guard Jeremy Lamb or Syracuse guard Dion Waiters in the 2012 NBA Draft. ESPN's Chad Ford has released the eighth version of his 2012 NBA Mock Draft (or version 8.0, whatever that means), and he once again has the Washington Wizards [...]
Read MoreSome Humility Looks Good on the Heat
New York Tim
You'll hear lots of stuff thrown against the wall over the next couple weeks leading up to the 2012 NBA Draft. Deciphering which rumors are meaningful and which are not is a very difficult task. Usually, there's an element of Sports ruled Sunday night's ratings, with the NBA Finals scoring more big ratings for ABC [...]
Read MoreSome Humility Looks Good on the Heat
New York Tim
Sports ruled Sunday night's ratings, with the NBA Finals scoring more big ratings for ABC and the final round of golf's U.S. Open giving NBC much better numbers than a typical summer Sunday. The Thunder lost their 1st home game of the post-season, are tied in the series at 1-1, and now must head to [...]
Read MoreDurant's Foul Trouble Proves Costly to Thunder
New York Tim
The Thunder lost their 1st home game of the post-season, are tied in the series at 1-1, and now must head to Miami knowing that they have to win at least one time if they want to see their home court again. It is the bitter, but Check out ESPN SportsNation's NBA Finals Pregame Chat. [...]
Read MoreUnder Fire, Westbrook Will Keep Shooting
New York Tim
Ridiculous Upside is reporting that the Boston Celtics are entering into a "hybrid partnership" with the Maine Red Claws. June 16, 2012 · 10:17AM. Each week, we'll ask our stable of scribes to weigh in on the three most important NBA topics of the day — and then give you a chance to step on [...]
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