In a “who in the hell left the gate open?” moment, funnyman Will Ferrell was granted the privilege of announcing the starting lineups for last night’s Hornets-Bulls game and he summoned the spirit of Jackie Moon to make it an extremely laughable moment. Read the rest of this entry »

NBA fans pining for Ricky Rubio to toss an off-the-backboard alley-oop to Blake Griffin may get their wish granted well before the Spanish point guard ever becomes an All Star. Per ESPN, a new format will be implemented for this year’s Rookie-Sophomore Challenge, allowing first and second year players to play on the same team together. Read the rest of this entry »

Photo: Paul Pierce

NBA legends are still being molded but the ones that gutted it out with one team — through the thick and thin times — has all but become a hardwood fable. No sooner than the recent accomplishment of Kobe Bryant’s (one of those rare sole squad lifer) surpassing of Shaq, the soon-to-be-retired jersey of #34 illuminated the Garden as it has done for 13 consecutive seasons. Read the rest of this entry »

I didn’t want to believe in Jeremy Lin at first. Dude burst onto the scene with a miracle game – after being cut by the Warriors and Rockets earlier this season, he dropped 25 points and 7 assists for the Knicks against the New Jersey Nets on Saturday night. Read the rest of this entry »

Kobe Bryant’s rocky relationship with the City of Brotherly Love took another interesting turn last night. In front of a packed Wells Fargo Center, the Laker brought his career scoring total to 28,601 points, moving him past former teammate Shaquille O’Neal for fifth all-time on the NBA’s scoring list. Read the rest of this entry »

“When I went to sleep the other day, they were losing to Miami. Woke up, and they were losing to Boston.”

There’s been “sh*t (insert type of people) say” videos floating around the Internet for weeks now. And right when the trend appeared to be nearing its expiration date, sketch comedian Eric Rosado gives it one last jolt of life with “Sh*t Knicks Fans Say.” Read the rest of this entry »

Minnesota’s Kevin Love scored 25 points and snagged 18 boards to lead the Timberwolves to a 100-91 win over Houston in Saturday night’s action. Nothing but an ordinary night for Love, but it’s one that will be remembered (and rehashed endlessly) for one play: his footplant on Luis Scola Read the rest of this entry »

Three sets of teammates, two coasts and one batch of jerseys not worth their pixels in tie-dye, best describe the latest news for NBA All-Star Weekend 2012. The starters for professional sports’ most prestigious exhibition mirrors the faces of the game’s most recognizable figures. Read the rest of this entry »

While we don’t know exactly who’ll be wearing them yet, we get an early glimpse at the jerseys for the upcoming NBA All-Star game, which will take place on Sunday, February 26th at the Amway Center in sunny Orlando. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been a great week for dunks, to say the least. LeBron James jumped over John Lucas III on Sunday. Blake Griffin “Mozgov’d” Kendrick Perkins just a day later. But there’s no rest for the NBA faithful – the highlights just keep coming. Read the rest of this entry »

Just a day after LeBron cleared John Lucas in a single bound, Blake Griffin single handedly broke the Internet and made SportsCenter his own personal playhouse by baptizing Thunder center Kendrick Perkins. Read the rest of this entry »

We’re around the first quarter mark of the 2012 NBA season, and it’s been difficult to ignore the hype surrounding Kyrie Irving. His stellar play continued Sunday night, as he made a game-winning layup against the Boston Celtics to give the Cavs an 88-87 victory. Read the rest of this entry »

Just a random round-up of the weekend’s above the rim action starring John Wall with co-star Charlotte’s Tyrus Thomas, JaVale McGee on DeSagana Diop and Tyrus Thomas (again), Tyreke Evans over Earl Watson Read the rest of this entry »

In the first half of Sunday’s matchup between the Heat and Bulls, Dwyane Wade throws up the pass, LeBron catches the oop…and John Lucas becomes a very important footnote in highlights history. Read the rest of this entry »

“‘Dre is such an unselfish guy on offense,” Sixers coach Doug Collins said of his shooting guard Andre Iguodala after Saturday night’s 95-74 win against the Pistons. On the same night he was celebrating his 28th birthday, Iguodala put in a triple-double with 10 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds, including this gift to himself off the glass for a dunk. Read the rest of this entry »