Early predictions stated the NBA lockout would affect players and teams in a variety of ways. No one could have guessed the game’s fundamental shots would suffer as well. Read the rest of this entry »

At his “Boston Charity Classic” held last night at Harvard, Rajon Rondo bustin’ stupid moves © Chuckie including a nifty alley-oop off his forehead to Rudy Gay. Read the rest of this entry »

Michelle Wright

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140 Characters Of Ego: March Edition [Uproxx]

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Third Grader Who Was Arrested By Police Suing NYPD [Gothamist] Read the rest of this entry »

Riddle me this: when you’re 6-foot, 30-inches on the basketball court, you’d think a 6’1″ flashy, point guard would rather run up on the Secret Service with a water gun than test you in the paint, right? Well if you’re Chris Bosh and you have “kick me” sign on your Heat jersey, the answer is WRONG. Read the rest of this entry »

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The NBA season is finally set to get underway and TSS’s sports heads couldn’t be happier. We’re in for eight months worth of quality ball if this year’s soap opera of an off season is any indication. Miami is public enemy number one with the league’s latest big three in Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade and Lebron James already eyeing the Larry O’Brien trophy. Meanwhile, L.A.’s still the defending champs looking for a three-peat and the East finally has more competition in tow Read the rest of this entry »

MJ might be gracing the cover of 2K11, but you had to figure he wasn’t actually going to do much else to promote this game. If he’s not saving the world from bacon necks one white tee at a time, then he’s taking the check and recovering from the night before. Which explains why we got Rondo, D. Rose, Josh Smith, Igoudala & Russell Westbrook taking a trip down memory lane recounting some Jordan’s most memorable moments via the Jordan Moments mode. I can’t say that anyone of them are natural pitchmen, but together they do a pretty good job and create memorable clip.

Props to Contraband for shining light to this.

And speaking of Jordan moments, here’s one that probably won’t be included in the game, but worthy of inclusion since most people probably haven’t even seen this.

Michael Jordan is, of course, remembered for his six Championship Titles and the countless game winners, but somewhere far down that list of “Stuff MJ Did” is the time he swooped into the paint and dunked mercilessly against a professional Italian basketball team during an exhibition game in Italy. The game was played on August 25th, 1986, and was never televised but later surfaced during a sports highlight show on a Spanish television station, an odd coincidence which only adds to the mystique, so continue reading for the rare footage of Jordan shattering the backboard and let us know if you’ve seen any better from Shaq, Darryl Dawkins, Darvin Ham, or anyone else who has victimized the rim. [SN]

Just in case you’ve spent the last 50 years of your life taking stool samples of rhesus monkeys in the forests of Thailand and have missed the Celtics-Lakers rivalry in its entirety, here’s a brief recap. The 1960s Celtics made the Lakers into their personal Washington Generals, beating them six times in the Finals in less than a decade. In the 80s, Magic and Kareem finally exacted revenge against Larry Legend and company as the two titans of the NBA traded titles while simultaneously raising the league to newfound heights of popularity. The Lakers continued to reign supreme in the NBA throughout the last few decades while Boston entered what can only be known as the Dark Ages of the franchise. The rivalry was thought to be dead.

That is, until two years ago, when a few shrewd trades from both front offices returned both teams to their rightful places in the NBA hierarchy: battling for supremacy on the respective sport’s biggest stage. This time it was the Celtics that prevailed, embarrassing the Lakers and their golden boy Kobe Bryant with a 39-point blowout victory in a clinching Game 6. Undeterred, the Lakers bounced back to snag their own title in 2009, while Kevin Garnett’s knee injury prevented Boston from defending their crown.

The teams took different roads to get back to the mountain top in 2010. L.A. rode home court advantage and a vintage Kobe hot streak, while Boston rediscovered their defensive dominance and late-game execution after a shoddy regular season. Ultimately none of it matters as it’s time for both the rubber match of the last three years and the 12th installment of this classic showdown. Lakers. Celtics. Kobe. KG. The Truth. The Zen Master. Fake boobies for Laker Fans. Big Baby’s boobies for the Irish. If you can’t get excited about this, you need to seriously consider a cocaine addiction. To get you ready for tonight’s Game 1 tip-off, the TSS NBA Crew breaks down the matchups and makes their predictions on who will be laughing last. Read the rest of this entry »

Welcome Boston, we’ve been waiting on you. As your reward for knocking off the top seed, you’ve been tasked with taking on a well rested Orlando team that’s gone through the playoffs so far looking like gangbusters. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to hand the Magic their first playoff loss. Four times.

With the King’s coronation put off for another year, we the fans, are in for a treat with the past two Eastern Conference Finals representatives vying for another trip back for the ultimate prize. In one corner, you’ve got a veteran group who’s championship window is rapidly closing. While in the other, you’ve a team looking to finish what it started last year, finally having the experience to go along with the talent they relied on this year. Regardless of who’s standing once the series comes to a close, the real winner is us the fans, who’ll be treated to watching two teams at full strength & playing at the top of their games at the right time of the season. Read the rest of this entry »

Well, Cleveland got exiled from the playoffs once again, this time at the hands of the C’s. As much as I despise Boston (90% due to Paul Pierce), I gotta hand it to them for showing that five is greater than one: or none in the case of game five. In the meantime, Tony Allen’s monstrous dunk over Sweet n’ Lo Jamison deserves some burn since it pretty much caps how Boston beat the Lebroners: swiftly, efficiently and, according to some, unexpectedly. Read the rest of this entry »

The official word comes tonight, but the guys at Ball Don’t Lie got the scoop on the All-Star reserves. As a Boston fan, I’m happy Rajon Rondo got a deserved spot. Paul Pierce too, even if it may be on legacy at this stage.

Point guards Deron Williams of Utah, Chicago’s Derrick Rose and Boston’s Rajon Rondo will make their All-Star Game debuts next month in Dallas, sources said Thursday. Besides Rondo and Rose, the East roster includes Boston’s Paul Pierce, Toronto’s Chris Bosh, Charlotte’s Gerald Wallace and Atlanta’s Joe Johnson and Al Horford.

The West reserves are the New Orleans’ Chris Paul, the Lakers’ Pau Gasol, Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant, Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki, Memphis’ Zach Randolph and Portland’s Brandon Roy.

Knicks fans, quit your whining. David Lee hasn’t played defense since his days at the Swamp.

The amount of young talent on the team bodes well for the future of the league as well as for the tens of thousands that will flock to Dallas’ football mega church for the game. Now if only AI can come up with a phantom ankle injury…

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The short-end version of what took place is simple. The Heat were socking it to the C’s last night, holding a 89-78 lead midway through the fourth quarter. It seemed like a foregone conclusion until the traveling team starting to mount a comeback and finally grabbed a short-lived four point lead with less than a minute remaining. Short-lived because the Heat tied the game @ 99 with 5.5 left on the clock. Celtics ball.

Then what happens? Read the rest of this entry »

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Nike SB GR December Releases [NSB]

Norah Jones Talks “The Fall” @ Walmart Soundcheck [Y2K]

“30 Rock” Scores Zero Rating In German Debut [Reuters]

Bill Walton Not Returning To Broadcasting, Dedicates Life to Service [TSB] Read the rest of this entry »