Basketball as a whole won on Sunday. Don’t believe me? Let’s run through the chain of events, shall we? Read the rest of this entry »

Russell Westbrook isn’t the “ideal” point guard many prefer seeing. I’m pretty sure he couldn’t care less as long as he can scrape the ceiling before barely planting his feet. Forget calling this liftoff against the Kings last night “impressive.” It’s one of those dunks which reminds you life just isn’t fair. Read the rest of this entry »

The late game that had Twitter buzzing into the wee hours of the morning had all the justifiable reasons to do so. Monta Ellis appeared damn near on his way to 60 points through three quarters hitting a barrage of shots from inside and outside. Read the rest of this entry »

Basketball’s best young tandem can count on spending another half decade together, as Oklahoma City re-signed All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook to a five year contract, believed to be worth around $80 million. Read the rest of this entry »

For as much sh*t as Russell Westbrook takes for his controversial ball distribution habits, the fact still remains he’s one of the more freakishly talented basketball players on the face of the Earth. There’s no bigger fan of #0 than our good brother Ed The Sports Fan, but we here at TSS still have faith in the young whipper snapper as well. And when he’s doing stuff like what you’re about to witness, it’s almost as if “why wouldn’t you?” Read the rest of this entry »

The West is close to being won and laymen not into glamour teams will flip channels. That will be their loss as the Western Conference finals has more than a few compelling caveats. Read the rest of this entry »

Anyone else burned-out after watching the Thunder-Grizz TV marathon last night? Anybody else have a hard time determining which squad to root for in this series? With everything knotted up at 2-2, the NBA’s undercard matchup may be turning into the best one going right now. Read the rest of this entry »

Ahh, the All-Star selections. It’s this time of year where a collective groan lets out from basketball nerds across the internet. This year’s ASG rosters has some good picks, but they leave much to be desired as usual. More importantly, there isn’t much leeway for replacement picks so far. All the players involved are either healthy or expected to heal from injuries, outside of the dubious fan vote for Yao Ming. That means there’s a bunch of “maybe next year” denial letters to hand out when the break rolls around. Read the rest of this entry »

Seems like there’s a lot of chatter about premiere NBA point guards. Usually it’s Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Rajon Rondo, and Derrick Rose hogging most of the spotlight. Lately it’s been Westbrook making a name for himself as an emerging star at the 1. He’s a great slasher, strong, sees the court well, actually plays good perimeter defense and has a knack for grabbing boards despite being listed at 6’3″. The only knock I have on his game is his pre-cooked J. With that said, it’s improving and he can hit shots as long as he gets going. Read the rest of this entry »

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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]