For a moment in time the Memphis Grizzlies sat atop the basketball world, upsetting the no. 1 seed San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the 2011 NBA playoffs. It was a near historical run for a young Memphis team–only the second eighth seed to take out a first seed since the NBA switched [...]

This is what the NBA Playoffs is about. Game four of the Western Conference Semi-Finals was just crazy. Not only did the Oklahoma City Thunder outlast the Memphis Grizzlies 133-123 in triple overtime last night, they had to overcome two huge three-point shots that forced two of those overtimes. (Discuss the NBA Playoffs in our [...]

Serge Ibaka blocks one of his six shot vs. the Memphis Grizzlies’s Mike Conley.  Despite Ibaka’s work inside, the Memphis Grizzlies shocked in game three of the Western Conference Semis with a 101-93 win, and took a 2-1 lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Ibaka tallied 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 blocks in the [...]

The Memphis Grizzlies are riding a wave of of confidence – momentum built in their shocking upset of the #1 seed San Antonio Spurs. (Follow the Memphis Grizzlies as they take on the OKC Thunder in our forum) Not only did they Shock the Spurs they dominated them in the first round of the playoffs. And [...]

With Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Durant, Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Garnett, and Dwight Howard, the NBA doesn’t lack for superstars in this year’s playoffs, but there’s one player that consistently gets no respect (or not enough) – Manu Ginóbili. Discuss NBA Playoffs in our basketball forum The Argentine superstar willed his San Antonio [...]

As evidenced by the black sleeve on his strained right elbow, it was clear that Manu Ginobili wasn’t the same – as the Argentine superstar returned to the San Antonio Spurs after missing game one. (Discuss the 2011 NBA Playoffs in our basketball forum) “It was uncomfortable,” Ginobili said of the sleeve “But I felt [...]

Tyreke Evans, Gerald Wallace, O.J. Mayo and JaVale McGee were the four unlucky players as Team USA cut their FIBA World Championship squad down to 15. (Discuss Team USA and the World Championships of Basketball) The moves were made following last week’s training camp in Las Vegas as the team prepares to head on to [...]