This is just super creepy. It’s not just the blood. It’s not just the smile. It’s not just the crazed, intense stare. It’s the bloody smile with the crazed, intense stare. And I am not saying ‘bloody’ as with the “English” adjective. It’d be a tad less creepy if Nash didn’t look like a 14-year [...]

In last night’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns, Pau Gasol found himself guarding Steve Nash. Look like Pau Gasol is in the middle of a dance step as Steve Nash jabs and steps back for a pullback jumper. The Lakers won the game in the rout 108-88. Gasol had 14 points, [...]

Steve Nash isn’t the only international point guard playing more freely this year, his backup Goran Dragic is showing he belongs in the NBA with his early season play for the Phoenix Suns. Just last night, the left-handed Slovenian point guard tallied 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists (as well as 6 turnovers) in [...]

The almost 37-year old Steve Nash has been revitalized in the early season. Nash tallied 21 points and 20 assists in a Phoenix win against the the Sixers last night. Without Shaq holding down the offense, Nash is averaging 12.9 assists through 8 games and has had games of 14, 17, 20, and 20 assists, [...]

NBA roundup of the NBA’s international player performances during the first few days in the NBA. Discuss the NBA in our forum. Pau Gasol watched from the bench with a strained right hamstring  as the Dallas Mavericks trounced the Los Angeles Lakers 94-80.  Dirk Nowitzki led all scorers with 21 points and gathered 10 rebounds in [...]

A few days ago, we looked at five NBA teams with the least amount of international diversity. From a look at the comments, it definitely hit a nerve with many readers. The overall feeling was that international diversity didn’t really matter; that Interbasket was creating some form of controversy out of nothing. (Discuss the NBA’s [...]

During the 2008-09 NBA season, a rejuvenated Shaquille O’Neal moved up five spots on the NBA’s all-time scorers’ list. After scoring 1333 points, his highest total in four seasons, O’Neal is now #5 on the all-time list having surpassed Dominique Wilkins, Moses Malone, Elvin Hayes, Oscar Robertson, and international player Hakeem Olajuwon. What of International [...]