Minnesota’s Anthony Tolliver ran down the floor, face unadulterated joy, staring at his hands as if in disbelief. Just seconds earlier Tolliver dropped a nail in the coffin corner three-pointer over the outstretched arms of Dirk Nowitzki. But the 98-82 fourth quarter lead over the defending champion Dallas Mavericks was not the source of celebration. [...]

Should the Dallas Mavericks somehow make it back to the NBA Finals it remains to be seen how much of the roster could still be considered the defending champions. At least two key cogs of the Mavericks championship run will receive their rings as a member of the visiting team later in the season. Tyson [...]

It’s good to be Jan Vesely. The soon-to-be rookie forward for the Washington Wizards has the girl, arrives in time to don the Wizards spiffy, updated  look, and point guard John Wall to throw the kind of alley-oop passes that Blake Griffin (whom Vesely jokingly refers to as the American Jan Vesely) could only dream [...]

It’s no secret that the NBA’s strategy during David Stern’s reign as the commisioner of the league has been to move into other markets. From moving into populous countries China and India to NBA-Euroleague partnerships, the National Basketball Association has played an integral in changing the “National” into “International.” Mahanth Joishy, the South Asia editor [...]

The 2009-10 NBA season begins today with 8 teams in action tonight. Some of the storylines to follow/keep an eye out for this season: Is Kevin Garnett healthy? Shaquille O’Neal and LeBron James in Cleveland. Will it work? Vince Carter in Orlando How will the Lakers follow up their championship season? Will Ron Artest help or [...]

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 [...]

With Chris Kaman leading the way, the Los Angeles Clippers defeated Maccabi TelAviv 108-96 last night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Talk about the game in our forum. Kaman led seven Clipper players in double-figures with 18 points. Sebastian Telfair scored 15 points with seven assists, rookie Blake Griffin added a double-double with [...]