It was only a week ago, when all of the buzz regarding college basketball uniforms was about the new Baylor, ‘Sic Em’ jerseys designed for the 2014 NCAA Men’s basketball tournament. The uniforms were designed by Adidas, and specially designed […]
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Strong Odds LeBron James Will Win the NBA MVP…Again
LeBron James recently proclaimed that he would surely be on the NBA’s “Mount Rushmore” as one of its four greatest players when it’s all said and done. That may still be some time away, but this season, LeBron has a […]
76ers Drop 17th Straight Game despite Carter-Williams Triple Double
It’s official…the best highlight of the Philadelphia 76ers “rebuilding” season of 2013-14 may very well have been Allen Iverson’s retirement ceremony the other night! Philly lost their 17th straight game of the NBA season tonight, 123-110 against the New York […]
Will the Florida Gators be the #1 Overall Seed in the NCAA Tourney?
The Florida Gators have been ranked #1 in the Men’s college basketball AP polls for a number of weeks now and just drubbed Kentucky on their home court during senior day to become the first SEC team EVER to finish […]
Wichita State Wins MVC Conference Tourney, Improves to 34-0!
College basketball saw its only undefeated team continue to be perfect when Wichita State won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament title today! Despite the team having a schedule ranking 113th in difficulty across the country, most expect Wichita State to […]
International Players No Longer Foreign in NBA
Foreign players have been fundamental in the success of the NBA. Just 20 years ago, international players were still very much a curiosity and plagued by stereotypes. Today, they are quite common on NBA rosters, and are critical to many […]
Nate Robinson’s 3 dunks in 2 Minute Span vs. Lakers (GIF)
Even for the most-prolific dunkers, it’s difficult to amass three dunks in single game alone. Despite being a two-time slam dunk champion, Nate Robinson rarely gets to show off his vertical leap in the game. Last night, he got to […]
Rockets’ Chandler Parsons Models for Fashion Brand Buffalo
Chandler Parsons, a 6-9 small forward in the NBA, recently took off his Houston Rockets jersey and put on a shirt halfway for David Bitton’s Buffalo brand. Parsons’ first modeling shoot found him posing with professional model Ashley Sky. The fashion […]
Miami Heat, Indiana Pacers Are Still the Favorites for NBA Title
Here’s our look at the chances that each NBA team has of winning an NBA championship this year. As of the beginning of December, not much has shifted in the rankings. The reigning, two-time NBA champions Miami Heat sit pretty […]
The 20 Lightest NBA Players by Weight (Since 1990)
I was curious – who was the lightest player in NBA history? Without doing too much sleuth work, I was able to quickly determine within a few clicks that Spud Webb, weighing in at just 133lbs, has the the honor […]
Wiggins, Thompson, Nicholson lead Canadian Hoops
Here are a few of our picks of the new Canadian basketball stars. Torontonian Tristan Thompson triumphs after a shaky start Twenty-two years old and measuring 6ft 9in, Tristan Thompson is one of the new batch of Canadian born players […]
Rookie NBA Coach Brad Stevens Pushes Celtics’ Odds of Winning
The Boston Celtics’ rookie head coach, Brad Stevens, finally earned his first win in the big leagues with a 97-87 victory over the another winless team in the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. Discuss the NBA in our NBA forum The […]
Filipino-American Kris Rosales: Not The Next Jeremy Lin, Just The Next Kris Rosales
Minutes from now, the NBA Developmental League (NBDL, or “D-League”) Draft will start and, according to agent Ara Vartanian, it is very likely that his client Kris Rosales, a 6’0” 165-lb Filipino-American point guard hailing from Bellflower in Southern California, […]
Can The Miami Heat Three-Peat?
2013 NBA Season Preview: Can The Miami Heat Three-Peat? With the start of the NBA season on Tuesday – three games take the stage: the Orlando Magic taking on the Indiana Pacers, the “Battle of Los Angeles” between the Clippers […]
Cleveland to Honor Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Retire His #11 Jersey
The Cleveland Cavaliers have announced that will retire Zydrunas Ilgauskas‘ #11 jersey this season. The jersey raising ceremony will occur on the March 8 game against the New York Knicks. Ilguaskas, a 7-3 Lithuanian center, spent 12 seasons with the […]
NBA Preview: Houston Rockets have 10-1 Odds to Win Championship
The National Basketball Association (NBA) season has not yet started but fans are eagerly awaiting the tip-off. This one promises to be exciting and intriguing as several teams made significant moves to bolster their line-ups in hopes of bringing […]
NBA JAM: Jordan Requested to be in the Game, Petrovic Haunts It
Remember NBA JAM? The completely ridiculous, over-the-top, but angry-birds-addicting NBA game you happily fed dozens of quarters into during the 1990s? “HE’S HEATING UP!” In a recent interview with Mark Turmell, the lead designer for NBA JAM, he gave some […]
2013 NBA Global Games Manila: A Cultural Behind-The-Scenes Blogger’s Wrap-Up
This is Poor Man’s Commish reporting to you from Beijing, where I have just arrived after spending a few days in Manila and Taipei. The days have gone by quickly. I can bluntly bottom-line them as follows: succumb on Day […]
NBA Global Games in Philippines: David Stern Press Conference
David Stern gave a press conference about an hour ago. Here’s a summary of major points… On the Philippines as part of the NBA’s global strategy and Filipinos: First question to David Stern comes from @rafeboogs of @grantland33: Will Philippines […]
Jeremy Lin, Larry Bird Help Reveal Filipinos’ Passion, Reverence for the Game of Basketball
Today’s NBA Global Games media availability at the Mall Of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines, reinforced a lot of what we already know — from Jeremy Lin‘s triumphs over adversity to Larry Bird‘s Draft acumen — about certain NBA luminaries, but what it really […]
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