Born in Greece December 1994 to Nigerian parents, Giannis Antetokounmpo is a professional basketball player from Greece who plays in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks. His sporting career, as well as those of his brothers Thanasi and Kosta, started […]
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Subscribe: The 13 best NBA podcasts hoopers should listen to (and the worst podcasts that are a waste of time)
There’s no shortage of podcasts about the NBA. With mobile phone and affordable video technology, anyone that has something to say, can put together a podcast in a day. That doesn’t mean you should do it. With millions of NBA […]
Basketball for Dummies: A guide to the game, the rules, and history of basketball
Are you thinking about getting into basketball or want to have some foundational knowledge around the sport so you can better ground your conversations on the NBA or Euroleague? It’s not easy to jump into anything brand new without knowing […]
Reggie Miller sucks: Why Reggie Miller is the NBA’s (and TNT’s) worst broadcaster and game analyst
There is nothing worse than looking forward to a nationally-televised NBA game on TNT, finally sitting down ready to enjoy the game and then realizing that Reggie Miller is one of the game analyst. Those NBA fans that enjoy sitting […]
The 7 Ways NBA Groupies Employ to Meet and Hook Up with NBA Players
The prospect of hanging out, talking or dating an NBA player sounds fun, carefree and luxurious (without paying for it, of course). There’s a lot of women all over the world looking to catch an NBA player and are doing […]
How Black Lives Matter will impact the NBA, and why the league should cancel the season
If you’re an NBA head, you likely know that the league is scheduling to restart the season at the end of July. The re-opening of the league has been structured in a way to reflect our new reality living (and […]
This is ESPN’s full list of the 74 greatest players in NBA history #NBArank (2020)
In honor of the 74th season of the NBA and knowing that we’re all craving basketball content while we’re all locked down during the pandemic, ESPN has decided to release one of their “greatest players of all-time” lists with all […]
These are the NBA’s 50 youngest and oldest players of the 2019-20 season
There’s a lot to be said about your talent, intelligence and athleticism as a basketball player when you’re a 19 year old and playing in the NBA . It’s even more impressive if you can be productive enough to still […]
Kobe Bryant jerseys are selling out, shooting up NBA’s best-selling jersey list posthumously
Fans of Kobe Bryant are mourning the loss of their basketball idol and are struggling to locate any of his NBA jerseys in the wake of Bryant’s unexpected passing a couple days ago. As of the publication of this article, […]
More and more NBA players investing in eSports teams and virtual gaming companies
Professionalism is one of the first and foremost requisites for any of the professions in this world. Professional athletes are referred as such because those lucky enough to play sports as a career not only need to excel on the […]
Harden is the 7th youngest to 20,000 points, but only 17th fastest in NBA history
As expected this season, James Harden scored his 20,000th NBA point. The bearded superstar walked into last night’s game with 19,990 points. He surpassed 20,000 points last night in a blowout win over the over matched Minnesota Timberwolves 139-109 last […]
The 7 NBA stars who love to play poker
Pierce is starting to make waves in the world of pokerThere are basketball players who have made the leap (pardon the pun) into the movies and there are even those that got into music with, shall we say, interesting results […]
Team USA survives Turkey 93-92 in FIBA World Cup behind Khris Middleton and Turkey’s missed free throws
With time running out, Turkey had a chance to defeat the United States in the 2019 FIBA World Cup, but free throws didn’t fall for Team Turkey and they did for Khris Middleton. With a one point lead late in […]
Here’s a list of every NBA player participating in the FIBA World Cup
Much has been made about the players not playing in the upcoming 2019 FIBA World Cup tournament, but there are plenty of NBA players participating in the international competition. Sure, they’re not all big names like Anthony Davis (USA), James […]
Ignas Brazdeikis is the New York Knicks brash, confident Lithuanian-Canadian rookie
New York Knicks’ rookie Ignas Brazdeikis was drafted waaaaay after fellow Knicks rookie RJ Barrett, but none of that matters to the Lithuanian-born Canadian Brazdeikis. If you followed the lefty forward during his one season with the University of Michigan […]
The 5 workouts that NBA players do to stay in shape during the off-season
Being an elite athlete in any professional sport is hard on the body and mind. In essence, your job is to be (and stay) better at something than 99.99% of other people. That’s not for the faint of heart. For […]
Virginia triumphs over Texas Tech to win program’s first NCAA Championship
Author: Ashley Munson After 66 games, the NCAA Tournament Finale came down to one game between two teams: the Virginia Cavaliers and the Texas Tech Red Raiders, neither of whom had ever won an NCAA Men’s D1 basketball championship in […]
The 50 NBA players with the most career assists in NBA history
When you think of the NBA assist, no doubt you think of the best point men in the history of the game, you think of players like Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas, John Stockton, Jason Kidd, and Bob Cousy, yet it […]
NBA’s advice to players: Use our league’s mental health resources early and often
As far as professional sports associations in the United States, the NBA is no doubt the most-progressive. There’s work to be done, but in terms of diversity in management, gender equality in coaching and officiating, their stance on politics, and […]
Vince Carter dunks his way into the 25,000 point club (featuring 21 other scoring legends)
In his 21st season, Vince Carter became the 22nd player to hit the 25,000 point milestone. It came on a dunk versus the Toronto Raptors, at that. Carter got the final two points of the 15 points he needed in […]