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History Sheds Light On Who May Win the 2012 NBA Championship

February 21, 2012 / Blog

Before a new NBA season begins, there is always a moment where basketball junkies predict who the NBA Champions will be when the Finals come around in June. Now as All-Star weekend approaches, NBA fans are beginning to change their picks based on the play of teams during the 1st half of the season that has just passed. I happen to be one of them. The difference is I’m not just changing my picks because of the performances of teams [...]

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Kevin Durant Drops Career High 51 Points On Denver Nuggets

February 20, 2012 / Blog

Full highlights of Kevin Durant going off for 51 points in an overtime win against the Nuggets. KD and Westbrook combined for a historic 91 points. Westbrook’s highlights are below:

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Fight For The Throne: Kobe & Lebron Mix

February 20, 2012 / Blog

Mix recapping Kobe Bryant & Lebron James’s best highlights from their outstanding year thus far.

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Dogs With No Bite… UConn Crumbling At The Core Without Kemba And Calhoun

February 19, 2012 / Blog

Sometimes a game or maybe a single statement can describe a teams’ season. In Uconn’s case the events that unfolded during and after their game against the thirteenth ranked Marquette Golden Eagles on a Saturday afternoon had both occur leaving the Huskies wondering just exactly what has gone so wrong this season. In a game where Uconn should have been desperate and foaming at the mouth for a signature win, the Huskies came crawling back with their ears and tails down, [...]

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Gabe York Dunk Of The Year: Clears The Defender On Oop

February 18, 2012 / Blog

Gabe York with the most exciting play of the year at ANY level. This was during Olu’s first round CIF game vs Dana Hills. Gabe York is one of the TOP players in the country, he will be attending the University of Arizona next season. Video via Ballislife.com

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Jeremy Lin Hits Game Winner With .5 Secs Remaining On Toronto Raptors

February 14, 2012 / Blog

Linsanity aka Yellow Mamba does it again! Jeremy Lin isolates Jose Calderon on the last possession of the game, and with 0.5 seconds remaining drains a 3 pointer to win it for the Knicks. Lin finished with 27 points and career high 11 assists to give New York their 6th straight win.

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Is Mayweather Linsane?

February 14, 2012 / Blog

The simple answer is, well not exactly. World Champion Boxer Floyd Mayweather recently tweeted by saying emerging star Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks is because he is of Asian descent. His exact tweet read “Jeremy Lin is a good player but all the hype is because he is Asian, black players do what he does every night and don’t get the same praise.” Mayweather later went on to tweet and say: “Other countries get to support/cheer their athletes [...]

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Kwame Alexander Superman Dunks All Over His Defender!

February 14, 2012 / Blog

Video via Ballislife.com “We have seen what Kwame can do at the Drew League and at a recent dunk off with a few college players. When we got the call about this dunk, I gotta say we weren’t surprised. Then we saw it……and we were surprised. Kwame took off what looks like 2.5 feet inside the free throw line off 2 feet over a 6’7 defender. TAKE THE CHARGE, TAKE THE CHARGE!!!”

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Blake Griffin Dominating When He Was in High School

February 13, 2012 / Blog

OHSSE Oklahoma High School Sports Express sat down with Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin and talked to him about his high school days at Oklahoma Christian School in Edmond.

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Kevin Hart And His Crew Take On UConn Lady Huskies

February 12, 2012 / Blog

After my show at UCONN i had the chance to meet the women’s basketball team…as usual I talked about how great I was in basketball…what i didn’t know was that the gym was still open…we challenged them to a game and they accepted… – Kevin Hart

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Nothing To See… Baylor Continues To Disappear In The Big Game

February 12, 2012 / Blog

By Bob The sixth ranked Baylor Bears entered their showdown with the fourth ranked Missouri Tigers with so much to prove, it was only fitting that their game was being played in the Show Me State. Despite a surprising 21-3 record the Bears have lacked a marquee win that warrants their top ten ranking. With their doubters continuing to grow with narrow road wins over inferior opponents in Oklahoma State and Texas A&M and an embarrassing blow out loss to [...]

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Jeremy Lin Scores 38 Points Vs LA Lakers In Knicks Win; Response To Kobe?

February 11, 2012 / Blog

New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin scores a career-high 38 points against the Los Angeles Lakers at Madison Square Garden. Here’s every basket. Was this in response to this Kobe statement about not knowing who he is? “BOSTON — After his Los Angeles Lakers defeated the archrival Celtics 88-87 in overtime, NBA superstar Kobe Bryant fielded a number of questions about his next opponent: Former Harvard and current New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin, who has averaged 25.3 points and [...]

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2012 McDonald’s All-American Final Team Rosters Announced

February 9, 2012 / Blog

“On March 28, 2012, the McDonald’s All American Games will bring back the top high school basketball talent in the nation to Chicago, Ill. to raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana (RMHC-CNI) and building the country’s largest Ronald McDonald House in downtown Chicago. These 48 future NCAA, NBA and WNBA superstars will rely on years of practice and natural talent as they tip off the 35th annual Boys Game and 11th annual Girls Game [...]

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Austin Rivers Game Winning Buzzer Beater To Beat Rival UNC

February 9, 2012 / Blog

Duke Freshman Guard Austin Rivers makes a game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to lead Duke to the road upset of North Carolina. River scored a career-high 29 points, including six 3-pointers. Duke 85, North Carolina 84. Bonus video (Summer Highlights):

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Nike Basketball All-Star Pack: Kobe, LeBron and KD

February 8, 2012 / Blog

More detailed photos below! According to Nikeinc.com, “Nike Basketball is proud to unveil key colorways celebrating its pinnacle players competing in the 2012 NBA All-Star Game in Orlando later this month. Taking inspiration from space exploration, the collection features a galactic theme on the LeBron 9, Nike Zoom KD IV and Nike Zoom Kobe VII System. Graphics pay homage to the supernova – arguably the most powerful force in the universe – while the outsoles glow in the dark and [...]

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Is Jeremy Lin The Savior For The Struggling Knicks?

February 7, 2012 / Blog

By David He leaves the defense reeLINg with his fantastic dribbLINg skills. When he is feeLINg it, boy it is Linsanity. Well I’ve had enough of that, even though I can probably come up with about a dozen more. Jeremy Lin, a scrawny 6’3” point guard from Harvard. Wait, whoa, timeout. Harvard? Not Duke, not North Carolina, not Syracuse? Quite an oddity for a starting NBA guard, especially one that wasn’t even drafted. He was signed on July 21, 2010 [...]

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The Street Stops Here

February 3, 2012 / Blog

If you are anything like me, you are a basketball enthusiast and love watching not only games but documentaries, movies etc about anything basketball related. About a year ago I stumbled across a documentary entitled “The Street Stops Here” that Netflix recommended to me based on my viewing habits. If you have yet to see this, I recommend that you do. It highlights St. Anthony’s high school in Jersey City and Bobby Hurley Sr, arguably the best high school coach [...]

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Why Blake Griffin Shouldn’t Be Starting On All-Star Weekend

February 2, 2012 / Blog

By David (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) I’ve always taken pride in the strong community of NBA fans in the U.S. and all over the world. But we as a community of passionate fans have committed a crime that cannot be un-done. Blake Griffin, the high-flying aerial assault from the L.A. Clippers has been voted in as a starter for the Western Conference All-Stars, and Kevin Love, the low-post machine and the automatic jump shooter has not. This is a complete [...]

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2012 Jordan Brand Classic Rosters Released

February 2, 2012 / Blog

According to Jordan Brand Classic official website: “CHARLOTTE, NC (February 2, 2012) – Following in the shoes of Jordan Brand Classic alumni Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James,Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin, the next generation of basketball’s brightest stars will take the floor in the 11th annual Jordan Brand Classic at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte on Saturday, April 14th. The Jordan Brand Classic will be nationally televised live on ESPN. Jordan Brand, a division of NIKE, Inc., announced [...]

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Kobe Calls Andrew Goudelock “The Mini Mamba”… How Would That Look? (Pics)

February 1, 2012 / Blog

Lakers rookie guard Andrew Goudelock has scored in double figures three of the four games which he’s been the backup point guard. Following The Lakers easy win over the Bobcats, Kobe said this, “…he’s got a little nickname now, we call him mini-mamba…” Goudelock hopes it sticks. Of course we had to have some fun with this, so check out The Black Mamba if it were Andrew Goudelock. Hmm… he doesnt look too intimidating for a “mini-mamba”. One thing is [...]

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Kobe On Passing Shaq’s Scoring Record: “It Was Inevitable”

February 1, 2012 / Blog

The Lakers enjoyed a rare easy 106-73 win over the Bobcats. The LA Times caught video of Kobe following the game with this right here when asked about gaining in on Shaq’s scoring record. Here it is in simplest terms from Kevin Ding of The OC Register Kobe Bryant is 69 points away from Shaquille O’Neal and fifth place on the NBA’s all-time scoring chart. Asked about passing his ex-Lakers teammate, Bryant said Tuesday night: “It was inevitable.” The NBA’s [...]

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Not So Melo…. Are The Knicks Regretting The Carmelo Trade?

January 31, 2012 / Blog

Donnie Walsh’s master plan to get the New York Knicks back to NBA relevancy was finally coming to fruition. He had a young squad full of potential and had signed a superstar that could fill a stadium by himself. With Amare Stoudemire in the fold the Knicks had the attention of the NBA and with an exciting 28-26 start to the 2010-2011 season the Knicks seemed to be a team on the rise. With Raymond Felton having a career year running the show for the [...]

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Michael Jordan Says Kobe Deserves To Be Compared To Him

January 31, 2012 / Blog

This is an audio interview between Lakers author Roland Lazenby & L.A. Times’ Mark Medina on Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. The topic of discussion is Lazenby’s biography on Michael Jordan expected to release in 2013 titled “MJ:The Life”. Michale Jordan told Lazenby that Kobe Bryant is the only player that deserves to be compared to him. He even defended Kobe, saying it was silly for people to criticize Kobe for copying some of the moves he did. Jordan says [...]

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Blake Griffin $<#!&* On Kendrick Perkins!

January 31, 2012 / Blog

Tonight Blake Griffin did something to Kendrick Perkins but we cant think of a word for it. We would say dunk, posterize, or slam, but this… is more than a dunk…

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