Archive for the ‘NBA’ Category

Louisville guard Russ Smith to return for senior season

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

Conventional wisdom held that Russ Smith, Louisville's leading scorer from it's NCAA championship team, would be headed to the NBA after a remarkable junior season. That wisdom was apparently way off, as Smith has announced he will return for his senior season. The 6'1" guard averaged 18.7 points per game this ...

Charlotte Bobcats fire Mike Dunlap after just one season

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

It's fair to say the Charlotte Bobcats are a colossal mess, and that designation isn't going to change any time soon. New broke on Tuesday that the franchise will part ways with head coach Mike Dunlap after just one season, throwing the team further into turmoil. Dunlap went 21-61 in his ...

Steve Nash says he’s not close to retirement

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

Steve Nash has had a rough first season with the Los Angeles Lakers. The two-time NBA MVP has missed 32 games due to various injuries throughout the year and at 39 years old his body may simply be breaking down. But Nash insists he's not even close to considering retirement. The ...

Cleveland Cavaliers, Mike Brown discuss job opening

Monday, April 22nd, 2013

Remember a few years ago when the Cleveland Cavaliers decided that Mike Brown was not the guy to take their franchise to the next level and unceremoniously dumped him? Yeah, looks like they're regretting that decision. After Byron Scott was fired a few days ago, the Cavs started looking for a ...

Dwight Howard becomes youngest to 9,000 rebounds

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

The big news Wednesday night was that the Los Angeles Lakers earned the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a 99-95 overtime win against the Houston Rockets. But a story that largely went under the radar was that Lakers center Dwight Howard became the youngest player in ...

Dwight Howard visited Kobe Bryant in hospital twice on Saturday

Monday, April 15th, 2013

For almost all of the 2012-13 NBA season the media has repeated the narrative that Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant don't like each other. While plenty of evidence suggested otherwise and everyone has repeatedly denied a rift, the press has continually pushed that story. We may finally be able to ...

Javaris Crittenton indicted on murder and gang activity charges

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013

Javaris Crittenton, who played three seasons in the NBA, has been indicted on charges of murder and gang activity. The former first-round pick was charged with the murder of Julian Jones, an Atlanta woman, and the attempted murder of another man. Jones was shot and killed in August 2011 while she ...