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Top HS Player Andrew Wiggins To Announce College Decision Tuesday

Even to the casual basketball fan, the college announcement of hoops wonder-child Andrew Wiggins has major implications going into next season. He was promoted as the next Lebron James as early as a 13 year old 8th grader in Canada back in 2009 and prior to playing even a minute of college basketball is already [...]

Why It's Time for Michigan and Chris Webber to Make Up and Move On

After 10 long years of not being able to contact one another, the University of Michigan and former Wolverine basketball star Chris Webber now have an opportunity to reconnect. Both parties should take advantage of this chance, which will help the program bridge the gap between its past and present. Show More Summary

Metta World Peace Says Dwight Howard's Joking Bothered Him at First

The 2012-13 Los Angeles Lakers were painful proof that forming an NBA super-team isn't a breeze, and one veteran recently admitted that Dwight Howard's jovial demeanor didn't sit well with him at first. Metta World Peace, who is an entertaining...Show More Summary

Even Miami Heat Acknowledge Chicago Bulls' Playoff Mystique Is Still Very Real

It's the house that Michael Jordan built. Today's Chicago Bulls know it, opponents respect it and fans, regardless of age, will probably never forget it. And the United Center still rocks during the NBA Playoffs. While the arena's atmosphere...Show More Summary

LeBron James and the Idiotic Fascination with Flopping

LeBron James' flopping debate is guilty of suffocating the life out of the NBA playoffs. You can all receive your slap to the face at the door, thank you. If you have been following along closely, the NBA playoffs sparked a sudden and heated debate on King James and his epic flop to the ground at the frustrated hands of Nazr Mohammed. Show More Summary

Heat vs. Bulls about more than the officiating

The Bulls have always nailed the introductions. They were, I believe, the first team to turn the lights down, crank the music up, bust out a few lasers and make the announcement of their team feel like a capital-E event. This is what happens when your team employs the most popular and most dominant athlete of a generation as its top star. Show More Summary

Derrick Rose's Indecision on Return Has Created Unprecedented Backlash

Derrick Rose is the focal point of one of the most unique situations in sports history. The former MVP has been out for more than a year due to ACL surgery, while other NBA players who suffered the same injury, such as Iman Shumpert and Ricky Rubio, have already returned to the court and excelled. Show More Summary

Is LeBron James a Flopper?

Everybody flops. At some point, everyone in the NBA has exaggerated contact in hopes of drawing a foul against their opponent, LeBron James included. But is the world's greatest player a recreational flop-artist, or is he an habitual abuser? You don't have to ask the Chicago Bulls or their fans what they believe to be true; they've already told us. Show More Summary

NBA Playoffs 2013: The Drugs That Keep Injured Players on the Court

At its simplest, 140 characters is enough to explain how Stephen Curry was able to get back on the floor for Game 4 as the Warriors tied up the series with the Spurs: Painkilling injections are not new and have roots in sport that go all the way back to the Olympics. Show More Summary

Clippers Nation: Why Blake Griffin Deserves a Break

There is absolutely no reason to hate on Blake Griffin. The three-time NBA All-Star has received many labels in his short NBA career. Some think of him as an athletic freak or human highlight reel, while others consider him to be all flash with no substance. Show More Summary

Chris Bosh Explains Why He Yelled at Mario Chalmers in Game 3

How Houston Rockets Can Advance Further in Next Year's Playoffs

As the Houston Rockets' season ended in defeat, it was one that has to be looked at as a success. Every year, the Rockets should look to improve on the last, limiting the mistakes and inching closer to the ultimate goal—an NBA championship. Show More Summary

OKC Thunder Choosing Serge Ibaka over James Harden Proving to Be Wrong Choice

The James Harden-less Oklahoma City Thunder are changing the way NBA teams need look at superstar ultimatums. Sans Russell Westbrook, and left to rely on Serge Ibaka and Kevin Martin to assist the undoubtedly exhausted Kevin Durant, the Thunder are no longer in the position of power they hoped to be in against the Memphis Grizzlies. Show More Summary

Charting the Evolution of Goran Dragic

"Dragic knocks it down! He was just looking for the foul and three free-throws and he hit the shot!" Up until this point, Goran Dragic had always shown flashes of potential. Though his first few seasons as a member of the Phoenix Suns were fairly inconsistent, there was always something special about the young point guard. Show More Summary

Tom Thibodeau Fined $35,000 for Criticizing Refs After Game 3

Grizzlies Center Marc Gasol Is the New Most Interesting Man in the World

Stay thirsty for Marc Gasol, my friends. Had there been any doubt as to what the face of a "grit and grind" franchise like Memphis Grizzlies looked like, it's been erased by now. Following the Grizzlies' Game 3 victory over the Oklahoma...Show More Summary

Who's Better on Paper, 2007 Warriors or 2013 Warriors?

The 2007 "We Believe" playoff run by the Golden State Warriors will always hold a special place in the hearts of diehard fans. All the pain and agony that was endured for the previous 13 years was seemingly forgotten as the Don Nelson-led...Show More Summary

NBA Playoff Schedule 2013: Complete Viewing Guide for Spurs vs. Warriors Game 4

To say the scheduling of games during the second round of the 2013 NBA playoffs has been strange is perhaps massaging it in the nicest way possible. Not only did the Association inexplicably take a day off on Thursday, but it returned...Show More Summary

Complete Timeline of the 2013 NBA Playoffs as of May 11

The first three weeks of the 2013 NBA playoffs featured tremendous storylines, incredible comebacks and instant classics. Whether it was the scintillating play of the youthful Golden State Warriors, the intensity of the New York Knicks vs. Show More Summary

A Mother's Guide to Raising an NBA Superstar

It's a pretty safe bet that none of us would be here without our mothers, but it takes a special kind of mom to raise a world-class athlete that transfixes a nation and drives an entire pro sports league. Thankfully, basketball is not like gymnastics or figure skating. Show More Summary