Patty Mills Video Interview
Portland Trail Blazers and Australian Boomer, Patrick Mills was back Downunder this week, rehabbing his foot with the Australian Institute of Sport. He threw some support behind the National Basketball League by getting himself along to a Wollongong Hawks game. Here he is interviewed by legendary Aussie point guard, and former NBA player himself, Shane Heal on Fox Sports. Read Full Story
Ron Artest on Jimmy Kimmel Live + Reaction
Ron Artest is an absolute goldmine for NBA media. He's almost heaven-sent. As a personality, I really admire the guy, as he appears to be totally genuine and fairly honest. He's real. Artest is also incredibly amusing, as this two-part interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, attests to. In addition, scroll down farther below for Ron Ron's reaction the following day in the locker room when questioned about the appearance. Apparently, it wasn't him. Read Full Story
Doubting Thomas Award: Marco Belinelli
Doubting Thomas: a term that has a common meaning in the English language. It refers to someone who doubts the veracity of something or someone, dating back to Thomas who doubted Jesus in the Bible. It has a double-meaning when it comes to NBA talk, with reference to the hoards that have doubted the head office ability of Isiah Thomas. NBA Mate's Rob D has come up with a novel concept: a Doubting Thomas Award for the NBA. He has brought together a fine host of bloggers to put forward their no... Read Full Story
Greg Oden or Kevin Durant - you decide
Agent Dagger is a relatively new Washington Wizards blog, run by Will Yoder. He asked both Bust a Bucket and A Stern Warning to weigh in on the debate as to whether Greg Oden was the right choice for the Blazers in 2007 or whether Kevin Durant should have been the way to go. Take a read of the three different opinions and throw in your two cents if you're that way inclined. Read Full Story
Bloguin NBA-a-thon #1
This is compelling on so many levels. Firstly, we have a multitude of interesting stories from NBA blogs across the Bloguin network. Secondly, Don of with-malice has put together a novel theme, in going with great uniform numbers of old. Lastly, the logo above is one of the best I've seen for some time. Go forth and peruse the first ever Bloguin NBA-A-THON. Read Full Story
James White dunks in slo-mo
James White. Surely you've heard of him. He's quite possibly the best dunker not in the NBA -- or even the best dunker in the world, according to some. Whilst not having proven himself to have consistent NBA talent (remaining a fringe player), he now plays with Russian Super League club, Spartak St Petersburg. This video of Flight White dunking in slow motion from the free-throw line is semi-poetic. video comes courtesy of @onthewood Read Full Story
LeBron and the Summer of 2010
This has been too long coming. The constant speculation over where LeBron James will play in 2010-11 and onwards has become nauseatingly boring. Any time I see an article related to the potential whereabouts of LeBron, DWade or Bosh, I immediately whirl up the internet engine and move on elsewhere. And for once, I entirely agree with Rick Kamla on a topic -- his "rant" says everything I'm thinking on this topic. Watch the video. Read Full Story
Allen Iverson: former Memphis Grizzly
The Allen Iverson in Memphis experiment is over. Sadly, the only impression that the Answer made in Memphis was one of distraction and negativity. We know he could have done so much more for the team, if only he's been able to drop his ego and accept a bench role -- but that's not the AI we know and the Grizz should have known better. According to the Memphis Commercial Appeal: The Grizzlies and Allen Iverson have agreed to terminate the contract he signed with the team and he will be waived ... Read Full Story
Stephen Jackson traded to the Bobcats -- happy?
Well, Stephen Jackson is now a Charlotte Bobcat and I hope he's happy. After complaining that he wanted out of the Bay Area, as no person getting paid millions to play basketball should, he has been shipped out by the Golden State Warriors, for a bag of chips and a raspberry slurpee. As you can see above, he is absolutely stoked about the news. Kelly Dwyer wrote a fine piece here on the whos, whys and wherefores of the move, remonstrating against the Warriors and Bobcats equally, in their ut... Read Full Story
Why do we love sports?
Passion. Loyalty. Excitement. Ecstasy. Agony. These are all words that you would associate with the average interpersonal marriage or long-term relationship? Well, at least the agony, many men might say. However, they are all the emotions that the majority of sports fans would link with fandom of their chosen sports team.It's a little absurd, when you think about it. We're experiencing the full spectrum of the human psyche, whilst watching grown men throw, kick or bat a piece of leather aroun... Read Full Story