Category: NBA

Let’s face it—the NBA Draft (tickets) is a total crapshoot. While can’t-miss prospects like John Wall, LeBron James and Tim Duncan come around every so often, for the most part, the teams that can find the diamonds in the rough are the ones that have success. When they were drafted in the late lottery, no…

A big part of being a sports fan is the inevitable debate, the water cooler throwdowns that take place with other fans. Chief among these back and forth discourses is one, simple question—who’s the best to ever play the game? If you’re an NBA guy or gal, this query usually elicits a similar list of…

With reports surfacing this week that Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan may have a less than warm relationship with the team’s star point guard Chris Paul, speculation of the big man’s potential exodus via free agency this summer is running rampant. If the Clippers were to lose Jordan’s presence in the middle, the effects…

Stephen Curry, the 2014-15 NBA MVP and gunner-in-chief for the Golden State Warriors has often been credited as having “range for days” on his jump shot. In Friday night’s series clincher over the Memphis Grizzlies, the guard showed as much in the literal sense. With time expiring in the third quarter, Andre Iguodala made a…

It’s been a crazy week in the NBA Playoffs. From road underdogs stealing victories from the hometown favorites to the return of LeBron James’ headband and a masked Mike Conley, it was a week full of surprises. In recent days, it’s been a couple of former All-Stars recapturing some of their past glory with buzzer-beating…

Following the opening game of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ second round series with the Chicago Bulls, LeBron James and company were in a bad way. Forced to face a motivated Bulls team led by the NBA’s 2014-15 Most Improved Player, Jimmy Butler, without the services of star forward Kevin Love, the King was made to stomach…

A list of the 5 most heroic performances by Stephen Curry isn’t exactly easy to create. How do you just pick 5? To win the award, Curry had to beat out the Houston Rockets’ James Harden for the award, and some people still doubt the decision. The media was buzzing with speculation up until the…

The NBA is a league of stars. From newly-crowned MVP Stephen Curry to old standbys like LeBron James and Kevin Durant, it’s the elite players in the league that make it arguably the most popular sports organization in the world. While it’s players of this ilk that prompt hoops fans to trade the comfort of…

The No. 2 Thunder face the No. 7 Grizzlies in the playoffs for the second consecutive season, helping build the drama for what promises to be a very fun matchup. Last season, the Grizzlies easily defeated the Thunder in five games, but there’s one crucial difference this time around: the Thunder’s No. 2 superstar, Russell…