Manu Ginobli and Tony Parker may have grabbed the spotlight last night in San Antonio. But entering the NBA Finals, the top three performers in the playoffs have been: 1. LeBron James, 2. Tim Duncan, and 3. Dwyane Wade. The
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs handled the Heat, and the heat, during a sweltering start to the NBA Finals. Tim Duncan had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and the Spurs beat Miami 110-95 on Thursday night in
According to Las Vegas, the Heat entered the Conference Finals with a 43% chance to win the title while the Spurs had the second best chance at 29%. After struggling through four games last week for an average 105-102 win
The NBA Finals commence tonight. A an old-media billboard has gone viral through new-media Twitter. Kinda. Sorta. The billboard heckles the Heat for being “bought” unlike the San Antonio Spurs who have been “built” through crafty drafting strategies. Apparently, both
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling agreed Wednesday to sign off on selling the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for what would be a record $2 billion, according to his attorney. Sterling “has made
Last week, Donald Sterling called the NBA’s plan to oust him from the league “sham proceedings” and filed a $1 billion lawsuit against the basketball behemoth. This week, the mercurial billionaire says he’s ready to “move on.” “I feel fabulous,
New York City police have charged a Long Island man in an attack on V. Stiviano that left Donald Sterling’s former mistress bruised. Stiviano reportedly picked Dominick Dorio out of a police lineup. On Tuesday, Cops charged the forty-year-old Old
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver meets today with Al Sharpton for a talking to on what the league must do to combat racists from owning NBA teams in the future. Why not hold a summit with David Duke? Sharpton was, of
Charlotte Hornets center Bismack Biyombo is being sued by a professed scout/agent charging that the NBA player did not honor a contract that would have paid him $2 million in commissions. TMZ Sports reports that Igor Crespo claims in his lawsuit that
The weekend settles the Stanley Cup and NBA Finals matchups. The coming weekend may give us a Triple Crown winner, a new middleweight champion, and French Open victors. Procul Harum Good, Boko Haram Bad I much prefer Procul Harum to
President Barack Obama used to be concerned that partying with celebrities and taking lavish golfing trips while Americans were suffering and struggling to find jobs would make him look out of touch. He reportedly doesn’t care anymore. In fact, he
Former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling attended services at a largely black church in South Los Angeles on Sunday. Sterling went to Praises of Zion Missionary Baptist Church and commented that the service was “beautiful.” KNBC-TV reported that Pastor
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz was killed along with six other people in a fiery plane crash in Massachusetts, his business partner said Sunday. Harold H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest confirmed Katz’s death to The Associated Press, saying he
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs are back in the NBA Finals, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-107 in overtime on Saturday night in Game 6 to set up a rematch with the Miami Heat. Tim Duncan had
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s pending purchase of the Los Angeles Clippers has been the talk of the sports world for the past week. Much of the chatter has been focused on the team’s price tag; at $2 billion, the
It would take an unlikely Finals sweep to argue that the Miami Heat’s current run was better than Shaquille O’Neal’s 2000-2002 LA Lakers, Larry Bird’s 1984-87 Celtics, George Mikan’s 1952-54 Minneapolis Lakers, or the smash mouth 1988-90 Pistons as the
A week before the Brooklyn Nets signed openly-gay center Jason Collins in February of this year, then-Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson reportedly said that Collins was not welcome in his locker room. That may have been a reason why
A week before the Brooklyn Nets signed openly-gay center Jason Collins in February of this year, then-Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson reportedly said that Collins was not welcome in his locker room. That may have been a reason why
Donald Sterling will reportedly sue the NBA for $1 billion a day after his wife reportedly accepted a deal to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion. NBC first reported that Sterling may sue for
Donald Sterling will reportedly sue the NBA for $1 billion a day after his wife reportedly accepted a deal to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion. NBC first reported that Sterling may sue for
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s mental incapacity is caused by Alzheimer’s disease, according to TMZ. TMZ quotes sources close to the Sterling family who confessed that Sterling underwent an examination earlier in May by two well-known neurologists, who conducted
Los Angeles Times sports writer Bill Plaschke is scratching his head, wondering how the woefully mediocre Los Angeles Clippers managed to garner a staggering $2 billion dollar offer from former Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer. According to the Times, the deal
Donald Sterling bought the San Diego Clippers for $12.5 million. But, according to a report by ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, he had very little to do with selling the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion to former Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer.
If former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer buys the Clippers for $2 billion, the Sterlings will owe an estimated $662 million in total capital gains taxes. Donald Sterling bought the Clippers for $12.5 million in 1981. According to accountant Robert Raiola,
The University of Kentucky sports equipment staff announced that they just received the largest pair of basketball shoes they have ever ordered. The size-20 Nike sneakers are for 6’11” incoming freshman Wildcat Karl Anthony-Towns, who according to one kinesiologist could
