Earlier this week, Doug Collins stepped down as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. Days later, the offseason has claimed two more coaches, as Byron Scott and Lawrence Frank were fired by the Cavs and Pistons, respectively. Scott, who was
Former Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson is reportedly “itching” to return to the NBA next season. According to ESPN’s sources, Jackson “has become increasingly interested in working in the NBA next season.” Though there are
Kobe Bryant’s achilles injury was a devastating blow to the Lakers hopes for making a surprise run in the NBA Playoffs. However, it also has some questioning the superstar’s long-term future with the only team he has ever suited up
The Los Angeles Lakers’ twin seven-foot towers combined for an incredible 38 rebounds for their seventh straight win, a 99-95 overtime victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night to pit them against the San Antonio Spurs. Chris Paul’s 11
(AP) Lakers hold off Rockets, take West’s 7th seedBy GREG BEACHAMAP Sports WriterLOS ANGELESSteve Blake scored 24 points, Pau Gasol added his seventh career triple-double, and the Los Angeles Lakers secured the seventh playoff seed in the Western Conference with
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony will clinch the National Basketball Association (NBA) scoring title after Kevin Durant announced he was not playing in Wednesday’s final game of the regular season. Durant would have had to
Marcus Smart was expected to be guaranteed $8.7 to $9.7 million in a couple of months despite being in a shooting slump for a good part of his freshman season and having his Oklahoma State team lose in the opening
Recently I turned on the TV to catch up on the world of sports. You know, as in scores and athletic accomplishments. Instead, I was met with soap opera after soap opera that just happened to include a basketball here
After leading the Philadelphia 76ers to the playoffs the previous two seasons, the disappointing season for the Sixers has led Doug Collins to resign as the coach of the team he played for over the course of his career. Philadelphia
Dirk Nowitzki has made the case for being the best foreign player ever to play in the NBA. Now, few could dispute that the German Maverick is among the all-time greats in professional basketball. On Sunday night, Nowitzki joined Kobe
Tonight’s NBA Draft will feature one of the most dominant females to ever play the game, Brittney Griner, who is set to revolutionize the WNBA after her dunking and shot blocking ability enabled her to take women’s college basketball by
The Chicago Bulls hit some three-pointers to keep the score respectable, but the Miami Heat’s dominance was most evident by the 57% of the 2-point shots they hit to the 32% accuracy they allowed the Bulls while holding them without
The best NBA West player on the best NBA West team may not be Mr. Nice Guy this playoffs. The Thunder is camped out in Oklahoma City for their last two regular season games (Sacramento Monday and Milwaukee Wednesday), after
Sacramento Kings players could save around $2.3 million in State Income taxes if the teams move to Seattle goes through – but former NBA great and current Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is fighting to keep the players in the Capitol of
Throughout the year, Breitbart Sports had Trey Burke pegged as the top player in the land and named his as the Player of the Year early on. Eventually, everyone else hopped on board the bandwagon, and the Wolverine guard won
Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant will be out 6-9 months after rupturing his Achilles tendon in a freak injury in the Lakers victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday. He had surgery on Saturday. On Saturday, longtime Lakers
(AP) Bulls stop Knicks streak at 13 with 118-111 OT winBy ANDREW SELIGMANAP Sports WriterCHICAGONate Robinson scored a season-high 35 points and the Chicago Bulls stopped another lengthy winning streak, rallying to beat New York 118-111 in overtime Thursday night
President Barack Obama congratulated another champion with a phone call to Rick Pitino Wednesday. In January, President Obama talked to Nick Saban after Alabama won the football title, and a few weeks later he welcomed the champion Miami Heat to the
(AP) Denver beats Spurs 96-86 for 21st home win in rowBy ARNIE STAPLETONAP Sports WriterDENVERWilson Chandler scored 29 points and Corey Brewer had 28 as the Denver Nuggets overcame a slow start Wednesday night to post their franchise-record 21st straight
Going into Washington to face John Wall is no longer an easy win, particularly when you had to beat Milwaukee the night before, your four top players are out, and you happen to be a 37-year-old who had to sit
Victor Oladipo, the star guard for Indiana who spent much of this past season ranked #1, is headed to the NBA, foregoing his senior season with the Hoosiers. The first team All-American was one of the nation’s most electric players,
With only one college game left to be played, Trey Burke needs a solid national championship Monday to become the 10th player ever with a Value Add of 11% or more, as shown by the new top 100 Value Add players listed
If Brittney Griner focued on the NBA rather than the WNBA, noone would benefit more than Elena Delle Donne, pictured leaving the court after Delaware was eliminated in the Sweet 16. Delle Donne would likely become the No. 1 pick
Jeremy Lin, the first American-born NBA basketball player of Asian descent, said he believes his race was one one of the reasons why he received no Division I scholarships out of high school, even though he was named Northern California’s
At the outset of March Madness, we noted that the teams with the best trios have the best chance to go alll the way. In the “almost” final Value Add rankings below (see table) just three teams – Indiana, Louisville
