Miami Heat president Pat Riley did not travel with the team to visit President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday because he had the “flu.” Riley donated to Obama’s opponent – Republican Mitt Romney — in 2012. Campaign
Exclusive Breitbart Value Add Ratings indicate Michigan’s Trey Burke in the best offensive player in at least eight years. He has played at that level in the best conference in the country, and on Sunday he went into Illinois and made sure
As if Miami residents do not already enjoy life without a cloud in the sky, yesterday they witnessed the NCAA admitting to botching the investigation of the university, and both their pro and college basketball teams move into first place.
The New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers are the first two NBA teams to be worth at least $1 billion. According to Forbes, they are the two most valuable franchises in the NBA. Forbes estimates “the Knicks’ value rose
Billionaire Ron Burkle, a close friend of former President Bill Clinton’s, is in serious talks on a bid to buy the Sacramento Kings franchise. Burkle is a part owner of Pittsburgh Penguins NHL franchise and, according to USA Today, may
Three days after golfer Phil Mickelson publicly said California’s high tax rate may force him to make “drastic changes” to his career or consider leaving the state he loves for financial reasons, he was bullied into apologizing for what Mickelson said
For an explanation of the Value Add basketball rankings, you can always click on this post from the bottom of the www.valueaddbasketball.com database. I must thank Sports Illustrated, ESPN, NBC Sports and all of the other outlets who have covered Value Add.
Even though there were plenty of red flags about Mike D’Antoni, a coach who has never been known for defense and likes to run an offensive system that encourages players to shoot the ball in seven seconds or less, coaching
Based on the NBA Efficiency Formula, Jimmy Butler (earning $1,066,920 this year) had twice as good a game as Kobe Bryant today, 15-7. Butler also ripped the ball away from Metta World Peace ($7,258,960) and hit a key jumper over
If you’re not a sports or basketball fan, I can understand not knowing NBA Hall-of-Famer Bill Russell when you see him. But how you confuse Morgan Freeman with anyone other than Morgan Freeman, one of the most recognizable faces in
The owners of the Sacramento Kings (the Maloof family) have sold the team to an ownership group that will move the team to Seattle. The Kings will become the Sonics, the name of Seattle’s old team before the team relocated
Since announcing his retirement, Ray Lewis has made one of the greatest curtain calls in history by winning three straight games to help take the Ravens to the Superbowl. The fact that the last two games were against his toughest
NBA union chief Billy Hunter has been accused of negligently misusing union funds and receiving a $1.3 million payout for allegedly “unused vacation time” that totaled 146 days. According to an independent investigation, Hunter received this payment with an independent
On Thursday, the NBA announced the starters for this year’s All-Star game. Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant received the most votes and made his 15th-straight All-Star appearance. Reserves will be announced next Thursday. The game will be played in
Of the 10 latest sports scams, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o’s fake girlfriend is by far the most interesting based on the old journalism question, “Did you hear that …?” However, when it comes to the actual impact on society,
Carmelo Anthony returned to his Olympic gold medal past and scored 26 points Thursday to lead the New York Knicks to a 102-87 victory over the Detroit Pistons. By CHRIS LEHOURITESAP Sports WriterLONDON Anthony scored 18 in the first half
The Vatican has invited NFL quarterback Tim Tebow and NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin, two top-tier Christian athletes, to an international conference on “re-instilling values in sports” that will be held this spring. The conference intends to “help bring ethical
LeBron James has become the youngest player in NBA history to score 20,000 points. By: The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. James eclipsed the milestone Wednesday night against the Golden State Warriors when he made a short jumper with 2:45 left
Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant, known as one of the NBA’s good guys who is very close to his mother and grandmother, was recently scolded by his grandmother after a game when she saw Durant using curse words during
A Miami lawyer is suing the San Antonio Spurs, alleging the basketball team violated the state’s “deceptive and fair trade practices law” when San Antonio rested its star players on November 29, when the Spurs played the Heat in Miami.
New York Knicks owner James Dolan had at least two of his employees surreptitiously record every word that Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony uttered on the court in last Friday’s game against the Chicago Bulls. According to the report: Two audio
Few have changed the game of college basketball like former UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian. To some, those changes have not been positive, and they think Tark should be locked up in an NCAA prison somewhere beneath O.J. Simpson’s Heisman
After Chinese referees botched a call to cost Tracy McGrady’s team a victory earlier this week, McGrady took to his Chinese social media account on Tuesday and referred to game’s referees as the three “blind mice.” He also threatened to
As American basketball players, particularly ex-superstars like Tracy McGrady and Stephon Marbury, go to China and help build the Chinese Basketball Association, they are facing backlash and discriminatory rules implemented by Chinese officials who are upset that foreigners are dominating
On Wednesday, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said he was going to “fight like crazy” to keep the Sacramento Kings, the NBA basketball franchise, in the city after reports surfaced that indicated the owners of the Kings were close to selling
