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President Obama and the White House recently held the final correspondents’ dinner under this administration, and it gave an unexpected moment with an NBA player as the motivation for it. If you recall Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant ended his farewell speech directly after his last NBA game with the phrase “Mamba Out” and a mic drop. Obama decided to […]

Now that the Los Angeles Lakers have hired a new head coach, there remains the question: how will the players will be used efficiently and what type of system fits the current Lakers squad the best. The Lakers were supposed to run a Princeton movement system under former coach Byron Scott, but with a lack of […]

Oracle Arena has an in-house promotion where they parachute coupons for free McDonald’s french fries through the arena. During a Game 1 Western Conference Semifinal victory for Golden State over the Portland Trail Blazers, the coupons found their way to Warriors Forward Draymond Green while sitting on the bench. Twice. RELATED: Andrew Bogut thinks Draymond Green is ‘best all-around player’ in the […]

Last year Alvin Gentry left the Warriors staff to coach full time. Now Luke Walton has agreed to a 5- year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Warriors couldn’t be happier for him. Warriors general manager GM Bob Myers spoke to the Star Tribune about Walton’s departure for Los Angeles: “We are thrilled for Luke. […]

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is known to give short to the point or sarcastic funny answers to reporters who ask questions. Tonight the Spurs routed the Thunder, in which Lamarcus Aldridge scored 38 points in a game where it seemed he just couldn’t miss. RELATED: Pau Gasol says Spurs Interesting Option When reporters […]

In the world of wrestling, legend Ric Flair aka “The Nature Boy” had a coined tagline when he gave interviews and did promos that resonated throughout his career. “Whooo!!” he would say as if he got great enjoyment out of whatever words he spoke. Recently, Charles Barkley and Shaq had a mini wrestling match backstage and tumbled over […]

Everyone knows the incident between Los Angeles Lakers players D’Angelo Russell and Nick Young, where Russell secretly recorded Young discussing his affair with another young woman, and how it gained Russell a reputation as doing the unforgivable for teammates. He broke the bro code, Thou shalt not snitch. Or something like that. For a comedian, this is […]

Towel anyone? Most likely you aren’t in need of one right now, but there is one particular towel you won’t be able to find in any store, physical or online. This one is the towel that Kobe Bryant used in the last game of his career as a Los Angeles Laker. Sure it might be an ordinary […]

Iggy Azalea doesn’t look totally done with Los Angeles Lakers’ forward Nick Young, after the D’angelo Russell recording fiasco a short while ago. Iggy came to visit half way through the process of Nick Young getting a new tattoo that says ‘Born Rebel’. She apparently arrived just in time to point out that the tattoo […]

Staples Center has seen few empty nights during the playoffs until now. Once it was announced that Blake Griffin and Chris Paul would be out with injuries for the rest of the post season, some of the air came out of their teammates will, and the fans seemed to have felt the same loss of […]

One of the most exciting times of the NBA calendar is coming up: free agency and the NBA Draft. The NBA Playoffs are still ongoing, but that doesn’t make the business away from the court come to a halt. Today, the NBA announced that 162 players (117 players from college and 45 international players) – have […]

We all remember the boos that came forth when the New York Knicks chose a young big man from Latvia with their 1st round draft pick. That man, of course, was Kristaps Porzingis, who’s strong play and hustle have quickly made him a fan favorite in New York. Nicknamed ‘PorzinGod’ for being dubbed the Knicks franchise […]

According to Hassan Whiteside, the Miami Heat series against the Charlotte Hornets is not a playoffs series, but a ‘flop offs’ series. After hearing the accusation that his Charlotte Hornets players are flopping, coach Steve Clifford took exception and fired back at the Miami. If you want to get into career flopping between the two […]

We all know Charles Barkley has an affinity to speak his mind on the popular sports program Inside the NBA on TNT.  Barkley rarely holds back his tongue, and even has an occasional back and forth with Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey, who relies very heavily on analytics for basketball, to Chuck’s disagreement. After the Rockets lost […]

There is never ever a dull moment on Inside the NBA on TNT.  On this occasion, Shaq invented a new dance, named the Gorilla Dab, and posted it on social media. When asked about why the dance was created, Shaq explained his motivations. I have the sexy features of a gorilla, I like to dance, and […]

The Toronto Raptors went on a furious run in the 4th quarter of Tuesday night’s Game 5 vs. the Indiana Pacers to come back after being down 13 points to win. During the 4th quarter run, Rodney Stuckey turned the ball over, and fell right at Raptors ambassador Drake‘s front row seat as the crowd screams. This […]

Here we go again. When the Pacers lost to the Toronto Raptors in Game 3, Drake took to Instagram to troll Indiana. Tuesday night the Pacers lost a close Game 5 after blowing a 13-point lead and having a a 3-point buzzer beater called off. That shot would’ve taken the game into overtime, but instead came after the […]

The NBA Playoffs are great. It separates the great teams from the good teams. This is where a team’s strengths are vital and weaknesses are exposed. What does that mean for Los Angeles Clippers center, DeAndre Jordan? It’s not about post moves or lack of lobs, but his free throws. Through four games of the series between the Clippers and Portland Trail […]

Kobe Bryant‘s farewell tour just ended, the Los Angeles Lakers missed the playoffs for the third straight season, and they just recently fired head coach Byron Scott. Things are changing in a big way in the City of Angels. What’s next on the agenda for the storied franchise in it’s rebuilding stage, and life after […]

This is a true story. I once had a friend who had a girlfriend. whose mother came in town to visit. He told her that he had to work, and to just enjoy time with her mom. What he didn’t tell her was, he was going out on a date with another lady. He took […]

The Dab is just about everywhere. Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately, you know exactly what it is. Last night at AT&T Center, the dabbing was out of control. The San Antonio Spurs are already playing a depleted Memphis Grizzlies team, and they games haven’t been close. The blowout in game two was […]

Inside the NBA, or The NBA on TNT, is never a show without its own treats. Last night, Charles Barkley bragged about his new Yoga adventure as the conversation shifted to conditioning after Barkley continued to lament on larger women in San Antonio. It didn’t stop there, either. He was so sure of how great he’s been […]

There have been many changes in Chicago over the past year. Tom Thibodeau was replaced by Fred Hoiberg and his new offense. Injuries once again struck the team, but this time instead of playing without former MVP Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah was the victim. The leadership star role seems to have shifted fro Rose to Jimmy Butler, but with […]

This is a reminder of what some of the great ones used to do. They were so confident their opponent couldn’t stop them, that they would tell them what shot they were about to take and dared them to stop it. In most cases it usually ended up with them taking and making that shot […]

So you think you want to be an NBA Agent? Wondering what it would take to be successful in the agent’s world to have a long, lasting career? There are two sides to being an NBA agent that are essential to making sure you get business and stay in business. One is the basketball relationship side, […]

According to Basketball Reference, there are only 6 active NBA players that are a 100% lock for the Basketball Hall of Fame. Those six players are  Kobe Byrant, Tim Duncan, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Dwyane Wade, and Dirk Nowitzki. Six active NBA players are a 100% lock to make the Hall of Fame, according to @bball_ref… https://t.co/0GR4LsGXkJ […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder lost Game 2 of their 7 game series at home to the Dallas Mavericks. The game was close throughout, but at the very end the Thunder lost when they couldn’t capitalize on a game winning layup. That missed layup was almost put back in by the Thunder’s Steven Adams who put […]

Now that the NBA season has ended and the postseason is underway with full steam, it’s time to look back at some of the best plays of the season. If you kept up with all of the action, you’ll surely recognize some of these plays. Here are the NBA’s Top 10 plays of the year. 10. […]

There is a chance of seeing Kobe Bryant on TV again. Not to say that it will ever happen, but TNT’s Inside the NBA could possibly get a lot more star power. That would be possible if all things align to make the impossible, possible. Just this month both Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley offered […]

Remember when there were reports when the New Jersey Nets almost re-branded to the name New Jersey Swamp Dragons in the mid 90’s? Somehow, that name seems to have re-surfaced for the Nets. The New Jersey Nets have now trademarked the name Swamp Dragons. If you are wondering if this is a joke, it’s certainly not… […]

Kanye West considers himself a creative fellow, and dabbles in fashion quite often. It won’t take much to find him showing his touch off in his own personal wardrobe. Not long ago the Los Angeles Clippers revealed a new team mascot, and shortly after Kanye asked owner Steve Ballmer if he could re-design their mascot on twitter. […]

Kobe Bryant’s last night in the NBA was pretty wild, as he went for 60 and a win against a recently eliminated Utah Jazz team in a rocking Staples Center full of former players, celebrities, and screaming jubilant fans. That was the basketball side of it, in short.  The business and merchandising side was just as wild. […]

Draymond Green stood at center court holding onto the game ball after the final buzzer, ready to give a thank you speech to the fans at Oracle Arena for their support. The Golden State Warriors had just dismantled the Memphis Grizzlies to become the first team in NBA History to win 73 games in an 82 game season. It […]

We’ve seen some pretty awesome things over the years as fans of NBA Basketball, including really cool montage, and paintings with tremendous levels of detail that capture classic moments. With the now solidified ending of Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant’s career, some fans from across the world (Taiwan) decided to give him a tribute of […]

Now that we’ve passed April 1, you’d think people would have relaxed a little bit, but this year is different. It wasn’t enough that Golden State Warriors center Festus Ezeli was pranked by his teammates to make him think he was cut from the team while took a ride from Lyft. Now the entire Internet is getting […]

This week the Oklahoma City Thunder faced off against the Los Angeles Lakers. Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant took some time in the locker room before the game to spend with their former Olympic teammate Kobe Bryant before he finally hangs them up for good. RELATED: Kevin Durant And Russell Westbrook Gift Kobe With A […]

Karl Anthony Towns has had a fantastic season by all accounts. He’s averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds, nearly a steal, and almost 2 blocks per game. That’s phenomenal for a rookie big man. To add to that, he can shoot free throws consistently at over 80%. Among the league’s best rebounding centers, he stands among […]

The Best Apple Ad You’ll Ever See. Well that’s not necessarily the name of it, but it is true in spirit. Kobe Bryant talks with actor, Michael B. Jordan who is playing an actor about to film a story about the Black Mamba. Kobe tries showing his ultra competitive nature to the actor, and how […]

This may be one of the strangest stats you’ve seen in awhile but lets just put it out in the open. What’s the record for most turnovers in a single season? That number would be about 366 total turnovers. This was the case until the Houston Rockets’ James Harden Sunday night, jettisoned that record by toppling it on his […]