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One of the most underappreciated players in the NBA in recent years has got to be Carmelo Anthony. Before joining the Portland Trail Blazers in 2019, people were saying that he was done. One of the factors that led to this premature assumption was how Melo was portrayed by the media. Anthony was labeled as […]

Kenyon Martin recently called out Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett for being a “porch puppy“. It was a blatant jab from Martin, and the general belief is that Garnett would fire back with some of his own smack talk. Sorry to disappoint, folks, but the former league MVP has — rather surprisingly — decided to […]

Basketball fans everywhere are undeniably aware that former NBA champion Kevin Garnett is one of the the most savage trash talkers to ever play in the league. The former MVP has been known to be a pest and annoy the living hell of his opponents whenever he gets the chance to, and that included Kenyon […]

Kenyon Martin was known for being quite the enforcer in the league back in the day. The former NBA All-Star made a name for himself as one of the toughest and fiercest competitors whenever he stepped foot on a basketball court. Recently, the 42-year-old shared his thoughts on how the sport has evolved and if […]

Over Denver Nuggets history, they’ve acquired most of their top talent—e.g. David Thompson, Carmelo Anthony, Alex English, Dan Issel, Fat Lever, Dikembe Mutombo, Nikola Jokic—via trades or the draft. They’ve typically been modest free agent spenders—rarely producing splashes or massive misfires. With that in mind, let’s look at the five worst signings in Nuggets history. […]

Former Brooklyn Nets general manager Rod Thorn looked back on his days with the team — especially the time when they were legitimate title contenders. According to him, when power forward Kenyon Martin left, the team was “never the same.” Nets reporter Tom Dowd asked what Thorn thinks of Martin — the Nets’ star forward […]

The Brooklyn Nets (formerly New Jersey) have never been fortunate to have that franchise-defining selection in the NBA draft. When you think about other teams such as Magic Johnson for the Los Angeles Lakers, Larry Bird for the Boston Celtics, Michael Jordan for the Chicago Bulls, LeBron James for the Cleveland Cavaliers, or more recently, […]

The Denver Nuggets have been around for a long time. This storied franchise was established in 1967 — then the Denver Rockets — and they have had a pretty interesting history since. Part of that history is how they have had success in free agency over the years. Below is our top five list of […]

Many people believe Carmelo Anthony can still play high-level basketball, but not a single team in the NBA is giving him a chance at the moment. Current and former players lobbying for Melo’s cause are growing by the day, and the New York native found another kindred soul in Kenyon Martin. Martin was asked if […]

The NBA has become one of — if not the — most popular professional sports leagues in the world. While the NBA has certainly taken the United States by storm over the course of the last several seasons, former big man Kenyon Martin has taken notice. “It’s changed, but it’s changed for the better because […]

Former NBA player Kenyon Martin says he would be happy to see Carmelo Anthony step on the hardcourt again and play in the BIG3 with him; however, he expressed his doubt that Anthony would actually play on the 3-on-3 basketball league at the moment. “Man, I would love to have him because I’m a basketball […]

Former NBA big man Kenyon Martin says New York Knicks owner James Dolan is the “common denominator” for New York’s problems. The Knicks have been a walking disaster under Dolan. This summer, they lost Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to the other team in New York City, the Brooklyn Nets, despite having two max slots. […]

Former Nets big man Kenyon Martin recently joined Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype for a wide-ranging interview. Amid their discussion, Martin was asked to provide his opinion on Brooklyn’s acquisitions of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant this offseason. HoopsHype: You played four seasons with the New Jersey Nets and had a lot of success there. What […]

Kenyon Martin has no qualms about the possibility of former teammate Carmelo Anthony playing again in the NBA, knowing he still has the willingness and capacity to shine at that level. The two played together for nine overall seasons — seven with the Denver Nuggets and two more with the New York Knicks — developing […]

New York Knicks legend Walt Frazier has always been one to speak his own mind. He criticized LeBron James on air during a game against the Lakers in March, which resulted in a number of former players and analysts coming to LeBron’s defense. Though Frazier has often been lauded as one of the more eloquent […]

Former NBA star Kenyon Martin has remained one of the more outspoken personalities in the basketball community since his retirement in 2015, and he has an interesting take on the Oklahoma City Thunder electing to trade Paul George and Russell Westbrook After the BIG3 held a showcase in Oklahoma City on Sunday, Martin told Erik […]

San Antonio Spurs legend Tony Parker announced his retirement from the NBA last June. Just a little over a month into retirement, folks from the BIG3 are already trying to get him on-board. Former NBA-All Star and current BIG3 coach Kenyon Martin said that Parker’s addition would be “beneficial” for the league, per Jeff Garcia […]

New Oklahoma City Thunder guard Chris Paul has developed a reputation as being a competitive player, but one that is hard to work with. On Saturday, his former LA Clippers teammate Kenyon Martin spoke on Paul and how his actions can rub fellow players the wrong way. "Where there's smoke, I'm a firm believer there's […]

Retired NBA big man Kenyon Martin was anything but your typical basketball player. Perhaps this is why it comes to no surprise that his own son, Kenyon “K.J.” Martin Jr., has himself decided to take on an unconventional path in his road to the NBA by opting not to play in college next season. K.J. […]

Nikola Jokic seems poised to represent the Denver Nuggets in the All-Star Game next month, but former Nuggets big man Kenyon Martin feels that Denver could actually have three All-Stars: “I don’t know how many All-Stars they would get, but (among) guys that deserve it, they probably could have three,” said Martin, according to Sean […]

If Kenyon Martin is right about this, the NBA is going to be in for quite something next season. The former NBA player has predicted that LeBron James will choose to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers and join the New York Knicks in free agency this summer. Via a New York CBS radio show: “I think […]

When Chris Paul retires he is going to go down as one of the better point guards ever, especially if he can win a Championship, but around the league, he actually isn’t very well liked. Just ask Kenyon Martin. A former teammate, Kenyon Martin joined Colin Cowherd on The Herd and talked about why some […]

In light of 4/20, athletes among some of the most popular sports opened up about the influence of marihuana in their respective leagues. Former NBA players Matt Barnes, Kenyon Martin, and Al Harrington opened up about their experiences with weed over their own playing careers in the league. Martin got a crack at the most […]

Ice Cube’s BIG3 League was a huge question mark heading into it’s first season last summer. No one knew how big three-on-three basketball would become, but the nation-wide summer tournament turned into a huge hit and fed fans’ thirst for more basketball in the NBA’s offseason. Last year, 40 players joined eight BIG3 teams, and […]

Former Denver Nuggets power forward Kenyon Martin still looks back at the 2009 Western Conference Finals against the eventual-champion Los Angeles Lakers as a painful reminder of how close he was to almost playing in the franchise’s first NBA Finals appearance. In an interview with Gina Mizell of The Denver Post, Martin talked about that 2008-09 squad’s […]

On Friday night at Pepsi Center, the Denver Nuggets honored three of their former standout players during “2000s Night” as part of the franchise’s season-long 50th-anniversary celebration. Hall of Fame guard Allen Iverson, center Marcus Camby and forward Kenyon Martin were all present during the Nuggets’ thrilling 122-119 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. According […]

Allen Iverson is mostly remembered as a Philadelphia 76ers legend who led his underdog team to the NBA Finals. He played his first 12 seasons in the City of Brotherly Love and was then traded a couple of times, including a stop with the Denver Nuggets. According to Gina Mizell from The Denver Post, Iverson […]

The long and unfortunate list of injuries this season has Jeremy Lin’s name. The Brooklyn Nets guard was one of the first players to suffer a season-ending injury on the year, as he got sidelined during the team’s 2017-18 debut last October. He landed awkwardly after a lay-up, and his knee just gave out. The clip of […]

Retired NBA player Kenyon Martin grabbed headlines last week after his controversial comments about Jeremy Lin’s hair. In a now-deleted video on Instagram, the 39-year-old suggested that the Brooklyn Nets point guard shouldn’t have dreadlocks because he isn’t black. Martin has since clarified his statement and emphasized it was meant to be a joke. He […]

Former NBA player Kenyon Martin wants to make things clear about his comments on Jeremy Lin’s latest hairstyle. Martin recently drew flak after he said that Lin’s new dreadlocks are inappropriate for a player who is not African-American. He even got the ire of rapper Lil B aka The BasedGod, known for putting a “curse” […]

Kenyon Martin caused quite a stir recently when he fired some shots directed at Jeremy Lin and his current hairstyle. With Lin now sporting dreadlocks, the former NBA pro made his thoughts about it known and even said that his hairstyle choice is inappropriate for a player who is not African American in an Instagram […]

The animosity between Kenyon Martin and Tim Thomas has outlived both players’ NBA careers. It all began in 2004 when the Martin’s New Jersey Nets and Thomas’ New York Knicks collided in the playoffs. In Game 1 of that series, Thomas was hurt following a particular incident in the fourth quarter, when he fell on […]

The debate about who is the greatest player in NBA history is an endless one. It will go on forever with players like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Magic Johnson among the candidates for the distinction along with players that may emerge in the years to come. Most seem to believe Michael Jordan […]

Earlier this week, Enes Kanter of the Oklahoma City Thunder had an interesting quote that took everyone by surprise. The 25-year-old claimed that J.R. Smith was the best player he’d ever seen in a pickup basketball game. Kanter recently participated in pickup games with some of the NBA’s elite like Smith’s Cleveland Cavaliers teammate LeBron […]

The Boston Celtics finally made a blockbuster trade earlier this week. The team acquired Kyrie Irving from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a deal that sent Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and a first-round draft pick to the defending Eastern Conference champions. Immediately after news of the trade surfaced, some Celtics fans set fire to […]

The BIG3 season is a game away from its finale and it won’t go away without a bang. The promotional team recently put up a banner-like resemblance of a Fight Night poster featuring Kenyon Martin of the undefeated Trilogy (9-0) on the champion side and Most Valuable Player Rashard Lewis of 3-Headed Monsters in the […]

The final week of the inaugural season of the BIG3 League is upon us with Kenyon Martin’s undefeated Trilogy squad set to take on Rashard Lewis’ 3 Headed Monsters in Las Vegas on Saturday. Ahead of the BIG3 Championship game at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Aug. 26, Martin took some time out of […]

Everyone has seen lately a tremendous share of exaggerated claims, mostly coming from the mouth of LaVar Ball, who said he could beat Michael Jordan one-on-one. But just before everyone could settle down and file that comment under garbage, here comes another hot take, this time from retired NBA player and current BIG3 competitor, Kenyon […]

For the past decade, basketball fans around the world have debated who the better player is: Kobe Bryant or LeBron James. The discussion was reignited when Michael Jordan chose Bryant over James due to the number of championships. As Bryant is one year removed from his 20th season with the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James […]