Updated: Arenas Suspends Arenas, But New Crittenton Story Changes Incident Dynamic… Is This the End for David Stern?

Gilbert Arenas before a game with the Detroit Pistons. Tuesday night in Philadelphia, Gilbert Arena sealed his near future NBA fate. Just after the pregame introductions Arenas gave a double-gun salute of sorts to his teammates in front of the crowd and the televised viewing audience. According to Arenas, the act was a take off on a touchdown celebration scene from [read more...]

NBA Finals, Los Angeles vs. Orlando: A Champion Will Be Crowned in Six Games

The primary characters want “It” for vastly different reasons.  Yet, the primary character want “It” for the same reason. For Phil Jackson, it is to usurp legendary Boston Celtics head coach Red Auerbach and break their present tie of winning nine NBA championships each. For Dwight Howard it to be perceived as one of the greatest players of this era. For Kobe Bryant it [read more...]

NBA Playoff: Denver-LA Game 4 Sure Looked Crooked from Here

J.R. Smith gets his stupid on. First, let me say that if the Los Angeles Lakers lose this series, on the player side, it will be because Lamar Odom refused to engage himself in the game. Other than two defende inbounds passes, Odom has played as if he is totally uninterested in basketball. Secondly, the Lakers, with Odom spearheading the lack [read more...]

NBA Playoff, NFL Draft Thoughts

How do you not foul John Salmons and allow him to pass to “The Commissioner”?…. “We wanted it more. Before the second overtime I said, ‘let’s stop playin’ and win this thing,’” Gordon said after the game. Gordon’s hyperbolic statement aside, how could you not foul Salmons at the end of the first overtime? And then, how you could you not be [read more...]

NBA Playoffs: Zo Makes a Difference; Stan Van Stay Calm; Chauncey Shows CPIII What it Means to Be an NBA PG; Steph Curry Decides; Jeremy Tyler Turns Pro

Before Wednesday night’s game in Atlanta, Alonzo Mourning flew into the southern city to have a talk with Miami Heat star, Dwyane Wade. “He talked to me about leadership,” Wade said after Game 2 of the Hawks-Heat first round NBA Playoff series. Whatever Mourning said, it worked. Wade struck early and often against Atlanta and he Heat punished the Hawks 108-93 to [read more...]

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