Trail Blazers, Antawn Jamison Should Take Look Around Them

Dec 9th 2010 – 11:54 AM

These are dark times for the Portland Trail Blazers, even if they have won two straight heading into Thursday night's Orlando Magic game. The team rested its future on the Brandon Roy-LaMarcus...

On Taking Ron Artest Seriously

Dec 8th 2010 – 2:21 PM

As Ron Artest celebrated his first NBA title last June, he gave a special shout-out to his therapist. Everyone thought it was funny, and apt -- Artest is a crazy dude, of course he has a shrink! It...

Why the NBA Cares About the Hornets

Dec 7th 2010 – 1:47 PM

It doesn't matter that Katrina was over five years ago. New Orleans is still trying to claw its way back, and sadly, the disaster has very nearly re-branded one of America's most vital cultural...

Should the NBA Bail Out George Shinn?

Dec 6th 2010 – 10:44 AM

Soon, the NBA will own an NBA team. When the league purchases the New Orleans Hornets outright, it will put them -- however temporarily -- in charge of a franchise that's made a habit of tempting...

Michael Jordan Debunks Viral LeBron Video, World Rejoices

Dec 3rd 2010 – 11:15 AM

The Information Age isn't the same as The Age of Lots of Facts. It's more like that pile of papers on your desk, or the mail pile you never bothered to sort. At first glance, you have no idea whether...

Gilbert Arenas' Double-Edged Comeback

Dec 3rd 2010 – 8:00 AM

Either William James or Henry James wrote something once about how man must get spiritually sick (lost, unsure) in order to find God and "get well." I don't know if Gilbert Arenas is a true believer,...

The Secret to the Spurs' Success

Dec 2nd 2010 – 3:30 PM

The Spurs lost to the Clippers last night for the first time in a million years. Luckily for San Antonio, it didn't really register because Blake Griffin had left us all in shock. More importantly,...

LeBron James' Nike Commercial Asks 'What Should I Do?'

Oct 25th 2010 – 3:59 PM

If you own the Internet, by now you have probably watched the new LeBron James/Nike/Wieden + Kennedy "sneaker ad". In case you haven't, do so after the jump. I've read several folks comparing this...

Shoals Goes to Camp: A Blogger's Education of Hoops and History

Aug 27th 2010 – 4:30 PM

Dee Brown, the guy with the Reebok Pumps, is still yelling at me. This isn't supposed to be happening. What was supposed to happen was that I would be part of the crowd at the NBA D-League's Fantasy...

The Basketball Hall of Fame: A Tourist's Notes

Aug 17th 2010 – 9:51 AM

In the first installment of my "Hey, what's up with this Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame?" expose, I dealt with the tricky question of enshrinement. That's the Hall of Fame as an idea, the part that...

How to Save the Basketball Hall of Fame

Aug 16th 2010 – 2:00 PM

This past weekend marked not only my first Hall of Fame induction, but as a private citizen, my first trip to the Hall of Fame itself. A Hall of Fame is a weird thing: it exists as both an idea and...

More Power to the Fans: An Interview with Dave Zirin

Aug 9th 2010 – 8:00 AM

For over a decade now, author and radio personality Dave Zirin has tirelessly explored the intersection of sports and politics. He has two main angles of attack: spotlighting the rare athletes who...

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