In the basketball blogosphere it's highly debated if Kobe Bryant can ever be considered as good as Michael Jordan, who is currently considered the greatest of all time. Have a look at how the players compare.
* oBrandon RoyBrandon Roy made a brief appearance in a rap music video, but felt the need to apologize once the video hit the internet and there were some things in it that he decided he didn't necessarily want to be associated with.
Michael, Magic, Larry and Co. entertain us with their endorsing skills.
The amount of hilarious nonsense that comes from the mouth of former Phoenix Suns big man Shaquille O'Neal is only rivaled by that of another former Suns star: Charles Barkley.
Which was the best class to enter basketball immortality?
For the 2nd consecutive year, coach Jim Boeheim and his staff in upstate New York have secured a commitment from either the number 1 or 2 center prospect in the high school ranks.
Philadelphia 76ers star player and member of Team USA hit a looooong full court shot to excite the crowd at Radio City in NYC. Team USA is preparing for Sunday's USA vs. France match at the World Basketball Festival.
Scottie Pippen, the sidekick to arguably the best player the NBA has ever seen in Michael Jordan, will be have his day in the sun as he will be inducted into the National Basketball Association Hall of Fame...
Meet Ketaan Wyatt, who many consider to be the best player for his age in the State of Ohio. He plays against guys often more than 4-5 years older than he is....and still dominates games.
The Worm is not part of the glamorous Class of 2010, but he is eligible. How the voters view his future candidacy will provide the greatest social experiment in the history of the Hall.
Here's the quote: "I can not tell you right now (what the team's name will be in Brooklyn), but the documents are already submitted to the NBA office. The name change will happen in 2012 season."
This summer has been pretty important in the NBA. Players have been switching teams, a new collective bargaining agreement is being debated, and there will be a massive international competition starting in a couple weeks.But perhaps the most peculiar of all the little things is the embrace of Judaism taking place among the NBA's elite.
It's a VERY bold prediction, but this week JVG has made a public prediction that the Miami Heat, now with Lebron, Wade, and Bosh, will be so good they will break the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls record for most single season wins at 72 of 82 games.
T-Mac will join Big Ben, Rip and the rest of the Detroit Pistons this season. A source confirmed that two-time NBA scoring champion Tracy McGrady will sign a one-year contract with the Detroit Pistons for $1.3 million.
Good stories are my currency. And I just got a little richer. Shaquille O'Neal is coming to the Celtics.
Ok. Ok. I know what your thinking, although not much defense is played in any Summer league game, you have to give the man his props for being one of the few players in the history of the game to top the century mark in points during a regulation timed game.