It was a great opening day of the NBA and where better to kick it off than at Madison Square Garden with the Knicks and Celtics. The Last decade or so it would have been easy to call the winner of this match up, but the Knicks are different team this year and come out on top of the veteran Celtics.
With the news surrounding the NBA lockout not being the most pleasant, a lot of players are seeking other ways to make money. Some are playing internationally over seas, while Boston's Delonte West has decided to take the blue collar approach and work at a furniture store.
First the NFL lockout prevented the Albany area from having Giants Training camp at UAlbany this year. Now the NBA Lockout is preventing a preseason game from happening at the Times Union Center.
When someone mentions the name Paul Pierce, you immediately think of the Boston Celtics, his 9 All-Star Games and his 2008 NBA Finals MVP performance. But this month, Pierce is looking to make a name for himself off the court and inside the poker room.
Yesterday's news about the tragic death of former North Carolina State basketball player Lorenzo Charles was a real reminder about just how fragile life can be.
The hero of the 1983 NC State Wolfpack's National Championship win was suddenly gone. This brought back some really painful memories.
I thought back to the time when I found out Len Bias was dead.
On Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat ended their series as the Heat defeated the Celtics 97-87 and win the series 4-1. As the final buzzer went off inside the American Airlines Arena, most of the Boston Celtics had walked off the court and no handshaking occurred to congratulate each other on a hard-fought series and good luck in the next round.
So why exactly can not shaking hand
Rajon Rondo injures his left elbow badly in a tie-up with Dwyane Wade. The Celtics went on to beat the Miami Heat 97-81 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Miami's 2-0 series lead over Boston in the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals isn't a fluke.
The Heat look like a well-rested club while the Celtics look - well, just old.