While Carmelo Anthony was on his way to putting down 62 points in a record breaking night with the New York Knicks, Lebron James was tweeting the game LIVE:
The Miami Heat have reached the last three NBA Finals, winning back-to-back championships in the last two seasons. That begs the question: can the Heat become the first team since the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls to win three consecutive titles?
The NBA is always ahead of the curve when it comes to marketing its product and generating a buzz. Their plan to use jerseys with players' nicknames on the back during a game between the Brooklyn Nets and Miami Heat this season is no exception.
Mark down October 29th if you are a hoops junkie chomping to take a bite from the NBA pie.
That's opening night in the National Basketball Association. It features three games. Two will be nationally televised. Somehow, the Orlando Magic and Indiana Pacers didn't make the cut for national TV...
A player who is recovering from major ACL surgery and doesn't have four NBA league MVP awards or two NBA titles and isn't the most complete player in the NBA probably isn't the best player in the NBA. Nor should he ever say he is the best.
Lakers front office sources have told ESPN.com that the Lakers will in fact pursue both LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony after the 2013-2014 NBA season.
July 10 is the beginning of when all free agent deals can first become official. This comes 10 days after most big names are grabbed and signed by teams. Here is an updated list of who has OFFICIALLY signed from deals unofficially signed but agreed upon prior to July 10.
It used to be just baseball flourished off season. Now led by the enormity that is the NFL, the off seasons in many ways are as intriguing as the seasons. The NBA begins it's circus when the clock strikes 12.01 AM on July 1st, another words 10 hours from now, and it figures to be wild and exciting...
LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony can both opt-out of their contracts next Summer. James may do it because the Heat dynasty or mini-dynasty will likely be over, and Anthony may do it because his supporting cast isn't good enough in his mind...
The Heat topped the Spurs in an epic seven-game series. The Blackhawks took care of the Bruins in six games, with multiple games going to overtime, Game One going to triple overtime, and Game 6 being won thanks to two Chicago goals in the last 17 seconds of regulation...
He looked done. The man who adopted “fall down seven times, get up eight” as his mantra looked to be reeling. Maybe ten years of relentlessly attacking the basket without any regard for the hazards of such daring aerial assaults had finally grounded him
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I know it's been a few days since the NBA Finals closed out on-court activities for the 2012-13 season, but I found a video today that brought me immense joy. Miami Heat president Pat Riley is a legend in his own right for what he did as a head coach for the Lakers, Knicks and Heat - but now, he is a legend in the hearts and minds of men across the United States.