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Looks like Dwight Howard has won the power struggle in Orlando.

CEO Alex Martins has announced that head coach Stan Van Gundy has been relieved of his duties and the team has reached a mutual agreement with GM Otis Smith to part ways. [...]

Kobe Bryant is always doing work. The Los Angeles Lakers star shooting guard still gets things done even at his age of 33.

The Black Mamba never lets anything bother him, when it’s from missing big shots, to not passing, or never letting [...]

Chris Ballard of Sports Illustrated penned a wide ranging piece on Tim Duncanafter spending some time with the future Hall of Famer. The piece attempts to shed light on a man that even after all these years of playing the NBA is still very much an enigma. Ballard leads us through Duncan’s feeling about getting [...]

This is my first mock draft, post-NCAA tournament. Keep in mind that none of this official and the lottery draft order has not been determined yet. All of these opinions are my own, but feel free to leave a comment if you agree or disagree. Let me know what you think. Thanks!
Here it is:
1. Charlotte Bobcats – Anthony Davis[...]

It has been a problem for the past decade, but it has risen tremendously this season and especially in the playoffs. Flopping. There have been countless times this season where players have “flopped” on the court. Some notables have been players on the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Clippers. LeBron James showed it off [...]

Matchups for the 14th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge have been determined. Illinois will host Georgia Tech at the Assembly Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 28.

The Fighting Illini and Yellow Jackets will meet for the eighth time overall and first in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. [...]

Let’s all be honest with each other. The first round of the NBA playoffs weren’t that great. Sure there was some good games, but everybody we thought would win pretty much did. That’s okay though, because it looks like we’ll have some closer games for the second round. Before that though, I just want to [...]

Well, now that the Knicks have finished another disappointing season it’s time to look towards the future with them. They have three huge contracts with Carmelo, Amare and Tyson Chandler locked up for a while but they still do have some key free agents this offseason. They are still a team that clearly needs some [...]

Dwyane Wade was just a few inches a way in Game 4 trying to knock off the New York Knicks, missing a tough, fadeaway three-pointer in the final seconds in the Heat’s 89-87 loss.

There were no excuses in Game 5 on Wednesday. Wade, with his 19 points, helped Miami knock off New York [...]

It’s been a couple of weeks since they’ve been heard. Since the playoffs last year the, for a lack of a better word, LeBron haters have been going on about how he can’t close out a game. While it’s brought up some pretty great memes, it gets a little old.

These LeBron haters have been silent. LeBron has been great in the playoffs [..]