Basketball

Los Angeles Clippers All-Star Blake Griffin is mourning the death of his high school teammate Wilson Holloway. Griffin learned of his passing after The Clippers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. Holloway, who played football at Tulsa, died due to complications  from Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He was diagnosed with the illness in 2008. 25 Reasons […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers ended their history-making losing streak in an overtime win against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. The 126-119 overtime win was their first victory since December 18, 2010 against the New York Knicks. They broke the record for the longest losing streak in NBA history earlier this month. The Cavaliers got […]

What happens when the Knicks City Kids go from dancing to globetrotting basketball tricksters? Find out how many ways to use a basketball with Alex Iglesias and the MSG KidCam. How did they get the name Globetrotters? “They saw a globe then they saw people trotting and then they put it together..” From the mouths […]

2,651. That is how many three-point field goals NBA All-Star Ray Allen has made in his career. He tied Reggie Miller at 2,650 and became the all-time leader Thursday night against the Los Angeles Lakers.  Both shots came in the first quarter. When Ray Allen set the all-time record for three-pointers his wife and mother […]

No sport has been more celebrated in the black community than the game of basketball. From the gifted athletes, to the way the players transcended their sport and became celebrities for their athletic talents, basketball, if not America’s game, is black America’s game. Here are nine basketball players who made it so. Related: 25 Reasons […]

RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio- Jason Popp, the coach of the Richmond Heights Boys Varsity Basketball has come under fire for racist comments and harassment. According to documents, Popp would use racial slurs against his players and insult them for being poor. Among the things he said were “I”m going to need you to play like n—-ers, […]

Cleveland Cavaliers fans knew things would be bad without LeBron James, but not this bad. Last night the injury-plagued Cavs dropped their NBA record 24th straight game to the Portland Trailblazers, 111-105. The Cavs have not won a game in 2011 and lost the last 34 of 35. The previous record of 23 single-season losses […]

Before handing his old team their 21st  straight defeat this season, LeBron James did not take pleasure in their decline. The Cavaliers have been plagued with injuries and currently hold the NBA’s worst record at 8-39. James spent seven years with the organization before infamously “taking his talents to South Beach.” The backlash from fans […]

After a close loss to the Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder Star Kevin Durant called out Chris Bosh for mouthing off during the game. Durant and Bosh received technical fouls in the first quarter for a verbal exchange. When asked about it after the game, Durant, nicknamed “Durantula” didn’t hold his tongue. “I was talking […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, a three-time All-Star MVP, is this year’s leading vote-getter in the NBA All-Star Balloting program. “Black Mamba” earned 2,380,016 of the fan votes. He is joined in the Western Conference starting five by New Orleans Hornets’ Chris Paul (1,281,591), the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant (1,736,728), making his first […]

New York– Despite a lot of basketball fans still hating on LeBron James for his “Decision” debacle last summer and his new team’s current struggle, he’s still in great spirits and excited about his new animated series.

NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony spoke with ESPN’s Colleen Dominguez about the non-stop trade rumors and asks him where he’d like to play. While he doesn’t commit to either the Nets (who are moving to Brooklyn) or The Kicks, he does say that playing back home in New York would be “the ultimate dream.” Nevertheless, the […]