After the news came out last week that he owed $400,000 to a Vegas casino, Charles Barkley has decided to quit gambling, at least for now. During the pregame show for the TNT broadcast of Monday's game between the Spurs and Hornets, Barkley announced that he was "not going to gamble anymore. For   more...
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Charles Barkley said Monday he will stop gambling, at least for now, less than a week after acknowledging he owed a $400,000 debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino. "I like to go into Vegas, it's a fun place, but you know what, I've got to stop gambling. That's the bottom line," Barkley said during TNT's   more...
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Houston Rockets forward Shane Battier has withdrawn his name from consideration for the USA Basketball team, that will be competing in this year's Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Battier joined USA Basketball program back in 2006, competing in the World Championships in Japan. He did not play in   more...
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Thinking big, the Nets have had exploratory conversations with Denver about Carmelo Anthony and Marcus Camby, league sources said. Vandeweghe traded for Camby and drafted Anthony in Denver.Nothing is imminent. The Nuggets are not committed to moving Anthony yet. But after his recent legal troubles   more...
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This is the second of five installments of my position-by-position rankings, where I consider the four major factors that affect a player's total value: talent (statistical performance), affordability, age and potential. To see a more detailed explanation of my approach, give my point guard   more...
Original Story: http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/05/19/r....

Read it...........BOSTON -- It's a simple question. Are the Boston Celtics championship material? Even if the Celtics beat Cleveland in Game 7 on Sunday, the answer still could be no. Somewhere, while attempting to restrain Rasheed Wallace from attacking a ref, the Detroit Pistons must be laughing   more...
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Although neither were able to beat out Seattle's Kevin Durant for the NBA rookie of the year award, both Luis Scola and Al Horford were able to join him. The NBA announced the selections for this seasons NBA All-Rookie team, joining Scola, Horford and Durant were Al Thorton of the LA Clippers and   more...
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Check out this endorsement video of Shane Battier reppin' PEAK shoes and apparel in China. He's more famous overseas than he is here in the US, but I guess you can't knock a guy for getting some exposure where you can. I just can't believe he actually wears these in games, c'mon!
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Odenized Playoff 2008 Round 2, Deke Impersonation vs. Gus Johnson Dancing Queen. Please remember the Odenized Video Playoff Rules. You vote for the best video by voting on the poll below the videos. We are really getting down to business now. We are down to the Final 4.
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Chris Paul is for real. He lead the New Orleans Hornets from no playoffs the year before to the 2 spot in the highly competitive West. He's extremely dangerous to other teams when it comes to decison making. From pulling up for a jumper, to driving in the lane to dishing it back out to an open   more...

The playoffs have been very exciting to watch this year; the West has been the most fun whereas the East very surprisingly is competitive as well.Tonight Lebron James and his Cavs will play K.G and the Celts in a must win Game 6.Lets step away from all that and look at this real quick, the Celtics   more...

Thomas Stuyvesant on AllHipHop.com tells us why T-Peso can't make it to the 2nd. Round of the NBA Playoffs.
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No question about it, MVP Kobe Bryant is the best shooting guard and the best player in the NBA. He averaged 28.3 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 5.4 APG and 1.5 SPG, while leading his team to clinch the top seed in the West. He's one of the most explosive players in the league, and if you want the ball in   more...

Kevin Garnett has come into Boston and turned the team around, just as he promised he would after that blockbuster trade last season. With he and Ray Allen joining Paul Pierce, the Cetics finished the regular season with the NBA's best record and are in the playoffs for the first time in several   more...
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We've found that the significant foul differential in the Boston-Atlanta series is mirrored in other 1st round play-off series this year. There is, in fact, a preponderance of data that suggests that teams that need the wins most from a business perspective have been awarded with favorable foul   more...
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