The New Jersey Nets will be represented at the draft lottery by hip-hop mogul and part owner, Jay-Z. With the NBA being the copycat league that it is, the P.R. staffs of all the other lottery teams were in an absolute frenzy Monday trying to secure their own rock stars who could serve as suitable   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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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...
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The reign of Pat Riley has come to an end, as the Hall of Fame coach has decided to step down from his post as the head coach of the Heat after a dismal season. Riley will remain as the team's President, but it seems like a good move to get off the bench as he was clearly losing touch with either   more...
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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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After one and a half years with the Denver Nuggets and consecutive first round fallouts, Allen Iverson has now officially become eye candy around the league.Iverson averaged 26.4 PPG, 7.1 APG, and 2 SPG in the regular season and is third All Time based on points per game   more...
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i know that the draft is still far far away and the Lottery isn't tell may 20 but being a heat fan i have to ask who do you think is going 1st, if the heat are the 1st pick i think that thay will pick Michael Beasley 6-9 Kansas State Power Forward he is a monster

The Heat had a horrible season this year, and Dwyane Wade wants to get a real point guard for next season. He's set his sights on Memphis freshman Derrick Rose, granted the guy comes out after this season. The Heat really could use Rose, but do you think this will actually happen?
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Anticipating Thursday's studio appearance of Dwyane Wade, the Inside the NBA crew spoofs a T-Mobile commercial featuring Charles Barkley calling Wade at a press conference about his rumored relationship with Star Jones.
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Charles and Kenny chide Dwyane Wade about his "friendship" with Star Jones.
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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...

We got an email from our friend BMan from Best Damn with a link to their podcast. This week's guest was Gary Payton, who is called him at around 4:14 mark. As BMan puts it, "He leads an interesting life."
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Scenario-by-scenario breakdown of what the Heat should do to get back into the post-season.
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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...