I imagine it would be tough having to sit out your entire rookie year when you've worked so hard and dreamed every night of finally making it to the big stage. Especially if you're the #1 pick in the NBA draft; and not just any #1 pick, not a Bargnani or a Bogut, but a highly touted player that   more...

Skid Row and GTA...NICE! A Los Angeles Commissioner has just issued a $30,000 bench warrant for former NBA player Isaiah Rider.
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The chief international scout for the Portland Trail Blazers, Jason Filippi, says that 2007 first-round pick Rodolfo "Rudy" Fernández could easily be a starter for the Blazers next year. Filippi believes that Rudy could have the same impact on the league as Manu Ginóbili. He also thinks that he   more...
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After watching this video you will have no doubt that Greg Oden's Nickname sould be Godzilla. It just fits him.
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Whats up y'all.As time has gone on, one thing I have noticed about Greg is that he does not have a nickname. I know some of you are saying that we need to wait till he actually plays a game, but we are not going to. The Official Greg Oden Nickname Contest begins NOW!So here is what you win if we   more...
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The end of an era of head bops, strip clubs, underage sexual allegations, drugs, weapons, and 28's on Monte Carlo's are over. Its to late for us to get our money back, but it is not to late to save some dignity.Darius Miles is now gone, and for now off the books.Rejoice to the heavens!!
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Part 4 of a 4 part series assessing the future of the Washington Wizards is hosted on Bullets Forever. Part 4 is actually broken up into 3 parts, 4a focuses on free agent big men.
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I spoke at the Helping America's Youth regional conference about two weeks ago. It was held at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts and I got to introduce Laura Bush. Check out the video.

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...

We're still trying to figure out why referee Steve Javie and his crew tossed both Jarret Jack and Brian Skinner for this little confrontation.
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The Kings, led by John Salmons took the season series 3-1 and handed the Blazers one of their more dismal road losses of the year, and Josh McRoberts made an appearance.Plus, in honor of Brad Miller undergoing surgery, the team wore headbands. Check out the pics in the comments.
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Uh oh, the Man, the Myth, the Legend is back dunking. Just what we like to see him do. Here is the video everyone is talking about. Not a monstrous dunk, but still the dude is packing on an extra 25 on a rehabbed micro-fractured knee. We also heard the man is practicing as well. Good looking out,   more...
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Barack Obama was not a fan of the big man's mohawk. Neither were Grizzlies teammates (and Yardbarkers) Michael Conley and Hakim Warrick, both of whom wish the hairstyle would go back to whatever hole it crawled out of (most likely also occupied by Mr. T). This video of Warrick and Conley railing on   more...

When it comes down to the best center in the NBA, there's no question that Dwight Howard is #1, with Yao Ming finishing second. Howard's averaging a 22 PPG and 18.2 RPG and 3.8 BPG in the playoffs, numbers that haven't been seen since Wilt Chamberlain. The other 4 positions will be posted over the   more...

You all are a bunch of jokes...you sat all season long and watched and prayed for the warriors to get snubbed....baron from the all star game...now the playoffs...i dont blame you though when u come from cities like portland and sacramento i guess its more fun to hate on an exciting, fun, good team   more...