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Swan song in Seattle »

While I have no earthly idea of how it feels to lose a longtime professional team, since the Grizzlies has only been in Memphis since 2001-02, I do have some feeling for what happened on Wednesday when it became official that the Seattle Supersonics, in existence since 1967, will be no more.
Instead it will be [...]

And you thought the Shaq-Kobe feud was over »

Snakes come in all forms, especially in basketball »

Unless you were stuck under a rock during the summer of 2007, you know all too well about Tim Donaghy and why to this very day, if he sets foot in Maricopa County, Arizona, he’d better bring St. Peter and St. Jude with him if he wants to get out alive.
Recently, the embattled former ref [...]

Holiday cheer is never important to the Bulls »

One of the toughest times of the year for many of us is the holiday season.
It’s a season in which families and friends get together to celebrate good times, reunite, and open presents as well as ring in another chapter of their lives with festive celebrations.
But while many of us have mistletoes and sugar plums [...]

These are not your daddy’s Knicks »

Growing up, the Knicks was the embodiment of intelligent, well-skilled, well-played basketball.
There was Ewing, the fearless leader, John Starks, who poured his heart into every game he played, and Allan Houston, who played a key part in the Knicks’ 1999 NBA Finals run by hitting that three-pointer in Miami to win the fifth and deciding [...]