
Jerseys, shoes, caps, and even autographed balls, these are just few of the items that a basketball fan has been hoarding every time an NBA season begins. Some relationships are even placed on the rocks just because of different team preferences or the other way around. I’ve known one couple who started their relationship as [...]

Yao Ming, the Houston Rockets’ All- Star center and a national icon in China, retired from the National Basketball Association today after foot and ankle fractures limited him to five games the past two seasons. “I will formally end my career,” said Yao, the 7-fooot-6 center who became a household name in China before starting [...]

Philippines is a country known to be a basketball fanatic nation. In fact, it is almost considered to the nation’s national sport. The country contributed millions of viewers to the recently concluded 2010-11 NBA season and even participated to a lot of betting games that time. That’s why when the ever famous LA Laker’s most [...]

KFC seems to be checking Dwyane Wade’s posts on Twitter. Miami’s one of the “Big Three”, Dwayne Wade is one of the many big-time players who is dismayed with the lockout happening in the NBA. The Miami basketball star tweeted June 30 — after the NBA announced a player lockout — asking, “Any1 hiring?” The [...]

Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah is following through on plans he discussed as a possibility at various points last season and will play for the French national team this summer. Noah wanted to play for the country where he lived as a youth last summer but instead rested his plantar fasciitis. When that healed, he [...]

The time has finally reached Game 3 and the Heat is still burning as they locked in 2-1 stat in the best of seven series against Mavericks. The breath-taking game finished with 88-86. The game happened in the grounds of Dallas this time and the white-colored audience in the first two games now became blue. [...]

Five years ago, Dallas Mavericks was only two wins away for getting the precious NBA championship trophy when Miami Heat managed to steal the moment from them thus making that season to be the greatest in club history. Western Conference is over and the Mavericks made it through ousting Oklahoma City Thunder with 100-96. Few [...]

Kobe Bryant grabs record-tying fourth MVP In sports news, basketball star player Kobe Bryant was named the MVP, his fourth, on Sunday night as he scored 37 points to lead the West past the East 148-143 in the NBA All-Star game. Bob Pettit of St. Louis recorded the most MVP of All-Star for four times [...]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant made a running jump shot with 1:11 remaining in the third quarter against the New Orleans Hornets to move him past Oscar Robertson for ninth place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Bryant finished with 25 points in the Lakers’ 101-97 win over the Hornets on Friday and now [...]

A league source confirmed a report by Comcast Sports Net Washington on Friday that the Wizards fined guard Gilbert Arenas $50,000 for faking a knee injury on Tuesday. Arenas told the team that his knee was sore Tuesday morning and thus was held out of that night’s game against Atlanta. Washington coach Flip Saunders said [...]