It’s now time for the national team to put up or shut up. With guys like LeBron
James, Kobe Bryant, and Dwyane Wade, Team USA is a lock to win the 2010 FIBA
World Championship in Istanbul, Turkey. Oh, that’s right the 2010 National Team
doesn’t possess one player from the “Redeem Team,” so what does that mean [...]

I can’t say enough about the quality of the acceptance speech by Magic Johnson for the 1992 Olympic Dream Team as they were inducted into the Basketball Hall of Famer this weekend.  He made a great speech because it was graceful with a light-hearted jabs and compliments to his teammates.  Johnson was both a great [...]

So the Philadelphia 76ers drafted the guy, Evan Turner, whom everyone wanted them to take. Experts say they selected the best player available Rewhen they had the chance and that he is the most “NBA ready” players in the draft. Turner was basically the safe pick at the No. 2 spot. But how safe is [...]

Last week congratulations were in order for the Los Angeles Lakers for winning back to back NBA titles via a classic game 7 victory over the Boston Celtics.  As the two most decorated basketball franchises gave the world bit of nostalgia, the Washington Wizards celebrated their future by drafted Kentucky guard John Wall No. 1 [...]

All I could do was sit and smile as ESPN put together a long piece on a friend of mine, William Wesley, better known as World Wide Wes who is now in the middle of helping LeBron James decide where he will play the next part of his career.
I got to know World Wide Wes  [...]

Last week Kobe Bryant led the Los Angeles Lakers to another NBA Championship and that gives him five NBA titles. He won three in a row with Shaquille Oneal and he’s led the Lakers to the last two NBA titles.
Both his critics and fans have to admit the facts.  The guy is one of the [...]

The Philadelphia Daily News has confirmed that the 76ers have traded center Samuel Dalembert to the Sacramento Kings. In return, they get Andres Nocioni and Spencer Hawes.
A source tells the Daily News that both teams have agreed to the deal, but it hasn’t been officially approved by the league. The NBA will probably [...]

Philly.com’s John Smallwood brings up an interesting question regarding the Sixers. What if they had drafted Kobe Bryant rather than Allen Iverson some 13 years ago?