Finally, the Sixers had a true superstar, which is necessary to win an NBA title. We know the story. Bynum didn’t play a single minute all season with knee injuries, then signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the offseason. The […]
New Orleans, LA (SportsNetwork.com) – Miami Heat center Greg Oden played his first meaningful basketball since 2009 on Wednesday night, returning to the floor in a 108-95 preseason win over the New Orleans Pelicans. It’s been 1,418 days since Oden, […]
Cleveland, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – The Cleveland Cavaliers announced Wednesday that the team has exercised 2014-15 options on four recent first- round draft choices, including star point guard Kyrie Irving. Irving and forward Tristan Thompson had the final year of their […]
New York, NY (Sports Network) – The NBA Board of Governors voted unanimously Wednesday to change the Finals format to 2-2-1-1-1 after nearly 30 years of the 2-3-2 setup. The changes will be effective for the 2014 Finals. An extra […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Predicting NBA awards a week before the season starts may seem like a silly exercise. Unless you’re good at it. Not to toot my own horn, but before last season, I successfully predicted Paul George winning […]
Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Dallas Mavericks said Tuesday they have requested waivers on Fab Melo, Renaldo Balkman, Devin Ebanks and D.J. Kennedy. Melo, the 7-footer from Syracuse, played six games for the Boston Celtics last season before he was […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Don’t look now, but the NBA regular season begins one week from Tuesday. Yes, in seven nights the season kicks off in earnest with the vaunted Orlando Magic/Indiana Pacers tilt. Set your DVRs and check your […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Oklahoma City Thunder center Hasheem Thabeet has been suspended one game without pay by the NBA for head butting New Orleans Pelicans center Greg Stiemsma in a preseason game Oct. 17. Thabeet will miss the […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Philadelphia 76ers may be without rookie center Nerlens Noel for the entire 2013-14 season. Head coach Brett Brown indicated on Monday that Noel, who tore his ACL last February while playing for the Kentucky Wildcats, […]
New York, NY (Sports Network) – The NBA fined Denver Nuggets guard Nate Robinson $10,000 for an altercation with Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams during a recent preseason game. Robinson pushed Adams from behind and then struck the rookie […]