With the exciting first round of the NBA playoffs coming to a close, and the upcoming second round promising to be even more thrilling , I took some time to chat with Mark Magnuson from the Sports Dude radio show on 90.3 KRNU at the University of Nebraska about a wide range of topics.
Some of [...]

As we all know, the months leading up to the NBA Draft can make for an overwhelming flurry of inside scoops, conspiracy theories and rumors from all around the internet; this year appears to be no different.
Fortunately, Hoops Addict has been keeping tabs on all the top college prospects and will be in attendance at [...]

Last week I told readers about some of the exciting things Hoops Addict is going to do to help hype up Ball Don’t Lie, today I’m following through on that with an exclusive interview with Kim Hidalgo. She plays one of the lead roles in Anh-Thu, the love interest of Sticky.
Earlier this week I was [...]

Who’s your team? Who’s your MVP? Who’s gonna take the Title? These are not new questions folks – but now there’s a very sweet reward for sounding off on your favorite topic!
Starting today, adidas is hosting “Rep Your Brotherhood” and we want to see and hear from you. [...]

The Toronto Raptors announced Calderon underwent surgery this morning to repair ligament damage and capsular laxity to the ring finger of his left hand. The procedure was performed by Dr. Brent Graham at Toronto Western Hospital and recovery time is expected to be six to eight weeks.
This past season Calderon averaged career highs of 12.8 [...]

Championships are not won in April, but they can certainly be lost there.
In that respect, the Los Angeles Lakers should be pleased with themselves after having dispatched the Utah Jazz in five games thanks to a 107-96 win Monday night.
But let us not confuse the actuality of a series win with signs that they are [...]

If Game 4 of the Lakers-Jazz showed the basketball world only one thing, it was evidence of why Kobe Bryant is… well, Kobe Bryant.
On the heels of one of his worst postseason games ever, Bryant delivered exactly as everyone thought he would: 24 points in the first half, 38 for the game.
In Game 2, LA’s [...]

On Thursday, during his introductory press conference, Saunders discussed what he learned from watching the Wizards last year in training camp, what it takes to be a champion in the NBA, his early impressions of Gilbert Arenas, and what he learned from sitting out of head coaching for a year.

The last time Flip Saunders coached the Washington Wizards, it was only for a week during training camp as an invited guest. This time around, he was named the head coach, and placed in charge of returning the Wizards to the playoffs and beyond.

On Tuesday night, Game 2 of the Lakers-Jazz series played out with a palpable level of familiarity. While the finer details of the proceedings may have been different, it still had the feeling of so many others we have seen in the past between these rivals.
In brief: the Lakers did their work early by dominating [...]