When Shaquille O’Neal injured his thumb during a game against Boston on Thursday, I assumed there would be concern within the Cavaliers locker room over their lack of depth in the front court. After chatting withi Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown this weekend it became clear he doesn’t share the same concerns due to the versatility he has on his roster.

The referee handed the ball to Shaun Livingston, and instantly he began to frantically look for a teammate to throw the ball to, but he could not find an opening. Finally, Livingston called a timeout, hoping Washington could use one of the two 20 second timeouts they had left, but it wasn’t to be. The referee blew the whistle, turned to face the scorer’s table, and indicated that a five second violation had taken place.

During my three years of covering the NBA I’ve witnessed a couple of entertaining things but Mike Brown’s post game media session might take the cake. When asked to describe the play of Reggie Evans and Leon Powe he laughed and then decided to compare the two bruising forwards to bowling balls. The best part was when he then proceeded to make the sound of bowling balls crashing together.

Veteran big man Juwan Howard chatted with Hoops Addict about being the last man standing in the NBA when it comes to his former Fab 5 teammates, he joked about starting and averaging 30+ minutes per game this month and he shared his plans to stay involved with the NBA long after his playing career is over.

Portland guard Jerry Bayless chatted with Hoops Addict about his strong play off the bench against Toronto, what it’s like to be given some extended minutes since Steve Blake was traded and what he’s learning from Andre Miller.

Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) is teaming up with Canadian Blood Services to host, ‘The Big Save’, the largest ever blood donor clinic in Toronto.

Prior the trades that saw the Wizards trade their former starting front line (Caron Butler, Brendan Haywood and Antawn Jamison) to different teams, McGee was barely getting off the bench. But since entering the starting lineup four games ago, McGee has averaged 9 points, 6 rebounds and 2.4 blocks a game in 22 minutes have play.

Kayla Harris chats with Nicolas Batum about his recent shoulder injury, what type of rehab he is doing to keep his shoulder strong enough to finish off the season and the areas of his game he is currently trying to improve.

Kayla Harris breaks down Toronto’s loss to Portland.

Washington Wizards Team President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that Josh Howard would miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee.