“The reason this is going to be the best Slam Dunk [Contest] in five years is it’s the first time we knew who the guys were.” - Charles Barkley The Round Mound of Rebound summed it up right there folks…finally we have some legit players competing in the Dunk Comp. Back in the day, superstars like Michael Jordan (competed 3… Read more →
When Indiana Pacers All-Star center Roy Hibbert was in the third grade he had big dreams. It was then that he first dreamt of becoming an NBA player. Recently, as part of the NBA’s ‘dream BIG’ campaign, the favourite for this year’s NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award made a surprise visit to the Paramount School of Excellence in… Read more →
From www.bbc.co.uk: When US basketball player Alex Owumi signed a contract to play for a team in Benghazi, Libya, he had no idea that his employer was the most feared man in the country. Nor did he guess the country was about to descend into war. Here he tells his story, parts of which some readers may find distressing. Read… Read more →
As we draw nearer to the NBA All-Star break, the Golden State Warriors are sitting 7th in the very tough Western Conference. Their star player, Steph Curry, was recently named a starter for the league’s showcase event in New Orleans on Feb 16 and they began the 2014 calendar year putting the finishing touches on an impressive 10 game winning… Read more →
Dear Melbourne’s Basketball Community, This Sunday afternoon the 3rd placed Melbourne Tigers host the league-leading Perth Wildcats at Hisense Arena - right in the middle of our world-famous sporting precinct by the river. The Tigers are flying high at the moment after securing two away wins last weekend, including a thrilling last-second victory over the Wildcats at the Perth Arena. … Read more →
There is something about Oklahoma City rookie and New Zealand native Steven Adams that annoys people. In his very short time playing NBA basketball to date, four players have been ejected from NBA games for retaliating to some kind of physical contact they encountered from Adams. The most recent occurrence of this was Larry Sanders, who was tossed on January… Read more →
It turns out the rumours were all true! Former NBA All-Star Cliff Robinson will be appearing in the next season of Survivor - Survivor: Cagayan. The season, which is the 28th season of the show, will premiere in late February and will feature 18 contestants separated into three tribes: brawn, brains, and beauty. Uncle Cliff, who stands at a powerful… Read more →
The 2013/14 NBA season has so far been dominated by headlines of high-profile injuries and rehabs (Rose, Lopez, Horford, Kobe, Westbrook, CP3). We have also had the superstars that have been doing their thing (LeBron, Durant, KLove). But what about the guys who are flying under the radar? It’s a time-honoured ‘Survivor’ strategy – one that often (but not always)… Read more →
Dennis Rodman’s latest trip to North Korea has been just as bizarre as expected. This time around Rodman has taken a bunch of former NBA players to North Korea to play an exhibition game as a “birthday present” to his BFF, dictator Kim Jong Un. Rodman’s squad features ex-All Stars Kenny Anderson, Cliff Robinson and Vin Baker as well as… Read more →
The 2013/14 NBA season has so far been dominated by headlines of high-profile injuries and rehabs. The Rose, Lopez and Horford injuries have been hard to stomach for fans of all teams as have the interrupted #returns of Kobe Bryant and Russell Westbrook. There have also been the enjoyable storylines of superstars such as LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul… Read more →