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 →
Good things come to those who wait… And work hard… And stay ready… And make the most of their opportunities. With season 2013/14 quickly becoming the year of the injury there has never been a better time to look at the players around The Association that have kept their eyes on the prize and stayed ready to make the most… Read more →
The NBL has passed into the New Year and we at Downtown thought it was the perfect time to chart the state of play for each major NBL award as we head into the business end of the season. MVP Winner: James Ennis (22.5 points per game) is the MVP of this league at the half way mark of the… Read more →
“Suspended for conduct detrimental to the team.” Exhibit A: Andrew Bynum Exhibit B: Andre Miller We see this a few times a season and most of the time these players have it coming to them. I’m not here to judge what did and did not transpire, or speculate on what is said behind closed doors. I just wish there was… 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 →
2013 was the year of many things… 1. A monkey in a winter coat roamed an Ikea alone. 2. The Hadouken meme from Japan. 3. Remember this most epic, terrible f**k up? 4. Oh and Miley Cyrus is still twerking.. Yep it was one hell of year! However, in the NBA, one fad seemed to take… Read more →
Observations from the NBA’s first Trimester When you think about it, the NBA regular season is a lot like a pregnancy. The first trimester starts full of hope and promise but experiences a range of emotions as you assess your team’s chances and over-analyse each game. There will be highs, lows, and everything in between. It’s also not uncommon to… Read more →
This clip actually makes for some very interesting viewing. It gives an inside-view of the Rudy Gay trade, from deep within the Toronto locker room. NBA TV Canada captured the footage for Open Gym, and the news of the trade begins at the 9:51 mark of the clip (after 10 riveting minutes of Amir Johnson visiting his high school, having a… Read more →
This is probably the most well-known ‘legend’ of Larry Bird but that doesn’t make it any less amazing. It’s hard to believe how close one of the icons of the NBA came to never even playing college basketball. Bird has even said that he was grateful to have the maintenance job with the city, claiming that he was content and… Read more →