We love Sam Cassell, and it's not just because he's unafraid to slip in a "Coming to America" reference while addressing 19,000 people. The guy's a winner. (A winner who closed his thank-you address to the Staples Center fans before the final regular-season game by saying "Sexual Chocolate!") In... Link
Though I enjoyed it very much, the slam dunk contest was a joke. The problems have been written about all over the place, so instead I'll offer a solution. Each of the four contestants get four dunks. The first three rounds are limited to three attempts per dunk with... Link
While I’m sure we can all agree there’s nothing funny about a young man being stabbed to death, if a life has to end tragically, it really oughta be over a game that counts. Y’know, like the MLB All-Star Game.... Link
Maurice Cheeks entered the all-star break of his first season as head coach of the 76ers with his team below the .500 mark, clinging to the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.... Link
In the DETROIT NEWS, Chris McCosky writes that Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton "came to the Pistons as strangers back in the summer of 2002. Both had been cast off by their previous teams."... Link
window.document.getElementById('post-416').parentNode.className += ' adhesive_post'; The Seattle Supersonics made news last night by trading Vladimir Radmanovic to the Los Angeles Clippers for PF Chris Wilcox in a move that didn’t stay in the headlines long. First the move was overshadowed by a piss-poor effort against the Milwaukee Bucks. Secondly that... Link
Marc J. Spears of THE DENVER POST writes, "Sacramento Kings coach Rick Adelman said the voting for the NBA Western Conference all-star reserves could be one of the toughest in his 16 years as a coach. That might not be good news for Nuggets Carmelo Anthony and Marcus Camby,... Link
I suppose his hair and last year's slam dunk contest should've tipped us off. NOOCH forward Chris "Birdman" Andersen, who Kenny Smith once described as "missing a few cubes in his ice tray," has been completely booted from the NBA for violating the hell out of the league's drug... Link
I got a chance to go up against Gary Payton in this Nov. 28 game. (Getty Images) On Monday, Nov. 28, we got to go to Miami to play against the Miami Heat. Like the game against the 76ers, this was also a thrill for me because I got... Link
After another slow start, the Sonics played well when it counted and beat the Sacramento Kings 106-104 in a thriller Sunday night. Ray Allen, who also started slowly again, scored 21 of his 28 points in the second half to lead the comeback. In a brilliant move, Sonics coach... Link
This article does not reflect the views of our resident Heat booster, El Huracan Andreo.It's been a truly historic week for FreeDarko, so I thought I'd close it out by doing what I do best: saying something vague, brash, and inflammatory that will likely send our credibility into a... Link
WHEN the Milwaukee Bucks traded Desmond Mason for former all-star centre Jamaal Magliore last week - seven days before the start of the NBA season - eyebrows were raised around the league.... Link
Celebrity All-Stars, 6-foot-6 Andre Iguodala possessed a sizable strike zone. Although he resembled a baseball player in his brown San Diego Padres throwback jersey with Tony Gwynn's name and No.... Link
By David DuPree, USA TODAY DENVER - The Western Conference might be beating up on Eastern Conference teams during the regular season, but when it was All-Stars against All-Stars on Sunday, the East showed who ...... Link
Wizards teammates Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamsion have overcome a lot of adversity and come a long way en route to their first NBA All-Star appearances this weekend.... Link
