Cleveland lost, but man, LeBron is just a freak. Question: Is LeBron the best non-big man shot blocker, maybe ever? After corralling four blocks last night, including another breakaway denial of Ray Allen, it’s becoming a point worth making. His timing, paired with his obscene athleticism, makes him almost a perfect [...]

King James is making plays like these a habit. Just ask Rajon Rondo. These plays also serve as reminder that the NBA starts its regular season next Tuesday. In other news, is LeBron the best shot-blocking non-big man in the league? How about, perhaps ever?
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Chad Ochocinco (insert Johnson joke here) is another athlete joining the UStream phenomenon, and like most user-interactive media, the responses are about what you’d expect. Some jock-riders, some that don’t like, and some random “Tupac is alive” stuff. In other words, it’s par for the course. The hater side [...]

Who knew mining Twitter could produce such fun content? That’s three Twitter-based posts in one week; meaning it’s safe to say I’m a Twitter stalker.
Anyway, Orlando’s man-child is understandably pleased with last night’s Boston/Orlando outcome, and he’s taken to the preferred method of communicating to share his relief: Blogs and Twitter. [...]

It’s a must-win for Orlando tonight and one of the storylines to watch is how many shots will Dwight Howard get against Boston tonight? Will folks like Rafer Alston out-shoot him again or will Orlando run their offense through their franchise player? By now, most have heard about Howard criticizing his coach for [...]

Why, yes. Yes it was.
During the Chicago/Boston epic, ESPN’s go-to guy for all thing Boston — Bill Simmons — was pretty hard on Stephon Marbury, saying things like “Everything was in play. Or so I thought. Because I never imagined watching an NBA game in which Stephon Marbury was afraid to shoot.” [...]