Apparently, Maria Sharapova is dating Sasha “The Machine” Vujacic, which helps confirm the apocalypse is indeed on its way. A word of advice for Maria: Don’t make your new beau mad in the way losing to the Boston Celtics did. He has a tendency to get kind of punchy.

It really couldn’t happen any other way, could it? Not when you are dealing with the Los Angeles Clippers. With the NBA taking the court for real tonight to begin another season, the news about Blake Griffin’s knee is like a punch in the gut. It also indicates the black cloud that [...]

The NBA season is only eight days away (!?!?!?!), and one of the most-watched storylines will be how number one pick and new Los Angeles Clipper Blake Griffin transitions from college to the pros. Well, if the lead video is any indication, Griffin, he of the otherworldly athletic talent, is going to baptize just [...]

…With this nifty between-the-legs pass to Lamar Odom for the dunk. Yeah, I’m well aware of the fact now is college and pro football’s time, but lest we forget, college basketball practice starts tonight. So while using a NBA preseason highlight might miss the mark some, it’s still a good way to welcome [...]

Congratulations, Shannon. You are our first NBA highlight of the new (pre)season. Oh, thanks are also due to Mikki Moore, who graciously volunteered to be Brown’s dunking victim. This gives truth to the rumor about Moore being concerned with making sure we have the quality play and highlights fans so desire. [...]

Yeah, it’s a slow news day, so things like this tend to stand out when you are hunting for content. While touring the Philippines, Bryant spoke about whether or not the faltering economy would hurt attendance for the upcoming NBA season. He’s confident it won’t, saying families will continue to support NBA basketball. [...]