The Miami Heat are very comfortable keeping their talents in South Beach. Their 30-11 home record during the 2010-2011 season indicates that they excel in their own gym and they may have their official crowd motivator DJ Irie to thank for that. On June 23rd Irie hosted is seventh annual charity weekend sponsored by Sugartime […]

According to a Miami Heat insider, Chris Bosh may be getting traded. The snitch revealed to mediatakeout, Lebron James, Dwyane Wade and team president Pat Riley have held meetings about trading Bosh. The insider claims Chris Bosh is furious and blames Lebron James and Dwyane Wade. Looks like we may get to see that ugly […]

The 2011 NBA trade deadline has come and gone and like every year we go down to the 11th hour before all the deals are done. The Carmelo Anthony move to The Knicks stole the early week headlines but there was plenty of movement going on by Thursday. The theme of this year’s deadline I […]

See what celebrities turned out for the slam dunk contest at the NBA All Star weekend.

Slam Dunk contest participant JaValee McGee sent his mom, WNBA star Pam McGee, to work over the judges a bit before one of his dunks. As she sashayed along in her purple dress kissing each judge on the cheek, good ole’ Dr. J got in a little extra something as she came by. Top 9 […]

No sport has been more celebrated in the black community than the game of basketball. From the gifted athletes, to the way the players transcended their sport and became celebrities for their athletic talents, basketball, if not America’s game, is black America’s game. Here are nine basketball players who made it so. Related: 25 Reasons […]

In Jackson, Mississippi, Murrah High School basketball coach, Marlon Dorsey is being sued by three former players who claimed that he physically and verbally abused them. Dorsey has admitted that he paddled the boys and is on administrative leave. There is video of Dorsey paddling a player after he missed a play.

VIA NEWSONE By Dwayne Nelson Since the Kobe Bryant vs. LeBron James debate should officially now be over, it’s time NBA fans move forward to another high-profile case. Next up? Kobe vs. Michael Jordan. The 47-year-old Jordan recently claimed he could score 100 points in a game if he played today and then ranked Kobe […]

So I’ve been playing NBA 2K11 on the old Xbox 360 and to be honest with you, the game has lots of surprises. The predominant theme of the game centers around Michael Jordan mostly – and his career over the years. For me personally, this was the main reason to check the game out. It’s […]

While visiting his youth basketball camp, legendary NBA baller Michael Jordan was asked the million dollar question:  Lebron or Kobe?

Bills wide receiver Terrell Owens took a break from football to play a friendly game of street ball at NYC’s Rucker Park.

Long-time NBA player Maunte Bol died over the weekend. Bol was 47 years old. He played for several NBA teams, including Washington Wizards (they were the Bullets when Bol played); Golden State Warriers; Philadelphia 76ers; and the Miami Heat.