1. Buying or Selling Derrick Rose's Reluctance to Return from Injury

    Derrick Rose has officially been cleared to start playing actual NBA games for the Chicago Bulls , but it may not be time to put a period on the star point guard's heavily advertised and closely followed return just yet...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 2 months ago 12,172 reads 92 comments

  2. Were LA Lakers Chemistry Problems Product of Impatience?

    Thanks to a mountain of preseason pressure, an ejector seat for a head-coaching chair and a knee-jerk approach to problem solving, the L.A. Lakers have suffered through one of the most chemically imbalanced seasons in recent NBA memory...

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  3. JaVale McGee Signs Ball with Invisible Sharpie After Nasty Swat

    Denver Nuggets big man JaVale McGee emphatically denied Matt Barnes at the rim during the Denver Nuggets' 107-92 victory over the visiting L.A. Clippers on March 7...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 2 months ago 6,576 reads 15 comments

  4. Wilson Chandler Crushes the Rim, Sends Nuggets Bench Into Frenzy

    Before his rim-rattling dunk against the Los Angeles Clippers ever happened, Denver Nuggets swingman Wilson Chandler saw it taking shape...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 2 months ago 26,584 reads 31 comments

  5. Ranking Blake Griffin's Sickest Dunks of the 2012-13 NBA Season

    Perhaps you've heard: Blake Griffin has a habit of dunking the ball, often in spectacular fashion. So many and varied are his dunks that efforts to rank them must be periodically ...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 6,557 reads 6 comments

  6. Comparing Miami Heat's 16-Game Win Streak to Clippers' 17-Gamer, by the Numbers

    With LeBron James and the Miami Heat just one game away from matching the Los Angeles Clippers ' NBA -best, 17-game winning streak, it's worth breaking down the numbers behind both impressive runs...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 7,235 reads 24 comments

  7. When It Comes to the Media, Dwight Howard Must Learn That Less Is More

    Chatty L.A. Lakers center Dwight Howard opened his big mouth to the media again, this time in an effort to clarify remarks he made about his former Orlando Magic teammates. And guess what; it didn't go well...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 1,534 reads 12 comments

  8. Will We Ever See the Los Angeles Lakers at Full Strength?

    You can blame the coaching staff, poor chemistry and age all you want, but it's impossible to discuss the 2012-13 Los Angeles Lakers without mentioning the laundry list of injuries that have prevented the team from ever operating at full strength...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 9,388 reads 23 comments

  9. Toughest Offseason Decisions Already Weighing on NBA GMs

    Being an NBA GM is a rough gig at the best of times, but when the job's difficult decisions rear their heads, it can be downright miserable...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 5,716 reads 7 comments

  10. Kobe Bryant Keeps LA Lakers' Season Alive in Huge Comeback

    Kobe Bryant rallied the L.A. Lakers from a huge 25-point deficit, bringing his team back from the brink of an embarrassing defeat and possibly saving the season—again...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 86,073 reads 449 comments

  11. Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers: Live Score, Results and Game Highlights

    Behind an 11-0 game-ending run, the Boston Celtics came back to stun the Indiana Pacers, stealing an 83-81 victory after trailing by double digits to start the fourth quarter...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 4,610 reads 18 comments

  12. Kobe Bryant Gets Lakers to .500, but Will It Last?

    Thanks in part to a ferocious throwback dunk by Kobe Bryant , the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Atlanta Hawks on March 3 and have made it all the way back to .500 for the first time since Dec...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 40,243 reads 225 comments

  13. Watch Kobe Bryant Turn Back Time with Statement Dunk on Josh Smith

    Kobe Bryant 's throwback dunk on Josh Smith provided the exclamation point on the L.A. Lakers ' statement win over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday, March 3...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 20,820 reads 69 comments

  14. Dennis Rodman Talks North Korea Trip, 'Awesome' and 'Honest' Kim Jong-Un

    In an appropriately bizarre final chapter to one of the strangest sports-related stories in recent memory, a noticeably unfocused Dennis Rodman recounted his trip to North Korea ...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 9,889 reads 27 comments

  15. Predicting Serge Ibaka Suspension for Dirty Low Blow on Blake Griffin

    Serge Ibaka was assessed a flagrant foul, but amazingly, not assessed a flagrant-2 and the ejection for delivering a clearly intentional low blow on Blake Griffin in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 108-104 victory over the L...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 19,291 reads 65 comments

  16. Dallas Mavericks vs. Houston Rockets: Postgame Grades and Analysis for Houston

    The Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks for the first time in their last nine tries, riding a red-hot third quarter to a 136-103 win on Sunday night...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 14,017 reads 202 comments

  17. Updated Western Conference Power Rankings, Post-Tony Parker Injury

    Tony Parker's projected one-month absence from the San Antonio Spurs lineup has shuffled up the Western Conference power rankings, but his ankle injury isn't the only wild card teams out West have been dealt...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 486 reads 3 comments

  18. Winners and Losers from This Week in the NBA

    When the NBA calendar flips to the month of March, as it did this week, things start to get serious in the Association. So with that in mind, the winners and losers from this week of NBA action take on special significance...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 14,794 reads 37 comments

  19. 6 Takeaways from Saturday Night's Momentous NBA Action

    Saturday night's NBA action was all about momentum. The Philadelphia 76ers put the brakes on their runaway train of dysfunction, knocking off a Golden State Warriors team that picked up even more speed on their four-game nosedive...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 29,947 reads 100 comments

  20. Will Buyout Bargains Impact NBA Playoff Races?

    After a 2013 NBA trade deadline notable only for its total lack of significant moves, maybe there's hope that buyout bargains like the one the Sacramento Kings reached with guard ...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 4,875 reads 6 comments

  21. Metta World Peace Says He's 'Playing Hard,' Not Dirty

    In an interview with Dave McMenamin of ESPN, noted elbow enthusiast Metta World Peace proclaimed his innocence after being assessed a flagrant 2 foul for a shot to the face of Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 9,208 reads 77 comments

  22. Reasons for and Against LA Lakers' Playoff Hopes

    The L.A. Lakers ' playoff hopes have been pronounced dead almost as many times as they've been miraculously resuscitated this year...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 9,935 reads 35 comments

  23. Watch Ty Lawson Drill Fearless Game-Winner as Nuggets Take Down OKC

    Ty Lawson buried a long jumper as time expired to give the Denver Nuggets a thrilling 105-103 victory over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night, and he clearly enjoyed every bit of it...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 4,950 reads 18 comments

  24. 12 Takeaways from Friday Night's Intense NBA Action

    A loaded slate of Friday games featured a handful of marquee matchups and more than a few lopsided beatings...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 33,261 reads 165 comments

  25. Memphis Grizzlies vs. Miami Heat: Live Score, Results and Game Highlights

    Despite an uncharacteristically poor shooting night for LeBron James , the Miami Heat extended their league-best winning streak to 13 games by defeating the visiting Memphis Grizzlies, 98-91...

    Grant Hughes Written by Grant Hughes about 3 months ago 6,357 reads 18 comments