1. Watch as LeBron and Chris Paul Had Dinner with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates

    Robin Leach just called. He has an awesome idea for a Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous revival . The premise? Two NBA superstars (say, LeBron James and Chris Paul ) dine ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 16 reads 15 comments

  2. NBA Legends Who Would Have Been Amazing Twitter Follows

    On January 4, Kobe Bryant darn near broke the Internet. It was on that day that the Los Angeles Lakers superstar made his first foray onto Twitter—when, as the Black Mamba ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 3,246 reads 2 comments

  3. Los Angeles Lakers Must Use Pau Gasol as a Playmaker, Not as a Novelty

    The Los Angeles Lakers announced on January 14th that Pau Gasol will not play when the team welcomes the Milwaukee Bucks to the Staples Centers on January 15th: From Lakers PR: Pau Gasol will not play tomorrow night against the Bucks...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 3,770 reads 30 comments

  4. Dwight Howard Embracing Defensive Anchor Role Key to LA Lakers' Turnaround

    It's odd to think that anyone would have to implore Dwight Howard , a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, to dominate defensively...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 3,528 reads 25 comments

  5. 9 Takeaways from Friday Night's NBA Action

    It was another busy Friday night in the NBA , albeit not exactly the most exciting one David Stern has ever seen as far as final scores are concerned...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 18,453 reads 52 comments

  6. Winners and Losers from This Week in the NBA

    The New Year's hangovers have finally passed, leaving teams around the NBA to get around to acting on their resolutions. And frankly, some have done a much better job of correcting last year's issues than others so far in 2013...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 1,766 reads 1 comments

  7. Would NBA's All-Time Scoring Record Officially Make Kobe Bryant Better Than MJ?

    There's much more to achieving hagiographic greatness in the NBA than putting a basketball through a hoop a bajillion times or so. Kobe Bryant should know...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 10,325 reads 157 comments

  8. 5 Takeaways from Thursday Night's Action in the NBA

    Thursday's thin slate of NBA action turned out to be a bit of a referendum on the top of the Eastern Conference...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 23,714 reads 91 comments

  9. Players Who Make the NBA Smarter

    Whoever thinks that all jocks are dumb must not be a fan of the NBA . The world's top basketball league sports its fair share of blockheads and goons, but, by and large, is replete with guys whose agility is as mental as it is physical...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 16,789 reads 76 comments

  10. Why Small Ball Is Taking Over the NBA

    Forget "YOLO"—"Small Ball" was the buzz phrase of 2012. In the NBA , anyway. The Miami Heat sprinted to the title after moving LeBron James from small forward (where ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 11,736 reads 67 comments

  11. Updated Timeline and Checklist for Derrick Rose's Return from Injury

    It won't be long before Derrick Rose is finally spotted wearing a Chicago Bulls uniform in a real, live NBA game. At which point, adidas will have to go back to the drawing board for its next brilliant shoe promotion...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 22,353 reads 0 comments

  12. Boston Celtics Have Rediscovered What It Takes to Win the 2013 NBA Title

    An 87-79 win over the lowly Phoenix Suns might not seem like much. But for the Boston Celtics , it served as yet another noteworthy milestone in an ongoing string of them. The victory was Boston's fourth in a row and moved the C's over the ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 4,519 reads 4 comments

  13. Mike D'Antoni Must Give Earl Clark Opportunity to Plug Lakers' Frontcourt Holes

    In their desperate search for some semblance of reliable size, the Los Angeles Lakers might just have found themselves another viable stopgap. And his name is Earl. Earl Clark , that is...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 17,265 reads 132 comments

  14. Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios for 2013-14 Lakers If Disaster Season Continues

    There are many ways to describe the Los Angeles Lakers thus far in the 2012-13 NBA season, and none of them are particularly flattering...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 10,529 reads 57 comments

  15. This Is Only the Beginning of the Los Angeles Lakers' Misery

    If you thought things were bad for the Los Angeles Lakers after their 125-112 loss to the Houston Rockets Tuesday night, just wait until you see what comes next. Six of the Lakers' next 10 games are against NBA playoff contenders...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 9,770 reads 60 comments

  16. 5 Takeaways from Tuesday Night's NBA Action

    Tuesday night was a short one in the NBA , though the sweetness of it depends on your perspective. If you like watching talented juggernauts fall, it was a good night...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 22,794 reads 61 comments

  17. Will Kevin Love's Injury Fuel Trade Rumors About His Future with Timberwolves?

    Good news...well there really isn't any good news for Kevin Love and the Minnesota Timberwolves these days...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 7,556 reads 16 comments

  18. Is Kobe Bryant Actually the Reason for the Lakers' Failure?

    Kobe Bryant isn't usually a source of levity, particularly at the eye of a firestorm of chaos and controversy. But on January 7, that's precisely what the Black Mamba did...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 8,627 reads 103 comments

  19. Power Ranking NBA Playoff Teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences

    The sun has risen on the first Monday of 2013, only to reveal a rather peculiar hierarchy in the NBA . Two teams from California sit comfortably within the Western Conference playoff ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 6,277 reads 29 comments

  20. 7 Takeaways from Saturday Night's Exciting NBA Action

    Don't tell Sir Elton John , but Saturday night's all right for more than just fighting. It also happens to be a solid setting for NBA basketball. That is, if the first Saturday of 2013 was any indication...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 19,508 reads 67 comments

  21. 7 Takeaways from Friday Night's NBA Action

    Friday night's slate of games wasn't the sexiest the NBA has seen this season, at least not on paper. But it provided for plenty of entertaining fare nonetheless...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 6 months ago 11,727 reads 22 comments

  22. How the Media Machine Creates NBA Stars

    The latest ballot tallies for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game aren't all that surprising. Kobe Bryant leads all players with 1,177,456 votes, just ahead of LeBron James ' 1,151,304...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 6 months ago 8,788 reads 27 comments

  23. 5 Takeaways from Thursday Night's NBA Action

    TNT or no TNT, the NBA opted for a light schedule on Thursday night. The league put just two games up against the Fiesta Bowl, which figured to occupy the attention of most casual sports fans...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 6 months ago 13,872 reads 32 comments

  24. Are the Los Angeles Lakers Really Too Old to Win the NBA Title?

    After the Los Angeles Lakers ' 103-99 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on New Year's Day, Kobe Bryant did what he's done so often and so freely of late—he spoke his mind (via Dave McMenamin of ESPNLosAngeles ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 6 months ago 6,714 reads 41 comments

  25. Why It's Too Early to Anoint Los Angeles Clippers as NBA Title Favorites

    The Los Angeles Clippers are on a roll right now, but any talk of them being NBA title favorites in late December is a bit premature. To be sure, there's a lot to like about this squad...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 6 months ago 4,353 reads 77 comments