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If you were a kid in Chicago in the '80s, Michael Jordan made you a basketball and an NBA fan for life. If you were a kid in Boston during the '80s, Larry Bird moments are more memorable than Christmas mornings. And right now, if you are a kid growing up in Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant is branding lifelong memories of game-winners and dunks. But, if you were kid growing up in ...

The Dunk Contest has lived an amazing life, even though it was relatively short. The Dunk Contest was a great friend. The kind of friend that gave you entertainment and joy during a time of dullness (nobody cares about the Celebrity Game, the Skills Challenge, or anything else for that matter). The Dunk Contest was always something to look forward to, to get excited about, and to see what would happen next. I ...

This the second part of a 2-part article recapping my experience watching the Lakers Vs. Kings game on Friday, January 1, 2010. Sitting courtside I was witness to KobeÆs game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer and the Lakers first 20+ point comeback since 2006. Sitting courtside might be worth every penny of those couple-thousand dollar seats. I must thank my boss for taking me to this game. I would not have ...

Tonight, Allen Iverson will once again don a 76er jersey when Sixers meet the Nuggets in Denver. After failed excursions with the Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, and most recently, the Memphis Grizzlies, questions abound about how will the former MVP and little man will fare back in his old digs of Philadelphia. Will he be the team chemistry killer that he has displayed in the past? Does he have anything left in his tank? ...

Dying for that real-time NBA feed? Want to see what players are tweeting before and after their games or what each team is reporting in real time? Well, now you can follow the pros in real time on our Twitter basketball page over on our left sidebar. We have created two Twitter lists (one for NBA Players and one for NBA Teams) that are embedded within the basketball.org site. No ...

Tonight is Halloween and if you are like me, you still donÆt have a costume. No need to worry, I have you covered. Have no fear, Jaime is here. I have put together for you a list of the top 10 basketball related costumes in no particular order: 10. Dress up as a Laker. What is a Laker? Exactly. á 9. Get the jersey for ___________________ (fill in the blank with a ...

The NBA season tips off tonight and I am still working on my preview. It canÆt hurt that it is the first week of the season, right? People need to read up on how the season will play out, right? Right? During the last couple weeks, we covered the bottom feeders of the Eastern Conference: Part I Part II á 8. Toronto Raptors á Key Additions Hedo Turkoglu, G/F (trade, Orlando), Reggie Evans, F (trade, Philadelphia), Antoine Wright, ...

Last week, we started with our NBA preview for the 2009-10 season by looking at the bottom feeders (15-12) of the Eastern conference. Today, I will take you through the teams that will finish between 11-9 and are on the cusp of the playoffs. As I mentioned in the first part of the preview, injuries will be a huge factor in determining the outcome of the Eastern conference. If they ...

The NBA season tip off is in less than 14 days. I thought I would do my due diligence and provide you with a preview of the upcoming season and give you my predictions on how it will all play out. I am sure I wonÆt be wrong at all (need sarcasm font here). Over the course of a number of blog posts, I will predict and give a snapshot of ...

This Friday, hardwood greatness will be enshrined forever as the basketball Hall of Fame introduces the much heralded inductees of 2009. This year’s class is notable because it features a record breaking point guard, a highly decorated first overall pick who delayed his entrance into the NBA to meet his service requirements, and a coach who is the corner stone of a franchise. Oh yeah…and a guy who got cut from ...