The NBA Slam Dunk Competition has always been the most anticipated event of NBA All-Star Weekend. At around 10pm on a Saturday night in mid-February stars from the world of music, movies, and sports crowd into the arena hoping to see something they’ve never seen before.

DENVER-The Denver Nuggets and the New Jersey Nets have agreed on a trade for Carmelo Anthony according to SBNation. Related: 25 reasons we love Michael Jordan If the deal goes through, the Nuggets would receive rookie Derrick Favors, Devin Harris, Ben Uzoh, Troy Murphy and four first-round draft picks. In addition to Anthony, the Nets […]

-Post courtesy of myfoxny.com LeBron James Can’t Take The Heckling Updated: Saturday, 12 Feb 2011, 9:18 AM EST Published : Saturday, 12 Feb 2011, 9:17 AM EST By NewsCore – LeBron James faced down and called out a heckling fan who insulted his mother during the Miami Heat’s 106-92 win over the Detroit Pistons, the Miami Herald reported […]

Boston — Personal honors never meant much to Bill Russell, one of America’s most successful athletes, with 2 college titles, 1 Olympic gold medal and 11 — count ’em, 11 — N.B.A. championships with the Boston Celtics. He has never visited the Basketball Hall of Fame, where he was the first black N.B.A. player enshrined, […]

  Mo’s back and from the looks of it so are the Cavs, as they beat the Clippers 126-119.  It was a nailbiter in the “Q” but the Cleveland Cavaliers earned an impressive win Friday night.  At the end of regulation the Cavs were tied with the Clippers at 110. With 35 points Antwan Jamison […]

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 […]

RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio- Jason Popp, the coach of the Richmond Heights Boys Varsity Basketball has come under fire for racist comments and harassment. According to documents, Popp would use racial slurs against his players and insult them for being poor. Among the things he said were “I”m going to need you to play like n—-ers, […]

HONOLULU — Two players from Mississippi State’s basketball team fought in the stands Thursday night between games at the Diamond Head Classic Sophomore forward Renardo Sidney and junior forward Elgin Bailey got into the altercation about 10 minutes before the tipoff of the game between tournament host Hawaii and Utah at the Stan Sheriff Center. […]

WEST VIRGINIA-WOWKTV Kenneth Ziegler, the father of NBA player O.J. Mayo was charged with attempted murder, possession, obstructing and fleeing in a vehicle and on foot after police officers attempted to accost him. WOWKTV reports: Huntington police arrested Kenneth Ziegler early Thursday morning after a brief chase. Chief Skip Holbrook said Ziegler was observed in […]

New York — A 2007 study on race and refereeing  in the NBA has resurfaced in a respected journal. ESPN Reports: Basically, the more black referees on the court, the better the calls for black players. And the reverse is true for white players. The entire combined effect is fairly limited, around 4 percent, but […]

Five Ways The Miami Heat Can Salvage Their Season The world is coming to an end. The vaunted Miami Heat, all but guaranteed a spot in the 2010 NBA Finals by many before playing a single game, have come out of the gate 9-8 after 17 games.

When the Miami Heat go to Cleveland tomorrow, LeBron will not only be playing against his old team, he will be playing against his old fans as well. The groups known as Cavs Chants and Laugh at LeBron have set up an unofficial guide to teasing the “King” as he plays his first game as […]