LeBron Stops Dunking on Minors

James dunks during 1st game of the season against Boston Celtics

In light of the NBA lockout ending, LeBron James can now take his dunking skills to people his own size, or at least his own age.

James spent time during his offseason dunking on and knocking over little kids. Knocking them over wasn't intentional, but it sure was funny to watch.

James and the Miami Heat hit the court again for the first time last night. James was back in full swing as the Heat defeated the Boston Celtics, 115-107.



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Humphries Can't Catch a Break

Most people would think scoring 21 points and grabbing 16 rebounds in a season opener would be a pretty awesome game, right? Well, not if you're Kris Humphries. In the Nets 2011-2012 season opener against the Washington Wizards, a 90-84 victory, Humphries was booed the entire time. During introductions, every time he touched the ball, when he scored, you name it, he was booed.

Humphries has obviously been in the public eye over the past several months for his marriage to reality superstar Kim Kardashian. The marriage, which included the wedding be shown on television, lasted an entire 72 days before the two divorced. Clearly, Kris has rubbed the public the wrong way regardless of his play.

Tell me what you would do if you go to a Net game this year - boo or cheer for Kris Humphries?

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Pound The Rock

As a coach, you always try to find that specific motto or quote that tries to get your team going. This is especially true when you have had a few years as the bottom cellar team. The Toronto Raptors haven't had very successful seasons, and with the loss of Chris Bosh last year, finishing 22-60. Dwayne Casey is now at the helm, and with a shortened season, he feels that this would be a great time to take over with such a young roster. So, to start, he has a 1300 pound boulder sitting right in front of the Raptors' locker room explaining that they need to “pound the rock”. A quote from the Associated Press:

A 1,300-pound boulder sits just inside the front door to the Toronto Raptors’ dressing room, a reminder of the mentality Dwane Casey is trying to instill in his new team.

Heading into what the Raptors coach is calling a “building” season, Casey has introduced a new motto: Pound the Rock.

“I knew we were going to be a work in progress, every time we walked on the floor we were going to have to have something to get us to think about … how we have to get better, we’ve got to work to get better,” Casey said this week. “It’s from a story about a stonecutter. Every time a stonecutter hits a rock it may not break. You may have to hit it 100 times but on that 101st time you hit it, now you crack the rock.”

It may seem crazy, but the Spurs and Greg Popovich have the exact same motto and type of rock sitting in their locker room. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers also had the same approach when Jon Gruden was head coach in 2002, and ironically enough, it landed them a Super Bowl trophy. If this $500 piece of stone is the tool that sends the Raptors to bigger and better things, this could be a fad that could possibly sweep the entire nation.

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Life is Good for MVP D. Rose

One week after signing a $94 Million contract extension with the Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose is on the verge of signing the highest paid sneaker contract in the NBA with Adidas.

Can't we all agree that Rose is on quite a run since winning the MVP back in May?

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Jordan... Engaged...?

So Mike couldn't contain himself. He once vowed to never marry again after his marriage with Juanita dissolved a few years ago. The nature of wanting that close mate has gotten to MJ again as he landed on one knee and asked his longtime girlfriend Yvette Prieto. She has been a fixture at MJ's side for quite a while now and knows what comes with that territory so obviously MJ feels she is his off-the-court Pippen to us a hoops analogy.



If at first you do not succeed, try again. We know Mike doesn't like losing and that can sometimes carry into the personal life. We wish them the best.

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Video: NBA Forever

NBA on TNT's new video of past and present players playing together on the same team. D Rose bumping fists with MJ, Amar'e and Patrick bumping chests, this video celebrates athletes of all generations.

One of the best NBA videos in recent years? Tell me what you think!

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Photo: 76er Williams' Charity Work Pays Dividends

Over the weekend, Lou Williams got out of an attempted robbery because the robber noticed Williams for the charity work that he had done in the mans neighborhood.



Everybody thinking that Lou Williams will continue his charity work after this event like I do?

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Photo: Happy Holidays from Paul & Spike

Paul Pierce & Spike Lee spreading some holiday love at the Christmas Day game between the Knicks and Celtics.

What do you guys think - Holiday love or Paul telling Spike the C's would've won if he played?

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Classic Jordans Released...Folks Go Wild

Well just in time for the NBA season opener the classic Air Jordan 11's-aka "Concords" were released. Now ANY shoe Jordan has released is always filled with hype, long lines and usually sellout within minutes. Yet when it comes to this pair, people seem to go all out. These were the pair that Stern fined Jordan for in his comeback season as they "were not in the color scheme of the team" (Jordan was also fined for switching to No. 23 during the playoffs during the '95 season.





The following season he rocked them enroute to leading the Bulls to an NBA-record 72 wins. So put all of that with the sleek design of the shoe and release it oh what 14 years later and your going to have mayhem across the country, that released date was today and well...folks lost their mind..

Via the AJC... "DeKalb police arrested a woman who left two children, ages 2 and 5, in a car while she went inside to buy a pair of the $180 Nike Air Jordan “Concords.”

Now leaving your kids in the car for J's isn't maybe the smartest thing but we ask how long were you there, maybe those kids were sleep by the time you could get in the line.

We love the kicks and would love to have them but at the rate that some are going to obtain a pair is just insane to say the least.

As Dad told me in 1996.... "Son you don't have to have them today, trust me they will come out again". Oh he was right but they are even more insane measures that you have to go through to get them and they are going for $200 (were rounding up) which is more than what they went for in 1996.

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How do you think Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman, and Al-Farouq Aminu feel about getting traded?

I came across this picture the other day while reading the All Ball Blog from NBA.com. It was a blog by Zettler Clay titled "Pictures don't lie...right?" In the blog he had the picture to the left of Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman, and Al-Farouq Aminu - the three main pieces the New Orleans Hornets got in return from the Los Angeles Clippers for Chris Paul. Now, if the whole "Pictures speak 1,000 words" thing is true, then Gordon, Kaman, and Aminu are definitely not to happy that they got traded. Although I have never personally been to New Orleans, I hear it is an awesome town, but I kind of have to side with the three on this one. I don't think that too many people would want to leave the spotlight that is Los Angeles, playing with one of, if not the best, young talents in the game in Blake Griffin. Who knows, maybe New Orleans will surprise some people this year, but having to leave L.A., Gordon, Kaman, and Aminu definitely got the short end of the stick on this trade. If you don't believe me, just take another look at that picture.

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Humphries Can't Catch a Break

Most people would think scoring 21 points and grabbing 16 rebounds in a season opener would be a pretty awesome game, right? Well, not if you're Kris Humphries. In the Nets 2011-2012 season opener against the Washington Wizards, a 90-84 victory, Humphries was booed the entire time. During introductions, every time he touched the ball, when he scored, you name it, he was booed.

Humphries has been obviously been in the public eye over the past several months for his marriage to reality superstar Kim Kardashian. The marriage, which had the wedding on television, lasted an entire 72 days before the two divorced. Clearly, Kris has rubbed the public the wrong way regardless of his play.

Tell me what you would do if you go to a Net game this year - boo or cheer for Kris Humphries?

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Survey Says...Chris Paul

Ok from Ray Combs doing his little backwards dance at the end the show to Steve Harvey having a contestant answer being "a Joint" to "Something You Pass Around" 'Family Feud' is just one of those game shows that no matter how the times change it will always be watched or played by those on Facebook day in and day out.

Really your walking a mall and somebody ask you what did you use to cook Thanksgiving dinner and you say Turkey, more than likely it's the "number one answer", does 'Family Feud' enter into your mind, probably not until your sitting around on family night or bored in the dorm and it happens to be on and you are there to see who gets to 300 points first and guessing right along with them.



Well your human as is Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets. Dave Walker of The Times-Picayune has the scoop on just how human CP3 is and his family made the cut and will appear on 'Family Feud'

...Chris Paul and his family will play "Family Feud" next week to benefit Paul's CP3 Foundation. The episode is scheduled to air at 3 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 1) on WGNO.

According to a news release, the Paul team applied and auditioned for the show, hosted by Steve Harvey, just as any family can. (The show's contestant hotline: 323.762.8467.)

Family members participating in the game show will be Chris, brother C.J., dad Charles, mom Robin and aunt Rhonda.

The opposing team will be the O'Haras from Revere, Mass. They'll play for $100,000 and a car.

Wait you mean Paul just didn't call the show and say 'hey I wanna be on" and got it granted to him like that. Nope had to call like all of the other families and make the cut. Maybe during this lockout we'll continue to realize how human many of our stars are.

Of course you'll have to check your local listings but it should be fun to see CP3 and family try to win the game, after all it's a real life family game night right?

You just know Harvey is going to find some kind of humor with Paul at some point, let's just hope he size CP3 up about the lockout.

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Cat Quick Defense

Ok seriously let's get the labor stuff worked out or the next thing we know we'll have an All-Feline team. Fans are going to all lengths to keep hoops on their mind.



We think he needs to move his feet, but hey he didn't get beat to the cup.

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Range Begins When You Walk In...?

Desperate times cause for desperate measures...we guess. We don't know whether this is a serious case of the fact that there will be a serious lack of basketball or just obession.



All we ask is who is going to grab the rebound?

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You Can't Lock Ballplayers Out

With the lockout still in full force some of the stars from around the NBA are acting on the "Love of the Game" clause famed by Michael Jordan in his early years as a Bull. Check this video featuring Carmello Anthony, Chris Paul and Dwayne Wade getting a run in no matter the league(s).



There may not be the glitz and glam of the NBA right now but good hoop is always somewhere to be found.

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