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The 2010 NBA Finals is fast on it's way to becoming completely irrelevant.  I say this not as a Celtics fan (which I am), but as a long-time fan of NBA basketball who hates seeing what commie... er, I mean Commissioner Stern is doing to the league.  I say this as someone who has no idea what the series outcome will be, given that each of the three games played has featured ...

I'll be the first to admit it: When news broke that the Sixers considered Doug Collins the favorite to replace Eddie Jordan as their new coach, I was consumed with an overwhelming feeling of dread. Doug Collins? What is this, 1995 again? Personally, I had been holding out the slight hope that the Sixers would draw their coaching search out before eventually offering the job to Celtics defensive mastermind Tom Thibodeau (then ...

Basketball has a few ways to score points. You could take two and a half steps for an easy layup or you could just leap up and dunk the ball in. Alternatively, if you get fouled you could stand stationary at the free throw line and get a point for each shot made.  The jump shot however, is a completely different concept. To see an adept shooter take a jump shot ...

The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers are the two greatest teams in the NBA History. Their duels are stories of their own. Now, in another classical rivalry in the biggest stage, the Finals, Celtics faced the Lakers in their home arena.The result? Los Angeles took the victory and returned the series back to L.A. None of the teams gave up. Actually, they played hard and aggressive defense with lots of ...

His stellar night in a hostile atmosphere indelibly was a spectacular display, assuming to revoke the memories of an uninspiring defeat a few nights ago. For the first time in 11 years, it was a portrait of an invaluable swingman to the greatest closer in the game, Kobe Bryant. Seems the populace eventually would have figured that Derek Fisher is as brilliant and sumptuous in finishing and delivering in a ...

Boston is not as glamorous as L.A. (if you don't believe me look at the photo), but celebrities also showed up in the third game of the NBA Finals. Here are some of them.Begin Slideshow

We’re three games into the NBA Finals, but that hasn’t been the overriding story so far. Without a doubt, this is the Summer of LeBron, and additionally the Summer of Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Joe Johnson and all the amazing talent that’s up for grabs. The NBA will be drastically different when the first basketballs are tipped in October, but one superstar will stay with his Denver Nuggets at least ...

Apparently after 159 games (97 as a starter) into a career that has him as a 14 points and 6 rebounds in a little over 27 minutes per game guy, Michael Beasley is a bust... Never mind that his per 36 minute numbers(19 points and 8 rebounds) look a little like an All-Star type of player(especially for a guy playing with a +25ppg scorer). For some reason, folks just want to ...

Amare Stoudemire's words finally meant something instead of nothing when he spoke to reporters at his basketball camp, Tuesday. You just have to look beyond the words to get the real meaning.   "The most important factor of playing for an organization is to be able to be totally comfortable and give them 100 percent. That's what I've done my whole career, so it's only right to look for a maximum contract." ...

NBA Finals: Here We Go Again Never Thought I’d Be Writing This If you’re a sports fan then you have read every possible examination of the Celtics/Lakers Finals match up possible. It has everything. History, rivalry, glamor, revenge, stars, good guys, bad guys, Magic, Bird, Russell, Kareem, 17, 15 you name it. I’m not about to head into those waters, but I am going to write about ...