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You can sense it from the commentators' tones. You can see it in the Spurs' faces. You can probably feel it whether you're going for Phoenix or San Antonio. Surprise. No matter how improved the Suns are, nobody expected them to take a 2-0 lead against their black-and-silver poison. Suns fans can profess all they want how they knew this year was different. But seriously, did they really think, before the ...

We're all familiar with Dywane Wade's uncanny ability to put up triple doubles with ease on the basketball court. It's going to get him paid severely this summer. Unfortunately, he might be giving up a large chuck of that paycheck to his soon-to-be-ex-wife. Wade's brazen flaunting of his relationship with silly-gorgeous actress Gabrielle Union has only added zeroes to his ex's payday. Mrs. Wade filed a lawsuit in a Chicago court this ...

The 2010 NBA free agency bonanza is right around the corner and is headlined by superstars LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh. Wade is expected to stay in Miami as long as the front office can build a contender around him. But, if Wade does happen to bolt from Miami for another team, then all Heat fans will have are his memories. D-Wade has had so many exceptional moments in ...

When all-time greatest lists come out, either Jordan or Wilt Chamberlain is number one. In all seriousness, no other players are even in the equation of, "Who is the greatest ever?" Yep, Wilt did average 50.4 pts one season, scored 100 pts in a game, and averaged 27.2 rebounds once. Jordan finished with the highest scoring average ever (Wilt No. 2) and won six titles on six chances, with six Finals MVP's. To ...

I don't really get too much into the NBA until this time of year, when the games get more intense.  As I was watching SportsCenter and TNT's coverage of the playoff, I started to think about how well the Fab Five has done after basketball when it comes to getting jobs in the media.   We all know they were the center of media coverage during their Michigan recruitment, Final 4's, Time Outs ...

This offseason there will be a rich pool of head coaching candidates available for all those teams who already have an opening or for those that are seriously considering a changing of the guard. Chicago, New Jersey, New Orleans, Philadelphia, and the L.A. Clippers all have vacancies and will be pursuing most of the big names out there. In Atlanta, Mike Woodson is on the last leg of his contract and ...

College basketball starts staying for their senior season has gone the way of the dinosaurs. That means that the board for the upcoming 2010 NBA Draft will be loaded with talented underclassmen. Underclassmen have dominated the draft for the last decade and the trend doesn't change this year. There are underclassmen of varying experience, size and tool sets who will hear their name announced on June 24th. ...

Fresh off extending the defending champions to a tougher-than-expected six-game series in the first round of the playoffs, it’d be hard to fault the Oklahoma City Thunder for feeling satisfied with their accomplishments.  After all, this same team that finished 50-32 this year ended last year 23-59.  That’s a 27 game differential from last year to this year: one of the greatest single season improvements in NBA history.  With an expected $16 ...

There are many Raptor fans who've resorted to using the old school girl routine to hide their disappointment with the soon-to-be former Raptor's recent Twitter debacle where he all but admitted that he was leaving in an effort to prompt his fans and followers to suggest to him where he should be going. Bosh's inferiority complex is on full display now. Being talked about as the Robin to LeBron, ...

We all knew Dwyane Wade had some big decisions about his basketball future to make this offseason. Now comes word that D-Wade is completing shaking up his life. A contentious divorce has been brewing with the Miami Heat star. Enter Gabrielle Union, actress and renowned lover of athletes. Siohvaughn Wade, D-Wade's estranged wife, filed a lawsuit in Chicago this week, naming Union as a defendant and accusing her of engaging in ...