by Matt Lawyue / Image - @NBA_Photos
The Lakers and Celtics are making this an NBA Finals to be remembered, with it currently tied up at two games each.
But the other story rivalling this at the moment is the upcoming NBA free agent sweepstakes, starting 1 July 2010, when an incredible group of free agents including LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Amare Stoudemire will become available to other teams.
What does the NBA have in common with soccer’s FIFA World Cup taking place this year in South Africa?
Your guess is as good as ours, but SLAMOnline has ventured to find the link between the two – “South Africa is certainly gonna be “where amazing happens”“.
In their article, “Cup Comparisons”, they compare the NBA teams to the different countries taking part in the World Cup, noting the favourites for the tournament to be Brazil, Spain, England, Italy and Germany.
“ …. The road to victory is 1 that requires you to reinvent yourself throughout the journey. Champions don’t prepare for sprints; they stay ready for marathons …” Mogul
It is amazing how time flies; I cannot believe that we are already at the NBA’s conference Finals. Few people would have imagined that some of the teams that are still in the running would actually still be active at this time. I think that it especially comes as a shock, perhaps, that the Cleveland Cavaliers have again failed to reach the NBA finals. This has brought the basketball world to stand and pay close attention to LeBron’s offseason, as many people would like to know if he will move or stay with his hometown Cavaliers. More on this later. Continue reading »
This weekend sees four of Europe’s top basketball teams duking it out to be named Euroleague Champions in the Final Four (not to be confused with the NCAA’s Final Four – the cause of March Madness each year).
Paris is the host for this year’s Final Four competition.
Friday will see the semi-final games taking place: Regal FC Barcelona will face CSKA Moscow in the first semi-final, while Partizan Belgrade will take on Olympiacos Piraeus in the other semi-final.
If you’re a believer, if you’re seeing Orlando and Superman wearing #12 back in the Finals this year, then you might like these.
Here they are, two of the best Dwight Howard wallpapers we’ve seen around (click on the image for a full-size one).
Dwight in Flight
The Beast
We found these over at www.basketballwallpapers.com – there are some super ones there from a lot of global leagues and countries, so check it out.
A while ago there was a video going around that showed LeBron James shooting 80 foot jumpers. It wa
Here it is for you to see.
Although it’s true that seeing is believing, the video wasn’t real – many people wrote it off as some good trick photography and computer graphics.
Clearly the Chicago Bulls were amongst those people, so LeBron probably had had enough of their comments when he decided to bury a 40 footer in a game:
NBA fans will know Kevin Durant, the young Oklahoma City forward who just became the youngest ever NBA player to win the scoring title.
But that’s not the real story here. The real story is one that bodes well not just for the NBA but for the game of basketball as a whole.
Kevin is breaking the rules, and it’s good for the game!
You might remember a while ago we found that stunning Kevin Garnett desktop wallpaper
(You can get the link to the full size one by clicking here or on the picture)
Well, here’s one we found of LeBron James that we hope you’ll like.
