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Drake took an L this weekend. The Toronto Raptors, the home team of the OVO rapper, lost to the Brooklyn Nets in a closely contested game seven, but Drizzy and Jay Z showed class in the aftermath. 

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Smush Parker, a former NBA journeyman that played – and feuded – with Kobe Bryant can’t seem to escape the struggle. The Brooklyn native punched the teenage son of a pair of HGTV hosts during a pickup basketball game.

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Derrick Gordon, a starter guard for the University of Massachusetts Minutemen men’s basketball team, has come out as gay. Gordon is the first Division I collegiate men’s basketball player to do so.

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On Saturday night (March 22), the Dipset crew and Fool’s Gold went toe-to-toe in a game of full court basketball. The event took place at Jordan Brand’s private court, Terminal 23, in walking distance from Madison Square Garden.

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For fans of New York City street basketball, the are several legendary names that get thrown around. Few carried the mystique and awe of Lloyd “Swee’Pea” Daniels, who stars in an upcoming documentary focusing on his rise and fall.

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Former Georgetown Hoyas star guard Victor Page was one of the top collegiate basketball players in the country, and entered the 1997 NBA Draft to capitalize on the hype. After going undrafted, Page toiled in the basketball minor leagues before a life crime led to him getting 10 years in prison for second-degree assault last […]

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A new year, and a new season, means a new version of video game franchise 2K Sports’ NBA basketball title. Today (August 28), we get the official trailer for NBA 2K14 that is sure to get gamers excited. 

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Current Nationional Basketball Player’s Association (NBPA) president Derek Fisher‘s term expired this summer, and now the game is open for a new union leader. With LeBron James rumored to be considering throwing his name into the ring, we throw around five other names for your deliberation.

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There is no denying that Kobe Bryant is one of the best basketball players of all time. Although he flirted with the idea of retirement in the past, the Los Angeles Lakers standout says he wants to compete for three more years.

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Within 48 hours the NBA has lost two consummate professionals to retirement. Jason Kidd and Grant Hill, the 1995 NBA Co-Rookie of the Year recipients, have hung up their jerseys after 19 years of service.

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In a closeout game on the road Sunday night (May 27), the San Antonio Spurs picked apart a capable but outgunned Memphis Grizzlies squad with old-school, below the rim basketball. The Spurs, led by point guard Tony Parker, head to the NBA Finals for the fifth time after a four-game playoffs sweep. 

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The rise and fall of New York basketball star Lenny Cooke is as potent a cautionary tale as any. The high school standout was ranked among the top college prospects in 2002. However, Cooke’s past troubles with academics and a legendary lack of discipline led to him eventually flaming out altogether. Now 30, Cooke is […]