A weekly wrap of the things you should know in basketball.
* Stephon Marbury wishes us a happy Chinese New Year.
* Kobe Bryant loses three mansions and $75 million in his divorce settlement. Something tells me he’ll be alright though.
* Zach Lowe examines the possibilities (or lack thereof) in Boston.
* Gee, Dirk really is struggling [...]

Barack Obama, or should I say Barack O’Balla, has won millions of fans across America (and even all the way over here in Australia) on his historic road to the presidency, and probably a few extra fans on the hardwood thanks to his balling ways. Just today the US President was officially invited to the [...]

We’re three days into the season and that means every team has now played at least once. It also means it’s the last time you’ll see every Eastern Top 8 team with a record above .500. Quite a momentous day really.
The inspirational Vince Carter (aka “Captain Carter” which almost makes me vomit) lead his team [...]

I don’t know what to say about this video other than it may be the funniest NBA-related YouTube clip I’ve seen. Even Knicks fans will enjoy it, and that is saying something because they don’t enjoy much these days…

Tags: New York Knicks, Stephon Marbury

They couldn’t be more worlds apart. One sport is played by lean, leaping giants, throwing a round ball into a small hoop with five-man teams running end-to-end on shiny wooden floor boards. The other is played by tough, rugged warriors trying to kick an impossible egg-shaped ball over a grass paddock 180 meters long through [...]