The 10 Best NBA Celebrations Ever
When you’re going good, or you hit a big-time shot, you want to celebrate. It’s human nature to express our joy when we’ve accomplished something incredible. Nowhere is this more true than the NBA,...
View ArticleKobe Bryant Plays Like A Gladiator, Lakers Win In The Last Seconds; Indiana...
We make jokes all the time about Kobe Bryant‘s evolution from “human being” into “basketball cyborg” but last night, all of these 48-minute nights finally took their toll. We’d list the leg injuries he...
View ArticleThe Eastern Conference’s Most Disappointing Players This Season
The marathon NBA season came to its end last week and for some, it’s a blessing in disguise. Everyone had players that didn’t live up to expectations this season. We are going to look at some of these...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Nate Robinson! His 30 Greatest Moments
How can you not love Nate Robinson? He’s exciting, charismatic and can straight-up ball. As an undersized college basketball player myself, I was always admiring the perseverance, passion and heart...
View ArticleTop 10 Bench Celebrations Of the 2013 Season (Gifs)
Even though they’re not very well known, the bench guys can instill some enthusiasm and excitement all their own while pumping up their playing teammates with every towel wave and fist pump. Let’s take...
View ArticleThe NBA’s 20 Best Role Players
The NBA is a league dominated by stars. However, some of the most important guys are the secondary players, the ones who do the little things that help their team win. Most of the guys on this list are...
View ArticleThe 20 Best 3-Point Shooters In The NBA Right Now
While Dime has done stories on both the best shooters in the NBA and the players with the deepest range, we’ve never focused solely on the three-pointer. The adoption of the three-point line in 1979...
View Article5 Reasons To Watch The 2013-14 Toronto Raptors
With the start of the 2013-14 NBA season rapidly approaching, we thought it only fair to share what makes each team so exciting. Ontologically speaking, all 30 teams deserve our eyeballs this season....
View Article15 Colleges That Produce The Best NBA Players
With All-Stars like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard running the league from an attention standpoint, it’s hard to argue that high schoolers can’t make the successful jump to the NBA. Even...
View ArticleThe 5 Most Dysfunctional Franchises In The NBA
If there’s one thing more entertaining than a franchise that has all of its bearings together and knows how to put out a great, watchable product, it’s a franchise that is capable of doing the exact...
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Nate Robinson Mocks Steve Novak With His Own Discount Double-Check Dance
Chicago was feeling good last night while stopping the Knicks’ 13-game winning streak. Nate Robinson, who had 35 points off the pine, was feeling so good he even started mocking Steve Novak‘s...
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GIF: Andre Iguodala’s Maniacal Reaction After Draining The Three-Pointer
Andre Iguodala (Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports) On Wednesday, the Golden State Warriors continued to assault the NBA with their high-octane offense, bolstered by threats seemingly all over the floor....
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Report: Reggie Jackson Going To Detroit In Another Massive Three-Team Trade
USA TODAY Sports The NBA Trade Deadline got set on fire at the buzzer today right after the 3 pm ET trade deadline came and went with seemingly every team involved in multiple transactions. The Nets...
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Randy Foye’s Addition Still Isn’t Enough For The Undermanned Thunder
USA TODAY Sports The Oklahoma City Thunder need help on the wing. Unfortunately for Billy Donovan’s team, though, this move won’t quite provide enough of it. According to Chris Dempsey of The Denver...
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Steve Novak’s Son Now Has Absolutely No Idea Who His Dad Plays For
Twitter The trade deadline is confusing for everyone, from fans to reporters to teams to even the players themselves. This is especially true for the journeyman types, like Steve Novak, who know that...
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Dwight Howard has been shooting every night in Orlando’s new gym
Dwight Howard (photo. Mannion) Every team in the NBA changed their uniforms yesterday. But before you go and start cleaning out the NBA Store for fresh throwbacks, just know it’s more of a performance...
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Carmelo’s 36 points, big third quarter lifts Denver past Indiana
Carmelo Anthony, Dime #53 Carmelo Anthony had that George Gervin flow going once again last night. Not that ‘Melo was dropping mid-range finger rolls or squeezing his skinny body in between some poor...
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Foul Play In Pitt-Butler Game; 8 Players Go Off For 30-Plus
Jacob Pullen (photo. Kansas State University) For anyone that was free to sit in front of the television all day, they were in for a treat. Between eight NCAA Tournament games and six NBA contests,...
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NBA Fantasy Team Analysis: The San Antonio Spurs
Tim Duncan (photo. Jonathan Mannion) The San Antonio Spurs were a surprisingly effective offensive NBA team last season. Though their window of opportunity is quickly closing, a prolonged offseason...
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Mike D’Antoni & The Knicks Finally Get Their Three-Point Shooter
What made Mike D’Antoni and the Phoenix Suns such a threat in the Western Conference was the fact that he had an arsenal of shooters at his disposal. But when D’Antoni first arrived in New York, his...
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Jeremy Lin Dominates Again; Kobe Bryant’s Milestone in Philly
Kobe Bryant (photo. Mannion) All hail Jeremy Lin. That’s now two games in a row that the seldom-used backup has torched opponents and lit the Garden on fire as if he was John Starks. Lin dropped 28 and...
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Daily Fantasy Basketball Diagnosis: 2.9
Dwight Howard 2012 NBA All-Star (photo. adidas) Beast of the Night: Dwight Howard posted 25 points, 24 rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks last night, his sixth 20/20 game of the...
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Daily Fantasy Basketball Diagnosis: 2.13 (Weekend Recap)
Kevin Love (photo. Blake Peterson) Weekend Wonder: Kevin Love came up big this past weekend, averaging 32.0 points, 16.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.5 steals, 0.5 blocks and a three in two games. He shot...
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Daily Fantasy Basketball Diagnosis: 2.16
Josh Smith (photo. Blake Peterson) Beast of the Night: Josh Smith exploded for 30 points, 17 rebounds, seven assists, four steals, three blocks and two three-pointers last night. He shot 52 percent...
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Derrick Rose Is Officially Back; Kobe Bryant Is A Sith Lord
Derrick Rose (photo. adidas) After sitting out five games, and then taking the All-Star Game as an opportunity to chill, Derrick Rose is back. With 32 and nine on Tuesday night, and then after he...
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Daily Fantasy Basketball Diagnosis: 3.1
Beast of the Night: Jamal Crawford finished with 21 points, five rebounds, five assists, one steal, two blocks and five threes in his second consecutive start last night. He shot 53 percent (8-15)...
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Daily Fantasy Basketball Diagnosis: 3.5. (Weekend Recap)
LeBron James (photo. Nike Basketball) Weekend Wonder: LeBron James averaged 30.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.5 steals, 2.5 blocks and 0.5 threes in two huge games over the weekend. He shot 56...
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Daily Fantasy Basketball Diagnosis: 3.7
Andrew Bynum (photo. Jeff Forney) Beast of the Night: Andrew Bynum finished with 30 points, 14 rebounds, two assists and three blocks last night. He shot 72 percent (13-18) from the field, 80 percent...
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Jeremy Lin Makes The Funniest Face Ever
Jeremy Lin (photo. Landry Fields) With the Knicks set to take on the Bucks in Milwaukee tomorrow night, some of the guys took advantage of a little time off. Luckily, we have Twitter to document it for...
View ArticleJeremy Lin With The Assist To Linsensitivity
If it weren’t for the fact that the national sports media is like a small child, enamored with shiny objects, somebody might actually take a second to point out that the New York Knicks and “Linsanity”...
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Daily Fantasy Basketball Diagnosis: 3.15
Channing Frye Beast of the Night: Channing Frye posted 26 points, nine rebounds, two assists, one steal, four blocks and five three-pointers last night. He shot 56 percent (10-18) from the floor and...
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Daily Fantasy Basketball Diagnosis: 3.29
Kevin Love Beast of the Night: Kevin Love continued his hot streak with 40 points, 19 rebounds, four assists and four three-pointers. He shot 45 percent (14-31) from the field and 80 percent (8-10)...
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Carmelo Anthony, New York Break A Box Score; Tony Parker, The Spurs Get Revenge
Carmelo Anthony (photo. Mannion) The “best pure scorer” label always came with a crutch. Yes, you can score, but what else can you do? Carmelo Anthony has been answering a lot of questions lately, and...
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Daily Fantasy Basketball Diagnosis: 4.18
Beast of the Night: Paul Pierce blew up for 43 points, two rebounds, three assists, two steals and four three-pointers. He shot 58 percent (11-19) from the floor and 94 percent (17-18) from the...
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Steve Novak Champ Belt T-Shirt
Steve Novak is now more than just a three-point shooter. He’s a trendsetter. Aaron Rodgers might’ve made this move famous, but now Novak is cashing in on it (I guess, you could actually say the same...
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Daily Fantasy Basketball Diagnosis: 4.26
Russell Westbrook (photo. Jeff Forney) Beast of the Night: Russell Westbrook finished the 2011-12 NBA season with a bang, producing a pretty line of 30 points, six rebounds, nine assists, three steals,...
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Amar’e & The Knicks Break Themselves In Miami; OKC Survives
Wasn’t this Manhattan/South Beach matchup supposed to be the best series of the first round? Um, what happened? It’s a colossal mismatch, and a 2-0 lead doesn’t do justice to Miami’s dominance through...
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James Harden Ends Dallas’ Title Defense; Chris Paul Is A Monster
James Harden (photo. Nicky Woo) Thank you James Harden. With Dallas in danger of extending the inevitable, – OKC in the second round – the super sub stepped up and destroyed the defending champs down...
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New Ruling Means The Knicks Have Better Chance To Keep Jeremy Lin
Players claimed off waivers this season got a big win on Friday, the New York Times reports. The players’ union won its case against the NBA to give players off waivers their Early Bird Rights — that...
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The 10 Biggest Winners Of The 2012 NBA Draft
Terrence Ross (photo. Red Box Pictures) The 2012 NBA Draft has come and gone like Maybach Music Group‘s Self Made 2 drop earlier this week. Billed as one of best drafts in recent memory, it didn’t...
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Scoring Celebrations: When The NBA & NFL Collide
The NFL season is finally upon us. We’ve had a couple of weeks to break in the new Madden and we’re all sitting atop the standings in fantasy football (unless, of course, you started Brandon Weeden)....
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The Leader Of The Free World Is A Kyrie Irving Fan; Steve Novak Makes...
Kyrie Irving (photo. D.L. Anderson) Here’s how we picture it: President Obama is in the Situation Room in July, hanging out by himself in a quiet moment. Instead of using all the ridiculous technology...
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Raymond Felton And Steve Novak Deep-Six The Heat; Latest Pau Gasol Trade...
Holy three-point shooting, Knicks. Of all the places to go on a heat check that lasted a whole half, the Heat’s own court was the backdrop of New York’s statement win Thursday night by handing LeBron,...
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Video: The New York Knicks Rain Threes on the Miami Heat
We discussed it Smack this morning, but you really need to see the evidence of the Knicks‘ murder in Miami last night to appreciate their work. Here’s a quick compilation of New York’s 18 threes on...
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Carmelo’s Triumphant Return Beats His Old Squad; Tracy McGrady’s Elbow Floors...
The return of Carmelo Anthony to the Knicks’ lineup kicked into overdrive in the fourth quarter. That’s when he and Jason Kidd turned a game between a sluggish New York team and a Denver team that had...
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Carmelo Anthony’s First Quarter Toasts The Lakers; Damian Lillard Steals A...
Carmelo Anthony (photo. Mannion) The Knicks have laid a tripwire around Madison Square Garden this season, staying undefeated there by springing a first-quarter trap on the Lakers en route to a 116-107...
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The Winners & Losers Of NBA All-Star Saturday Night
NBA All-Star Saturday Night’s signature events are, without question, the Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout and the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. Dime Magazine was in Houston to check out the action live...
View ArticleThe Steve Novak Rap
NBA three-point specialist Steve Novak gets an unexpected rap tribute.
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Who’s Better: The Pacers Or The Knicks?
The NBA regular season stretches from Halloween until the middle of April. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. The Pacers and Knicks are both learning that quickly this year. New York, boosted by some...
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LeBron’s Giant Half Beats The Knicks; Kobe And The Lakers Scramble Back Into...
LeBron James & The Nike Hyperdunk+ (photo. Nike) For the second time in the second half Sunday at Madison Square Garden, J.R. Smith passed the ball a little too casually from above the three-point...
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