In advance of the big showdown between the Los Angeles Clippers and San Antonio Spurs tomorrow afternoon, I exchanged some emails with SpursFanSteve from the Spurs blog Pounding the Rock. So yes, it a conversation between the ClipperSteve and SpursFanSte

Danny Green went from New York to North Carolina, to the Cavs to the NBDL before catching on with the Spurs. (Rich Schultz / Associated Press) NEW YORK — The shots went up one by one over the course of a week, all of them with the same result. At one poi

The 1988-89 Duke team was all about the hardware. Senior Danny Ferry was awarded the USBWA College Player of the Year, and Coach Mike Krzyzewski won his first College Coach of the Year Award. However, the Blue Devils were far from spectacular, going 9-5

Now we know why Austin Rivers changed his mind and chose Duke over Florida. It was because of moments like this. Eternal moments. Iconic moments. Immortal moments. Rivers, the Winter Park High grad and arguably the greatest prep basketball player in Orla

For an elite level high school hoops player, there is no bigger honor than being selected as a McDonald’s All American. Since 1977, McDonald’s has hand selected the very best HS seniors to participate in the annual McDonald’s All American Game, which has

Tony Dejak/Associated Press Amare Stoudemire is shown against Samardo Samuels and the Cavaliers on Wednesday. On the eve of the 2010 trade deadline, the Cavaliers were embroiled in trade talks with the Phoenix Suns. According to sources, the Cavs were of

There are plenty of nicknames for New York City. The Big Apple, the City That Never Sleeps, Gotham, etc. LIU Brooklyn basketball coach Jim Ferry wants to add one more. Three local players, with a fourth on the way, have headed to Brooklyn and created one

First off, congratulations. I understand tooth fairy is a position of great importance. If you could re-visit my compensation claim from 1994, I'd appreciate it. Now, in your first act as tooth fairy, assuming tooth fairies can do this, you wave your mag

CLEVELAND - When Zydrunas Ilgauskas was thinking about a front-office career in the NBA, he sought the advice of the man who traded him from the only franchise he’d ever known. Ilgauskas returned to the Cavaliers on Wednesday when he was named a special

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Zydrunas Ilgauskas is back inside for the Cavaliers. The former center, who became one of the franchise's most popular players during 12 seasons in Cleveland, has returned to the team as a special assistant to general manager Chris Gran

Published Caption: No Published Caption Original Caption: Cleveland Cavaliers' Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11), of Lithuania, acknowledges the crowd while entering the game during the first quarter in an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns, Wednesday, D

Cleveland Cavaliers' Zydrunas Ilgauskas, of Lithuania, dunks during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the New Jersey Nets on Sunday, March 22, 2009, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Cavaliers beat the Nets 98-88. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun) I

He's been away from Cleveland for a couple years now. The visit, though, was inevitable the day the Lakers made Mike Brown their head coach. As part of the buildup, much was made of Brown's tenure as the Cavaliers head coach. That it was the most success

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US Presswire, Getty Images Kyrie Irving was the No. 1 pick, but will he end up as the best rookie PG with Ricky Rubio on the scene? David Thorpe gave his take on the top rookies to hit the NBA hardwood this season. Now our five participants give their ta

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich (right) reacts to his point guard Tony Parker (9) as teammate Tim Duncan congratulates Parker after scoring late in the fourth quarter against the Warriors on Wednesday. KIN MAN HUI/kmhuiexpress-news.net The Spurs won without

Ginobili leaned into the huddle with 13 seconds left, catching the eyes of the reserve, Danny Green, and told him a few things. “To keep my hands away from Monta Ellis,” Green said, “because he would try to come up through me to draw the foul.” That's wh

Following Thursday's win over New York , Lakers coach Mike Brown praised his team's weakside help near the basket, detalining how it has contributed to a string of strong defensive efforts in the second half against Chicago, then Utah, and now New York.

Among Northwest Catholic’s traditional boys basketball opponents, the name jumps off the schedule page like it doesn’t belong. With all due respect to even Northwest’s toughest annual foes, DeMatha Catholic represents the Indians’ most ambitious venture