Wade: Leg still sore, and he will travel anyway (AP)
October 6, 2010
Dwyane Wade was off the court, perfecting the art of taking scoop shots from underneath a side basket and getting them to fall through the net without touching the rim. That'll be the extent of his basketball work for the next week or two. Wade's ailing right hamstring was no better on Wednesday, one day after his preseason debut was cut short following a stint that lasted a mere 3 minutes,…
Marquee games for Chicago Bulls in 2010-11 season (Associated Content)
October 6, 2010
*Note: This was written by an Associated Content contributor. Sign up here to start publishing your own sports articles. The Chicago Bulls come into the 2010-2011 season as a team that seems like it is primed to make a serious run at the top spots in the Eastern Conference. However, it is one thing to feel like you're ready during training camp and the pre-season and quite another to translate the sentiment onto the court. With that being said, here are a few marquee games on the Bulls' schedule that should help to provide a barometer as to how far…
Marquee games for Chicago Bulls in 2010-11 season (Associated Content)
October 6, 2010
*Note: This was written by an Associated Content contributor. Sign up here to start publishing your own sports articles. The Chicago Bulls come into the 2010-2011 season as a team that seems like it is primed to make a serious run at the top spots in the Eastern Conference. However, it is one thing to feel like you're ready during training camp and the pre-season and quite another to translate the sentiment onto the court. With that being said, here are a few marquee games on the Bulls' schedule that should help to provide a barometer as to how far…
GMs pick Lakers to repeat, Durant to win MVP (AP)
October 6, 2010
The Lakers' Kobe Bryant will earn another ring and Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant will seize the MVP award away from LeBron James. Those are among the opinions of NBA general managers who voted in the ninth annual NBA.com GM survey, which was released Wednesday. Los Angeles was picked by 63 percent of the respondents to repeat as champions, with 33 percent of the vote going to James and the…
Oklahoma City Thunder 2010-11 game-by-game predictions (Associated Content)
October 6, 2010
*Note: This was written by an Associated Content contributor. Sign up here to start publishing your own sports articles. NBA fans in Oklahoma City did not have to wait long for Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, and Russell Westbrook to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to the playoffs. General manager Sam Presti's decision to allow his talented young core to grow together instead of going after a quick fix in free agency has already paid substantial dividends.
Kobe Bryant’s knee at 60%? (Yahoo! Sports)
October 5, 2010
The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in their first preseason matchup Monday night and…
Suicide lines: Harangody loves legends; Various camp reports (Yahoo! Sports)
September 30, 2010
Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your edamame hummus.
Collison held out of Thunder training camp (AP)
September 28, 2010
Forward Nick Collison will not participate in the Oklahoma City Thunder's training camp because of a bone bruise in his left knee. The Thunder announced the decision Tuesday. Oklahoma City plays its first preseason game Oct. 6 against Charlotte in Fayetteville, N.C., but the regular season is a month away.
After scoring title, Thunder’s Durant seeking more (AP)
September 28, 2010
With all he has accomplished in the past year, Kevin Durant has earned a place among the NBA's elite players. In just his third year in the league, Durant became the youngest player to win the scoring title. His own improvement helped lead an Oklahoma City franchise that had won only 23 games a season earlier make it to the playoffs and scare the eventual champions.
The NBA, A-through-Z: Playoff positioning (Yahoo! Sports)
September 27, 2010
For the next few weeks, I'm going to pick an NBA-related subject, A-through-Z, and tell you why it's…