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Tim Donaghy’s not very believable book excerpts
Disgraced NBA ref Tim Donaghy is out to settle a score with the NBA. What kind of score he has to settle, I’m not so sure. After all, he was the one caught gambling on games, and the NBA hasn’t been shown to have done anything wrong yet...
Prince of Darkness back to the NBA
And the Timberwolves continue to reinvent themselves SCOTT JACOBS Bill Laimbeer is coming back to the NBA, but his second stint in the league (this time as a coach) will not be coming with the team that made him a household name, and one of the most...
No hard feelings, but Jackson wants to win
Stephen Jackson is seeking a trade to a contender, but will the Warriors oblige? SCOTT JACOBS Stephen Jackson is not perfect. Far from it. But he’s 31, and he’s not getting any younger, and his Golden State Warriors, the team he’s...
NBA Talk: How the C’s Can Succeed with Marquis Daniels
Marquis Daniels in Celtics uniform photoshopped, thanks to “KOBE24isdabest” of the InsideHoops.com forum. It truly surprised me when the Indiana Pacers decided to let Marquis Daniels go due to the fact than Daniels even lowered his money ...
Does Dwight Howard want to be great? (Or is he satisfied just being good?)
Orlando’s franchise center has the talent to take over the basketball universe, but does he have the drive and the maturity to truly become great? That is the question SCOTT JACOBS The man with the million dollar smile and the multi million d...
No Magic tonight: Lakers win 15th NBA title
SCOTT JACOBS Maybe it was the look that Kobe Bryant had in his eyes during game one when the LA Lakers disposed of Orlando in one of the largest shellackings in NBA history. Maybe it was the goaltend that wasn’t called, and the shot that wasn...
A Kobe-LeBron Puppet Parody
The real thing is funny, too: SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "A Kobe-LeBron Puppet Parody", url: "http://juicedsportsblog.com/2009/06/kobe-bryant-lebron-james-parody.html" } ); ...
Hey Stan, time for plan B
The Magic had no answers for the unstoppable Kobe Bryant, but can they make the necessary adjustments in game two? NEIL DOUGH Stan Van Gundy is still awake. He’s sitting in his hotel room breakfast nook, reading his morning paper, gently sipp...
Crystal Balls be damned: Our 2009 NBA Finals Predictions
Magic or Lakers? Juiced Sports’ finest take their crack at predicting the 2009 Finals (LeBron James not included) SCOTT JACOBS The Nike Puppets have gone to the witness protection program (pun intended) and Vitamin Water has replaced the Blac...
Dwight Howard’s getting a Vitamin Water Ad
No LeBron, no problem! Vitamin Water’s got something better lined up for the 2009 Finals: Superman SCOTT JACOBS Before I unveil the big news, let it be known that this is not a joke. A huge company is unveilling a new ad for the NBA Finals to...
Double dose of the Van Gundys is reason enough to watch the Finals
Stan will be calling the shots from the sideline, Jeff will be wrecking havoc court side for ABC, and that can only mean one thing: hilarity is inevitable starting Thursday night NEIL DOUGH If there is ever a fight, or a tussle, even an argument i...
Welcome to THE SHOW Superman
LeBron James may be the King, but tonight Superman earned his cape SCOTT JACOBS They asked if Dwight Howard could stop joking around for just a few months, and finally get serious. They wondered if Stan Van Gundy, “the Master of Panic” wa...
Pardon Me, But The NBA Playoffs are Unpredictable
A dream meeting of LeBron and Kobe in the finals may be on the brink of collapse, but in the world of sports you have to expect the unpredictable. SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Pardon Me, But The NBA Playoffs are Unpredictable", url: "http://juic...
Pardon Me, but this NBA Lottery Coverage has gone too far
PTI’s newest intern, Ash McDaniel will be giving you an inside look at what it’s like to work on the set of the hit ESPN show all summer long in her blog, Pardon Me and Juiced Sports is happy to peer in on the ride ASH McDANIEL Welcome...
Wayman Tisdale, 1964-2009
The College Basketball Hall of Famer fought cancer for two years, but today the disease took his life. Tisdale was 44 JOSH DHANI Today was a sad day as former Pacer great Wayman Tisdale was announced dead. Tisdale was a three-time All-American...
They’re shipping up to Boston for yet another game seven
All they do in Beantown: play game sevens. Add a winner take all showdown between the Magic and Celtics at the new Garden on Sunday Night to the list SCOTT JACOBS The NBA: Where Amazing Happens. Boston, MA: Where Game Sevens Happen. With the Burins...
Danny Granger Wins MIP Award!!
I never thought this would happen, neither would Danny Granger, either. Granger won The Most Improved Player of the Year Award, by averaging 25.8 points per game, a career-best. Granger accepted the award today at Conseco Fieldhouse, barely beating o...
Pacers Talk: Should They Have Traded Jamaal Tinsley for Udonis Haslem?
Hey guys, it’s Josh Dhani. I now write for the Pacers Pulse. Hope you enjoy my posts for them! Here is my first one for them. Well the NBA Playoffs have started a while ago and the Pacers were out of it a while ago. But they did come close, ...
This just in: Scot Pollard is not the smartest tool in the shed
The biggest jerk I’ve ever met somehow landed a gig with NBATV, proving that if you’ve ever played more then 10 games in a season you too could probably be a sports analyst SCOTT JACOBS I got a chance to meet Scot Pollard one time in my ...
This isn’t the escape sports fans need right now
Bankrupt franchises, penny-pinching owners, and future lockouts aren’t exactly making sports the escape from the real world that we all truly need SCOTT JACOBS Sports are our escape. They give us hope, they allow us to dream, and they give u...
Shaq’s got something left in the tank afterall
The Big Cactus refuses to end his career as just another guy who played too long; Instead, Superman’s got his cape back SCOTT JACOBS Don’t tell Shaquille O’Neal he’s done. He isn’t. After a pair of 30 plus point games, a...
Have fun with Starbury Boston, he’s all yours now
If Boston’s missing piece is a disgruntled former superstar turned mannequin, than they’re not going to repeat SCOTT JACOBS The world’s worst secret is officially now out in the open. Stephon Marbury is on the open market. And...
Uneventful trade deadline passes with no big deals
Phoenix’s decision to stand pat took much of the luster off of what could have been a wild trade deadline SCOTT JACOBS Amare Stoudemire is staying put. So is Shaq, who the Cavs were apparently in hot pursuit of. And with those two big name...
Tracy McGrady is done for the season; so are the Rockets
The trifecta of McGrady, Yao Ming, and Ron Artest were supposed to lead the Rockets to the promised land. But as seems to follow the script, Houston can’t stay healthy, and I’m starting to wonder if McGrady will ever get out of the firs...
Elgin Baylor is suing the Clippers (These are serious allegations too)
One of the worst general managers in the history of pro sports is suing the team that he GM’d for 22 years, because of race and age discrimation, as well as the fact that he claims he was way underpaid SCOTT JACOBS You ever look at a real stor...
The $80 million Error?
Elton Brand is out for the season, ending a disappointing first season with the 76ers SCOTT JACOBS When healthy Elton Brand is one of the better players in the NBA. But Elton Brand doesn’t stay healthy. Well, not anymore at least. In 29 game...
Farewell Alonzo Mourning
One of the good guys of the NBA, Alonzo Mourning retired on Thursday after a long and fulfilling NBA career. Here in it’s entirety is an interview I did with him back in November 2006. SCOTT JACOBS Alonzo Mourning wasn’t perfect, and n...
Barack Obama explains George Karl’s firing…
As I was browsing through Illinois state senate transcripts from 1999 (what else is there to do online at 3 am?), I came across a funny little argument made by then State Senator Barack Obama about why the Senate should support a school reform bill t...
Kevin Garnett on Stephon Marbury: “A Great Person”
Why Marbury has been an NBA cancer who has now been banished from the Knicks for the season During Stephon Marbury’s rookie season with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Kevin Garnet marveled, “The best thing is that this team didn’t just...
New York state of Nausea
It’s tanking any way you look at it, but the LeBron 2010 free agency free for all is being heralded as shrewd , and brilliant. Why are we being so hypocrticial? SCOTT JACOBS This is the song that never ends. This is the song that never en...
