Basketball

Opinion: NBA Needs to Permanently Abolish Marijuana Testing

Photo by Mark J. Terrill, via AP Images Article by Jeff Zillgitt, USA Today No more than five players have been suspended for violating the NBA’s and National Basketball Players Association’s marijuana policy in the past four seasons. The issue isn't if NBA players do or don’t use...

Free-agent frenzy leads to wide-open championship race

Photo by Bill Streicher via USA Today Sports Article by Brian Windhorst via ESPN You've just witnessed the most intense transactional day in NBA history. Actually, it was more like a quarter of a day. Amid the flurry of Sunday's spending and sign-and-trades, it might've been easy to...

For KD, the opening of the Durant Center is ‘truly a dream come true’

Photo by Kevin Durant Charity Foundation Article by Brian Witt, via NBC Sports Kevin Durant was not present at Warriors practice Wednesday night in Washington. Don't worry. He had a great excuse. Durant wasn't practicing because he had somewhere to be: the official opening of College Track at the Durant...

The Inspiring Resurgence Of Derrick Rose

Photo by AP Photo/Jim Mone Article by Frances Bridges, via Forbes Approximately a year ago, NBA point guard Derrick Rose stepped away from the Cleveland Cavaliers as he was recovering from an ankle injury, and "re-evaluating his future in the NBA," according to an ESPN report. The...

Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry lead NBA stars donating shoes for ‘Victory Over Cancer’

Photo courtesy of V Foundation Article by Virgil Villanueva, via ClutchPoints Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors are among the NBA stars set to donate shoes for the 12th Annual V Week for Cancer Research. Curry is no stranger to donations to battle this cause. Per Belen Michelis...