We Reminisce: The NBA’s Forgotten Star – Drazen Petrovic
Twenty years ago today, up-and-coming NBA star Drazen Petrovic was killed in a traffic accident just months before his 29th birthday. The 6-5 guard was coming off two straight seasons with the Nets...
View ArticleVince Carter’s Top 10 Windmill Dunks Of His NBA Career
The young fellas don’t understand. They’re spoiled by YouTube and high definition and instant analysis and GIFs and Twitter. Back in the day, you had to hit up NBA.com for highlights, and then crane...
View ArticleBrooklyn Nets Set To Retire Jason Kidd’s No. 5 During Preseason
The Brooklyn Nets announced today they plan to retire Jason Kidd‘s No. 5 during an October 17th preseason game against the defending champion Heat on national television. The Nets will raise Kidd’s No....
View Article“There Was Always Friction” Between Jason Kidd & Lawrence Frank Says Jay...
The news that Nets head coach Jason Kidd had demoted top assistant coach Lawrence Frank might seem shocking to some, but for former Duke and Bulls star and current ESPN analyst, Jay Williams, it was no...
View ArticleThe 15 All-Time NBA Eastern Conference Starting Lineups
Not everyone can have the same history as the Boston Celtics or Chicago Bulls. But still, that’s not stopping us from ranking the 15 all-time Eastern Conference starting lineups. From Michael Jordan...
View ArticleThe 15 Worst Playoff Collapses In NBA History
Why do we watch? If the NBA were predictable, it would simply be boring. Yet, as we all know just from this postseason alone, expect the unexpected. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Washington Wizards...
View ArticleIncredible New Vince Carter Mix Showcases Vinsanity’s Reincarnation With Mavs
Over a decade ago Vince Carter was mentioned in the same breath as Kobe Bryant. It seems crazy now, especially after Kobe’s five rings ran parallel to Carter’s now-five separate teams since leaving the...
View ArticleCounting Down The Top 10 Moments From NBA Christmas Day: 2-1
The NBA isn’t like other professional sports in North America; they play on Christmas. Not only do they play, but the games on the national holiday signal a focal point for most NBA observers and...
View ArticleThe Trade That May Have Doomed The Nets
I remember February 24, 2011 like it was yesterday. I was on vacation with my family when I received an ESPN update, telling me the Nets had traded Derrick Favors, Devin Harris, two first-round draft...
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Saturday Matinee – 30 For 30’s ‘Once Brothers’
Utter the name “Dražen Petrovic” around me and I’ll shake my head at what could’ve been. Say it around Vlade Divac, however, and you’ll get a more remorseful response. Divac’s Serbian and Petrovic’s...
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On The ’96 NBA Draft, Coach John Calipari & Why Kobe Should’ve Been A New...
Words By Preezy Da Kid | @PreezyDaKid Kobe Bryant should’ve been a New Jersey Net. And, yes, I’m sober while typing these words. While the first statement may seem blasphemous to some, nearly two...
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Nets Fan Allegedly Uses Prosthetic Leg To Deliver Beatdown, Gets Carried Away...
I know what you’re thinking everyone—Florida, right? No sir. This happened at Madison Square Garden during last night’s Nets/Knicks game. Apparently, a well known Nets fan got into it with someone...
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Did You Know How Close The Nets Came To Being Renamed The Swamp Dragons?
Via ESPN The Brooklyn Nets are one of the most moribund franchises in the NBA, without a competitive team or the draft picks to build one. But hey, at least they’re in Brooklyn, in a new arena and...
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The Race To Sign Kent Bazemore Is Real, And It’s Heating Up
Getty Image Kent Bazemore is going to get seriously paid, and after his journey to NBA relevance, he deserves it. Though he’s publicly stated a desire to remain in Atlanta, he’s also listening to other...
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Former NBA Player Charles Shackleford Found Dead At The Age Of 50
Getty Image Former North Carolina State basketball star Charles Shackleford was found dead in his Kinston, N.C., apartment, according to WNCT. Police are still investigating the cause of death. The...
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John Wall Plays Like A Monster; The First Major Upset Of March Madness Goes Down
Kevin Durant & Russell Westbrook (photo. Rob Hammer) You can cut the Nuggets some slack if they weren’t really into it last night. They had a major trade during the afternoon – their prized...
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The Top 5 Winners & Losers From The NBA’s 2012 Trade Deadline
Monta Ellis, Dime #44 The 3 p.m., March 15 trade deadline has come and gone as fast as your brackets will be busted by this weekend’s end. Most cats around the league can now breathe easy, knowing they...
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The Knicks Find Another Phenom; Duke & Missouri KO’D In Huge March Madness...
Tony Parker Between the time that we’re writing this and the time you’re going to read it, the domain name Woodsanity.com will probably be off the market. The Knicks are 2-0 under interim head coach...
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The Bulls Annihilate An East Contender; Gilbert Arenas Finally Finds A Team
Joakim Noah Actually, we’re not even sure we should call Orlando a contender after last night. They fell apart and surrendered to Carlos Boozer and the Bulls, 85-59. At home. With Derrick Rose in...
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Deron Williams Hands Out A Beastly Dunk On Tristan Thompson’s Forehead
Someone pissed Deron Williams off last night. As we wrote in Smack, he was animated, aggressive and angry. But for the most part, it was another typical Williams-in-a-Net uniform night: a lot of...
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The Pacers Send A Message To The East; Carmelo Anthony On The Comeback
Danny Granger (photo. Stephen Hill) Are they for real? We guess we could’ve said that about either one of the teams taking the floor in Indiana last night. The Pacers beheaded the Heat by 15, and Miami...
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The Green Machine’s Alley Made The Nets Rally: Nets 102, Warriors 100
Jersey looked like they’d receive another whupping until this Deron Williams – Gerald Green connection shifted momentum their way. The play galvanized the squad, who stood 19 down at one point, and...
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Video: March’s Top 10 NBA Plays
They could’ve just re-titled this as the best game winners from March and it would’ve worked as well. From Dwyane Wade to Derrick Rose, some of the best shots this season came last month. What was...
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Kanye West Disses Kris Humphries In His New Song
A new Kanye West track called “Theraflu” dropped last night, and even as Kris Humphries was rumbling to 21 points and 11 rebounds with New Jersey, everyone on Twitter was busy having a laugh at his...
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Dude, WTF Kris Humphries?
I’ve never heard of WestEast Magazine, but apparently it is quite the source of artsy fashion style stuff – I’m classy, bros – and it even has a website that might be up and running eventually. And...
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Gilbert Arenas Is Alive; LaMarcus Aldridge Beats Dallas At The Buzzer
Gilbert Arenas He didn’t win them the game. He didn’t bang a big shot. It only matters that he actually MADE shots. As Memphis lit the Heat on fire in Miami, Gilbert Arenas came off the bench to hit...
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Mark Cuban Is Trying To Turn This Into A Wrestling Blog
New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban are living out their own WWE storyline. For those of you who don’t follow professional wrestling, here’s how a modern WWE...
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Memphis Unleashes A Secret Weapon; The Most Clutch Player In The NBA Does It...
O.J. Mayo (photo. John Sturdy) Utah has been an odd matchup all season for Memphis, and after they jumped out early against the Grizzlies, we figured this would be the game that killed Memphis’ shot at...
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Miami Sleepwalks Before Being Rescued; A Game In Utah Goes 3OT
LeBron James (photo. Mannion) There was a point in the third quarter where you could see it on LeBron James‘ face. New Jersey was flowing. Miami was in a trance. And LeBron was annoyed. A late regular...
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Carmelo Anthony Does It Again; The Truth Gets Busy
Carmelo Anthony (photo. Zach Wolfe) When a crowd is chanting your name on the road, in part because you dropped 21 points in the first quarter, it doesn’t matter if that road crowd is only “road” in a...
View ArticleOuch My Face LOL -_-
>=( Basketball can be a divisive game, but from Larry Brown Sports comes a story we can all enjoy — a guy spends thousands of dollars on front row seats to Wednesdays Knicks/Nets game in New Jersey,...
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Spurs Are The West’s Best; Paul George Shows Off The Future
Tim Duncan (photo. Jonathan Mannion) Last night was one of those evenings where we really wished we didn’t cover the NBA for a living. Who set up this schedule? When you combine a bunch of really bad...
View ArticleChris Christie Wishes The Best For The Nets
Governor Christie displays his controversial new state seal. Last night, the New Jersey Nets played their last game ever as residents of the Prudential Center, as they wrapped up a lackluster 22-43...
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Is This The Brooklyn Nets’ New Logo?
Everything is changing with the Nets, and now it looks like someone might have leaked what could be the team’s new logo. Someone working IT at the Barclays Center tweeted out a photo recently, and now...
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The NBA Playoffs Are Set; The Bobcats Are The Worst Team Ever
Josh Smith (photo. Blake Peterson) Normally, we’d start a 13-game night off with some recaps, but since the average margin of victory across the NBA last night was like 87 points, it felt good just to...
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The Nets Need To Be Honest With Themselves
Deron Williams The New Jersey Nets’ mercilessly ended their existence as a franchise last Thursday night with a dud performance in Toronto when they scored a season-low 67 points and lost by 31. It was...
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Nobody Tell Phil Mushnick About Los Lakers
Jay Z owns 1.5% of the Brooklyn Nets and played a role in designing their new uniforms — simple black and white gear with a shield on the front that says “NETS” and a basketball with a B on it....
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Brooklyn Nets Aviators By Skullcandy
Skullcandy Aviator headphones with the new Brooklyn Nets logo might not be quite as eye-catching as a video with Kate Upton, but they’re still pretty dope. And since most of us will never get a night...
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Video: The Top 10 Alley-Oops Of The NBA Season
J.R. Smith never found his groove in the playoffs, but during the regular season, he accomplished what no one else in the league did: have two of the 10 best alley-oops of the year. But the best...
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Video: The Top 10 Rookie Plays Of The NBA Season
The NBA’s Rookie of the Year Award had been all but clinched by Kyrie Irving sometime around the midway point of the season. But as great as he was – hitting game-winners, dishing out beastly...
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Video: The Top 10 Defensive Plays Of The NBA Season
The NBA unveiled their NBA All-Defensive First Team yesterday and it looked like this: Tony Allen and Chris Paul at the guards, LeBron James and Serge Ibaka at the forwards, and Dwight Howard in the...
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Starstruck No Longer: How My Opinion Of NBA Players Changed
Jeffery Taylor (photo. Vanderbilt University) Ever since I can remember, I have been in awe of NBA players. At the age of five I would cut out newspaper clippings of my favorite players like Allan...
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Video: Red Bull Midnight Run Hits NYC
Red Bull Midnight Run, the best new movement in all of basketball, hit NYC last weekend. Approximately 100 of the area’s best players found themselves at the Nets practice facility, battling it out in...
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Joe Johnson Is Coming To Brooklyn; Chauncey Billups Interested In The Heat
Joe Johnson (photo. Zach Wolfe) For months, Dwight Howard has helped spearhead the greatest PR debacle since Anthony Weiner‘s cell phone photos, and yet still had the gall to believe everything was...
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Kris Humphries Takes A Shot At Kanye West; Andray Blatche Gone In Washington
We’ve seen a few rapper vs. NBA player beefs. J.R. Smith and Joe Budden had themselves a little girl fight over Twitter, and there were recent rumors suggesting Lil Wayne and James Harden were...
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Video: Stories Of The NBA Summer League
There were a lot of great storylines in this year’s NBA Summer Leagues. But the NBA has chosen first to highlight Andre Drummond, Andrew Nicholson and Tyshawn Taylor. The three of them couldn’t be...
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Video: The Nets Top 10 Plays From Last Season
For a team that was truly garbage last year, the Nets still had one of the best point guards in the league, one of the most explosive dunkers in the league, one of the most exciting rookies in the...
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We Reminisce: One Of The Greatest Fourth Quarter Comebacks In NBA Playoff...
Before 2002, the last time the Boston Celtics made the postseason, Kevin Garnett was donning a royal blue and yellow Farragut Academy jersey. Beantown’s trip to the 2002 NBA Playoffs ended a six-year...
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The NBA’s Top 10 Facial Dunks Of All Time
What makes NBA games so special and electrifying are the epic in-game dunks. Of course, we love the flashy passing and heart wrenching buzzer-beaters, but to be capsulated in a moment where someone...
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Jay-Z strikes back at Cuba trip critics with new song ‘Open Letter’: Listen
AP Photo Sounds like vacation is over for Jay-Z. The rapper recently took a much-publicized trip to Cuba with his wife Beyonce, but it didn’t take long for him to churn out a new track — with a...
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