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A survey of the players and teams making moves in last night's NBA action. 1. Kobe Bryant Robert Mays: I haven't looked at the box score from last night's Lakers win, and that's on purpose — because I really don't care to see it. I don'...

After a crazy night of NBA injuries, wild finishes, and resounding wins, a smorgasbord of random thoughts that don't merit their own posts: • The Lakers' defense has been a disaster over the last 20 games whenever Dwight Howard sits, mostly b...

• Jarrett Jack got a bit of publicity when he tweeted earlier in the week that the league warned him about flopping in a preseason game as part of its new anti-flop crackdown. But he's far from the only one. A league source tells Grantland the N...

Blake Griffin, Andre Iguodala, and James Harden secured the final three spots on the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team, beating out Eric Gordon, Rudy Gay, and no. 1 draft pick Anthony Davis. Griffin may be the most interesting selection, because, mo...

1. LeBron James: FEEL THE HEAT LeBron James! Champion of the NBA! Champion of the late-night talk show circuit! And now — champion of Rankonia! Congratulations, LeBron. I know this means a lot to you. Rankonia Pal Chris Ryan has this week's to...

Bigs tend to be selected based on potential more than any other type of player in the NBA draft. If you have size and athleticism, you are nearly a lock for a lottery selection. Thus, teams make their choices based on projected skill, and scouts must...

Two NBA frenemies try to figure out where everyone — other than Anthony Davis — will end up.

Yes, the lucky recipients of the top three draft picks are what mattered in the 2012 NBA Draft Lottery, but the real excitement came in the introductions of the teams and their representatives. The winners and losers: Most Likely to Try to Seduce ...

It's Lottery Day! Since this is a particularly special day on the NBA calendar, we thought we'd do a special Lottery Shootaround, looking at all the story lines going into tonight's Anthony Davis Sweepstakes. Also, for even more Lottery talk, be sure...

1. Kentucky's Starting Five: DEUCES It would be easy to be flippant about the starting five on Kentucky's national championship basketball team all declaring for the NBA draft, in unison, on Tuesday. You could mock coach John Calipari for building h...

A visit to New Orleans to watch college basketball fall — grandly, hilariously — apart.

Do you think Anthony Davis doesn't shave his unibrow because he is hoping it becomes his signature look, similar to Michael Strahan's trademark gap? —Michael (New Jersey) At this point, I don't think there's any doubt that that's his plan...

They're going to win. And what happens next will be really bad for college basketball.

Is Kentucky's Anthony Davis player of the year? Indiana's Tom Crean coach of the year? Ask and ye shall receive.

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Tuesday. The Super Bowl champion New York Giants were honored with a ticker tape parade and presented the keys to the city in Manhattan on Tuesday. Justin Tuck, a w...

The University of Kentucky's Anthony Davis is one of college basketball's most intriguing players this season. The 6-foot-10 Davis is still incredibly raw, due in large part to the fact that he was 6-foot-3 two years ago. As a result, Davis has playe...