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Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving is back once again as "Uncle Drew" for a Pepsi MAX ad. Irving's first commercial, in June, garnered more than 15 million views. This time, basketball Hall of Famer Bill Russell is making an appearance as ...

Neil Paine offers his top 10 all-time MVP seasons and says LeBron James might have actually peaked already.

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Bill Simmons leads off our Five for Friday with a sentiment that we at HoopIdea strongly endorse. This edition also includes HoopIdeas from an NBA player and the Wall Street Journal, as well as a new mobile phone app that allows viewers to call ou...

Heat forward LeBron James is the NBA's MVP for a third time, putting him alongside some of the game's all-time greats.

Bill Simmons bangs out Part 1 of his NBA Power Poll.

Bill Livingston of The Plain Dealer: "In the last two minutes Tuesday night, the fans weren't in their seats at The Q. They were standing in front of them, yelling until they were hoarse, red-lining the scream machine. The din rattled memories of whe...

The Knicks pored over game film of Friday's defensive breakdown against Cleveland before big Sunday matchup in Atlanta.

Until spring arrives (please be right, Punxsutawney Phil), we've got sports to keep us warm. Last night brought us another scorching night of hoops, with Jimmer Fredette, buzzer-beaters, upsets and another 40-plus game from Kevin Durant.

Looking to settle some scores on election day? How about taking on your political rivals in a game of "NBA Jam" for the Wii? The game features a team of Democrats starring President Obama and the Clintons along with a squad of Republicans that featu...

Bill Simmons and Joe House deliver over/unders for the 2010-2011 NBA season.

Bill Simmons cleans out his exploding inbox with a super-mega-huge mailbag.

This most eventful of NBA offseasons has given rise to question after question after question. It's time for the answers. So let the games begin!

Throughout the history of the "NBA Jam" franchise, some of the most popular players in the game weren't players at all, but hidden characters from politics and pop culture like Bill Clinton, DJ Jazzy Jeff and even George Clinton. EA Sports' new "NBA...

The Cleveland Cavaliers are unveiling new uniforms with altered colors and bolder lettering on the fronts.

Lakers guard Shannon Brown, who opted out of his contract, could end up with New York or Cleveland, or maybe back with Los Angeles.

The End Game is a scary, unrelenting beast. Especially to players who have been among the best in their sport. It's the athlete's ultimate reality check, when he (or she) must begin to admit that playing is no longer feasible.