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Few people can better turn an NBA yarn than Charles Barkley. Case in point: This linked video, posted this weekend on Dirk Nowitzki's newly launched YouTube stream, of Barkley in the locker room at a celebrity softball tournament. The Round Mound ...

The offseason is rough, but at least we have two things: 1. The NBA Playoffs. 2. Olympic basketball. I realize there are many college hoops fans who have no interest in the pro game, and while I don't understand you lot -- it's really good b...

Last summer, in the hoops-bereft doldrums of August, Basketball Prospectus recruiting guru Drew Cannon released the findings of a study he conducted on the ways the recruiting "market" -- the coaches and analysts who value players and create the rank...

Last time we checked in with Bruce Pearl was last Tuesday, when ESPN NBA hoops guru Marc Stein reported Pearl was in talks with the Dallas Mavericks about a potential job coaching the Texas Legends of the NBA Developmental League. I wondered whether ...

There weren't too many major slips in last night's NBA draft; if anything, most of the players selected in the first round felt like they went higher than expected. There were no green room mishaps, no embarrassing Brady Quinn-style debacles. But for...

As you may have heard, Dirk Nowitzki, the current No. 1 man-crush in this humble writer's basketball life, spurred the Dallas Mavericks to the franchise's first-ever NBA title Sunday night. In the process, Nowitzki solidified his legacy as -- and I'l...

If you're like me, you watched last night's NBA Finals with totally transparant bias. You cheered in joy when J.J. Barea carved Miami's defense into shreds. You pumped your fist wildly when Dirk Nowitzki hit key shots down the stretch. You giggled...

Robert Traylor, the former Michigan basketball star and brief NBA player, was found dead in his apartment in Isla Verde, Puerto Rico today, according to a Spanish-language Facebook release from his current professional club (via SB Nation and Scott S...