Open letter to Blake Griffin

Blake Griffin will be chosen No. 1 in the NBA draft Thursday night. Bill Simmons uses 33 years of history to explain why this is a terrible thing for the OU star.

NBAPA Top 100 camp teaching hoops and life skills

The NBAPA Top 100 camp has attracted the nation's most promising hoopster from the classes of 2010 and 2011 for a summer school on and off the hardwood.

...D'Oliva, Trainer. Back Row: Hal childs, Assistant General Manager; Charles Dudley, Bill Bridges, Clifford Ray, George Johnson, Derrek Dickey, Keith Wilkes, Steve Bracey, Bob Feerick, Director of Player Personnel; Dick Vertlieb, General Manager...

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Camby second Nugget to win top defensive award

Marcus Camby stayed healthy and in the Denver Nuggets' everyday lineup this season, and now he's been recognized as the NBA's top defensive player for 2006-07.

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Kobe just couldn't risk the switch

No wonder Kobe Bryant didn't sign with the Clippers. Have you forgotten their heartbreaking history?

Bob Picozzi, Did You Knowsie

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The doom of athlete restaurants

Patrick Hruby has some advice for Ricky Williams and any other athlete thinking about opening a restaurant.

When it comes to Pollin, think big picture

When looking back on Abe Pollin's life, don't reduce it to just a single image.

Weekend Dime: The All-Lefty Team

Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The All-Lefty team starters Josh Smith and Lamar Odom are usually ready to mix it up underneath. ...

First Cup: Tuesday

Howard Beck of The New York Times: "On a recent night at Madison Square Garden, the camera focused on Mike D'Antoni as he plopped himself on the bench...

Big questions remain in Big Easy

So & what's really going on in New Orleans? There's been some bad feng shui on the bayou since last season's playoffs, when the team laid down in h...

Weekend Dime: Don't forget Chris Bosh

Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images Chris Bosh is still front and center when it comes to the NBA's free-agent class of 2010, despite the fact that most...

First Cup: Thursday

...the Cavs now have won five of their last six games as they continue to show development." George Diaz of the Orlando Sentinel: "Dwight Howard should forget all this talk about old-school Superman versus...