Early thoughts from hoop drafts

...chose LeBron James. OK, so you might be wondering, what happened in that span to change my mind? Did Kobe get injured again? Well, kinda, but it's nothing to worry about. Did LBJ shoot...

Chat with Chikosi Walker

...that involves the Internet and NBA stars, including LeBron James. But the approach has also thrust Marquise into...

MILWAUKEE, WI - MARCH 22: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers throws chalk into...

Gold Restored: 2008 USA Olympic Basketball ZOOM Gallery

Hi-res photos from the Redeem Team's rise to Olympic glory in Beijing.

MIRROR IMAGE: BREAKING DOWN THE USA MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS

...player-by-player comparison: The Superstars: Candace Parker & LeBron James Both were highly anticipated No.1 draft picks...

Free agents: 2009 and 2010

Who's on track to become a free agent in the summers of 2009 and 2010. We've got the lists.

Tourney thoughts, a little O.J. and the Lopez twins

...sounds, other than winning the 2008 lottery, framing LeBron James for a crime or bringing Don Nelson back...

Greatest Highlight tops ESPN.com searches in February

ESPN.com ranks the top searches of February 2008.

Time to put the Trade Machine to work

"Hello everyone, I'm WWE announcer Jim Ross. We'd like to welcome you to another excit-..." (We hear the sound of glass breaking and the beginning of...

Are you ready for some basketball?

Good news for NBA junkies: Leading up to the 2007-08 season, ESPN Classic asked me to pick games for a limited seven-week run on Wednesday nights. So,...

We'll never forget LeBron's 48-Point Game

...just wanted to say, you better hope the Cavs lose this game because there's no stopping LeBron if he pulls this off. They're gonna own the East for the next 10-12 years...

Thinking about the NBA playoffs while web surfing

All right, we're pulling out all the stops today: NBA playoff thoughts, reader e-mails, follow-ups to last Friday's mailbag, some weekly links ... it'...

What is PER?

John Hollinger ranks the best players in the NBA who have come from around the world.

Breaking down the luck of the lottery

...after the ABA/NBA merger and sold him for $3 million. The Lakers landed Magic Johnson and James Worthy by trading New Orleans and Cleveland mediocre players for future first-round picks (for instance, Marc...

Master of my TV domain

With the Basketball Blog on hiatus until the NBA playoffs start, I woke up on Monday morning, made some coffee, answered a few e-mails, sat down in fr...