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Brooklyn might have been D12's top choice, but he'll be thankful he landed in L.A., writes Michael Wilbon.

Michael Wilbon runs down what he expects in the NBA's second half.

Don't ever make the mistake of trying to marginalize Kobe Bryant in a conversation about the NBA's best players. You'd be wrong.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- This isn't the start anybody envisioned. No reasonable expectation predicted desperate struggles with the short-handed and suddenly reduced Los Angeles Lakers and the inconsequential Golden State Warriors. No responsible forecast h...

The Bulls must believe they are underdogs because no one else does.

The NBA season will be fast, furious and frenetic. (Beautiful? Maybe not so much.) And as it opens, the spotlight shines on LeBron James (doesn't it always?) and the Heat. Again.

Two days later, how does the Chris Paul trade look? That depends on where you live. But this much is indisputable: It's a lesson for small market teams everywhere.

The move by David Stern and the NBA owners to keep Chris Paul from being traded to the Lakers was spectacularly petty.

The NBA will finally open, two months later than usual, to which we say: Season's Greetings! Christmas Day is the right time to tip off the season.

He brought so much more than his unparallelled combination of size, skill and talent to the NBA. The league will sorely miss Shaq's playfulness, charisma and showmanship, too.

Three straight home losses? Check. Angry words? Check. Petty jealousies? Check. Got 'em all. Which means Kobe and the Lakers have everybody else right where they want them.

A conversation with Kobe. As he arrives in Chicago for a rematch with the Bulls, he says Derrick Rose's team has joined the Spurs, the Celtics and the Heat as contenders for his Lakers' crown.

As he arrives in Chicago for a rematch with the Bulls, Kobe Bryant says Derrick Rose's team is starting to look like a contender.

After revealing that he would play for the Miami Heat in a conversation with Jim Gray, LeBron James was interviewed by Michael Wilbon: LeBron, congratulations on making your decision. Let's go back to the point where you talked about this being a ...

Michael Wilbon of The Washington Post: "If Magic Johnson turns out to be right, Tuesday night, May 18, 2010, will have been an enormous night for the Washington Wizards. This isn't like the Washington Redskins making noise in the offseason. One playe...

Michael Wilbon of The Washington Post: "The fantasy of most hoop junkies is to have seven games worth of Shaq vs. Kobe in late May and early June in the Western Conference finals, but the immediate reality is one irresistible meeting Wednesday night ...