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First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...to it, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak never was excited about the prospects of trading perhaps the NBA's best player." Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle: "Yao Ming at least seems to have made...

Blog | December 15, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Phil Sheridan of The Philadelphia Inquirer: "The 76ers staged a very moving tribute to Allen Iverson last night. It was a perfect way to induct a reti...

Blog | December 08, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...He was doing the things he does well -- blocking shots, playing defense and rebounding.' Though Oden's NBA career has been plagued by knee injuries, Keefer said he can only remember him missing one game...

Blog | December 07, 2009

Tiger Woods, DeShawn Stevenson, and athletes clamming up

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Henry Abbott Tiger Woods hurt his face, went to the hospital, and doesn't want to talk about it much with the authorities. The police want to...

Blog | November 30, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...cared about this man and he cared about me,' Magic said. 'He meant so much to the NBA and so much to Washington, D.C. I just wish Gilbert [Arenas] and those guys could have...

Blog | November 25, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Magic coach Stan Van Gundy. It is what we are programmed to believe whenever we hear an NBA player complain about being criticized by his coach. And, admittedly, it was my initial reaction when I...

Blog | November 20, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...by the Amway king, and bring some attitude into the huddle with the dysfunctional king of the NBA. Sign Allen Iverson. The Answer is your answer. Anybody else know of another 10-time All-Star...

Blog | November 18, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Brian Windhorst of The Plain Dealer: "Playing their most complete game of the young season, the Cavs looked like a cohesive, deep and tough unit in di...

Blog | November 12, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Dan Bickley of The Arizona Republic: "Already, this reshaped basketball team has become the talk of the NBA, just like it did in 2004. That's when the run-and-gun Suns were formed, a...

Blog | November 11, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...aging star weighing retirement against the prospect of coming off the bench, highlight the crossroads that most NBA players in their early 30s have to face. 'It depends on the player -- you can or you...

Blog | November 10, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Geoff Calkins of The Commercial-Appeal: "The Grizzlies should never have signed Allen Iverson. By signing him and then losing him, they're making it h...

Blog | November 09, 2009

Will Bynum and the Pistons Make a Statement

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...have now officially started to make a little noise. "Will Bynum -- a player no one in the NBA could find work for two years -- now joins Rodney Stuckey in a Pistons' lineup that caused a...

Blog | November 04, 2009

Magic and Bird: The Past On the Present

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...indicate, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson are not a couple of grumpy old men who think the NBA might as well have folded after they retired. In a promotional conference call Monday, Bird said, It...

Blog | November 02, 2009

Little-known fact about the Vince Carter trade

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the first 10 games without Rashard Lewis, who is serving a 10-game suspension for violating the NBA's drug policy. Anderson is starting in Lewis' spot at power forward, and he came through with...

Blog | October 30, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Michael Lee of The Washington Post: "Before the season opener in Dallas, Arenas said Coach Flip Saunders told him not to let the 'outside world' dicta...

Blog | October 29, 2009