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The Brawl: Were lessons learned?

Jemele Hill, ESPN.com

It was a different time when Ron Artest and the Pacers took on the Pistons and their fans five years ago. But how much has really changed?

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Aldridge signs 5-year extension

ESPN.com news services

The Portland Trail Blazers have signed forward LaMarcus Aldridge to a five-year contract extension.

Story | Conversation | October 22, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...intense, bitter feelings lingered for years and probably kept Pistons point guard Isiah Thomas off the 1992 Olympic Dream team. You always knew Jordan was a Hall of Famer. He simply needed to overcome the...

Blog | September 03, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel: "A day after it was confirmed that Michael Beasley had entered a Houston rehab facility, a clear...

Blog | August 26, 2009

The Back of the (Really Large Manila) Envelope Guide to the Las Vegas Summer League

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Experiencing hoop withdrawal? If you've got 15 bucks, you can settle in for 55 Summer League games live from Las Vegas ...

Blog | July 09, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Tom Knott of The Washington Times: "The draft has a Blake Griffin-or-bust sense to it. Not that other future All-Stars won't emerge from it. ...

Blog | May 19, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mark Bradley of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "The franchise that didn't draft Chris Paul and saw its owners sue another over a trade wit...

Blog | May 04, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Israel Gutierrez of The Miami Herald: "This is going to feel different than most of the jersey retirements you might have caught on television. A...

Blog | March 30, 2009

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...it's sill amazing to see such theatrical audacity on display. If theatrical audacity were an Olympic event, Baron Davis would have a medal for sure. UPDATE: Allen Iverson, with a bouquet of flops...

Blog | February 12, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times: "With all the recent talk about Andrew Bynum's contract status, little attention has been paid to Kobe Bryant...

Blog | October 24, 2008

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...does remember an image of his childhood idol, Michael Jordan, that was taken during the 1992 Barcelona Olympics when Jordan and the Dream Team dominated the competition en route to a gold medal. 'Mike was...

Blog | October 17, 2008

First Cup: Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Sam Amick of the Sacramento Bee: After starting his own conversation on culture in July before heading for Houston, Ron Artest weighed in the racial e...

Blog | September 18, 2008

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Spurs vs. Suns Jack McCallum of Sports Illustrated: "Mike D'Antoni, the NBA's Coach of the Year for the 2004-05 season and the man credited with reinv...

Blog | April 30, 2008

Friday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...watch Charles Barkley on the post-game show." Yao Ming says he'll play in the Olympics. An email from statistical expert Stephen Ilardi (who, for instance, co-wrote this): "I noticed when...

Blog | March 07, 2008

A Crushing Blow to Yao Ming and the Rockets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

It was a little less than two years ago when Yao Ming was fighting for position in the lane, during a meaningless late-season loss to Utah, when someo...

Blog | February 26, 2008