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College basketball's incoming freshmen class promises to be one of the best in years. Add that talent to some rising sophomores and upperclassmen, and it's easy to understand why the 2013-14 pre-preseason All-American teams are loaded.

J.R. Smith recently said that if the Knicks win the championship, he will get a Knicks tattoo. So should fans read anything into the permanency of that potential blue and orange addition? Well, during a "SportsCenter" segment on Monday discussi...

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman brought his basketball skills and flamboyant style -- neon-bleached hair, tattoos, nose studs and all -- on Tuesday to the isolated Communist country with possibly the world's drabbest dress code: North Korea.

In a continuing effort to manage their rebounding problems, the Miami Heat signed veteran big man Chris Andersen to a 10-day contract Sunday morning.

The Miami Heat took a key step toward addressing their rebounding problems Tuesday by working out free-agent veteran Chris Andersen at the team's practice facility, league sources confirmed.

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Carmelo Anthony is such a die-hard Baltimore Orioles fan that he actually has a tattoo of the team logo on his arm. So you can guess who he's rooting for in the American League Division Series. "I've been an Orioles fan sinc...

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Celtics newcomer Jason Terry showed off his Lucky the Leprechaun tattoo during a Media Day photoshoot (Brian Babineau/NBAE/Getty Images). Terry said Lucky had goosebumps in anticipation of the first Celtics practice of the season, w...

Call him superstitious. The last time Jason Terry got a tattoo of the Larry O'Brien trophy, things worked out pretty well. Terry tweeted a picture earlier which appears to show a fresh tattoo of the Celtics' leprechaun spinning an O'Brien trophy on h...

Mobli.comJason Terry and his Celtics-themed championship ink.Call him superstitious. The last time Jason Terry got a tattoo of the Larry O'Brien trophy, things worked out pretty well. Terry tweeted a picture earlier which appears to show a fresh tatt...

Amare Stoudemire's "STAT" tattoo on his right arm is also the theme of his inaugural children's book series. "STAT: Standing Tall and Talented," which released its first book, "Home Court," on Wednesday, is about the many obstacles Stoudemire over...

Quick-hit thoughts around the NBA and with the Celtics: Noah Graham/NBAE/Getty ImagesJason Terry got a tattoo of the NBA Finals trophy in Dallas and joked he'd do the same for Boston.1. Jason Terry didn't get to say too much during his official C...

On today's final Overdose of the season, The Basketball Jones break down the winners and losers of the 2012 NBA draft: David Stern's WWE moment, mom tattoos, surprise picks, bulging dicks, and Twitter spoiler alerts. We also look ahead to free agency...

This has not been a great year for basketball purists, otherwise known as the old guys at the sports bar who complain about players' tattoos and use corny phrases like "he tried putting a little too much mustard on that hot dog" when someone throws a...

After splitting a couple of one-point games to open their series with the 76ers, the Boston Celtics emphatically won Game 3 in Philadelphia on Wednesday night by shooting 52 percent from the field while holding the Sixers to just 41 percent shooting....

Fourth in a 15-part series ranking the Mavericks' 2011-12 roster in importance of bringing back next season. Will the lasting impression of Dominique Jones as a Dallas Maverick be the "2011" neck tattoo with the Larry O'Brien Trophy serving as the...

One is a Midwestern white guy who is outgoing and has no tattoos. The other is a laid-back black dude from inner-city New Jersey who has plenty of tattoos. While they are complete opposites in person, they share a bond from the practice court to N...