NBA

If you saw overtime of the Bulls-Heat game last night, I’m wondering if you saw what I saw: Big trouble for the rest of the NBA. Last summer LeBron James talked about winning five…six…seven titles with the Miami Heat. At one point they hovered around .500 and everyone laughed. But that overtime last night was […]

The top two NBA franchises for several years have been the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics. Now both teams are down, 0-2. While the Celtics had won their first three games against the LeBron James and the Miami Heat this season, they’ve lost their far more important last three games against them. The […]

The biggest news since we last checked in with Kobe Bryant might be that Bryant allegedly told ESPN reporter Lisa Salters he used to beat up kids for teasing gay students, and that he intends to do more on the issue. From Towleroad: I used to beat up a lot of kids even in high […]

The Milwaukee Bucks star pays off a bet by dancing to Lady Gaga (video below), but lest anyone even wonder if he's gay, he tweets this: @SHANCIEE NAw A bet is a bet……… I’M A MAN ABOUT IT!!!! I STILL GOT MORE GIRLIES THEN U The Milwaukee Bucks star pays off a bet by dancing […]

Good for LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. We watch owners, leagues, coaches and general managers maintain so much control over the careers of athletes, it’s nice to see a bunch of guys get together, make decisions for themselves, and grab some control from the powers that be. These three guys have set a […]

It is rare when a team shoots 32.5% from the field and wins an NBA playoff game, let alone Game 7 of the NBA Finals. But that’s what happened to the Los Angeles Lakers, 83-79 winners over the Boston Celtics in a seven-game series that was anything but a classic. The Lakers won a gritty, […]

It will be only the second NBA Finals Game 7 in 15 years, and if you want to see the Celtics play the Lakers Thursday night, you’ll be paying for it. Think Super Bowl prices. On StubHub, the lowest ticket available now is $590. And if you want to sit courtside, you have your choice […]

I was going to start this post with the “there’s still lots of basketball to be played,” but that’s not remotely true. With only a few games left to this NBA season, we are potentially on the verge of a classic NBA Finals. Last night was the epitome of this Finals matchup. The quintessential team […]

Most people expected the Los Angeles Lakers to be in the NBA Finals, but few thought the “aging,” “tired”, “banged-up” Boston Celtics would be their opponent. And after knocking off the top two seeds in the Eastern Conference, the men in green are underdogs again to win their series. You’re currently getting 5/2 odds for […]

Do you think the NFL has a problem with a regularly stronger AFC and a weaker NFC over the last 10 years? Just take a look at the NBA. The Western Conference has dominated the East for the most part for the last decade, but this year the playoff prospects are scary. If the season […]

I had no idea what the term “pause” meant, other than when I pressed the little button on my ipod. But thanks to a college student who emailed us this week, I now know it means “No Homo.” It doesn’t get me riled up, but it’s still interesting. The student had written us because he’s […]

Magic and Isiah famously kissed before games. In an upcoming book, basketball's Magic Johnson blames Isiah Thomas for rumors that Johnson was gay at the time Johnson stunned the world by announcing he was HIV-positive. “Isiah kept questioning people about it,” Magic says in the book “When the Game Was Ours,” written by Johnson, Larry […]

Blake Griffin was the first player selected in the NBA draft (by the L.A. Clippers), and already people are grading each team’s draft. The one grade many gay men can agree on: Minnesota’s selection of Ricky Rubio (right) makes many of us Timberwolves fans. If he plays. Blake Griffin was the first player selected in […]

Good morning fellow Outsportsters. During the overnight hours, Cleveland and Phoenix worked out a mega-deal. Shaquille O’Neal has been traded by Phoenix to the Cavaliers in exchange for Sasha Pavlovic and Ben Wallace. This is a straight-up salary dump for the Suns, Pavlovic is probably getting cut within the month and Ben Wallace has made […]

There is not much to say about the Los Angeles Lakers’ 99-86 efficient dispatching of the Orlando Magic in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to give the Lakers their 15th NBA title. Game 5 was a yawner with zero suspense and it was clear the better team won. After three straight thrillers, the Lakers […]

Dwight Howard The NBA Finals are all but over after the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the bumbling Orlando Magic, 99-91, in overtime in Game 4. The Lakers lead the best-of-seven series 3-1, and to win the series the Magic would need to win three in a row, including Games 6 and 7 on […]

The NBA Finals start Thursday in Los Angeles with the Lakers hosting the Orlando Magic in a best-of-seven. I predict it will go seven, with the Lakers winning it all. I am more curious, though, as to how much interest there is in this series. The high-water mark for NBA Finals ratings came in 1998, […]

The NBA conference finals have been incredible so far — four games decided by a total of seven points. Lakers-Nuggets and Cavaliers-Magic each tied at 1-1. The best, though, was the astonishing end to Game 2 between the Cavs and Magic on Friday. Orlando led, 95-93, with one second left and was thisclose to taking […]

We were thrilled to have as our guest on our latest podcast, actor Eric Millegan from Fox’s “Bones.” Eric is a huge and very knowledgable NBA fan (he loves the Portland Trail Blazers, while his partner is a Cleveland Cavaliers fan) and he broke down the first round of the NBA Playoffs for us. Listen […]

San Antonionio Spurs player Manu Ginobili is out for the rest of the NBA regular season and the playoffs. The Spurs guard had scans done on Monday that showed his troubled right ankle has gotten worse. I had been keeping an eye on Ginobili this past season and I picked up his ankle issues. It […]