In early July, a Michael Jordan lookalike went viral. It was funny, and frankly downright awesome to see a guy balling on the streets in full Jordan attire. Now it’s also one of the best stories of 2016. Jeffrey Harrison is the name of the MJ impersonator. Born autistic, Harrison honors his idol by studying […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are a team on the rise, but do they have what it takes to put an end to the longest active playoff drought in the NBA? Andrew Wiggins thinks so. “I think we’re going to have a way better season than we had this year,” Wiggins said in an interview with SI.com’s Omari […]

Kyrie Irving did what Kyrie Irving does best recently with Team USA struggling against Australia at the 2016 Rio Olympics, hitting a clutch shot to lead the team to victory. It was an instant flashback to the NBA Finals when Irving drained a late three-pointer to put the Cleveland Cavaliers over the Golden State Warriors. […]

Ray Allen doesn’t like the idea Stephen Curry continues to gun for his standing as one of the best three-point shooters in NBA history. Allen, 41, hasn’t suited up for an NBA team since his stint with the Miami Heat a couple years back. In the meantime, he’s watched from the sidelines as Curry has […]

Paul George of the Indiana Pacers is one of the best stories in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games because it marks his triumphant return to the Olympics after a gruesome leg injury his last time out. But sometimes, clearly, George forgets he’s playing in Rio. Case in point: Whoops. It’s ridiculous, really. George has to […]

We all remember when LeBron James posted a photo on Instagram that showed Kermit the Frog sipping tea on a hat alongside the Larry O’Brien Trophy after the Cavs defeated the Warriors in the NBA Finals. It was the same post in which James pleaded with the public to “#PutSomeRespekOnMyName,” and ran through some of the […]

The US Men’s Basketball team took care of China with ease on Saturday night, 119-62, but there’s one particular play from the game that Paul George would probably like to erase from memory. George was playing a bit aggressively, attempting to trap a Chinese guard by pressing him as he brought the ball up the […]

After witnessing the best year of Paul George’s career last season, the Indiana Pacers have begun preliminary contract extension talks with their star player. Paul George told me here in Rio there have been some initial talks about a contract extension with the Pacers, but nothing extensive. — Bob Kravitz (@bkravitz)

The Oklahoma City Thunder officially signed Russell Westbrook to a three-year, $85.7 million contract extension on Thursday, but, wouldn’t you know it, the extension was reportedly agreed upon weeks ago. According to ESPN’s Royce Young, the Thunder rescinded guard Dion Waiters’ qualifying offer on July 18 to create enough cap space to extend Westbrook. That’s […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder got the biggest win imaginable in the wake of Kevin Durant ditching the franchise, inking Russell Westbrook to an extension. Once thought impossible with Westbrook headed to free agency next summer and perhaps looking forward to leaving with the team gutted, August 4 goes down in team history (for now, at […]

For a second there it looked like former NBA point guard Derek Fisher wanted to leave the land of coaching and return to the floor as a player. He’s having none of it. The drama started when Fisher posted a video to Facebook in which he works out and it came equipped with a hastag […]

There was a time when we weren’t even sure if Russell Westbrook would remain in Oklahoma City before the 2016-17 season tipped off. Now, it looks like he’ll be staying there as a member of the Thunder for at least a few years. Out of nowhere, late Wednesday night, Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical reported […]

Stephen Curry to the San Antonio Spurs doesn’t sound so crazy, does it? Maybe this was outlandish a year ago. But after watching Kevin Durant ditch the Oklahoma City Thunder in favor of the Golden State Warriors, anything seems possible. In fact, Durant heading to Golden State might have more long-term ramifications on the Western […]

There have been a lot of concerns about the living conditions in Rio ahead of the Olympics, and as such, the United States men’s basketball team has elected to stay on a boat in the Port of Rio, rather than in the Olympic Village. The 196-cabin luxury cruise ship the team will be staying on […]

After not playing the 2015-16 season, Ben Gordon wants back in the NBA. The former Bulls, Pistons, Bobcats and Magic guard is playing for Great Britain’s men’s national basketball team, which is attempting to qualify for Eurobasket 2017 next month. Gordon, 33, appeared in training camp with the Golden State Warriors last offseason but was cut […]

Draymond Green made a splash over the weekend when he accidentally posted a photo of his penis on Snapchat, which he has since apologized for, claiming it was an accident. While it’s likely that Green just wants the embarrassing situation to fade away and become a thing of the past, there are others that believe he […]

Part of what made Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar so great on the court was his high basketball IQ. His positioning, instincts and awareness allowed him to be one step ahead of his opponents game after game. Since retiring, Abdul-Jabbar has shown he’s just as intelligent off the court as he was on it. […]

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns deservingly won the Rookie of the Year award this past season, as he had success against even some of the league’s best centers. The future is bright for the first pick in last year’s draft, and we can be sure that he’ll be dunking on many more people in the […]

NBA star Dirk Nowitzki traded in his high tops for soccer cleats, playing in a charity celebrity soccer match Wednesday in his native Germany. The seven-footer had some fun with a penalty shot in the 69th minute when he imitated Simone Zaza, who famously let Italy fans down with his bizarre penalty miss against Germany at Euro […]

Let Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers tell it, the team never had any interest in trading star forward Blake Griffin. Griffin came up in trade rumors as of late with teams such as the Boston Celtics for a few obvious reasons. For one, he’s 27 years old. Two, he hasn’t appeared in more […]

Life after basketball has been quite entertaining for Kobe Bryant so far. He’s hung out with Snoop Dogg, had dinner with Jackie Chan in China and was now recently in Italy, where he cruised around an Italian racetrack in a Ferrari F12. Kobe posted a video on Instagram which shows him racing around the track […]