After coming off arguably his best season in the NBA thus far, All-Star center Andrew Bynum of the Los Angeles Lakers put on a historic performance in Game 1 against the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets were thought to be a team that might be able to give the Lakers a run for their money in the first round, but that doesn’t appear to be the case so far with the Lakeshow dominating George Karl’s squad right out of the gate. Continue Reading…

As arguably the most anticipated matchup in the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Los Angeles Clippers and the Memphis Grizzlies went head-to-head on Sunday and didn’t disappoint. Even though the league was buzzing about Derrick Rose’s season-ending injury and the Los Angeles Lakers destroying the Denver Nuggets, the Clippers stole the show on Sunday with an impressive come-from-behind win over the Grizzlies, 99-98. Continue Reading…

After leading the league in scoring throughout the majority of the NBA season this year, five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers has decided to sit out the final game of the regular season and concede the NBA scoring title to the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant. With Durant creeping up on Kobe while he was out with an injured shin, the Black Mamba hasn’t had the opportunity to keep in front. Continue Reading…

As arguably the most unappreciated and least watched All-Star game in professional sports, the NFL Pro Bowl is not exactly a big revenue stream from the most popular sport in this country. Even though every player in the league wants to become a perennial Pro Bowler or at least get voted onto a team once or twice in their careers, playing in the game is nowhere near as important as actually being dubbed a Pro Bowler. Continue Reading…

This NBA season has been an interesting one to say the least in terms of jersey sales. Coming into the year, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James of the Miami Heat were the top dogs in league with jerseys flying off the shelves on both the east and west coast along with around the world. Both players have gotten so popular over the past few years that there superstardom has spread like wildfire across the globe much like Michael Jordan in the ‘90s.

Ironically enough, despite Kobe and LeBron being arguably the most popular NBA players in the world today, neither one of them topped the charts in terms of jersey sales with the NBA season coming to a close. After the Linsanity craze during the middle of the season, New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin had the highest selling jersey with everyone in this country and overseas jumping on the bandwagon. Now that the craze has died down with Lin sidelined with injury, a new top-selling jersey has emerged.

Despite being on and off the injured throughout the entire season this year, reigning NBA MVP Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls has claimed the top spot with the best-selling NBA jersey. This is interesting to say the least as Rose has taken a backseat in the league this season. Even though the up-and-comer has been sidelined for the majority of the year, it just didn’t seem to matter with the rising star’s popularity going through the roof with the resurgence of the Bulls. Continue Reading…

With the shortened NBA regular season coming to a close this week, the NBA playoffs will get underway this Saturday with some intriguing Game 1 matchups right out of the gate. Three of the best all-around teams in the league with the best chances of reaching the NBA Finals both in the Eastern and Western Conference will tip-off their postseason on Saturday. The Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder will get the festivities underway as they try to pave their way to the Finals. Continue Reading…

As arguably one of the best wide receivers in the game today, Wes Welker of the New England Patriots has gone from being a no-name, undersized wideout to Tom Brady’s favorite target in the Patriots’ offense. Continue Reading…

In the aftermath of the elbow by Metta World Peace of the Los Angeles Lakers, James Harden’s health has somewhat taken a backseat to the anticipation of the pending suspension for the man formerly known as Ron Artest. With everyone waiting for the severe penalty to be handed down by the NBA, Harden has been trying to get back on the floor for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Continue Reading…

The NBA has finally made a decision on the fate of Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace after elbowing James Harden of the Oklahoma City Thunder this past Sunday. After taking a few days to mull over the options, the league has decided to hit World Peace with a seven game suspension. This suspension will keep him out of the regular season finale against the division rival Sacramento Kings and the first round of the playoffs unless it goes the full seven games. Continue Reading…

After a lot of uncertainty in the Western Conference about which team would clinch the 8^th and final playoff spot, the Utah Jazz went out and beat Steve Nash’s Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night to lockup the West’s final playoff spot and setup a matchup with the number one seeded San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Continue Reading…