Game 6: Spurs @ Heat Tues. June 18, 2013 9 p.m. ET

The defending NBA champion Miami Heat will have their backs up against the wall once again during the NBA Finals with the San Antonio Spurs bouncing back from a Game 4 loss to LeBron James and company with an impressive win in Game 5. Continue Reading…

Over the past few days, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers have been working tirelessly on getting a deal done to pull off the first blockbuster trade of the soon-to-be NBA off-season. The Clippers have been adamant about acquiring head coach Doc Rivers and future Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett in a deal that would ultimately send DeAndre Jordan, Eric Bledsoe and draft picks to the Celtics. Continue Reading…

In one of the last games of the NBA regular season for the Los Angeles Lakers, five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant suffered a torn Achilles tendon on a move that he’d done thousands of times during his Hall-of-Fame-caliber career in the league. Kobe went down, knew the severity of the injury and hit two free throws to seal the deal for the Lakers against the Golden State Warriors. Continue Reading…

The San Antonio Spurs struck a potentially fatal blow on Tuesday night in the NBA Finals crushing the defending NBA champion Miami Heat by 36 points in Game 3. San Antonio set a NBA Finals record hitting 16 three-pointers and basically putting the nail in the coffin much earlier than anticipated. Continue Reading…

Once the NFL off-season officially got underway, all the buzz and speculation in the league surrounded the pending free agency of wide receiver Mike Wallace. With the Pittsburgh Steelers passing on the opportunity to re-sign arguably one of the most promising young wideouts in the NFL, every team in the league with a need at the wide receiver position started sending offers in Wallace’s direction. Continue Reading…

The storied Boston Celtics NBA history is potentially on the verge of undergoing an extensive rebuilding process. Boston is coming off a disappointing season in which All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo went down with a torn ACL and Hall of Famers Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett took steps closer to retirement. Continue Reading…

The Houston Texans had arguably one of the best all-around defenses in the NFL last season with Defensive Player of the Year, J.J. Watt, leading the way for the up-and-coming NFL franchise. Watt’s play along with the overall dominance of the Texans offensively was enough to clinch the AFC South division title and punch their ticket to the NFL playoffs. Continue Reading…

Last season, the Indianapolis Colts were able to put the Peyton Manning era behind them. Although it was thought to be a long and hard process to rebuild without Manning at the helm under center, Indianapolis was able to punch their ticket to the NFL playoffs while being led by rookie quarterback and future face of the franchise, Andrew Luck. Continue Reading…

The plot thickens in the head-coaching hunt for the Brooklyn Nets. Although plenty of legitimate and high profile candidates are currently available on the open market, the team is reportedly leaning toward giving the recently retired Jason Kidd his first job as an NBA head coach.

Recently, Kidd decided to call it a career after 19 seasons in the league and only one with the New York Knicks. Despite expressing an interest to stay with the Knicks for at least one more season before walking away from the game as a player, Kidd ultimately decided now was the time to retire.

Along with Kidd calling it a career, a lot of prominent head coaches around the league were let go or told they won’t be getting another contract after this past season.

The list of current head coaches on the open market is George Karl, Vinny Del Negro, Avery Johnson and Lionel Hollins. All four of the names mentioned played a hand in the success for the Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Nets and Memphis Grizzlies, but were told they wouldn’t be retained regardless of their recent success.

Even with all the big names available, Kidd coaching the promising young Nets roster next season and for the foreseeable future is intriguing the franchise moving forward.

Another candidate the Nets seem to be considering along with Kidd is Indiana Pacers assistant and five-time NBA champion (player and coach), Brian Shaw. The Clippers appear to be the most interested team in Shaw’s services. Shaw is familiar with Los Angeles spending time with the Lakers as both a player and a coach under legend Phil Jackson.

At this point in time, the Nets job seems to be Kidd’s to turn down. Despite that being the case, Brooklyn may ultimately look in the direction of Shaw to fill the void.

After winning the NBA Coach of the Year award for the first time in his career, George Karl has been fired by the Denver Nuggets. Karl led the Nuggets to one of the best seasons in franchise history with the team locking up the top seed with 57 wins during the regular season. Continue Reading…