The Utah Jazz’s Tuesday night game against the Los Angeles Lakes will not see Andrei Kirilenko. This is Game 2 of the semifinal series for the Utah Western Conference.

Forward Andrei Kirilenko has been out of full play since March 12 when he strained the calf on his left leg. Last month, he created some aggravation to his injured left calf, which slowed his recovery a bit.

He has initially been listed as “50-50” for Game 2 of the Utah Western Conference and attended a complete practice on Monday and participated in the shoot around on Tuesday morning. He stated that he didn’t really experience pain in his calf, rather he felt some strength regaining in the muscle. Continue Reading…

This season has been a breath of fresh air for the Oklahoma City Thunder as they have been able to completely turn around their franchise in just a single season.

Not only has Kevin Durant turned into arguably one of the best players in the league and the most dominant scorer in the game, but head coach Scott Brooks has been able to lead these young up and coming NBA players through an entire NBA season and into the playoffs.

Even though the Oklahoma City Thunder will almost certainly get knocked out of the first round of the playoffs, Brooks has been able to create a young team with an extremely promising future led by scoring machine Kevin Durant. Continue Reading…

We have known for quite some time now which teams were playoff bound in the Western Conference as all eight spots have been clinched much earlier than the Eastern Conference, but we haven’t known who will be playing who in the first round the playoffs until the NBA regular season ended Wednesday night.

Now that the NBA regular season is officially in the books, we can finally see what the matchups will be in the first round out West! Continue Reading…

Unlike the Western Conference, which has known which teams were playoff bound for awhile now, the eight spots in the Eastern Conference have been another story altogether with the eighth and final spot in the conference getting clinched on the last day of the NBA regular season.

Now that it is official that the Chicago Bulls are playoff bound, the Eastern Conference matchups have become set in stone and we can start talking first round matchups and the chances for teams moving forward. Continue Reading…

Injuries are a killer for many professional sports teams, but some more than others as injuries seem to happen more frequently and always to big name players.

The Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA are one of those teams that are extremely talented and plagued with injuries every single season.

Over the past three years or so this has never been more apparent for the Portland Trail Blazers as they have had their number one overall pick Greg Oden go down with injuries in three straight seasons and their all around best player Brandon Roy struggle to stay healthy when the team needs him the most. Continue Reading…

The Toronto Raptors came into this NBA season with high hopes of finally being able to compete with the big boys in the Eastern Conference like the Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic and the Boston Celtics, but their free agent acquisition of Hedo Turkoglu turned out to be somewhat of a bust and now the Raptors are heading home instead of into the postseason.

Despite having an unsuccessful season this year after signing a high priced free agent in Turkoglu, the team has shown signs of improvement with players like Andrea Bargnani coming into his own and helping superstar forward Chris Bosh lead this team. Continue Reading…

The defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers have had one hell of a year filled with turmoil, trade rumors and a number of injuries to some of their best players.

Despite everything this team has gone through in their title defense, Kobe Bryant and company have been able to pull it together and clinch the number one seed in the Western Conference for the third straight season.

Even though most people have been doubting the Lakers ability to compete for another NBA title this season, the best team in the West is definitely up for the challenge heading into the playoffs which is just around the corner. Continue Reading…

There have been a lot of surprises in the NBA this season with some teams and players around the league, but few teams have been as surprising, in terms of success, than the Charlotte Bobcats.

Last season the Charlotte Bobcats and then president Michael Jordan made a bold decision and move to bring hall of fame head coach Larry Brown. Even though Brown has made his coaching legacy in other cities around the country, the former Tar Heel has come back to North Carolina to lead yet another NBA franchise to the playoffs. Continue Reading…

It has been officially announced that a multi-year contract extension between guard Manu Ginolbi and the San Antonio Spurs has been signed, but no details or information has been released regarding the signed extension agreement. The details were not released as per club policy terms that are within the contract.

The 32-year-old Argentina Native has been with the Spurs for eight seasons. He was first picked in 1999 by the Spurs as number 57. In 2008, he was named NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year and has helped the Spurs make their way to the victories of three NBA titles. He was also named All-Star in both 2005 and then three years later, he was the Sixth Man but the very first South American to earn All-NBA honors when being selected for the Third Team. Continue Reading…

One of the most successful NBA franchises over the past 15 years or so has been without a doubt the San Antonio Spurs. No matter what changes this NBA franchise goes through they always put a great basketball team on the floor every single night and have a legitimate shot at contending for an NBA title in any given season.

This season has been somewhat of a wakeup call for the San Antonio Spurs as they have seen good teams in the Western Conference become great teams with young talent and superb coaching. Continue Reading…