Kevin Durant makes loud booming statements many times throughout an NBA season whether it's with a thunder dunk, defensive stop or a buzzer beater. This time he is starting out early as he drilled a last second 3-pointer to give the Oklahoma City Thunder a 104-102 victory against the winless Dallas Mavericks. Oklahoma City had a five point
The list of players who were NBA All-Star caliber one season and athletically disabled the next is extremely long. Long enough to where only the recent are remembered. Unfortunately, former All-Star Michael Redd is one of these recent players people remember for his injuries more than great play. Even though the 12-year vet has virtually no
I've been sitting on my couch for the last three days with my sprained left knee double wrapped in an Ace bandage and an ice pack. In this process, I've watched more TV in the last few days than I have for the last five years. I can't wait to get up. But while I've been sitting here, I have had the opportunity to learn some new things and
The Boston Celtics are a big market team with three future hall of fame players, one of the best coaches in the NBA, a recent championship, a storied history, and great fans. Despite all of that no one seems to want to play basketball in Boston. Four years ago it took the addition of Ray Allen, and some convincing for Kevin Garnett to agree to a
Peja Stojakovic, one of the best 3-point shooters in the history of the NBA is calling it quits after 13-seasons. The 34-year old small forward who won an NBA Championship with the Dallas Mavericks last season, is set to retire because he feels his heart and body are not in it 100% anymore. In a Sports Day article, Stojakovic elaborated on
If you were paying attention to Oncourt Onslaught during the summer duldrums while I waxed on the past days of the NBA, this entry will come as no surprise. The NBA was a lot more rugged in the late 80s and early 90s, when the "Bad Boys" of Detroit reigned surpreme. Hand checking was allowed and NBA officials allowed players to play a lot more
The Wizards have solidified their young backcourt for the upcoming season, as restricted free agent Nick Young will sign a one-year qualifying offer worth $3.7 million. Young averaged 17.4 points per game the past season, being paired with John Wall should help soften the blow of the virtually non-existent preseason. He will be an
ESPN reports the Portland Trail Blazers star forward Brandon Roy is going to officially retire today because of medical issues. Roy has dealt with degenerative knee problems for quite sometime, which has limited his availability to the Blazers. According to ESPN, Portland said Roy was going to be at training camp, which officially started
Back when I was 14, I spent an entire summer playing Live 95. Sure, I did other things; namely, play actual 'real life' basketball, as I was part of a generation that still went outside and exercised as kids. Now kids have so many toys they don't bother. I'm not as much criticizing as just saying, as if I had the awesome arsenal of things to
