No sooner than the ink has dried on his freshly-signed multi-million dollar contract, new Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni is already putting his stamp on the franchise. First order of business - send Stephon Marbury packing.

Mitch Lawrence of the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS reports that D’Antoni wants to ship Starbury out to his old stomping grounds […]

Monday night, LeBron James had a special belated Mother’s Day message for his dear ol’ mama standing courtside - SIT DOWN!

During the 2nd quarter of last night’s Game 4, the king Cavalier became entangled with Paul Pierce, and the Celtic offered his own holiday greeting by hugging LeBron and dragging him out of bounds.
Well, Paul […]

Marc J. Spears of the BOSTON GLOBE reports on a possible reason for Atlanta’s blowout loss to Boston in Game 7 of the first round of the NBA playoffs.

(Someone might check Erin’s cup while they’re at it)
Word is, Boston entertainment prince Patrick Lyons might have played a role in the Celtics’ blowout Game 7 […]

Using a fake credential and a heaping scoop of moxie, an unnamed Cleveland Cavaliers fan slipped past security into the home locker room before Game 3, Quickening his way into the press conference before the game with a pressing question for head coach Mike Brown: “Hey, is LeBron going to score 50?”

If you’re going […]

The Knicks have found a new coach, and that poor guy is Mark D’Antoni.

The deal hasn’t been announced by the team, but sources are confirming that both sides have reached an agreement.

Former NBA player and Duke standout Christian Laettner will be inducted into the The National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame on June 12th.

Wait, so Laettner’s Polish? All this time I thought he was gay.

BOING BOING wonders if you could play Tecmo Bowl with this controller.

YOU’VE BEEN BLINDED sits down with Jason Whitlock. And by “sits down,” we mean “probably exchanged emails.”

When faced with such problems as bothersome bloggers, rude real estate mongers turned reality show hosts, and yet another first round exit, where can a billionaire basketball owner go to get away from it all?
His underground bunker, of course!

(“Who dares enter my secret lair!”)
Like any powerful evil genius, Mark Cuban has a secret subterranean […]

Chris Paul did everything he could Thursday night, scoring 35 points & 9 assists while making circus shots like this. But it wasn’t enough, as his Hornets fell to the Spurs, 110-99, in Game 3 of their series.

But Paul was still a true winner that night, as the Hornets star paid tribute to a young […]

DEADSPIN points us to a thrilling video of Shaquille O’Neal making his parents proud - via the Arizona State campus blog TheDirty.com (thank god he was traded to Phoenix!).

Wow. Who knew Shaq had so much in common with Steven Seagal? See what we’re talking about after the jump.