The Denver Nuggets had no plans on resigning former Nuggets Jr Smith and Kenyon Martin who fled the U.S. for China during the NBA lockout, they absolutely want to resign Wilson Chandler, another former Nugget playing in China.
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2012 NBA All-Star Starters have been announced
February 3rd, 2012 
Jill 
The NBA announced the starters for the NBA All-star game on Thursday night. The west boast 4 starters from LA teams.
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Tags: Andrew Bynum, Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, NBA All Star 
1 Comment »Kenyon Martin signs $2.5 million dollar deal with Clippers
February 3rd, 2012 Jill 
The Clippers are serious about changing their status from tier two team to taking over the number one spot. The Clippers have signed ex-Nugget Kenyon Martin to a mini-midlevel deal for $2.5 million. The move shores up the Clippers big man rotation which as of now consists of Reggie Evans (great “enforcer type player, gets you rebounds but not a scorer) and Brian Cook (yeahhhhhhhhh, I got nothing).
Posted in Courtside, The GM's Suite Tags: Chinese Basketball Association, Clippers, Kenyon Martin 3 Comments »LeBron James Participating In The Dunk Contest?
February 2nd, 2012 Jill 
Lebron James has toyed with making an appearance in the dunk contest for years. Once again he’s said he’s “on the fence about participating. I know it’s something a lot of people would love to see. After all, both MJ and Kobe did it (and won.)
Here’s what King James had to say about participating this year:
Clippers vs. Jazz Highlights, Game Started With 5 Dunks [Video]
February 2nd, 2012 Jill 
Lob City faced off against the Utah Jazz Wednesday night in Utah. The game went right down to the wire with the Clippers pulling out their first win in Utah since 2003. Both CP3 and Blake had double-doubles. Chris Paul had 34 points and 11 assists. Blake had 31 points and 14 rebounds.
And where would Lob City be if not for dunks? 5 started off the game. Check out CP3 to Blake, CP3 to DeAndre Jordan and a no-look reverse lay-up from Paul.
Blake Griffin Posterizes Kendrick Perkins [Video]
January 30th, 2012 Jill 
We’ve seen some spectacular dunks this week-and we’re only 2 days into the week). But NONE of them compare to what Blake Griffin did Kendrick Perkins.
LeBron James Jumps Over John Lucas For The Dunk [Video]
January 29th, 2012 Jill 
The Heat are ON FIRE. Dwyane Wade has returned from injury to quiet the rumors that the Heat are better without him. Chris Bosh has taken his game up a notch. And of course, there’s King James. Check these two DWade to Lebron James connections. First up, a dunk OVER John Lucas during Heat vs. Bulls.
Posted in Courtside Tags: Chicago Bulls, Dunk, Dwyane Wade, John Lucas III, Lebron James, Miami Heat 1 Comment »Wizards John Wall Dunks On Tyrus Thomas [Video]
January 29th, 2012 Jill 
The Wizards are terrible. We know that. The team’s dysfunctional behavior has been well documented with a quarter of the NBA season done. But Saturday night, they got a win against the Bobcats and John Wall had a sick dunk over Tyrus Thomas.
Posted in Courtside Tags: charlotte bobcats, Dunk, John Wall, Tyrus Thomas, Washington Wizards No Comments »
