Allen Iverson and the Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to give up on the A.I. coming off the bench experiment. The Grizzlies waived Iverson on Monday and he’ll be a free agent Wednesday if he clears waivers. Something tells me he will. Read the full story

Tim Donaghy, aka The Gambling Ref, is out of jail after serving nearly 15 months for conspiracy to engage in wire fraud and transmitting betting information through interstate commerce in the tips-for-payoffs scheme. Donaghy plans to live near Sarasota, Florida and is looking to get into sales or marketing. And he still needs a publisher for his book. Read the full story

Hello everyone, my name is Will and I’m a … Clippers fan. Yup, I’m a diehard supporter of that basketball team from Los Angeles. If you’re wondering why I sound like someone at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting it’s because being a fan of one of sports most ridiculed franchises isn’t something you always find yourself yelling to the world.

Now don’t get me wrong, I love (II) my team and will always follow and support them, there’s a certain badge of honor us members of ClipperNation wear, and that comes from acknowledging how utterly bad our experiences have been and still sticking by the team. Read the full story

The wacky adventures of Ron Artest have gone international. Fresh off joining the world-champion Los Angeles Lakers for a 5-year deal, the NBA vet is in China, on the beach, promoting a new female artist he says he’s signed. Her name is Shin Shin, and Ron is enthusiastic because they’re already “blowing up in China.” If you still aren’t sold, Ron filmed her in a bikini in the latest video he released on his real Twitter page. Read the full story

Los Angeles has long been known as the city with the enticing bright lights of Hollywood and its star-studded population, so it’s only natural that we’d be famous for loving winners. This brings us to what’s going on in the City of Angels right now with the LA Lakers holding a commanding 2-0 series lead in this year’s NBA Finals – citywide euphoria and anticipation for another championship parade with streets full of happy Purple and Gold fans.

When it comes to winning traditions, few franchises in sports as a whole – let alone the NBA – have one as longstanding and proud as the Lakers. Their hated rival Boston Celtics are the only team with more titles (17 to LA’s current 14), but the Lakers have the most Finals appearances with 30 and most playoff wins. Given that reputation, there’s not only an expectation of championships, but an almost cocky belief that title 15 is a done deal. Get in your car and drive any part of LA County from the Valley to Long Beach and you’re guaranteed to find hundreds of car flags, jerseys, hats, crazed fans and more, all gearing up for a new banner at the Staples Center. Read the full story

It’s the first week of June and that means it’s time for the NBA Finals. (Full Schedule) Despite the universal assumption that a Kobe V. LeBron battle of the titans was going to happen, and much to the chagrin of David Stern and the Nike puppet campaign, the King and his jesters court were ousted by a hero turned super villain (at least in Cleveland) – Dwight “Superman II” Howard and his Orlando Magic.

The Magic have lived up to their name this postseason, surprising everyone outside of Florida by continuously beating teams that they were supposed to lose to and showing they weren’t afraid of a little adversity. They dealt with losing hard-fought games at the buzzer (LeBron, Big Baby, Iguodala and Thaddeus Young all did it to them these playoffs) that would have shaken most teams into losing confidence. They handled a semi-controversy when Dwight called out Stan Van Gundy and they went into two of the most difficult road arenas in the NBA and won critical games (games 1 and 7 in Boston, game 1 in Cleveland to break the Cavs 8-game undefeated streak.) So far the Magic have overcome every challenge placed in front of them, leaving them with just one last adversary: the Los Angeles Lakers.

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For some reason NBA players, more than any other professional athlete, think they can rap. Guys like Gary Payton, Chris Webber, Dana Barros, Malik Sealy, JR Writer JR Rider, Jason Kidd, and Dennis Scott can be seen here getting their Hip Hop Hippie on. Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Allen Iverson, and Shaquille O’Neal have all grabbed the mic to show off their supposed skills.. I wouldn’t be surprised if George Mikan had a mixtape back in the day.

So who’s the best rapper in the history of the NBA? The folks at Hardknock TV asked Brandon Roy and Amare Stoudemire and they both agreed on the same player-rapper. Read the full story