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  • NBA Players With 2 Olympic Gold Medals

    The gold medal won by Team USA after a 8-0 sweep of the competition added Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Chris Paul and Deron Williams to the list of NBA players who have won two Olympic gold medals, joining Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, David Robinson, Gary Payton, Patrick Ewing, Chris Mullin, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Jason Kidd and John Stockton.

  • Charlotte Bobcats – From Worst in the NBA to …?

    The 2011-2012 version of the Charlotte Bobcats wasn’t just the worst in the NBA, it was the worst in NBA history. Finishing the season on a 23 game losing streak, the Bobcats posted a 7-59 record, winning a record low 10.6% of their games. A shortened season didn’t help them, and having Michael Jordan as an owner didn’t help them, as it hasn’t for most of the franchise’s existence.

  • LeBron James or Michael Jordan – The Impossible Argument

    Not too long ago, a big deal was made when Scottie Pippen said that LeBron James could be greater than Michael Jordan when it’s all said and done. Eventually, he backtracked from what he said, claiming he was quoted out of context anyway. If anyone knows how good Michael Jordan was, painfully so at times, it’s Scottie Pippen.

  • Most Wins of the NBA Finals MVP Award

    28 Players have won the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award (a recent change to the name), with LeBron James’ fantastic playoff and finals performance for the Miami Heat making him the latest inductee into what might be the most prestigious club of elite NBA players.

  • Kevin Durant Doesn’t Need Michael Jordan or Tim Duncan Comparisons

    The annoying thing about Kevin Durant’s fantastic postseason? The constant comparisons to players from the past, who completely miss the point and the essence of how good Kevin Durant and why the Oklahoma City Thunder are destined for greatness.

  • Most Wins of the NBA Regular Season MVP Award

    LeBron James hasn’t been oficially announced as the MVP yet, but it’s pretty close. With the 2012 regular season award coming to him, he’ll be the eighth NBA player to win the award for a third time, putting him level with Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Moses Malone. He does need that NBA title that the rest of the guys on the list have.

  • Charlotte Bobcats, Worst Team With the Worst Owner?

    The Charlotte Bobcats, owned by Michael Jordan, didn’t just have a bad season like almost every other team has once in a year. They had the worst season in NBA history, going 7-59; a win percentage of 10.6% compared to the previous mark of 9-73 (10.97%) the Philadelphia 76ers set during the 1972-1973 season.

  • Cancelling the Lottery Might Stop NBA Tanking

    Tanking is one of the illnesses of professional basketball, professional sports in general. The chase for Andrew Luck in the NFL was another example of how the draft, combined with bad seasons, just doesn’t give these teams an incentive to win. The NFL doesn’t have a lottery, but usually, one player doesn’t change the fate of a franchise.

  • Kobe Bryant Climbing The Next Step Towards Michael Jordan

    Kobe Bryant is regarded by most as one of the greatest of all time. By some as one of the top 5 players in the history of the game. By a few maybe even as the greatest ever, even greater than Michael Jordan. Winning only one MVP award does damage plenty of theories regarding Kobe, but even that’s explainable.

  • Just How Bad Are the Charlotte Bobcats?

    From a playoff team in 2010, the Charlotte Bobcats made the opposite road that’s usually expected of a young expansion team finally making the postseason for the first time. Instead of solidifying and cementing its place as a playoff contender, things have taken a turn for the worst, and the Michael Jordan owned franchise is at a league worst 3-25.