NBA BASKETBALL

Wow, I was in my early teens and I just found out that I was being sent to NBA basketball coach Larry Brown. He would determine my punishment....

It is commonly stated that in team sports defense wins championships. Basketball experts think that NBA defenses have improved so much that this is the case in hoops. Maybe the players just aren't as skilled offensively as they used to be.

Do you have an NBA basketball fan on your gift list? Have no clue what to get? Try these basketball gifts directly from a fan (your author) that any NBA fan is sure to appreciate.

Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria tied the knot with NBA Basketball star Tony Parker at a romantic French chateau on July 7, 2007.

Both Kardashian girls now dating or married to African American ball players, what's that all about?

With most NBA fan eyes on the perennial favorite Celtics, Heat, and Lakers or otherwise occupied by "Linsanity" and the Knicks - at least one fan thinks the 2012 postseason will belong to a team nowhere near either coastline...

As the world concentrates on Jeremy Lin, Seattle quietly gears up for a return of NBA basketball to the Emerald City. These guys might not compete with the likes of Kobe, Lebron, and Durant - but they just might be able to win a few here and there.

The NBA and Spalding decided this year to replace the traditional leather ball for a completely redesigned composite material one. Only the second major change in over 60 years and the first since 1970, the question is why?

My friends and I love to talk about NBA basketball. Every once in awhile we get to wondering who the ugliest player in NBA history is.

They used to say, "No harm; no fout." Now it's, "Soft foul call; no harm." What ever happened to NBA basketball being a contact sport?

The Nuggets are a solid team but need more outside shooting to advance in the playoffs.

Find out what the five teams in the NBA's Eastern Conference Central Division did this summer. Find out where the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers stand when compared to Indiana's Pacers, the Chicago Bulls, and the Milwaukee Bucks.

Find out what the five teams in the NBA's Western Conference Southwest Division did this summer. Find out where the Dallas Mavericks and Memphis Grizzlies stand when compared to San Antonio's Spurs, the Houston Rockets, and the NO/Oklahoma City Hornets.

This is a team ranking of the five teams that make up the Pacific Division in the NBA's Western Conference. Find out where the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers stand when compared to Sacramento's Kings, the Warriors in Oakland, and the Suns in Phoenix.