A reader named indyjones1024 tried to drop the whammy on me in today's When is a flop a flop? post. Here's what he had to say: "Here's my definition: In basketball, a 'flop' occurs when a clearly biased observer (read: basketbawful) overreacts to...

Seriously. I want to know. I got several grumbly comments from Spurs fans stating that last night's offensive foul calls were totally legit. But you know, my favorite era of basketball occurred in the mid-80s to mid-90s, and other than the usual...

Robert Horry: The more things change, the more they don't . Around this time last year, Cheap Shot Rob thugged Steve Nash and set off a chain of events that will haunt the Phoenix Suns franchise forever. Now, did Horry know that Amare Stoudemire...

Every now and then, I'll bet a friend some insignificant amount of money -- usually a dollar -- that this or that will happen in a basketball game, or a football game, or maybe even the World Pillow Fight Championships . But when I win, my buddies...

Sasha Pavlovic: He was easily the least productive Cavalier -- among those that saw some PT -- and that's really saying something: 10 minutes, zero points (0-for-1), 1 rebound, 1 steal and 1 foul. But in another statistical anomaly that Mr. Lenova...

So when I, Evil Ted, am not at Blockbuster scoping out creepy Steve Nash or slightly less creepy Dirk Nowitzki bobble head dolls, I haunt my local Target in search of NBA trinkets that amuse me. OK, I wasn't actually IN the store for that purpose, but...

As a compliment to our earlier post about Lawsuit Larry, here's a Basketbawful exclusive: A video in which a few lucky Hoosiers get to fulfill their lifelong dream of having lunch with Larry Bird. And based on the evidence, when the Pacers say "lunch"...

The Orlando Magic: They had every opportunity to steal Game 5. Detroit's starting point guard -- All-Star Chauncey Billups -- missed the game with a hamstring injury. (Or am I supposed to just call it "a hamstring" these days?) The Pistons shot...

What's happened to Larry Legend? A few years back, he inexplicably gave Ron Artest a second chance to screw the Pacers over. Which Ron did. Then he traded Artest for half a season of Peja Stojakovic. When that didn't work out, he spent an entire...

Today's beefcake surprise is getting slopped onto your plate lunch lady-style by Basketbawful readers Wesley and Jimmy P. Wesley said: "I just saw this picture of LeBron's monster dunk at the end of game 4. KG has a huge handful of man-meat."...

Catch-and-Shoot-22 (kach'-and-shoot'-twen'-te-too') noun . The impossible situation in which a basketball player -- usually a reserve who sees limited action -- requires a certain number of scoring opportunities to establish an offensive rhythm...

The Boston offense: The Celtics shot 38 percent from the field and 3-for-14 from beyond the arc. Now, without doubt, this was in large part due to the Cleveland defense. But ...it's also because Doc Rivers' offensive schemes are slow, plodding and...

Sure, Samaritan's Feet is a great cause. And seeing the NBA show support to underprivileged children in war-torn countries is a noble gesture. But did someone ask Charles Barkley to paint his toenails? Honestly? Picturing Chuck at home with a bottle...

Los Angeles Lakers - missed their opportunity to kick Utah in the Jazz and go up 3-0 on Friday, losing 99-104. Kobe held up his share of the bargain (34 pts, 6 boards, 7 assists), but the rest of the purple people choked up 14 turnovers on 7...

This is probably an important signal to know, assuming that you're going to watch tonight's Lakers-Jazz game. After all, as everybody and his or her third cousin has been pointing out lately, Utah commits more fouls than any other team in the league....