basketball

For those of you out there looking for the slam dunk of the summer, you need to look no further than this effort from Division II basketball player Angelo Sharpless.

Looking at the school calendar, there are only four weeks left until summer. Kids throughout East Texas will be having a ton of fun during the vacation but it doesn’t mean they don’t have to quit learning and practicing, because after all, practice makes perfect. If you have a young lady who is interested in basketball, then Longview Lady Lobos’ head coach Keith Smith would love to have her attend

There are fans and then there are super fans. San Antonio couple John Paul and Crystal Dennison would appear to fall into the latter category, as the new parents have named their identical, newborn twin sons Tony Parker and Tim Duncan after the San Antonio Spurs’ superstars.

Just a couple of weeks after making a much buzzed-about appearance at the Grammy Awards, Chris Brown picked up another high-profile gig over the weekend, performing at the NBA All-Star Game with Pitbull.

We love sports. They provide an escape from our mundane lives, while we watch the athletic endeavors of our favorite players.

You may remember Jamal Mashburn as a former NBA player. Last February he was involved in a pretty serious car accident that left two other motorists in bad shape.

Four-year-old basketball sensation Cody “Cross Over” Jordan shows off some serious skill at ball handling, shooting and footwork in these videos. We may have found the next Michael Jordan.

Kris Humphries will be sporting a Nets jersey this season for a measly 8 million dollars.

While this feline is clearly too small for the NBA, his all-out defensive intensity would match any player in the league.

“West Philadelphia-born and raised” actor Will Smith and his wife, actress Jada Pinkett-Smith, are among a collective group announced as new owners of the Philadelphia 76ers at an introductory press conference in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

The extremely accurate foursome of Dude Perfect are pioneers of the trick shot video genre, and hold what is believed to be the world record for longest basketball shot. In their latest effort, they challenge frisbee wizard Brodie Smith to a trick shot showdown.

With the lockout continuing, NBA players have been forced to look elsewhere to fulfill their basketball jones. In the case of Dwight Howard, this journey took him to Japan, where the Orlando Magic center recently dunked on an 11-foot hoop which had been attached to the neck of a 12-foot stuffed giraffe, during an exhibition at a Tokyo mall. Yes, it all sounds a bit strange, but the crowd gets real