What does Oden have left in the tank? It doesn’t really matter. He’s now on a team that has two consecutive NBA championships, two of the top players in the NBA (Lebron James and Dwayne Wade), and the top shooter in NBA history in Ray Allen.
Not even Michael Jordan has been unanimously voted NBA MVP (cue the annual accusations that some sports writers use their votes vindictively), but Lebron James came within one vote of that honor. James, who was clearly playing on another level this season, became the youngest player ever to win 4 MVP trophies. From USA Today It was the fourth time in his 10-year career that James has won the award, […]
Basketball legend, Michael Jordan married Yvette Prieto, Cuban-American former model, over the weekend in Palm Beach, Florida. The wedding was held at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea with nearly 300 guests in attendance, including notables like Tiger Woods, Patrick Ewing, Spike Lee and Ahmad Rashad. Among the star-studded entertainment lineup for the night were Usher, Robin Thicke, K’Jon, DJ MC Lyte and the 18-piece band The Source. This is the […]
Michael Jordan turns 50 today and although his life has had its ups and downs, there is no denying that he remains the greatest basketball player of all time. Tributes abound so here are a few to help you remember and relish the player that was MJ. Jordan’s 23 Greatest Moments via ESPN: Jordan’s top 5 greatest Moments voted on by ESPN fans: Jordan’s Flu Game in 1997 NBA Finals: […]
As the basketball legend turns the big 5-0 tomorrow, here are five things you didn’t know (but want to know) about Michael Jordan. #1: He wore the number 12 for one game. The reason? Someone stole his number 23 jersey from the Bulls’s locker room in the Orlando arena. On Valentine’s Day in 1990, after trying on a kid’s replica 23 Jordan jersey and finding that it didn’t fit, Jordan […]
