If you’re throwing a block party, you better invite The Birdman. Well, the NBA season is headed down the home stretch and you may find yourself in a situation where you need to attack certain fantasy categories. For those rotisserie basketball guys, you may need to shore up in some cats and ca...

We like rookie Roy Hibbert as a deep sleeper in the second half for the Pacers. (Michael Conroy) Centres Roy Hibbert, Indiana Pacers: The Georgetown alum hasn’t exactly set the league on fire during his inaugural campaign, but he is averaging 8.4 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in five Februa...

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have handed the Washington Wizards so much misery the past three postseasons, leaving behind visions of James dancing around them in 2005-06, a sweep against an anemic, injury-depleted roster in 2006-07, and a physically combative, six-game loss last season. ...

The Christmas Day quintupleheader provided an opportunity to see a third of the NBA's teams in action. I've already posted a detailed recap of the most anticipated game of the year, the Finals rematch between the Lakers and the Celtics. Here are some quick takes on the other four games: Orlando Magi...

The team president and his handpicked, trial-by-fire coach met through a mutual friend at the 1991 ACC tournament. Later that evening, over burgers at Frank Manzetti's Bar & Grill in Charlotte, Ernie Grunfeld, then a fledgling New York Knicks executive, and Ed Tapscott, the former American coach...

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball. Former Coach Eddie Jordan explaining how to take a defense stance Eddie Jordan was fired from being the coach of the Washington Wizards. The excuse from GM Ernie Grunfeld was the lack of defense. Oh, and that 1 - 10 record probably ...

Even with Gilbert Arenas and Brendan Haywood on the shelf with injuries, Ernie Grunfeld felt the Washington Wizards should be playing better. Increasingly, he saw a group that still includes two all-stars playing selfishly and without confidence. He felt they had regressed defensively. Grunfeld, who...

Come Tuesday, Gilbert Arenas will either be locked up by the Wizards for six years at max money or near max money, or he’ll be on his way to China for an Adidas promotional tour sans contract. The issue for the Wizards, as I see it, is that they’re more or less handcuffed by Arenas. If t...

LOS ANGELES...

The D.C. Council has effectively killed a proposed $120 million contract for a start-up firm to take over the operations of the District's lottery games from a company that has worked with the city for nearly 25 years....