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  No big surprise here — Rajon Rondo's tantrum during the Pistons game resulted in more than just ejection. The NBA suspended him for two games today after reviewing his actions. ESPN says he'll begin serving immediately, so he'll miss the Mavericks and Thunder games. That's the only part that catches my eye about this [...]

Shortly after the dunk, James tweeted, “Dunk of the Year! @blakegriffin just dunked on Kendrick Perkins so hard!!! Wow! I guess I’m No. 2 now. Move over #6.” James was referring to his alley-oop dunk he threw down after jumping over Chicago Bulls guard John Lucas III a day earlier. “You don’t see Kobe [Bryant] tweeting,” Perkins said. “You [...]

The Celtics put forth one helluva effort tonight, but they still fell to the Thunder, 97-88. You know they've reached rock bottom when I'm crediting effort. The Cs whittled a 10 point deficit down to 3 with 2 minutes remaining, but Russell Westbrook (26 points, 7 rebounds 4 assists, 3 steals) and Thabo Sefolosha (19 [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Perkins admits coming back to Boston is bittersweet. He’s happy in Oklahoma City (“Our locker room is locked in,” Perkins said) but admits a part of him [...]

  Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. After last season's playoffs, the Celtics offered Rajon Rondo and Green to Oklahoma City for Russell Westbrook and Perkins, sources told Broussard. The Celtics, looking for another scorer who can [...]

Adrian Wojnarowski reports Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins want to play together should the lockout kill the entire season: Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo and Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins, close friends, have been discussing the possibility of playing together overseas, and have had representatives inquiring on the possibilities, sources said. Rondo and Perkins [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. As much as coach Scott Brooks chafes at GM Sam Presti's meddling, his presence in the locker room, and his demands that the Thunder continue to improve from within, the [...]

Chris Sheridan, the former ESPN basketball guy now off on his own, has come up with a couple of NBA Lockout gems.  Yesterday, it was an optimistic piece predicting a resolution in time to save the season.  Today, it's a piece on an inexplicable aspect of the negotiations:  A redesign of the NBA draft.  Here [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. “He was not drinking alcohol, nor was he intoxicated,” said Denise White, CEO and founder of EAG Sports Management. “Not one drop of alcohol Friday night. We're [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Sergeant Marc Levy said Beaumont police were called after Perkins arrived with a large group of people and threatened to start fighting. Perkins had gone to the [...]