2010-03-08 06:10:32 - Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your stuffed French toast. 

Ronald Tillery, Memphis Commercial Appeal: "[Michael Heisley]: If the right person makes a reasonable offer for the team I will sell it. If the minority (local) owners want to come up with a reasonable offer, I would love to s...

2010-03-05 11:25:28 - Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

The Allen Iverson(notes) saga keeps going from bad to worse. Denver was awkward. Detroit was a disaster. Memphis was worse. But that's all on-the-court stuff. Now things are falling a...

2010-03-03 14:30:33 - Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

And, yes, over some reader objections, I will continue to post Seattle SuperSonic photos when referring to Oklahoma City in vintage terms, as I have for the last two seasons. I understand the unease, but this team is part of my history, part of our history, and I'm not going to let people forget. Not on my watch. I don't even own a watch.

Oklahoma ...

2010-03-01 15:05:16 - Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

It's because Larry Nance, a Sun, won the contest in Denver. That's why.

Denver at Phoenix

I know, you're sick of the Suns.

You've told me, you've told TNT. I understand. You're tryingly tired of entertaining basketball. I get it.

I don't get it. They're the Suns. They're not my favorite team, and they're no...

2010-02-24 06:30:21 - Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your fries.

Paul Coro, The Arizona Republic: "The last time Steve Nash(notes) sat out a game, the Suns beat the Los Angeles Lakers on March 1 for their best victory of the season. What are the chances of that? Lightning struck tw...

2010-02-22 09:30:20 - Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your crackers and Canada Dry Ginger Ale. (Note: Sorry this is so late — I've been sick to my stomach all morning.)

Josh Robbins, Orlando Sentinel: "The gamesmanship started in the moments before tipoff. Read More

2010-02-12 10:30:11 - Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

It's the Finish Line Three-Point Shootout, right? We can never get these big names correct! So it goes.

What we can do is bark aloud regarding the participants in Saturday night's event. Click the jump to take a gander at the competitors, stop laughing, and have your say as to who you think will win.

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2010-02-12 09:05:26 - Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

NBA Twitter Top 30 is the new NBA Power Rankings. (Or something like that.) Combining advanced algorithms with your comments, BDL's NBA Twitter Top 30 brings the heat, 1-through-crummy. Want to get involved? Follow the yellow...

2010-02-04 04:50:34 - Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your fennel and tomato pork stew.

Mike Bresnahan, L.A. Times: "Welcome home? The Lakers returned from an eight-game trip, pushing through poor we...

2010-02-03 14:35:04 - Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

Phoenix at Denver

I'm the biggest NBA fanboy you'll find, but even I can admit that Wednesday's 11-game slurge is nothing worth paying much attention to.

There are sound teams playing, but because this league seems t...