Michael Jordan names his ALL TIME best pickup team

Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless weigh in on Michael Jordan’s all-time pickup team, consisting of Jordan, Scottie Pippen, James Worthy, Magic Johnson and Hakeem Olajuwon. Smith and Bayless picked their own teams. So we had to weigh in with our own list as well. Michael has picked a team that can’t beat the team we named; check out the [videos] below. The team we named would be a much better pick up basketball team. Our team would be playground ready! Put OUR team on the court at Rucker Park in Harlem against MJ’s any day of the week. Now … Continue reading Michael Jordan names his ALL TIME best pickup team

Sage Steele Joins ESPN NBA Pregame Show as Host

Sage Steele will join ESPN’s “NBA Countdown” shows on Fridays and Sundays this season, the network announced. What a welcome addition to the program… (we hope), simply because last season’s ESPN NBA team was flat out horrible! Reports surfaced earlier this year that Magic Johnson could not get along with writer Bill Simmons. Michael Wilbon, also a writer, attemped to play the role of anchor, however many times it fell into the hands of former player Jalen Rose. The show basically ran without a host with anchoring experience. It didn’t work. Michael Wilbon and Magic are gone, Jalen Rose and … Continue reading Sage Steele Joins ESPN NBA Pregame Show as Host

Shaq, ‘The Big Analytical’, joins Turner Sports roster

Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith your jobs are safe Turner Sports announced today a multi-year agreement with 15-time NBA All-Star and four-time NBA Champion Shaquille O’Neal, to serve as an analyst across its portfolio of NBA assets. Beginning with the 2011-12 season, O’Neal will join TNT as a full-time analyst on the network’s Emmy Award-winning studio show, alongside Ernie Johnson (host), Kenny Smith (analyst) and Charles Barkley (analyst), and will be a part of the network’s exclusive NBA All-Star weekend and NBA Playoffs coverage. In addition, he will be a key contributor to NBA TV and NBA.com, providing analysis and … Continue reading Shaq, ‘The Big Analytical’, joins Turner Sports roster