After last night's dynamic and captivating premiere of HBO's Prayer For A Perfect Season, I can't help but smile at both the timing of its release and the purity that it represents.

We lost some interest in these exhibition games a while back, but when Allen Iverson shows up in November for his two-day "Las Vegas Superstar Challenge" (Nov.

While I tend to disagree, people often say that high school basketball is "the last pure platform of the sport.

After last week's NBA Draft, you are probably left wanting more, right.

It's tough to honestly pick an All-American team.

Austin Rivers, Anthony Davis and Michael Gilchrist have received the most attention amongst the Class of 2011 high school prospects, but you'd be crazy to overlook Myck Kabongo.

Most 16-year-old boys are known for either playing sports or sitting at home playing video games.

Last night in Chicago was definitely an exciting one in McDonald's All American Game history as more than 20,000 fans (an all-time record) came out to the United Center to watch 48 of the nation's best players put on a show.

NBA All-Star Weekend is in full effect for the basketball world.

Second Baptist School (Houston, TX) junior L.

Before the NBA All-Star Game's hottest debate turned into a LaMarcus Aldridge celebration -- I think the people of Portland are vying to get LMA awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom as we speak -- the big argument was over Yao Ming being voted in as an All-Star starter despite playing only five games this season.

Maybe I'd been spoiled over the last few years and become too familiar with seeing my hometown represented at the McDonald's High School All-American Game.

Some day next decade, when they write the Wikipedia version of Blake Griffin's basketball career, the pieces will all fit together sensibly.

The last time the Clippers and Lakers saw each other, Kobe Bryant took a break from being the hero (albeit not on purpose) while Derek Fisher hit the game-winner to beat the buzzer and break the Clippers' hearts.

Unlike the NBA and its salary cap limitations, crapshoot nature of the draft and guaranteed long-term albatross contracts, college basketball always provides a glimmer of hope right around the corner.

We argue.

On the summer's last major stage for high school basketball, the Kentucky Wildcats again couldn't stay out of the headlines.

It's safe to say that in one year, John Calipari has turned Kentucky into NBA U.

If you missed it on National Signing Day, John Calipari is rebuilding another monster at Kentucky.

With the NBA regular season in the books, Thursday was apparently just right for firing coaches.