Team USA was squaring off in a chippy game with Argentina Monday evening during the London Olympics when OKC Thunder guard Russell Westbrook exploded for this monster dunk on Leonardo Martin Gutierrez: Team USA went on to coast to the double-digit victory. H/T to SB Nation for the GIF -ALR   ... Read More

    Alot has been made recently of whether the 2012 edition of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team is better than the iconic 1992 Dream Team version, or vice versa. The debate isn't going away anytime soon and the result of today's game may add fire to it. Team USA defeated a ... Read More

    This afternoon the U.S. men's basketball team had a relatively easy time dispatching of a Great Britain team with Chicago Bulls all-star Luol Deng. Deron Williams and Carmelo Anthony each had 19 points for Team USA and LeBron James chipped in with 16. Russell Westbrook added 15. Kevin Durant scored ... Read More

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving took home the 2011-2012 Rookie of the Year award after a solid inaugural season, averaging 18.5 ppg, 5.4 apg and 3.7 rpg while shooting .469 from the field and an impressive .399 from three-point range. So the kid can play. Recently after a USA basketball session in ... Read More

Kobe Bryant raised a few eyebrows recently when he proclaimed that the current edition of the USA basketball Olympic team could beat the original Dream Team from 1992, a team comprised of Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and others. Here are Kobe's comments: "Well, just from a basketball ... Read More