Thunder roll past Spurs 119–98, earn first win after 0–3 start in budding rivalry

 

Thunder overwhelm Spurs 119–98, finally breaking through in growing rivalry

After dropping the first three meetings, Oklahoma City found its answer against San Antonio, cruising to a 119–98 victory and halting recent momentum concerns following a historic start.

Kenya Bell Allegedly Spent $110,000 On Plastic Surgery

Things are getting nasty in the divorce between Charlie and Kenya Bell. Former NBA player Charlie Bell is accusing his estranged wife of being extremely reckless with her money and is citing her penchant for plastic surgery as evidence. This comes in response to an earlier claim made by Kenya Bell that Charlie spends most of his money shopping at Louis Vuitton in Paris while she and the children struggle .
Charlie Bell fired back at Kenya’s accusations with an itemized list of the things Kenya has squandered money on in the past. Judging from the list, Kenya Bell needed to get on “Basketball Wives” to support her wild spending habits. The list read as follows:

NBA bans its first pair of shoes due to 'unfair advantage'

Though no NBA player actually professed an interest in buying these special Athletic Propulsion Labs vertical-influencing basketball shoes, you have to wonder if there are a series of floor-bound big men, the league over, that just had their Tuesday ruined by David Stern.
This is a press release, and not an actual report from the frontlines, but it's an interesting turn nevertheless.

Every NBA team getting new uniforms for 2010-11 season

We've heard all about the uniform redesigns for the Golden State Warriors, Utah Jazz and Cleveland Cavaliers. We know about the tweaks made by the Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Clippers andDallas Mavericks. Jerseys be changin', you guys.

But did you know that every single team in the whole NBA will be wearing new jerseys next season? Totally true, because adidas has basically reinvented the NBA jersey without actually changing the way it looks besides tons of extra holes. Confused? Yeah, me too. But check out these sick details on the new "Revolution 30" unis.

The sad tale of Ray Williams: 10-year NBA vet now homeless

Amid the ceaseless acquisitive frenzy that is NBA free agency, the Boston Globe dropped a harrowing profile of Ray Williams, a former captain of the New York Knicks and a reserve guard on the Boston Celtics' 1985 NBA Finals team who played for six teams during a 10-year NBA career from the late '70s through the mid-'80s. Williams' name might not ring out with today's fans, but he averaged 20 points per game in two different seasons (1979-80 and 1981-82), hung 52 on the Detroit Pistons as a member of the New Jersey Nets on April 17, 1982, and once drew (admittedly aspirational) comparisons to the great Walt Frazier.
Now, writes the Globe's Bob Hohler, he's homeless.