'Hawks in the NBA

Report: Mario Chalmers and Kirk Hinrich to work out with Cleveland

LeBron James isn’t happy with the state of Cleveland’s roster, what with the defending NBA champions going 7-8 in January. Perhaps adding a former Kansas basketball player to the mix will appease The King. [ESPN’s Chris Haynes reports][1] a pair of free-agent Jayhawks, Mario ...

Joel Embiid thought he deserved an All-Star spot

One of the more popular young players in the NBA, Philadelphia rookie center Joel Embiid didn’t take it too personally when the league’s coaches failed to select him as one of seven reserves for the Eastern Conference All-Star team. While the fans gave Embiid the third-most votes ...

How Joel Embiid’s numbers stack up against other potential East all-stars

Beaten out by sixth-year Chicago veteran Jimmy Butler for the final frontcourt starting spot on the Eastern Conference All-Star team last week, rookie NBA sensation Joel Embiid will learn Thursday night whether the league’s coaches have voted him onto the team as a reserve. Seven ...

Watch Andrew Wiggins bury game-winning jumper to cap 31-point night

Hey, remember that guy who played basketball at Kansas with Joel Embiid a few years ago? Andrew Somethingorother, I think his name was. Canadian kid. What ever happened to him? Oh, yeah. Andrew Wiggins. With soon-to-be Rookie of the Year and reigning Eastern Conference Player of the Week ...

What are Joel Embiid’s chances of making all-star team as rookie?

The more Joel Embiid plays, the more the NBA Rookie of the Year-in-waiting amazes the Philadelphia fan base and observers league-wide. The former Kansas big man has scored 20 or more points in his previous nine starts — all while playing between 24 to 30 minutes of 48-minute-long ...

How Kelly Oubre Jr. infuriated a gym full of strangers in Dallas

Kelly Oubre Jr. doesn’t need any fans in the Dallas area, and apparently on his recent road trip with the Washington Wizards to the metroplex Oubre actually created some haters. Oubre interrupted a noon pickup game at a YMCA, enraging the locals who had taken time out of their day to ...

Know your role: Thomas Robinson and Tarik Black team up off Lakers’ bench

Former Kansas post players Tarik Black and Thomas Robinson aren’t the type of big men who can take over an NBA game with their offensive abilities. Still, every team needs post players willing and able to do the far-less-glamorous dirty work. In fact, they both play their bit parts ...