In Deja Vu News, Ben Wallace Signs with the Detroit Pistons.

Who would you rather be the starting center on your favorite NBA team, Kwame Brown or Ben Wallace?

If this were 2006, you would have more than likely laughed in my face upon hearing that question. Though Brown was beginning to show signs that maybe he wasn’t a complete draft bust, Wallace was the powerful presence down low for the perennial contender Detroit Pistons, a rebounding machine and four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year. What he lacked in offensive prowess was made up for in leadership and intangibles; Ben Wallace may not have been capable of getting you 15 points per game on a nightly basis but he could be the catalyst for every other starter on your team to raise their game to where that would be negated.

Tony Parker Injured: Bad Sign for the Spurs?

In the age of free agency, you’ll be hard-pressed to find an NBA team as consistent as the San Antonio Spurs. For the past decade, it seems that not a season goes by where the Spurs are not brought up as title contenders, a type of dominance that has resulted in four championships since the shortened 1998-1999 season and the word dynasty tossed around.

The Fever Just Got a Bit Cooler: Yolanda Griffith Retires

I really hate when athletes get injured. I know, sometimes it’s quite hard to feel sorry for people who earn more money per game than most people make in a year, but to watch someone’s livelihood be jeopardized is tough. The worst injury is the injury that alters the course of a career and even ends it; there’s nothing worse than an athlete announcing they were retiring at the end of the next season and said season not live up to expectations.

The Waiting Is The Hardest Part

The New York Knicks ended their disappointing 2008-2009 season back on April 15 with a win over their cross-river rivals, the New Jersey Nets.  They finished with a record of 32 wins & 50 losses, the second worst record in the Eastern Conference, ahead of Washington (19-63).

During the off-season the team attempted to improve the team by adding one of several free agents including Jason Kidd and Grant Hill. In typical Knick fashion they came up empty.

Diana Taurasi Named to WNBA All-Star Team: Is It Right?

With great power comes great responsibility.

Looking through the recently released WNBA all star reserve lists, this was the first thing to pop into my head. No, I’m not exactly the biggest comic book fan in the world and I’ve only seen about 2.5 of the three Spiderman movies (for those keeping score, my favorite is the second one). There was one glaring addition to the Western Conference roster that stuck out a bit amidst the likes of Charde Houston, Sophia Young, and Nicky Anosike, young players getting some of their first tastes of what it is to be in the upper echelon of the league. The name? Diana Taurasi.

Yao Ming's Injury Could Prove Costly to Rockets

In 2002, the Houston Rockets drafted Yao Ming with the first pick in the NBA Draft, a then-anomaly as Asian players were not that highly touted before the league’s first glance at Ming’s thin yet towering 7’6” frame. After 7 injury-plagued years in the league to moderate success, it looks as if said frame could be Ming’s undoing and could cripple the Rockets for some time to come.

NBA Star Richard Jefferson: "I'm Not Gay!"

Just days before his $500,000 wedding, NBA star Richard Jefferson emailed his bride-to-be, Kesha Ni'Cole Nichols, and called the whole thing off.

"Sometimes you might write an e-mail to get your thoughts down right," said Jefferson, who then later called her and talked for 2 hours.

"There was a lot of stress and tension in the relationship. We've been through a lot -- but we just couldn't continue," Jefferson said of his sometimes rocky relationship.

Fans Flood Lakers Party Despite Frets Over Cost

Tens of thousands of jubilant Los Angeles Lakers fans flooded downtown Wednesday, creating a tidal wave of purple and gold while celebrating the storied franchise's 15th NBA title with a high-energy parade and rally paid for by the city's movers and shakers.

Los Angeles Lakers Unsung Hero

When the Lakers dispatched of the Orlando Magic to win the 2009 NBA Championship, the MVP trophy went to Kobe Bryant. An amazing player and in "a league of his own" when it comes to talent. Kobe has now won four NBA Championships. He has a great coach in Phil Jackson who has led ten teams to the trophy stand. But it does take more than a superstar player and coach to get to the top, basketball is a team sport after all. Without point guard Derek Fisher, the Lakers might not be so dominant or victorious. People forget that Derek Fisher also has won four NBA championship rings.

The Cats are Flippin' Out

Just when some of us SEC fans were getting comfortable with a beatable Kentucky basketball team, they go out and get a fantastic coach and what some are calling the best recruiting class ever.

Well, damn.