Oklahoma City Thunder Won’t Amnesty Kendrick Perkins Thunderous Intentions • 76ers Sunday Morning Shootaround: The Pank Edition Liberty Ballers • Western Conference Finals: Grit 'n' Grind Meets Drive 'n' Dish Pounding the Rock • RT @ESPNStatsInfo: Zach Randolph: 19.7 PPG, 9.3 RPG this postseason, 1 of 2 players with 19+ PPG, 9+ RPG this postseason (Kevin Durant) GlideHoyas • Don’t Blame Kevin Durant For the Thunder’s Playoff Exit, Blame Scott Brooks Dime Magazine • 2013 NBA Playoffs: Thunder vs Grizzlies post-mortem Welcome to Loud City • Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs – Conference Finals 3 Shades of Blue • A Look At 2016 Duke Basketball Report • Gumming up the works with Marc Gasol Courtside wtih the Spurs • Don’t Blame Kevin Durant For the Thunder’s Playoff Exit, Blame Scott Brooks Dime Magazine •

Is if Fair to Say Melo “Choked”? The Knicks Blog • Zagsblog: Twice Skipped by Knicks, Stephenson Helps End Their Season The Knicks Blog • RT @Pacers: RT @ESPNStatsInfo: Elias Says Roy Hibbert & Lance Stephenson are 1st pair of Pacers teammates to each get 20 Pts-10 Reb in the … Hicks Pacers Digest • Lance Stephenson Helps Pacers Knock Out Knicks (VIDEO) #SLAMtv SLAM Magazine • Lance Stephenson runs wild as Pacers eliminate Knicks: Sports Illustrated • RT @Pacers: RT @ESPNStatsInfo: Elias Says Roy Hibbert & Lance Stephenson are 1st pair of Pacers teammates to each get 20 Pts-10 Reb in the … Indy Star Sports • RT @ESPNStatsInfo: Elias Says Roy Hibbert & Lance Stephenson are 1st pair of Pacers teammates to each get 20 Pts-10 Reb in the playoffs Indiana Pacers • You should read me piggybacking off Woj's column on Lance Stephenson-Larry Bird combo, because I had fun writing it Celtics Town • Abrams wrote a Ricky Davis/Lance Stephenson feature in April... never expecting Lance would become a Round 2 hero. Bill Simmons • Lance Stephenson balled last night, straight rack action Ant Thomas •

Video: LeBron James, Chris Paul give pep talk to younger James Harden, Stephen Curry: UltRockets • LeBron James, Chris Paul teach and motivate future NBA stars at a 2008 camp (VIDEO) ProBasketballTalk • LeBron James, Chris Paul teach and motivate future NBA stars at a 2008 camp (VIDEO) Kurt Helin • NBA Playoffs 2013: Can The Indiana Pacers Beat the Miami Heat? Thunderous Intentions • NFL Teams and Social Media: Who's Hot, Who's Not Blogging The Boys • LeBron James' 11 Greatest NBA "Flops" Dime Magazine • “I don’t flop. I’ve never been one of those guys.” - LeBron James [Check out his 11 worst flops] Dime Magazine • Knicks - Pacers Game Six: The Knicks Take The Lance Five Tool Tool • 2013 NBA Playoffs: Thunder vs Grizzlies post-mortem Welcome to Loud City • A Look At 2016 Duke Basketball Report •

Western Conference Finals: Grit 'n' Grind Meets Drive 'n' Dish Pounding the Rock • More worried about Green. RT @Pflanns: Would it make sense to have Tony Allen come off the bench specifically for Ginobli? Hardwood Paroxysm • RT @Caplan_NBA: And just for fun Grizz/NBA fans, last week's Tony Allen special: The man who delivered him first to Okla & then Mem. http:/… Hardwood Paroxysm • And just for fun Grizz/NBA fans, last week's Tony Allen special: The man who delivered him first to Okla & then Mem. Jeff Caplan • Video: Tony Allen Earns One Of The Weirdest Technical Fouls You'll Ever See Dime Magazine • Spurs vs. Grizzlies: “It’s not gonna be pretty” 48 Minutes of Hell • Blogging with the Enemy: Western Conference Finals Edition 3 Shades of Blue • Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Memphis Grizzlies, Game 1 Pounding the Rock • 2013 NBA Playoffs: Thunder vs Grizzlies post-mortem Welcome to Loud City • Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs – Conference Finals 3 Shades of Blue •

RT @Pacers: RT @ESPNStatsInfo: Elias Says Roy Hibbert & Lance Stephenson are 1st pair of Pacers teammates to each get 20 Pts-10 Reb in the … Hicks Pacers Digest • RT @Pacers: RT @ESPNStatsInfo: Elias Says Roy Hibbert & Lance Stephenson are 1st pair of Pacers teammates to each get 20 Pts-10 Reb in the … Indy Star Sports • RT @ESPNStatsInfo: Elias Says Roy Hibbert & Lance Stephenson are 1st pair of Pacers teammates to each get 20 Pts-10 Reb in the playoffs Indiana Pacers • RT @CBSSports: We're still in awe over Roy Hibbert's perfect block on Carmelo. VIDEO: Eye on Basketball • OHIBBLITERATED RT @CBSSports: We're still in awe over Roy Hibbert's perfect block on Carmelo. VIDEO: Hardwood Paroxysm • We're still in awe over Roy Hibbert's perfect block on Carmelo. VIDEO: CBSSports.com • Roy Hibbert Huge Block on Carmelo Anthony Dunk at the Rim in the Fourth Quarter (video) Dime Magazine • NBA Playoffs 2013: Can The Indiana Pacers Beat the Miami Heat? Thunderous Intentions • Ugh, I just remembered that Roy Hibbert block. Rodger Sherman • GIF Alert! Roy Hibbert Crushes Carmelo Anthony's Soul Casual Hoya •

Steve Nash: What could have been… Lake Show Life • Carmelo Anthony is not why the #Knicks lost this series. But did he give more fuel to his critics? More: Alan Hahn • Roy Hibbert Huge Block on Carmelo Anthony Dunk at the Rim in the Fourth Quarter (video) Dime Magazine • RT @AdamSchefter: The Moment Carmelo Anthony went Charles Smith, captured in today's NY Times. Hunter Mahan • Photo of the night. #GameChanger MT @MattKryger: Pacers @Hoya2aPacer blocks the dunk attempt by Carmelo Anthony. Indiana Pacers • The Moment Carmelo Anthony went Charles Smith, captured in today's NY Times. Adam Schefter • GIF Alert! Roy Hibbert Crushes Carmelo Anthony's Soul Casual Hoya • Zagsblog: Knicks Face Questions Going Forward As Melo Vows, ‘We’ll be better next season’ The Knicks Blog • Video: Roy Hibbert Huge Block on Carmelo Anthony Dunk at the Rim in the Fourth Quarter Dime Magazine • Toronto Raptors Target Denver Nuggets GM Masai Ujiri Thunderous Intentions •

Western Conference Finals: Grit 'n' Grind Meets Drive 'n' Dish Pounding the Rock • Harrison Barnes cleared of concussion Rotoworld • Spurs–Grizzlies: A Quantitative and Qualitative Preview Project Spurs • NBA Dunk of the Year? DeAndre Jordan vs. Harrison Barnes Dime Magazine • Golden State Warriors: What Comes Next? Thunderous Intentions • RT @teamziller: Shabazz Muhammad: the next Harrison Barnes, slander and all SBNation NBA • RT @teamziller: Shabazz Muhammad: the next Harrison Barnes, slander and all SBNation NBA • Harrison Barnes on coming back after his head injury, his future, and improving his game Tar Heel Times • Retro Diary: Game 6 – San Antonio Spurs Vs. Golden State Warriors Air Alamo • Final Media Interview Links 5/17/2013 - Stephen Curry, Andrew Bogut, Harrison Barnes, Festus Ezeli, Draymond Green interviews Golden State of Mind •

Spurs vs. Warriors: Series review, maybe some closure and expectations Golden State of Mind • Video: LeBron James, Chris Paul give pep talk to younger James Harden, Stephen Curry: UltRockets • The Morning Tip-Off Air Alamo • Western Conference Finals: Grit 'n' Grind Meets Drive 'n' Dish Pounding the Rock • Spurs vs. Grizzlies: “It’s not gonna be pretty” 48 Minutes of Hell • A Look At 2016 Duke Basketball Report • Spurs–Grizzlies: A Quantitative and Qualitative Preview Project Spurs • Dallas Mavericks hope to come up big in lottery Star-Telegram • We Reminisce: Stephen Curry's Mind-Blowing 2008 NCAA Tournament Run With Davidson Dime Magazine • Golden State Warriors: What Comes Next? Thunderous Intentions •

You heard about Dwyane Wade & the prom? Video. Surprise entrance: 1:15 mark. Goosebumps Gregg Doyel • VIDEO: Dwyane Wade attends a teenage super fan's high school prom. CBSSports.com • Video: Dwyane Wade surprises fan at prom Hardwood Paroxysm • Video: Dwyane Wade surprises fan at prom Eye on Basketball • Heat's Wade waits and answers the critics Miami Herald • Heat's Wade waits and answers the critics Sun Herald • 2013 NBA Playoffs: Conference Finals Complete Schedule King James Gospel • Dwyane Wade for permanent Prom King: USA TODAY Sports • Knicks - Pacers Game Six: The Knicks Take The Lance Five Tool Tool • Pacers knock out Knicks with 106-99 win in Game 6 Star-Telegram •

RT @NewsOKThunder: Sam Presti essentially put an end to the Kendrick Perkins amnesty talk: NewsOKSports • Sam Presti essentially put an end to the Kendrick Perkins amnesty talk: NewsOKThunder • Oklahoma City Thunder Won’t Amnesty Kendrick Perkins Thunderous Intentions • Fiddlin and Diddlin' Daily Links - 5/19 Loy's Place • Thunder GM says team won't amnesty Kendrick Perkins: @basketballtalk NBC Sports • Thunder GM says team won’t amnesty Kendrick Perkins ProBasketballTalk • Thunder GM says team won’t amnesty Kendrick Perkins Kurt Helin • Gumming up the works with Marc Gasol Courtside wtih the Spurs • RT @DarnellMayberry: Thunder GM Sam Presti likely won't amnesty center Kendrick Perkins -- NewsOKSports • RT @DarnellMayberry: Thunder GM Sam Presti likely won't amnesty center Kendrick Perkins -- NewsOKThunder •

J.R. Smith, likely entering free agency, says he ‘wants to retire a Knick’ Kurt Helin • JR Smith Says He Wants to Retire a Knick SLAM • Just watched Pacers-Knicks Game 6. J.R. Smith's defensive breakdowns, man. So bad. Mike Prada • RT @EyeOnBasketball: J.R. Smith wants to return to Knicks in free agency, and retire as a Knick. Maybe not the BEST … CBSSports.com • J.R. Smith wants to return to Knicks in free agency, and retire as a Knick. Maybe not the BEST time to bring that up. Hardwood Paroxysm • J.R. Smith wants to return to Knicks in free agency, and retire as a Knick. Maybe not the BEST time to bring that up. Eye on Basketball • J.R. Smith final playoff numbers: 14.3 points per game on 14.8 FGA. #moreshotsthanpoints #hewentfullBeasley Hardwood Paroxysm • J.R. Smith final playoff numbers: 14.3 points per game on 14.8 FGA. #morepointsthanshots #hewentfullBeasley Hardwood Paroxysm • J.R. Smith Expected To Opt Out of Contract With New York Knicks; Will Test Free Agency Thunderous Intentions • J.R. Smith hopes to 'retire as a Knick' Rotoworld •

Oklahoma City Thunder Won’t Amnesty Kendrick Perkins Thunderous Intentions • The Top 10 Point Guards In The NBA This Season; Everyone Is Now Gunning For Russell Westbrook Dime Magazine • The end of the weekend mail Doug Smith • 2013 NBA Playoffs: Thunder vs Grizzlies post-mortem Welcome to Loud City • The Top 10 Point Guards In The NBA This Season; Everyone Is Now Gunning For Russell Westbrook Dime Magazine • Presti: Amnesty is ‘not really something we’ve explored’ Daily Thunder • Video: Russell Westbrook's top 10 plays of 2012-13: Royce Young • Ball Don’t Lie’s 2012-13 Playoff Previews: San Antonio Spurs vs. Memphis Grizzlies Ball Don't Lie • Quick reminder that for some reason seems necessary: Russell Westbrook got hurt and missed most of the playoffs. Royce Young • Russell Westbrook should make a full recovery Rotoworld •

Paul George only starter even drafted top 10 on Indiana. George (10), Hibbert (17), West (18), Hill (26), Lance (40). Tyler, 13th; DJ, 9th. Jared Wade • Pacers vs. Knicks Links: Pacers advance to face Heat after Game 6 to remember Indy Cornrows • Pacers: This was all about the team Pacers Insider • NBA Playoffs 2013: Lance Stephenson eliminates Knicks, Pacers in Conference Finals Indy Cornrows • Pacers Final Score: Pacers beat Knicks 106-99, win series 4-2 Indy Cornrows • Podium Game guys in Indiana wins this series: West, Roy, Hill, Lance (I presume). Best player: Paul George. #BalanceAsWeapon Jared Wade • Paul George won the award, but pretty easy to look at Lance as most improved. NBA nobody until this year. Jared Wade • Halftime score: Pacers lead Knicks 55-47 in Game 6 Indy Cornrows • The Knicks are 15 of 15 from the line. The Pacers are 25 of 33 after Paul George came away empty from there. Mike Wells • Paul George drives. Jared Wade •

The Morning Tip-Off Air Alamo • Grind Prophecies: Writing New History Straight Outta Vancouver • Western Conference Finals: Grit 'n' Grind Meets Drive 'n' Dish Pounding the Rock • A league that was fooled! @Grizzlies GM Envisioned A Future With Marc Gasol As A League Laughed via @wordpressdotcom GlideHoyas • Grizz GM Chris Wallace envisioned a future with Marc Gasol and a league scolded him for trading Pau to LA... Jeff Caplan • Spurs vs. Grizzlies: “It’s not gonna be pretty” 48 Minutes of Hell • Blogging with the Enemy: Western Conference Finals Edition 3 Shades of Blue • Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Memphis Grizzlies, Game 1 Pounding the Rock • 2013 NBA Playoffs: Thunder vs Grizzlies post-mortem Welcome to Loud City • Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs – Conference Finals 3 Shades of Blue •

The Morning Tip-Off Air Alamo • Western Conference Finals: Grit 'n' Grind Meets Drive 'n' Dish Pounding the Rock • Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Memphis Grizzlies, Game 1 Pounding the Rock • A Look At 2016 Duke Basketball Report • Spurs vs. Grizzlies matchups by position Spurs Courtside • Spurs–Grizzlies: A Quantitative and Qualitative Preview Project Spurs • Dallas Mavericks hope to come up big in lottery Star-Telegram • Forget 2011, the Spurs are ready this time Pounding the Rock • Scouting the Western Conference finals Spurs Courtside • Golden State Warriors: What Comes Next? Thunderous Intentions •

The Morning Tip-Off Air Alamo • I bet Zach Randolph's been asleep for 72 hours straight. Don't poke him: that's how people lose limbs. edsbs • RT @ESPNStatsInfo: Zach Randolph: 19.7 PPG, 9.3 RPG this postseason, 1 of 2 players with 19+ PPG, 9+ RPG this postseason (Kevin Durant) GlideHoyas • Spurs vs. Grizzlies: “It’s not gonna be pretty” 48 Minutes of Hell • Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Memphis Grizzlies, Game 1 Pounding the Rock • 2013 NBA Playoffs: Thunder vs Grizzlies post-mortem Welcome to Loud City • Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs – Conference Finals 3 Shades of Blue • Air Alamo’s Interview With Jeff Garcia Of Project Spurs Air Alamo • Spurs’ keys to series victory vs. Grizzlies Courtside wtih the Spurs • Spurs-Grizzlies series preview Pounding the Rock •

Is if Fair to Say Melo “Choked”? The Knicks Blog • Knicks - Pacers Game Six: The Knicks Take The Lance Five Tool Tool • Pacers 106, Knicks 99: It's over. Posting and Toasting • Knicks Face Questions Going Forward As Melo Vows, ‘We’ll be better next season’ Zagsblog • RT @FisolaNYDN Jason Kidd, who did not play in the second half for the second straight game, did not speak with reporters. Keith Schlosser • Jason Kidd, who did not play in the second half for the second straight game, did not speak with reporters. Frank Isola • RT @SportsCenter: Future hall of famer Jason Kidd went the final 10 games of the playoffs without scoring, going 0-17 from the field. Steven Terrell • “@SportsCenter: Future hall of famer Jason Kidd went the final 10 games of the playoffs without scoring, going 0-17 from the field.” ?? jay guerrier • #RIP Jason Kidd's Offense Dr. Anklesnap • Future hall of famer Jason Kidd went the final 10 games of the playoffs without scoring, going 0-17 from the field. SportsCenter •

#Pacers Insider: Larry Bird pops up and praises the team he helped build Indy Star Sports • Pacers: Larry Bird pops up and praises the team | Pacers Insider Mike Wells • #Pacers Insider: Larry Bird pops up and praises the team Indy Star Sports • RT @MikeWellsNBA: Larry Bird sends me another 1 am text This one isn't calling the team SOFT. All positive this time: "Those who play toget… Hicks Pacers Digest • RT @DDuggan21: I'm sure Larry Bird will bask in all of the adulation due to come his way over the Pacers. #notevenalittle Hardwood Paroxysm • You should read me piggybacking off Woj's column on Lance Stephenson-Larry Bird combo, because I had fun writing it Celtics Town • RT @MikeWellsNBA: Larry Bird sends me another 1 am text This one isn't calling the team SOFT. All positive this time: "Those who play toget… Indy Star Sports • Larry Bird sends me another 1 am text This one isn't calling the team SOFT. All positive this time: "Those who play together stay together!" Mike Wells • RT @WojYahooNBA: Column: On the night Lance Stephenson validates his old Indiana GM's vision, he tells Y!: "I owe Larry Bird so much." http… Hicks Pacers Digest • I had to write about Larry Bird and Lance Stephenson, mostly because I wanted to share what I envision Bird texting: Celtics Town •

Phil Jackson Finally Breaks Down The Michael Jordan Vs. Kobe Bryant Comparison Dime Magazine • Kobe Bryant Calls Phil Jackson's Comparison to Michael Jordan 'Apples to Oranges' NESN • When a young Kobe Bryant met Michael Jordan, Kobe told him: “You know I can kick your ass one on one.” Dime Magazine • Blogging with the Enemy: Western Conference Finals Edition 3 Shades of Blue • Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs – Conference Finals 3 Shades of Blue • A Look At 2016 Duke Basketball Report • Ticker: Which way does Phil Jackon lean in Jordan-Kobe debate? Detroit Free Press • Let's just get this over with--- McNabb retires as an Eagle... Eagles Eye • Kobe responds to Phil's Jordan comparison USA Today • Kobe Bryant: Comparison with Michael Jordan is ‘apples to oranges’ Ben Golliver •

Fiddlin and Diddlin' Daily Links - 5/19 Loy's Place • Nate Robinson unlikely to return to Bulls next season via @basketballtalk Dan L • Nate Robinson Unlikely to Return to Chicago Bulls Thunderous Intentions • “@cpdillinger: @Jamar51Chaney Nate Robinson, Latrell Spreewell Jeremy Lin and Anthony Mason ain't walking thru that door” > u got it... Jamar Chaney • Nate Robinson unlikely to return to Bulls next season ProBasketballTalk • RT @basketballtalk: Nate Robinson unlikely to return to Bulls next season GlideHoyas • Nate Robinson unlikely to return to Bulls next season Kurt Helin • Bulls in for some agony with coming roster losses Chicago Sun-Times • Nate Robinson anyone? MT @Josh_Friemel Ex-NBA GM calls Pierre Jackson a midget; 1 draft expert says he's a freaky ATH SicEmSports.com • Nate Robinson would love to return to Bulls Rotoworld •

On his 37th Birthday, check out Kevin Garnett's Top 10 Plays All Time! NBA • Fiddlin and Diddlin' Daily Links - 5/19 Loy's Place • Happy Birthday to Kevin Garnett and a Few Thoughts Loy's Place • RT @jaredj5: GREAT ARTICLE! @DimeMag: Happy Birthday Kevin Garnett! - KG & The Top 20 Trash Talkers In NBA History Dime Magazine • RT @DerekJamesNBA: RT @bball_ref: May 19, 1976: 15-time NBA All-Star Kevin Garnett was born in Mauldin, South Carolina. Hardwood Paroxysm • May 19, 1976: 15-time NBA All-Star Kevin Garnett was born in Mauldin, South Carolina. Basketball Reference • Nine years ago, on his 28th birthday, Kevin Garnett had 32 pts, 21 reb, 5 blocks and 4 steals in the Timberwolves' Game 7 win vs. Kings. The NBA on ESPN • Happy Birthday Kevin Garnett! - KG & The Top 20 Trash Talkers In NBA History Dime Magazine • Happy Birthday Kevin Garnett! Awesome Video of KG Blocking Shots After the Whistle: Dime Magazine • Happy Birthday! NBA champions Dolph Schayes (85), Bill Laimbeer (56), Kevin Garnett (37) and Mario Chalmers (27). The NBA on ESPN •

Western Conference Finals: Grit 'n' Grind Meets Drive 'n' Dish Pounding the Rock • Spurs vs. Grizzlies: “It’s not gonna be pretty” 48 Minutes of Hell • Blogging with the Enemy: Western Conference Finals Edition 3 Shades of Blue • Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Memphis Grizzlies, Game 1 Pounding the Rock • Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs – Conference Finals 3 Shades of Blue • Air Alamo’s Interview With Jeff Garcia Of Project Spurs Air Alamo • The Kawhi Leonard Conundrum Grantland • Spurs’ keys to series victory vs. Grizzlies Courtside wtih the Spurs • Spurs vs. Grizzlies matchups by position Spurs Courtside • Spurs–Grizzlies: A Quantitative and Qualitative Preview Project Spurs •

2013 NBA Playoffs: Thunder vs Grizzlies post-mortem Welcome to Loud City • Gumming up the works with Marc Gasol Courtside wtih the Spurs • Spurs–Grizzlies: A Quantitative and Qualitative Preview Project Spurs • Ball Don’t Lie’s 2012-13 Playoff Previews: San Antonio Spurs vs. Memphis Grizzlies Ball Don't Lie • 2013 NBA Playoffs: Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs, Who Will Advance? King James Gospel • Detroit Pistons #DraftDreams: Jeff Withey Piston Powered • 2013 NBA Playoffs: Thunder vs Grizzlies Final Series Grades Welcome to Loud City • Should the Thunder amnesty Kendrick Perkins? Daily Thunder • It’s going to be OK: A 2012-13 Oklahoma City Thunder eulogy Daily Thunder • James Harden Is Gone, Deal With It Hardwood Paroxysm •

Don’t Blame Kevin Durant For the Thunder’s Playoff Exit, Blame Scott Brooks Dime Magazine • 2013 NBA Playoffs: Thunder vs Grizzlies post-mortem Welcome to Loud City • Don’t Blame Kevin Durant For the Thunder’s Playoff Exit, Blame Scott Brooks Dime Magazine • RT @tarmosino: George Karl died by Andre Miller. Scott Brooks died by Kendrick Perkins. Woodson is about to die alongside JR Smith. Ross Sheingold • Presti: Amnesty is ‘not really something we’ve explored’ Daily Thunder • Don’t Blame Kevin Durant For the Thunder’s Playoff Exit, Blame Scott Brooks Dime Magazine • Don’t Blame Kevin Durant For the Thunder’s Playoff Exit, Blame Scott Brooks Dime Magazine • 2013 NBA Playoffs: Thunder vs Grizzlies Final Series Grades Welcome to Loud City • Exit Interviews: Reggie Jackson’s ready for more Daily Thunder • Should the Thunder amnesty Kendrick Perkins? Daily Thunder •

Phil Jackson Finally Breaks Down The Michael Jordan Vs. Kobe Bryant Comparison Dime Magazine • Kobe Bryant Calls Phil Jackson's Comparison to Michael Jordan 'Apples to Oranges' NESN • Phil Jackson Finally Breaks Down The Michael Jordan Vs. Kobe Comparison Dime Magazine • Sneaker Pic of the Day: Phil Jackson and the Bulls Ballislife.com • Jonathan Toews Blasts Refs For Not Controlling Game After Chicago Blackhawks Loss Thunderous Intentions • Ticker: Which way does Phil Jackon lean in Jordan-Kobe debate? Detroit Free Press • Did not expect a Phil Jackson reference. Well done. PB Post Sports • Phil Jackson Finally Breaks Down The Michael Jordan Vs. Kobe Comparison Dime Magazine • Kobe responds to Phil's Jordan comparison USA Today • Spurs vs. Grizzlies matchups by position Spurs Courtside •

Spurs vs. Warriors: Series review, maybe some closure and expectations Golden State of Mind • Forget 2011, the Spurs are ready this time Pounding the Rock • Golden State Warriors: What Comes Next? Thunderous Intentions • Stephen Curry Pulling For Jarrett Jack To Stay With Warriors Thunderous Intentions • Steph Curry says 'this is the place' for Jack Rotoworld • RT @CSNAuthentic: #WarriorsTalk: VIDEO & BLOG: Stephen Curry wants Jarrett Jack & Carl Landry back next year (via @KyleBonagura) SFG Updates from CSN • #WarriorsTalk: VIDEO & BLOG: Stephen Curry wants Jarrett Jack & Carl Landry back next year (via @KyleBonagura) #NBA Comcast SportsNet • Curry on Jack & Landry: 'I want them back': Stephen Curry wants Jarrett Jack and Carl Landry ba... #WarriorsTalk CSN Warriors News • Poole: Players actually want to stay with Warriors organization The Oakland Tribune • Harrison Barnes’ playoff scoring surge merely step one of two ProBasketballTalk •

Damian Lillard To Learn Defense From The Best, Will Work With Gary Payton Dime Magazine • Sunday Musings: Change starts at the top for the Sacramento Kings Cowbell Kingdom • A Look At 2016 Duke Basketball Report • Damian Lillard To Learn Defense From The Best, Will Work With Gary Payton Dime Magazine • Adidas to Release Damian Lillard Rookie of the Year Edition Shoes (Photos) Thunderous Intentions • adidas to release special Rookie of the Year edition shoes for Damian Lillard (PHOTOS) ProBasketballTalk • adidas to release special Rookie of the Year edition shoes for Damian Lillard (PHOTOS) Kurt Helin • Damian Lillard To Learn Defense From The Best, Will Work With Gary Payton Dime Magazine • NBA Draft Combine: Intriguing Prospects for Clippers Clips Nation • NBA Draft 2013: Portland Trail Blazers High On Victor Oladipo Thunderous Intentions •

Lance Stephenson, Indiana Pacers Close Out New York Knicks King James Gospel • Shumpert’s trey-mendous stretch not enough NY Post • A Look At 2016 Duke Basketball Report • Pacers 106, Knicks 99: It's over. Posting and Toasting • Pacers knock out Knicks with 106-99 win in Game 6 Star-Telegram • NBA Playoffs 2013: Lance Stephenson eliminates Knicks, Pacers in Conference Finals Indy Cornrows • Iman Shumpert's 3Q surge not enough for NYK Rotoworld • What’s Next? The Knicks Blog • Post Game: Knicks 99, Pacers 106 (Pacers Win 4-2) The Knicks Blog • Indiana pulls together at home, downs the Knicks to move onto the Eastern Conference finals Ball Don't Lie •

RT @EyeOnBasketball: Bradley Beal says that he would lose respect for Derrick Rose if he were his teammate and that Rose is "scared" http:/… CBSSports.com • Bradley Beal says that he would lose respect for Derrick Rose if he were his teammate and that Rose is "scared" Hardwood Paroxysm • Bradley Beal says that he would lose respect for Derrick Rose if he were his teammate and that Rose is "scared" Eye on Basketball • Nate Robinson Unlikely to Return to Chicago Bulls Thunderous Intentions • RT @jeffborzello: Derrick Rose and Shumpert had the same injury on the same day, right? Just checking. Tony Jones • RT @NOTSportsCenter: Derrick Rose: "Sure Iman Shumpert's singlehandedly leading his team back in the game off of a torn ACL, but I cheered … Tony Jones • RT @NOTSportsCenter: Derrick Rose: "Sure Iman Shumpert's singlehandedly leading his team back in the game off of a torn ACL, but I cheered … Adam Zagoria • RT @MySportsLegion: Iman Shumpert tore his ACL the same day Derrick Rose did. Brandon Baker • RT @MySportsLegion: Iman Shumpert tore his ACL the same day Derrick Rose did. Jarel L • RT @MySportsLegion: Iman Shumpert tore his ACL the same day Derrick Rose did. Ross Sheingold •

Spurs vs. Grizzlies: “It’s not gonna be pretty” 48 Minutes of Hell • Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Memphis Grizzlies, Game 1 Pounding the Rock • 2013 NBA Playoffs: Thunder vs Grizzlies post-mortem Welcome to Loud City • Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs – Conference Finals 3 Shades of Blue • Air Alamo’s Interview With Jeff Garcia Of Project Spurs Air Alamo • Gumming up the works with Marc Gasol Courtside wtih the Spurs • Spurs-Grizzlies series preview Pounding the Rock • Spurs vs. Grizzlies matchups by position Spurs Courtside • Spurs–Grizzlies: A Quantitative and Qualitative Preview Project Spurs • Two Categories the Spurs need to succeed in to defeat Grizzlies Project Spurs •

Phil Jackson Finally Breaks Down The Michael Jordan Vs. Kobe Bryant Comparison Dime Magazine • ICYMI - Michael Jordan’s Top 10 Games And the Sneakers He Wore in Them Dime Magazine • ICYMI - Michael Jordan’s 5 Best Forgotten Games Dime Magazine • On this date in 1989, Michael Jordan put up 40 points and 10 assists to help the Bulls knock the Knicks out of the playoffs. The NBA on ESPN • Charles Barkley Reminisces About 18-Year Old Dirk Nowitzki Lighting up Michael Jordan & Scottie Pippen (Video) Dime Magazine • When a young Kobe met Michael Jordan, Kobe told him: “You know I can kick your ass one on one.” Dime Magazine • Kobe Bryant Calls Phil Jackson's Comparison to Michael Jordan 'Apples to Oranges' NESN • Phil Jackson Finally Breaks Down The Michael Jordan Vs. Kobe Comparison Dime Magazine • When a young Kobe Bryant met Michael Jordan, Kobe told him: “You know I can kick your ass one on one.” Dime Magazine • 2013 NBA Playoffs: Thunder vs Grizzlies post-mortem Welcome to Loud City •

The Morning Tip-Off Air Alamo • Grind Prophecies: Writing New History Straight Outta Vancouver • Western Conference Finals: Grit 'n' Grind Meets Drive 'n' Dish Pounding the Rock • Spurs vs. Grizzlies: “It’s not gonna be pretty” 48 Minutes of Hell • Blogging with the Enemy: Western Conference Finals Edition 3 Shades of Blue • Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Memphis Grizzlies, Game 1 Pounding the Rock • Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs – Conference Finals 3 Shades of Blue • Spurs vs. Grizzlies matchups by position Spurs Courtside • Spurs–Grizzlies: A Quantitative and Qualitative Preview Project Spurs • Coach Popovich, Parker, Ginobili discuss Grizzlies before Conference Finals Project Spurs •

Knicks - Pacers Game Six: The Knicks Take The Lance Five Tool Tool • Pacers 106, Knicks 99: It's over. Posting and Toasting • Watch: Pacer embarrassed by Knicks veteran USA Today • Another Knicks player heads to the bench. Kenyon Martin has fouled out of the game. Indiana Pacers • RT @MrMichaelLee: Tyson Chandler is a minus-12 this game. Kenyon Martin is a plus-14. Something to keep in mind going into the 4thQ Post Sports • Kenyon Martin has still been a beast his whole life Josh Egner • Roy Hibbert just put Kenyon Martin on a poster at Modell's! #Ouch will brown • Kenyon Martin just threw up the worst hook shot in NBA history. Sports Hernia • RT @SBNationNBA: Well then. The Knicks are hanging around. Kenyon Martin getting and-1s in 2013! GlideHoyas • But they got a Kenyon Martin jump hook out of it! RT @BobSaietta: It's almost like the Knicks don't know what a 2 for 1 is. Hardwood Paroxysm •

Video: LeBron James, Chris Paul give pep talk to younger James Harden, Stephen Curry: UltRockets • LeBron James, Chris Paul teach and motivate future NBA stars at a 2008 camp (VIDEO) ProBasketballTalk • LeBron James, Chris Paul teach and motivate future NBA stars at a 2008 camp (VIDEO) Kurt Helin • Chris Paul's Top 10 Crossovers (Video) Dime Magazine • NBA Free Agency: Top 20 Upcoming Free Agents King James Gospel • A Look At 2016 Duke Basketball Report • Before they were NBA Stars: LeBron & Chris Paul give a speech to a beardless James Harden & young Steph Curry Ballislife.com • RT @BradHenz: Before they were NBA Stars: LeBron & Chris Paul give a speech to a beardless James Harden & young Steph Curry Ballislife.com • Chris Paul's Top 10 Crossovers (Video) Dime Magazine • Hypothetical trade idea (conversation between Danny Ainge and Kevin Garnett) CelticsBlog •

Pacers vs. Knicks Links: Pacers advance to face Heat after Game 6 to remember Indy Cornrows • Spurs vs. Grizzlies: “It’s not gonna be pretty” 48 Minutes of Hell • Pacers: This was all about the team Pacers Insider • George Hill was back for Pacers, and it made a difference Indy Star • NBA Playoffs 2013: Lance Stephenson eliminates Knicks, Pacers in Conference Finals Indy Cornrows • Shumpert fouls George Hill, who goes to the line with two shots. Indiana Pacers • Halftime score: Pacers lead Knicks 55-47 in Game 6 Indy Cornrows • RT @MrMichaelLee: I sure hope George Hill really doesn't have a concussion anymore because the ovations he's been getting could have his he… Mike Wells • The Pacers’ Bench Was Awful in Game 5, Needs to Step Up Eight Points, Nine Seconds • What Hill Brings to the Pacers Eight Points, Nine Seconds •

The end of the weekend mail Doug Smith • Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs – Conference Finals 3 Shades of Blue • Air Alamo’s Interview With Jeff Garcia Of Project Spurs Air Alamo • Spurs-Grizzlies series preview Pounding the Rock • Spurs vs. Grizzlies matchups by position Spurs Courtside • Two Categories the Spurs need to succeed in to defeat Grizzlies Project Spurs • Coach Popovich, Parker, Ginobili discuss Grizzlies before Conference Finals Project Spurs • Forget 2011, the Spurs are ready this time Pounding the Rock • WCF Preview: Spurs-Grizzlies, then and now Straight Outta Vancouver • Do You Remember the Jewel of the Rudy Gay Trade? 3 Shades of Blue •

Monson: On the sideline coaching is where Jerry Sloan belongs Utah Jazz News • NBA: Sloan keeps getting calls about coaching jobs The Salt Lake Tribune • If hired, Jeff Hornacek will face same challenges as Tyrone Corbin Deseret News • Monson: Watch for Jerry Sloan to take a more active role with the Jazz Utah Jazz News • Monson: Watch for Jerry Sloan to take a more active role with the Jazz The Salt Lake Tribune • Gr8Coachbutwasn'tmine!@jerry25a: @jerrystackhouse Would you object to Jerry Sloan as HC, after this incident (LOL)? https://t.co/tlaULTygwS” JerryStackhouse.com • Ailene Voisin: Ranadive should overhaul Kings' staff Sacramento Bee • Report: Charlotte looking to reclaim Hornets nickname to replace Bobcats Ball Don't Lie • NBA Draft Combine Interview: Shabazz Muhammad SLC Dunk • Jerry Sloan want to coach a competitve team, not the Bucks ProBasketballTalk •

RT @My_Lo: NBA DRAFT COMBINE INTERVIEW: Shabazz Muhammad "They [The Jazz] are looking for someone who can score the ball." Spencer Campbell • .Shabazz Muhammad Answers the Tough Questions Adam Zagoria • Draft prospect Shabazz Muhammad out to prove he carries no baggage into the NBA Boston Globe • Draft prospect Shabazz Muhammad out to prove he carries no baggage into the NBA #celtics Boston Globe Celtics • Are the Blazers Targetting a Scoring Wing in the Draft? The Rip City Project • NBA Pre-Draft Combine In Chicago: Day 2 News & Notes Blazer's Edge • NBA Draft 2013 Official Combine Measurements, Results, Comparisons: Wings Bright Side of the Sun • NBA Draft 2013: Fear the Sword's Big Board of top 30 prospects Fear The Sword • RT @teamziller: Shabazz Muhammad: the next Harrison Barnes, slander and all SBNation NBA • RT @teamziller: Shabazz Muhammad: the next Harrison Barnes, slander and all SBNation NBA •

Gumming up the works with Marc Gasol Courtside wtih the Spurs • The Chicago Bulls? Gone till November Ball Don't Lie • Chicago Bulls’ Joakim Noah hoping to avoid foot surgery Thunderous Intentions • Coming Soon: our Bobcats Draft Retrospective Part 2, where the Cats turn a chance at Joakim Noah into Boris Diaw & Raja Bell! Bobcats Baseline • Joakim Noah hopes to avoid foot surgery this summer ProBasketballTalk • Joakim Noah hopes to avoid foot surgery this summer Kurt Helin • cc: @TheBDHill RT @Lauzin Despite their loss, Bulls players Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah headed to Prime 112 … Chris Joseph • RT @ESPNStatsInfo: Cody Zeller tied Joakim Noah for the highest max vertical jump by a 7-footer (in shoes) in the last 10 NBA Draft Combine… Tom Crean • RT @ESPNStatsInfo: Cody Zeller tied Joakim Noah for the highest max vertical jump by a 7-footer (in shoes) in the last 10 NBA Draft Combine… Hicks Pacers Digest • Chicago Bulls Hoping Joakim Noah Can Avoid Foot Surgery #SLAMnewswire #NBA SLAM Magazine •

NBA Playoffs 2013: Can The Indiana Pacers Beat the Miami Heat? Thunderous Intentions • Rebuilding the Lakers in 2014 Lake Show Life • Summer Hoops Preview '14: Vintage Duke the team to beat ACC Now • Cutting Deng loose makes little sense Daily Herald • The Chicago Bulls? Gone till November Ball Don't Lie • Reinsdorf’s confidence high in Paxson and Forman Chicago Bulls (Official Site) • Chicago Bulls offseason: Nate Robinson, Marco Belinelli the key decisions Blog a Bull • Luol Deng feeling better after complications Rotoworld • Keep Nate Robinson Chicago Bulls Confidential • Chicago Bulls 2012-13 season in review Blog a Bull •

Kevin Garnett Will Avoid Foot Surgery Celtics Hub • Kevin Garnett Won’t Need Surgery on Ankle or Foot This Offseason Thunderous Intentions • Boston Celtics Daily Links - news, rumors, and opinion CelticsBlog • Stephen A. Smith can't accept that he was wrong on Doc Rivers-Danny Ainge (New Post) CelticsLife.com • Stephen A. Smith can't accept that he was wrong on Doc Rivers-Danny Ainge Celtics Life • Great choice...eventually! RT @KenLynes: @franfraschilla I would like a natural chamge. Doc Rivers would be my # 1 choice Fran Fraschilla • Mike Krzyzewski could return to USA Basketball The Blue Zone • Doc Rivers Will Return As Boston's Head Coach Next Season Dime Magazine • Fiddlin' and Diddlin' Daily Links - 5/18 Loy's Place • Boston Celtics Daily Links 5/18 CelticsBlog •

The Morning Tip-Off Air Alamo • Western Conference Finals: Grit 'n' Grind Meets Drive 'n' Dish Pounding the Rock • 2013 NBA Playoffs: Conference Finals Complete Schedule King James Gospel • Spurs vs. Grizzlies: “It’s not gonna be pretty” 48 Minutes of Hell • Blogging with the Enemy: Western Conference Finals Edition 3 Shades of Blue • Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Memphis Grizzlies, Game 1 Pounding the Rock • 2013 NBA Playoffs: Thunder vs Grizzlies post-mortem Welcome to Loud City • Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs – Conference Finals 3 Shades of Blue • Air Alamo’s Interview With Jeff Garcia Of Project Spurs Air Alamo • Gumming up the works with Marc Gasol Courtside wtih the Spurs •

NBA owners, please don't treat Seattle like the NFL treats Los Angeles Denver Stiffs • Maloofs' payout from Sacramento deal was only $5 million less than it would have been from Seattle Sactown Royalty • Phil Jackson Would Have Taken Job With Seattle Supersonics Next Season (Video) Thunderous Intentions • Sacramento Kings: A New Beginning A Royal Pain • Royal Reflections: The Maloof’s Redemption as the Kings Drama ends A Royal Pain • Phil Jackson visits Jay Leno, talks Seattle, shows off/takes his hat out of the coaching ring (Video) Ball Don't Lie • Maloofs Sell Kings to Sacramento-Based Group InterBasket • Thank you, Chris Hansen and the Maloof family Sactown Royalty • Phil Jackson won't be taking Sacramento Kings position Sactown Royalty • Thank you, Chris Hansen. Thank you, Maloof family. Sactown Royalty •

It’s Miami-Indiana again, a round later, and with a few tweaks Heat Zone • When It Comes to the Draft, No One Has a Clue Loy's Place • Norris Cole still getting praise for his slam (VIDEO) Heat Zone • Blog: Norris Cole on people sending him links to his dunk -- "I've seen it. I was there." Ethan J. Skolnick • Norris Cole says people keep emailing him the video of his dunk. "They don't realize how many times I've watched it already." Ethan J. Skolnick • RT @JokinmG: @TrueHoop Moochie Norris Cole Ald-Rick Barry Carroll Henry Abbott • RT @JoePo89: @truehoop Nick Van Exel Rose Bud Norris Cole Aldridge Henry Abbott • RT @bochurney: @TrueHoop Moochie Norris Cole Patty Mills, if we include @Cole_Patty Henry Abbott • ASK IRA: Can anyone beat Heat four times out of seven? Miami Heat (Sun Sentinel) • RT @TheSportsFixCle: Tomorrows Sports Fix: @csu_athletics Mens Basketball coach Gary Waters joins us to talk Norris Cole & #CSU Hoops! 12p … Tom Mieskoski •

Fiddlin and Diddlin' Daily Links - 5/19 Loy's Place • Happy Birthday to Kevin Garnett and a Few Thoughts Loy's Place • Kevin Garnett Will Avoid Foot Surgery Celtics Hub • Should the Cleveland Cavaliers acquire Paul Pierce? Hey, Mary! Cavs Live • Should the Cleveland Cavaliers acquire Paul Pierce? Hey, Mary! Cleveland Plain Dealer • Should the Cleveland Cavaliers acquire Paul Pierce? Hey, Mary!: With the lottery coming on Tuesday and t... #cavs Reed, Boyer • Should the Cleveland Cavaliers acquire Paul Pierce? Hey, Mary!: With the lottery coming on Tuesday and the dra... Cavs Live • Kevin Garnett Won’t Need Surgery on Ankle or Foot This Offseason Thunderous Intentions • Boston Celtics Daily Links - news, rumors, and opinion CelticsBlog • Stephen A. Smith can't accept that he was wrong on Doc Rivers-Danny Ainge Celtics Life •

Steve Nash: What could have been… Lake Show Life • NBA Free Agency: Top 20 Upcoming Free Agents King James Gospel • Air Alamo’s Interview With Jeff Garcia Of Project Spurs Air Alamo • Gumming up the works with Marc Gasol Courtside wtih the Spurs • Would y'all switch Dwight Howard for Amare? Hamza Abdullah • Hypothetical trade idea (conversation between Danny Ainge and Kevin Garnett) CelticsBlog • One final podcast blast: Dwight Howard questions a-plenty dissected, plus Kentucky sleepover capers. AK Kamenetzky Brothers • Robby Kalland talks Hawks offseason on the Mike Sammond show on 92.9 The Game Peachtree Hoops • Lakers Season Wrap: Pau Gasol Lake Show Life • Rebuilding the Lakers in 2014 Lake Show Life •

NBA Draft 2013 Official Combine Measurements, Results, Comparisons: Bigs Bright Side of the Sun • Bob Finnan's NBA notes: Nerlens Noel is odds-on favorite to be No. 1 pick in draft - (from @newsheraldinoh) Bob Finnan • A Look At 2016 Duke Basketball Report • Phoenix Suns' poor lottery odds put focus on 2nd tier of prospects for NBA draft Arizona Republic • When It Comes to the Draft, No One Has a Clue Loy's Place • Balanced Draft Brings Lottery Woes The Rip City Project • Dallas Mavericks hope to come up big in lottery Star-Telegram • NBA Pre-Draft Combine In Chicago: Day 2 News & Notes Blazer's Edge • Boston Celtics Daily Links - news, rumors, and opinion CelticsBlog • Kentucky Wildcats: Afternoon Quickies - Preakness Edition A Sea of Blue •

Sam Presti essentially put an end to the Kendrick Perkins amnesty talk: NewsOKThunder • Oklahoma City Thunder Won’t Amnesty Kendrick Perkins Thunderous Intentions • Fiddlin and Diddlin' Daily Links - 5/19 Loy's Place • Thunder GM expects Jeremy Lamb to contribute Rotoworld • 2013 Off-Season: Kevin Martin says, "It's more like a 'what if' season." Welcome to Loud City • RT @DarnellMayberry: Thunder GM Sam Presti likely won't amnesty center Kendrick Perkins -- NewsOKSports • RT @DarnellMayberry: Thunder GM Sam Presti likely won't amnesty center Kendrick Perkins -- NewsOKThunder • RT @DarnellMayberry: Thunder GM Sam Presti likely won't amnesty center Kendrick Perkins -- Larry Brown • Thunder GM Sam Presti likely won't amnesty center Kendrick Perkins -- Darnell Mayberry • Presti: Amnesty is ‘not really something we’ve explored’ Daily Thunder •

Phoenix Suns' poor lottery odds put focus on 2nd tier of prospects for NBA draft Arizona Republic • NBA Draft 2013 Official Combine Measurements, Results, Comparisons: Wings Bright Side of the Sun • RT @CBBPulse: The Dagger: Ben McLemore pledges to cooperate with NCAA investigators to clear his name: Ben McLemore is under... GlideHoyas • Kentucky Wildcats: Afternoon Quickies - Preakness Edition A Sea of Blue • RT @EyeOnCBB: Ben McLemore says he'll speak with NCAA about AAU coach CBSSports.com • NBA Draft 2013: Fear the Sword's Big Board of top 30 prospects Fear The Sword • Los Angeles Lakers: Is It Time To Rebuild? Thunderous Intentions • NBA Draft 2013: Portland Trail Blazers High On Victor Oladipo Thunderous Intentions • Ben McLemore says he'll speak with NCAA about AAU coach Eye on College BBall • NBA Draft Combine: Which players had the worst Wingspan to Height Ratio -- The Alligator Arm Index SLC Dunk •

Charles Barkley Reminisces About 18-Year Old Dirk Nowitzki Lighting up Michael Jordan & Scottie Pippen (Video) Dime Magazine • Charles Barkley Reminisces About 18-Year Old Dirk Nowitzki Lighting up Michael Jordan & Scottie Pippen (Video) Dime Magazine • Dallas Mavericks hope to come up big in lottery Star-Telegram • Charles Barkley Reminisces About 18-Year Old Dirk Nowitzki Lighting up Michael Jordan & Scottie Pippen (Video) Dime Magazine • Video: NBA honors #Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki in latest Finals commercial DMNSportsDay • Report: Charlotte looking to reclaim Hornets nickname to replace Bobcats Ball Don't Lie • TV commercial featuring Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki to make debut Star-Telegram • The Greatest Worst Assembled Team in NBA History 3 Shades of Blue • The Greatest Worst-Assembled Team in NBA History Project Spurs • Video: NBA honors Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki in latest Finals commercial: Dallas Mavs news •