NBA Fantasy Awards: 2016 Fantasy Basketball Awards Fantasy champions have been crowned; trophies have been rewarded; you’re either the Grand Poobah or just a member of the pack like everyone else. No matter what your title: There’s always next year. Kobe Bryant’s retirement is no longer an event to anticipate, Stephen Curry’s historical regular season is a thing of the past and the San Antonio … [Read more...]

Rotoworld Podcasts: Western Conference DFS Preview Thursday, April 14, 2016 There are a lot of high-powered offenses in the Western Conference, so they will be teams to target most nights. Jonas Nader and I go over some advanced stats, the lineup combos that worked and the ones that did not, and all the news info to get ready. We'll also talk about which players will see more run with altered … [Read more...]

Mamba out: Kobe Bryant's shocking farewell 12:00 AM ET print LOS ANGELES -- The clock ticked toward midnight Wednesday. The sold-out stands had emptied hours earlier. Now, ushers, security guards and cleaning crews swept mounds of purple and gold confetti, streamers and balloons into white trash bags. But Kobe Bryant remained on the court. In a black Los Angeles Lakers hoodie, … [Read more...]

Feature Presentation: 2015-16 BDL Comeback Player of the Year We at Ball Don't Lie enjoy healthy debate about basketball and its strange cast of characters, from Oscar Robertson's "get off my lawn" diatribe on Stephen Curry to D'Angelo Russell's sting operation on a self-dubbed dude named Swaggy P and his Australian hip hop artist fiancé. (Yup, those things happened.) It's NBA with a twist … [Read more...]

BDL's 2015-16 NBA Playoff Previews: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons One of the wackier NBA regular seasons in history is over, for better or worse, and the two-month playoff run is set to begin. With the first round upon us, the minds at Ball Don't Lie decided to preview each series. We start with Cleveland and Detroit. How They Got Here • Cleveland: The typical way. The 82-game … [Read more...]

Feature Presentation: 2015-16 BDL Most Random Improved Player We at Ball Don't Lie enjoy healthy debate about basketball and its strange cast of characters, from Oscar Robertson's "get off my lawn" diatribe on Stephen Curry to D'Angelo Russell's sting operation on a self-dubbed dude named Swaggy P and his Australian hip hop artist fiancee. (Yup, those things happened.) It's NBA with a twist … [Read more...]

BDL's 2015-16 NBA Playoff Previews: Toronto Raptors vs. Indiana Pacers One of the wackier NBA regular seasons in history is over, for better or worse, and the two-month playoff run is set to begin. With the first round upon us, the minds at Ball Don't Lie decided to preview each series. We start with Toronto and Indiana. How They Got Here • Toronto: After a long, typically blustery and … [Read more...]

BDL's 2014-15 NBA Playoff Previews: Toronto Raptors vs. Indiana Pacers One of the wackier NBA regular seasons in history is over, for better or worse, and the two-month playoff run is set to begin. With the first round upon us, the minds at Ball Don't Lie decided to preview each series. We start with Toronto and Indiana. How They Got Here • Toronto: After a long, typically blustery and … [Read more...]

'Mamba out': Kobe pours in 60 in career finale 8:53 AM ET print LOS ANGELES -- Playing in the last game of his 20-year career, Kobe Bryant put on a show for a sold-out Staples Center crowd one final time, pouring in a season-high 60 points and steering his team to a 101-96 comeback win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. After outscoring the Jazz by himself 23-21 in the … [Read more...]

Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: 'Mamba Out' & GSW win 73 The Warriors and Stephen Curry made serious history, Kobe Bryant went out with a bang and 60 points, and the Hawks squandered an opportunity and will face the Celtics in Round 1 of the playoffs. Dose breaks the busiest night of the year down. Follow me on Twitter here! And check out the Playoff Player Rankings if you have a playoff … [Read more...]