Bearable: Zach Randolph has been a straight mauler in these playoffs, averaging 18.9 points and 8.8 rebounds. The Memphis Grizzlies advanced to their first-ever Western Conference finals behind the strong play of ZACH RANDOLPH (28 points, 14 rebounds), TONY ALLEN (11 points) and MIKE CONLEY (13 points, 11 assists) as KEVIN DURANT and defending West champs Oklahoma City Thunder were dethroned, 88-84 Wednesday night in OKC… Strong...

What better way to open another season of our Sunday’s Best series than with a special Mother’s Day edition? Today’s top celebrated athletes know their world famous talent would not be possible without the nurturing, love and support of their moms. So we grabbed the best shots of them with the one person that made it all possible. Scroll down, y’all… NFL MVP Adrian Peterson’s Most Valuable Person in his...

They say if you play basketball enough, you’ll eventually get dunked on. No matter who you are. Well, add OKC superstar KEVIN DURANT to the mix. Durant caught a faceful (and the foul) from Rockets guard CARLOS DELFINO during this fastbreak rim attack in the second half of Houston’s 105-103 victory over the Thunder in Game 4 Monday night… Delfino scored 13 points as the Rockets—minus starting guard Jeremy...

Shooting star: Durant will shoot instead for his first NBA title rather than trying for his fourth scoring title. It appears CARMELO ANTHONY will win this season’s NBA scoring title. KEVIN DURANT, who needed to score 70 points against Milwaukee tonight to overtake Melo, is, like the Knicks superstar, sitting out the last regular season game of the year instead. Some folks are upset that Durant is not even making an attempt at his...

Seems the league would like to curb the more meaner, fiercer Kevin Durant that has emerged for OKC this season. The NBA has fined KEVIN DURANT for what they term “a menacing gesture” during Thursday night’s Thunder-Warriors game. The “infraction” occurred late in the second quarter following a RUSSELL WESTBROOK rejection that led to this Durantula of a dunk… So NBA policeman and Executive Vice President...

Twitter Litter returns with our first installment of 2013. Ok, let’s make the rounds… KEVIN DURANT, RUSSELL WESTBROOK and JAMES HARDEN got an opportunity to be the ‘Three Amigos’ again during All-Star Weekend, displaying their contrasting styles. KD’s dark hat and glasses look and Harden’s hooded gray vest and flannel shirt ensemble are choice. Westbrook’s loud ‘Why Not?’ Louie V. shirt...

Sidelined indefinitely: Rondo may be faced with a long recovery period similar to the time Derrick Rose has been out. As I mentioned after Sunday’s unfortunate news out of Boston that Celtics All-Star guard RAJON RONDO had tore his right ACL and would miss the remainder of the NBA season, season-ending injuries are the single most devastating event in sports. In the aftermath of the Rondo news, NBA players from around the league...

I don’t know what you’ve heard but the general consensus around the league is that KEVIN DURANT is on a certified mission this year. The NBA’s premier scorer poured in 32 points against the L.A. Clippers on Tuesday, thwarting every Clipper comeback attempt with key jumpers, dagger threes and this emphatic slam dunk in OKC’s 109-97 road victory at...

Rajon Rondo makes his first-ever start in the NBA All-Star game. He’ll likely make many more in the years to come. On Thursday, the 2013 NBA All-Star starters were named for the Feb 17 game at the Toyota Center in Houston and to no one’s surprise, KOBE BRYANT, KEVIN DURANT, CHRIS PAUL, BLAKE GRIFFIN and DWIGHT HOWARD head the Western Conference team while LEBRON JAMES, CARMELO ANTHONY, DWYANE WADE, RAJON RONDO and KEVIN GARNETT...

The next time Durant gets emotional on the court, he’ll remember what his grandma told him about his language. In addition to putting up plenty of points, KEVIN DURANT has been showing plenty of emotion on the hardwood this season. So much so that the OKC superstar has been caught foul mouthing the refs after calls. But Durant issued an apology for his outbursts after his grand mom mildly scolded him via text message for swearing so...