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Sports Illustrated recently released a top 15 list, as voted on by current NBA players, of their favorite broadcasters in the business. No surprise that Charles Barkley is on the top, but how about Bill Walton cracking the top 10. Let's breakdown each pick, and what makes them good and bad.

There aren’t a lot of red-haired players in the NBA. That’s one of the reasons Patrick Gonzalez, who has red hair, is a fan of Matt Bonner, a ginger-headed back-up center for his hometown San Antonio Spurs. So to pay homage to the sharp-shooting bigman, Gonzalez had a rather accurate image of his favorite player shaved into the back of his head.

Ever since two lucky soldiers successfully got Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake to be their dates for the Marine Corps Ball, people have been posting videos online openly seeking their favorite stars to accompany them to prom or dance galas as their date. Here’s another one, and the star being sought this time is basketball sensation Jeremy Lin.

Teams are fighting it out to make the NBA playoff field, as the season is down to its final 10 days. Here’s what’s happening in the NBA this week:

This is video of a recent NBA basketball game between the New Jersey Nets and Boston Celtics, in which it appears as though the Nets' broadcast team of Ian Eagle and Mike Fratello get into it on the air a little bit.

The 76ers, Knicks and Bucks are fighting to claim the seventh and eighth seeds in the NBA’s Eastern Conference playoff race as the regular season winds dow. In the Western Conference, five teams seek to fill the last three postseason slots. Here’s what’s happening in the NBA this week:

Hamilton will graduate in May

Just a little more than three weeks are left in the 2011-12 NBA season. Teams are trying to improve their playoff seedings and stay healthy as the postseason approaches. Here’s what’s happening in the NBA this week:

NBA teams have fewer than 20 games remaining in their 2011-12 seasons. Only the Atlantic and Pacific division races are still close, while the Chicago Bulls are the lone team to clinch a playoff spot thus far. Here’s what’s happening in the NBA this week:

“Success in the NBA is more about the players, and less about the coach, than any league, pro or amateur, in U.S. sports,” wrote Gregg Doyel of CBS Sports in 1999. “More and more, superstars call the shots,” said Sports Illustrated’s five years prior. Each year that goes by seems to give the players more power and make coaches more vulnerable.

With NBA rosters now set after the passing of the trade deadline last Thursday, teams are positioned for the season’s final 20-plus games and the playoff push. Here’s what’s happening in the NBA this week:

Check out this behind-the-back pass by Danilo Gallinari to his Denver Nuggets' teammate, Kenneth Faried.

The NBA trade deadline is Thursday. While some teams are trying to make a deal that could help elevate their franchise into the elite category, Chicago and Oklahoma City, the league’s best squads, don’t figure to make a major move. Here’s what’s happening in the NBA:

Two triple-doubles in three games from the Boston Celtics’ Rajon Rondo and a 57-point performance from Deron Williams of the New Jersey Nets highlighted the first week after the all-star break in the NBA. Here’s what else is happening in pro basketball:

With the all-star break now completed, the NBA will begin the remainder of its 2011-12 season on Tuesday night. Philadelphia, Chicago and Miami lead their respective divisions in the Eastern Conference, while San Antonio, Oklahoma City and the Los Angeles Clippers top the divisions of the Western Conference. Here’s what’s happening in the NBA:

The NBA all-star break began after Thursday night’s games, with the NBA All-Star Game scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 26 in Orlando (7:30 PM ET; TNT-TV). Though the preseason labor dispute between the players’ union and owners forced a compressed NBA schedule, the NBA’s greatest players have continued to throw down spectacular dunks. Here are 10 of the best dunks of the NBA season so far.

This year’s NBA Slam Dunk Contest saw a lot of firsts, including Jeremy Evans making the winning drunk by leaping over Kevin Hart. The comedian had bustled onto the court dressed as a stuttering mailman with a package for Evans.

When he played in the Sun Belt Conference at Western Kentucky, Jeremy Evans showed he could jump with the best of them. At the NBA All-Star game, Evans showed everyone how high.....and how creative.....he could be. The Utah Jazz forward was named the Slam Dunk Champion in a vote by fans from across the country...

Linsanity? Lincredible? Linnovative? As New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin's legend continues to grow, one pun after another using Lin's name has popped up. But is this the best one so far? Yes. Unless you're a family member...

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