Basketball has long been one of my favorite sports. While baseball was my first love as a youngster, I gravitated toward basketball as the years went along. If I had time to play or watch as my teenage years rolled around, that’s what I was doing.
It certainly didn’t hurt that I grew up in a great era, that being the one that featured Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and, of course, Michael Jordan — among others. The NBA was must-see television back then and college basketball wasn’t far behind in terms of entertainment, at least for me.
In the years since, I’ve been fortunate enough to witness some of the greatest careers of all time, specifically those of talents such as Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and LeBron James. And while the game may have changed over the last couple of decades, my love for basketball certainly hasn’t.
Click on the links below to read my basketball pieces from 2022.
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Win Over the Hawks?
Sportscasting | December 31, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Loss to the Heat?
Sportscasting | December 29, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Win Over the Magic?
Sportscasting | December 27, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Loss to the Mavericks?
Sportscasting | December 26, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Loss to the Hornets?
Sportscasting | December 24, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Loss to the Kings?
Sportscasting | December 22, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Loss to the Suns?
Sportscasting | December 20, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Win Over the Wizards?
Sportscasting | December 19, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Win Over the Nuggets?
Sportscasting | December 17, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Loss to the Celtics?
Sportscasting | December 14, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Win Over the Pistons?
Sportscasting | December 11, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Loss to the 76ers?
Sportscasting | December 10, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Loss to the Raptors?
Sportscasting | December 8, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Loss to the Cavaliers?
Sportscasting | December 7, 2022
‘The Last Dance’ Redux: Bulls Shake Off a Rough Shooting Night From Michael Jordan and Cruise to an Easy Win Over the Bucks
Sportscasting | December 5, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Win Over the Wizards?
Sportscasting | December 5, 2022
‘The Last Dance’ Redux: Michael Jordan Gets a Ton of Help From His Fellow Starters as the Bulls Best the Celtics
Sportscasting | December 3, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Win Over the Bucks?
Sportscasting | December 3, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Win Over the Blazers?
Sportscasting | December 1, 2022
‘The Last Dance’ Redux: Michael Jordan Owns the Team He Later Actually Owned as the Bulls Took Down the Wizards
Sportscasting | November 29, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Loss to the Pacers?
Sportscasting | November 29, 2022
‘The Last Dance’ Redux: The Bulls Lose Their Second Straight in an Eastern Conference Finals Preview With the Pacers
Sportscasting | November 28, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Win Over the Spurs?
Sportscasting | November 27, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Win Over the Spurs?
Sportscasting | November 26, 2022
‘The Last Dance’ Redux: Michael Jordan Came Nowhere Near the Last Shot as the Bulls Take a One-Point Loss to the Sonics
Sportscasting | November 25, 2022
Why the ‘Shaq’ HBO Documentary Won’t Feature as Much Kobe Bryant Content as You Might Think
Sportscasting | November 23, 2022
‘The Last Dance’ Redux: Michael Jordan Stays Hot as the Bulls Take Down the Kings
Sportscasting | November 23, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Loss to the Suns?
Sportscasting | November 23, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Win Over the Spurs?
Sportscasting | November 21, 2022
‘The Last Dance’ Redux: Michael Jordan Has His Highest-Scoring Game of the Entire Year in a Double-OT Win Over the Clippers
Sportscasting | November 21, 2022
‘The Last Dance’ Redux: Michael Jordan Got Help, and the Bulls Still Lost to the Surprising Suns
Sportscasting | November 20, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Win Over the Pistons?
Sportscasting | November 19, 2022
Larry Johnson Gets Specific On How He Would Dominate Today’s NBA
Sportscasting | November 18, 2022
Shooting Down John Salley’s Absurd Phil Jackson Conspiracy Theory on Kobe Bryant’s 81-Point Game
Sportscasting | November 17, 2022
Nick Young Has a Legitimate Gripe Over Being Left Off the 75 Greatest Lakers List
Sportscasting | November 16, 2022
‘The Last Dance’ Redux: Michael Jordan and the Bulls Avenge an Ugly Loss to the Cavaliers With an Ugly Win
Sportscasting | November 15, 2022
‘The Last Dance’ Redux: Michael Jordan Finally Gets Some Help as the Bulls Break Losing Streak to Get Back Over .500
Sportscasting | November 14, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Win Over the Nets?
Sportscasting | November 14, 2022
‘The Last Dance’ Redux: Michael Jordan Has a Rough Shooting Night Against His Future Team as the Bulls Take a Bad Loss to the Wizards to Drop to .500
Sportscasting | November 12, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Loss to the Kings?
Sportscasting | November 12, 2022
‘The Last Dance’ Redux: Michael Jordan and the Bulls Took One of Their Worst Losses of the Year on Veterans Day to the Cavaliers
Sportscasting | November 11, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Loss to the Clippers?
Sportscasting | November 10, 2022
Let’s Not Forget LeBron James Technically Became the NBA’s All-Time Leading Scorer a While Ago
Sportscasting | November 9, 2022
‘The Last Dance’ Redux: Steve Kerr Bails Out Michael Jordan With His Highest-Scoring Game in a Bulls Uniform in a Win Over the Nets
Sportscasting | November 8, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Loss to the Jazz?
Sportscasting | November 8, 2022
‘The Last Dance’ Redux: Michael Jordan Outscores His Fellow Bulls Starters For the Third Straight Game in a Loss to the Hawks
Sportscasting | November 7, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Loss to the Cavaliers?
Sportscasting | November 6, 2022
‘The Last Dance’ Redux: Michael Jordan Battles Several Career Enemies, Nearly Sets a Career-High in Rebounds as the Bulls Beat the Magic
Sportscasting | November 5, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Loss to the Jazz?
Sportscasting | November 5, 2022
‘The Last Dance’ Redux: Michael Jordan Missed the Most Shots of His Entire Career but Made the Ones That Mattered Most in a Double-OT Win Over the Spurs
Sportscasting | November 3, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Win Over the Pelicans?
Sportscasting | November 3, 2022
Chris Bosh Just Cashed the Last of His Bobby Bonilla-Type Checks From the Miami Heat
Sportscasting | November 1, 2022
‘The Last Dance’ Redux: Michael Jordan and the Bulls Get Their Rings and Their First Win of the 1997-98 NBA Season
Sportscasting | November 1, 2022
‘The Last Dance’ Redux: Michael Jordan and the Bulls Cough Up a Huge Lead to Kick Off the 1997-98 Season in a Loss to the Celtics
Sportscasting | October 31, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Win Over the Nuggets?
Sportscasting | October 31, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Loss to the Timberwolves?
Sportscasting | October 29, 2022
LeBron James Should Look to Michael Jordan’s First NBA Title-Winning Bulls Team for Comfort During the Lakers’ Winless Start
Sportscasting | October 27, 2022
What Was Michael Jordan’s Worst Record to Start an NBA Season?
Sportscasting | October 27, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Loss to the Nuggets?
Sportscasting | October 27, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Loss to Portland?
Sportscasting | October 24, 2022
How Close Is LeBron James to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s All-Time NBA Scoring Record Following the Lakers’ Loss to the Clippers?
Sportscasting | October 21, 2022
LeBron James Set to Break All-Time NBA Scoring Record Next Week (No, Not That One)
Sportscasting | October 19, 2022
WATCH: James Harden Makes a Fool of Himself in the 76ers’ Opening Night Loss to the Celtics
Sportscasting | October 19, 2022
What Is LeBron James’ Best (and Worst) NBA Opening Night Performance?
Sportscasting | October 18, 2022
Kenny Smith Likens Michael Jordan to a ‘Beautiful Wife’ You Take for Granted
Sportscasting | July 21, 2022
Who Was Barry Bremen of ‘The Great Imposter and Me’, the Eccentric Disguise Artist and Subject of Jeremy Schaap’s ESPN Documentary?
Sportscasting | July 12, 2022
LeBron James & Shaquille O’Neal Headline a Group of Forgotten NBA Duos Who Played More Games Together Than Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving Did With the Brooklyn Nets
Sportscasting | July 7, 2022
Chet Holmgren Set Multiple NBA Summer League Records in Oklahoma City Thunder Debut
Sportscasting | July 6, 2022
Wilt Chamberlain Claimed Michael Jordan Had It Easier in the NBA Than He Did
Sportscasting | July 4, 2022
The Top 5 NBA Scorers of the 1990s
Sportscasting | July 2, 2022
Miles Bridges Has Put Michael Jordan and the Charlotte Hornets in an Extremely Awkward Position
Sportscasting | June 30, 2022
Shaquille O’Neal Says There Are Only 4 True NBA Superstars, Specifically Snubs Kawhi Leonard
Sportscasting | June 30, 2022
Ranking the Top 10 NBA Free Agents Who Could Be Game Changers in the 2022 Market
Sportscasting | June 28, 2022
The New York Knicks Use the 2022 NBA Draft to Doom Themselves to More Years Away From Title Contention
Sportscasting | June 23, 2022
Jabari Smith Jr. Is Now Houston’s Problem as the Orlando Magic Draft Paolo Banchero
Sportscasting | June 23, 2022
2022 NBA Draft Results
Sportscasting | June 23, 2022
Michael Jordan Wasn’t Overly Enthusiastic in a Conference Call When the Bulls Attempted to Bring Sam Bowie to Chicago
Sportscasting | June 23, 2022
Why the Los Angeles Lakers Don’t Have a Pick in the 2022 NBA Draft
Sportscasting | June 22, 2022
Why the Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat Were Forced to Forfeit Picks in the 2022 NBA Draft
Sportscasting | June 21, 2022
How Many Father-Son Combos Have Won NBA Championships?
Sportscasting | June 15, 2022
Former Bulls Doctor Has a New Theory on Michael Jordan’s Famous ‘Flu Game’
Sportscasting | June 16, 2022
Michael Jordan Once Had a Worse NBA Finals Shooting Night Than Stephen Curry Did in Game 5 Against the Celtics
Sportscasting | June 14, 2022
Shaquille O’Neal Names the Pair of Franchises He Would’ve Joined if He ‘Knew It Was Okay to Join People’ on an NBA Superteam
Sportscasting | June 13, 2022
Ranking Stephen Curry’s 5 Best NBA Finals Performances
Sportscasting | June 13, 2022
Steve Kerr Says John Stockton Was a ‘Dirty Bastard’
Sportscasting | June 10, 2022
It’s Easy to Forget ‘Pistol’ Pete Maravich Ended His Career With the Boston Celtics
Sportscasting | June 10, 2022
Kobe Bryant and His Mamba Mentality Were ‘Hated’ By the Rest of the NBA, Says Gilbert Arenas
Sportscasting | June 7, 2022
George Gervin Says Michael Jordan Isn’t the NBA Goat, Claims ‘He Couldn’t Score Like Ice’
Sportscasting | June 5, 2022
LeBron James Ranks Ahead of Michael Jordan in New ‘Best NBA Players’ Study but Neither Made the Top 5
Sportscasting | June 4, 2022
John Salley Perfectly Explains Why Neither Michael Jordan Nor LeBron James Can Be Considered the NBA GOAT
Sportscasting | June 2, 2022
How Many NBA Championships Have the Golden State Warriors Won?
Sportscasting | June 2, 2022
‘Pistol’ Pete Maravich Said Larry Bird Was the ‘Very Best’ Player in the NBA Before His Death
Sportscasting | June 2, 2022
Reggie Miller Says Drazen Petrovic, Not Michael Jordan, Was the ‘Hardest Cover’ of His NBA Career
Sportscasting | May 26, 2022
Luka Doncic and Jason Kidd Are Talking Like the Dallas Mavericks’ Season Is Already Over
Sportscasting | May 24, 2022
Exclusive: Trae Young Talks His Favorite NBA Players, the NBA Playoffs, and Shining the Light on Mental Health
Sportscasting | May 22, 2022
Scottie Pippen Back to Talking Positively About Michael Jordan While Taking Digs at LeBron James’ Lakers
Sportscasting | May 20, 2022
Dwyane Wade Perfectly Describes Where He Ranks Among the All-Time Great Shooting Guards
Sportscasting | May 17, 2022
Kenny Smith Says Vernon Maxwell Was the Only NBA Player Who ‘Irritated’ Michael Jordan
Sportscasting | May 17, 2022
Robert Horry Chooses Damian Lillard Over Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant as the Greatest Clutch Shooter in NBA History
Sportscasting | May 16, 2022
Jimmy Butler Eviscerated the 76ers Off the Court After Torching His Old Team to End Their Season
Sportscasting | May 13, 2022
James Harden: A Longtime and Troubling Trend Has Followed ‘The Beard’ to the Philadelphia 76ers
Sportscasting | May 11, 2022
Michael Jordan’s Son Chose Hakeem Olajuwon Over LeBron James as the Second-Best NBA Player of All Time Behind His Dad
Sportscasting | May 10, 2022
How Many Players Have Won Back-to-Back NBA MVP Awards?
Sportscasting | May 9, 2022
LeBron James’ All-Time Dream Teammates Are Surprisingly Not Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant
Sportscasting | May 8, 2022
Scottie Pippen Initially Named Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley In His All-Time Starting Five, but Quickly Replaced Barkley
Sportscasting | May 4, 2022
Luka Doncic Joins Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant in the NBA Record Books
Sportscasting | May 3, 2022
Scottie Pippen Says Michael Jordan May Have Cost Him an NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
Sportscasting | May 2, 2022
Terry Cummings, Underappreciated Bucks All-Star, Was the Only Player to Outscore Michael Jordan in the NBA Playoffs and So Much More
Sportscasting | April 22, 2022
Magic Johnson Dishes on the Cold-Blooded ‘Advice’ Michael Jordan Gave Him During His NBA Comeback
Sportscasting | April 22, 2022
Shaquille O’Neal Quickly and Emphatically Shut Down Comparisons of Joel Embiid and James Harden to Himself and Kobe Bryant
Sportscasting | April 20, 2022
How Many NBA Scoring Champions Have Won an NBA Title the Same Season?
Sportscasting | April 16, 2022
Who Has the Most NBA Scoring Titles?
Sportscasting | April 13, 2022
Joel Embiid Winning the Scoring Title Has Doomed the Philadelphia 76ers’ NBA Championship Chances
Sportscasting | April 12, 2022
Duke vs. North Carolina: Who Has More Head-to-Head Wins in the Rivalry?
Sportscasting | April 2, 2022
James Worthy, Not Michael Jordan, Was the True Hero for North Carolina in the 1982 NCAA Championship Game
Sportscasting | March 29, 2022
Michael Jordan Dreamed of Playing for UCLA, Not North Carolina
Sportscasting | March 25, 2022
2022 NCAA Tournament: What a Reseeded Men’s Sweet 16 Would Look Like
Sportscasting | March 23, 2022
Dominique Wilkins Puzzled by Scottie Pippen’s Hatred of Michael Jordan
Sportscasting | February 24, 2022
The Luke Norris Experience 