basketball

The pressures of a half-court shot are immense enough with having to worry about sinking said shot, averting an air ball or even making sure the basketball succeeds in making the long flight to the hoop. But this guy, Kevin, appears to have encountered a whole different worry we never saw coming -- like when your ball gets stuck between the hoop and a backboard.

You just don't see magic like this in the NBA. Mostly because a professional athlete would probably never lob the ball backwards over his head.

Now we remember why we didn't make the NBA cut — we can't defy gravity.

Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim picked up with No. 903, moving him past Bobby Knight into second on the NCAA men's Division I all-time wins list, as the Orange thumped Rutgers, 78-53, Wednesday at the Carrier Dome.

Some basketball players like Shaq and John Salley have shown their musical prowesses off the court, or even made a second career out of their vocal skills (or lack thereof). But, at other times, NBA players without any vocal abilities have dipped their toes into the waters of the music world thanks to cameos in music videos.

We never get tired of watching families reunite after long tours of duty in the military. Watch what happens when this Marine returns from Afghanistan and surprises his little brother with a public reunion in front of his B-ball buddies.

The Oneonta Board of Women’s Basketball Officials and board 46 IAABO men’s officials are looking for new basketball officials.

We always like to help our area school's get the word out about upcoming events.  Franklin Central School's Junior class will be hosting a basketball tournament this Saturday April 21, 2012 10am at the school.  This fundraiser will help cover the cost of their prom...