Miami Heat's Wade suspended for one game for kicking opponent in the groin

Oops this must be hurting as Miami Heat star Dwayne Wade kicked Ramon Sessions in the groin half way through the fourth quarter on Wednesday.

Photo: Mail Online

For his offensive gesture, NBA has suspended Dwayne Wade for one game.

The kick caught Sessions on the groin and caused him to double-over. Sessions was called for a foil. Wade was not, despite a referee being just a few steps away. Sessions says he thinks Wade intentionally nailed him in the crotch. Wade has not commented.

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However, Heat went on to win the game 105-92.

It may be added that this isn't the first time Wade had gotten physical with opponents on the court.

Read more about it at: Mail Online

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Top 20 Craziest NBA Players

Everyone has his own explanation and definition of being crazy - but what about the athletes and players being crazy? And if they are crazy by any definition, then who are he craziest?

Business Insider in their recent post has listed 20 craziest players of NBA ever and define the term crazy as:

"We'll define it as instability either on or off that court in results in some confounding headline-making antics."

Some of the Top 20 NBA craziest players

The list of 20 include names of players like Delonte West, Ivan Johnson, DeShawn Stevenson, Michael Beasley, Kevin Garnett, yler Hansbrough, DeMarcus Cousins, Joakim Noah, Stephen Jackson, Raja Bell and many more.

Read details / see slide show and find out why these have been called 'crazy': Business Insider

NBA: Jimmer Fredette returns to New York to face the Knicks

For the first and only time this season, Glens Falls native Jimmer Fredette returns to play in his home state when the New York Knicks host the Sacramento Kings Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.

Through the first 27 games of his rookie campaign, the 6-foot-2 Fredette has struggled mightily. After leading BYU to its first Sweet 16 appearance in 20 years and garnering the 2011 James Naismith Men’s College Basketball Player of the Year Award, Fredette was selected with the 10th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and was immediately traded to Sacramento as part of a three-team deal, thus beginning the professional career of the former Glens Falls Indian.

Read more: The Saratogian

Legendary College Basketball Coach Dies

[ via Huffington Post ] 

Gene Bartow, 81, who succeeded John Wooden at UCLA and later began UAB's athletic program, has died, UAB officials said. He was diagnosed with stomach cancer in April 2009. 

Bartow, who was the president of the company that owns the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies and FedEx Forum, died Tuesday evening at his home in Birmingham, Ala., after a battle with stomach cancer, said university spokesman Norm Reilly.

"Coach Bartow is a beloved figure in college basketball and in the lives of many players and fans," said UAB athletic director Brian Mackin in a statement. "He was a great man and dedicated leader who set a standard of excellence for UAB athletics."

Read more: Huffington Post

Hamed Haddadi resigns with Memphis Grizzlies

[ via Tehran Times ] 1 Jan

America’s premium basketball team the Memphis Grizzlies have re-signed Iranian star Hamed Haddadi.

Per team policy and terms of the deal were not disclosed, Grizzlies website reported on Saturday. 

The 26-year-old is the first Iranian ever to play in the NBA. The 7-foot-2 reserve center averaged 2.4 points with 2.2 rebounds in 31 games last season for the Grizzlies.

In three years with the Grizzlies, the 7-foot-2 reserve center only appeared 86 times for the team, averaging 2.2 points.