Author Abner Jackson III

Photo Credit: Getty Images / Ronald Martinez Mike Conley had 19 points, 12 assists and 7 rebounds to help the Memphis Grizzlies defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-105. Memphis is now tied 1-1 in the...

  Jeff Teague scored a playoff career-high 28 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks to 101-93 road victory against the Indiana Pacers. Paul Millsap had 25 points and 8 rebounds for the Hawks. DeMarre...

      The summer of 2004 was a big disappointment being a Los Angeles Lakers fan. The Lakers beat some of the top teams in the Western Conference before reaching the 2004 NBA...

Photo courtesy of www.hawksbasketblog.com   The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Miami Heat 98-85 to clinch the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. This victory helped the Hawks make the...

Photo courtesy of www.nbaat90s.com.   Shaquille O’Neal was drafted by the Orlando Magic with first overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft. O’Neal was a standout player at Louisiana State University...

Photo Credit: NY Daily News   The Connecticut Huskies defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 60-54 to win its fourth National Championship. Senior Shabazz Napier scored a game-high 22 points for the...

  LeBron James scored a game-high 38 points and had a team-high 6 assists to help the Miami Heat defeat the New York Knicks 102-91. Chris Bosh had 14 points and 7 rebounds for the Heat. The Heat...

  Freshman Aaron Harrison hit the game winning three-pointer with 2.3 seconds left to help the Kentucky Wildcats advance to the Final Four and defeat the Michigan Wolverines 75-72. Harrison...

  Eric Bledsoe scored a game-high 20 points to help the Phoenix Suns defeat the Atlanta Hawks 102-95. Goran Dragic scored 19 points for the Suns and Channing Frye scored 18 points for the Suns. The...

  Joakim Noah is currently a two-time All-Star Center for the Chicago Bulls. Noah was drafted from the University of Florida with the 9th pick in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Bulls. Noah led the...

Photo Credit: Getty Images   Paul Millsap first career triple-double led the Atlanta Hawks to a 118-113 overtime victory over the Toronto Raptors. Millsap had 19 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists;...

  Ray Allen came off the bench to score 25 points to help lead the Miami Heat to a 113-104 victory over the Houston Rockets. Allen made 7 out of 11 shots, 7 out of 7 free throws and was 4-for-6...

Defensive back Deion Sanders #21 of the Atlanta Falcons walks on the field during a game against the New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium on October 7, 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Falcons won...

  Andrew Bynum grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds in his Indiana debut to help lead the Pacers to a 94-83 victory over the Boston Celtics. David West scored a game-high 24 points for the Pacers. Bynum...

  Ashanti hosted her Braveheart album release party on March 7th at Prive Atlanta. She was joined by family, close friends, and celebrities such as Big Tigger, Lil Scrappy and actor/comedian Alex...

  The Atlanta Hawks played their first season in Atlanta in 1968. They played the inaugural season in the NBA as the Buffalo Bisons in 1946. The Hawks played in three different cities before...

  Allen Iverson recently had his Number 3 jersey retired by the Philadelphia 76ers on March 1, 2014. Iverson was the number one overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the 76ers after a stellar...

Tony Parker returned from injury to lead the San Antonio Spurs to 112-106 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Parker had 22 points and 7 assists for the Spurs. The Spurs had six players to score in...

  LeBron James returned from missing the previous game with a broken nose to score a game-high 31 points and lead the Miami Heat to a 108-82 victory over the New York Knicks. James has scored 30...

Fabolous & Tony Khuu   I, Abner,  had the pleasure of interviewing my fellow University of Central Florida (UCF) alumni Tony Khuu, one of the owners of VAIN Nightclub in Orlando, FL. In 2013,...

Photo courtesy of www.cmgworldwide.com   Jackie Robinson was a pioneer for all of sports and one of the best to ever play Negro League and Major League Baseball.  In 1945, Robinson played one...

  The WWE Network will launch today, at 9 a.m. EST, and WWE will be offering a free trial for the first week.  It will become the first ever streaming network and featuring all WWE live...

Photo Credit: www.cbssports.com   The Philadelphia 76ers traded Forward/Guard Evan Turner and Forward Lavoy Allen to the Indiana Pacers, and acquired Forward Danny Granger.  Turner was averaging a...

Photo courtesy of www.bleacherreport.com Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers helped led the East All-Star team to a 163-155 over the West All-Star team, scoring 24 of those in the second half.  The...

Rising starlet Kelsey Nicole Byers, better known to many as Kelsey Nykole, is setting her footprints in the entertainment industry.  Kelsey Nykole is currently a cast member of VH1’s "Couples Therapy"...

  The city of New Orleans will host their second NBA All-Star Game on February 16, 2014.  New Orleans hosted it February 17, 2008 when the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference...

Photo Credit: www.streetsofthea.com   The NBA All-Star Weekend is approaching in two days and all teams have played 50-52 games out of the 82 game season.  The Indiana Pacers have the best record...

Photo Credit: www.newson6.com   Kevin Durant scored 41 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the New York Knicks 112-100.  Durant had 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 assist away from recording...

  Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway was drafted by the Golden State Warriors  - with the 3rd overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft - and was traded to the Orlando Magic on a draft night trade.  Penny...

Photo courtesy of www.kgmi.com.   The Seattle Seahawks scored a safety on the first play of the game and went on to crush the Denver Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII to earn their first Super Bowl...