The NBA stole the headlines this summer for all the wrong reasons. As the league kicks off the 2007-2008 season this week, commissioner David Stern and company have some serious PR work to do.

The Golden State Warriors had the NBA collective going nuts last year with their postseason performance. Can they do it again? Here are some thoughts on their chances in the race for NBA supremacy.

What happens to a kid that doesn't make it in the sports world? Who's to blame and what can be done when it doesn't go as predicted?

With Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in the fold, the Boston Celtics are talking NBA championship. For Danny Ainge and Doc Rivers, it's win now or prepare for an inglorious return to the TNT broadcasting booth and Marv Albert.

For one largely undistinguished young point guard, the Kevin Garnett trade could turn out to be a career defining moment. Who is this point guard? Read on to find out.

Roger Goodell runs the greatest league in the world, the NFL. When your good, they want you to do more. Goodell is being asked to run the NBA and MLB as well. Will he break down under the pressure?

The man-child anointed king of the NBA four years ago appeared ready to assume his throne, but he could not conquer the West. LeBron James still has a way to go before he completely rules the NBA.

The potential roadblocks were supposed to come during the Western Conference Finals or in the NBA Finals. However, behind the wizardry of Golden State's coach Don Nelson, the Warriors are one game away from becoming just the third eighth-seed to knock off a one-seed. They are also on the verge of pulling off what could be one of the greatest upsets in NBA history.

OK, here it is... The latest Kobe Bryant debate. Should he take over every game or should he try to be the distributor that Phil Jackson has always wanted him to be?

Who should it be, Greg Oden or Kevin Durant. The number one pick, in the NBA draft is up in the air. Two of the top players in the country, and both freshman are the debate, Oden or Durant. That’s the question. The powerful center or the superstar forward, for number one. Let the debate begin.