Shane: I've been waiting for you Manu; we meet again at last. The circle is now complete, when I left you I was the learner, but now I am the master.

Hey, Shane Battier, how did it feel to spend all of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on the bench?

During the regular season, Shane Battier was a key cog in the Miami Heat's small-ball offense. His willingness to guard bigger power forwards and his ability to cause matchup problems on the offensive end with his three-point shooting were big factors in the Heat's success. But his inability to guard David West and…

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Roy Hibbert has had an eventful 24 hours on Twitter. He spent last night responding directly to fans' criticisms and questions about his team's Game 1 loss to the Heat, and now he's moved on to calling out Shane Battier for being a dirty player.

This is what happens when your team sweeps its first-round playoff series and you end up with a lot of free time on your hands.

March Madness arrived early in last night's Boston-Miami game, but that had less to do with LeBron James's improbably perfect game-winning jumper over Jeff Green, and far more to do with the mindless, inane three-and-three-quarter-minute review on the following play.

NBAPA head Billy Hunter, lately revealed to the general public to be a nepotism-loving, watch-gifting union boss in the Tammany style, is on indefinite leave as of yesterday. The NBAPA hired outside counsel, likely in advance of an attempt to oust Hunter permanently, while Hunter declared the NBAPA's actions against…

If you were looking for a fresh reason to hate on the Miami Heat this year, Shane Battier's come through for you. The Grizzlies forward announced on Twitter this morning that he's joining the Heat. Somehow, a Jimmy Buffett reference made it into the mix. That alone almost makes this more damning than LeBron's The…

Midway through last night's Thunder-Rockets game, Kevin Durant swung the ball out to Russell Westbrook who drove straight to the hoop and elevated for a dunk that straight embarrassed alleged defensive maestro Shane Battier.