Hey look! Actual NBA players, playing organized ball. The Impact League out in Las Vegas is underway and many players have made the trip to join in the training series to stay in shape and run for four quarters as the lockout rages on. Players such as Jermaine O’Neal, JJ Hickson, Austin Daye, and many others […]

As October inches closer and training camp usually starting in a matter of weeks, so does the final word on whether there will be a new NBA season or if games will be lost due to the lockout. And as much as there has been some positive news lately that the season will be saved […]

When you turned 21, I’m sure you had a get together with some of your closest friends, maybe hit up a sports club, got inebriated, bought rounds of cheap beer, some liquor, and felt you did up your birthday in grand style. Of course you were not a 21-year old NBA star with more money than […]

Sure there are positive signs the NBA season might start on time but reality is the lockout is still in effect and it’s dangerously close to affecting the upcoming season. Namely training camps. That’s right, if the lockout continues this month, training camps will be the first to feel the impact of the lockout and […]

I can remember when video games were just a past time. Slap in your Atari 2600 cartridge and pass a few hours with your pals. But as technology has advanced, gaming has become a part of everyday life and not to mention have become major motion films. Indeed it seems everyone is getting into competitive […]

Shaquille O’Neal gave himself many names over the course of his career (“The Big Aristotle,” “The Big Shamrock” among them)  So one can only anticipate what he will conjure up next for the latest accolade he received from his alma mater LSU. LSU honored O’Neal the only way fitting for the big man, with a […]

As Miami Heat’s LeBron James tours China, he fielded some questions on the lockout, and Miami’s chances at winning a title. And despite the fact the upcoming NBA season is in doubt, James is training as if training camps will open next month and says the Heat will win a title sooner rather than later. […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant is making his way through China and took time to make an appearance to discuss the NBA lockout, the recently retired Yao Ming and winning NBA championships. And by winning NBA championships, Bryant says he has a hunter mentality and forgets he already has five rings. Say what you want […]

If Georgia wants to qualify for the London 2012 games, it would seem they will have to do it without Zaza Pachulia. The Hawks center suffered a leg injury (via probasketballtalk) in a match against Bulgaria and will be out the rest of the tournament. A huge blow to the Georgian squad who are already […]

From playing overseas to football, it seems many locked out NBA players are looking for other outlets to pass the time as the CBA negotiations push forward. For Phoenix Suns’ Steve Nash, the offseason has also given him a chance to hit the soccer field with the team he serves as part-owner, the Vancouver Whitecaps. […]

As Crossover Chronicles’ John Karalis reported, the Goodman League will take on the Indy Pro-Am League this month in what should be another highlight-filled game to catch during this NBA offseason and lockout. Now before you scoff at the notion of the Indy Pro-Am League giving the Kevin Durant-led Goodman League any competition on the […]

Phoenix Suns’ Steve Nash has done much in his NBA career. Countless highlights, deep playoff runs, MVP awards, All-Star appearances and has garnered a reputation as one of the best point guards to ever play the game. However, let’s hope getting crossed-up by “singer” Justin Bieber (via sportingnews.com) not tarnish Nash’s stellar basketball reputation. In […]

How do you know you are in the middle of the NBA offseason and dealing with a lockout which seems to have no end in sight? I am about to show you Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose playing with puppets. Rose is in Japan promoting (via chicago.sbnation.com) the Adidas brand and took some time to interact […]

Eurobasket 2011 rages on and the games are getting intense as teams inch closer to the elimination rounds. Day four was filled with many great games including Finland and Macedonia getting huge wins, Croatia and Ante Tomic edging out Montenegro in Group C play.  Ukraine and head coach Mike Fratello picked up the win against […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ soon-to-be Metta World Peace may be set to cut a rug on Dancing with the Stars but he also might be ready to become the next psychic pro-athlete with this gem on how the Lakers will end the upcoming season. “Win it all,” Artest said when asked what will the Lakers do […]