Just when things were starting to look up for Memphis Grizzlies’ Zach Randolph comes this unfortunate news. According to The Oregonian (via cbssports.com) a drug-related assault occurred at his home in Oregon on Saturday.  Police showed up at his home yesterday morning: Sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. James Rhodes said Randolph was home at the time police […]

Any NBA players under contract tinkering with the idea of playing in China should the lockout eat into the new season need to look somewhere else. The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) has decreed it will not allow contracted NBA players from playing for domestic teams should the NBA season be canceled due to the lockout. However, […]

Last I checked there was an NBA lockout in full effect. Did I miss something because the NBA has released the 2011-2012 preseason schedule. Hooray! We get to read about games that might or might not happen. Thanks for the tease NBA. So fans, here are a few highlight games but I highly recommend you […]

Twitter. It has been a gateway for fans and NBA players to interact, for fans to keep tabs on their favorite NBA players, and it’s a portal into the minds of the players. From Shaq, to Gilbert Arenas, many players have given fans water-cooler topics, and some down right comedy. Recently, Washington Wizards’ Andray Blatche […]

The 2012 London Olympics games are inching closer and the city of London is gearing up for the masses. Currently, the Olympic Test Event is underway and if you’re an NBA fan looking for a quick fix of pro ball, then you have to be watching this. Basically, these games are to test the new Olympic basketball […]

The pre-Olympic qualifiers are on the horizon and teams are gearing up in the hopes of making it to the 2012 London games and getting that gold medal. But if the French national team wants to make it to the Olympics, then it looks like they will have to make it without the services of […]

Regular season, playoffs, offseason, lockout, pro-am games, it seems Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant will always give an opposing team a strike to the heart whenever a game is on the line and he has the ball. Case in point: the Drew League. Check out this video (via thebiglead.com) of Bryant nailing a game winning […]

The list of NBA players going overseas or have agreed to do so during the NBA lockout continues to mount. And while there has only been one impact player – Deron Williams – going across the pond, there was a recent report San Antonio Spurs’ Tony Parker was in serious talks to play for China. […]

Count Minnesota Timberwolves’ Michael Beasley out of the much anticipated Goodman-Drew League showdown in Washington later this week. According to the Washington Post, a scheduling conflict will prevent Beasley from backing up his words that the Goodman League will trounce the Drew League.  He will be replaced by Bobcats’ Dante Cunningham. You know, perhaps this is […]

In case you may have gotten swept up in the NBA lockout and the yearning for news that a CBA has been agreed upon, there is still plenty of basketball this summer for fans to feast on.  From the various pro-am games, to the much anticipated Goodman-Drew League showdown this month, fans are still getting their fill […]

As the NBA lockout rages on, one area of concern for veteran squads is the possibility of a lost season and a lost year for their older players. Teams such as the San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks, and Boston Celtics are teams at the top of this category as their core have logged plenty of […]

Eddy Curry. That name evokes words such as “bust,” “under achiever,” “lazy,” or “rather corpulent.” The once highly touted big man fell fast from his perch as one who many considered would be one of the best big men to play the game after he was drafted fourth overall in the 2001 NBA Draft by […]

As the CBA negotiations roll on, it would seem posturing is in full effect. According to the Boston Globe (via Yahoo! Sports) NBA Commissioner David Stern said the players union canceled a scheduled meeting for this past week.  But, a union source says otherwise: “The NBA refused to have a staff meeting [Thursday],” a union official […]

San Antonio Spurs and NBA legend David Robinson has a squeaky-clean reputation. He never caused waves on or off the court during his NBA career with the Spurs nor has made the headlines for the wrong reasons in retirement. However, when it comes to conserving water in the face of a severe ongoing drought in Texas, […]

Milwaukee Bucks’ Brandon Jennings continues his summer tour of humiliating streetballers, and this installment shows us the finer points of flopping. Notice how he recognizes there was a quick swipe at the ball, the glancing touch from the defender which gives him a golden opportunity to flail as if he was hit in the mouth […]