A couple of days ago, we shared how Carmelo Anthony doesn’t think players are getting their message out in this lockout.  And I agreed, adding that players need to start spreading the word that they’re the ones making concessions, and any owners concessions are just them backing off the ridiculous demands they made at the start […]

David Stern’s reputation is taking some serious hits in this lockout.  He’s has been called a lot of things (often by Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski).  But this time, it’s a little bit different.  Bryant Gumble, at the end of the last episode of HBO’s Real Sports, infused serious racial overtones with the usual derogatory slams.  Stern’s […]

It was really silly to expect something different.  The NBA and NBPA sat in room at the Sheraton New York for upwards of 16 hours yesterday (and early this morning).  And when they emerged, well after you went to bed, they did something they rarely do: walk past reporters without comment. The two sides will […]

You can call it planning ahead, but I’m calling this part of the plan.   The NBA reportedly has a number of secret (or not so much) contingency schedules that can be rolled out as more cancellations are made throughout the lockout.  Via CBS sports: The New York Post reported last week that modified versions of […]

Orlando Magic fans have seen this movie before.  A dominant center shackled by missteps and some bad luck takes off for brighter lights and a bigger city.  That did not work out well for them.   Now they’ve gotten a second chance.  The most dominant center of our generation again resides in Orlando.  And… well….. […]

Funny or Die might end up being the big winner in this lockout.  Not only has it come up with a mostly funny series based on Blake Griffin’s “internship”, it’s getting other ballers into the act.  Enter Kevin Love, Shawn Marion and Tyson Chandler.  In this video, they mistake a lockout for a lock “in.”  From […]

The knock on Rajon Rondo is, as we all know, his shooting.  But one thing you’ve got to give him is there may be no better passer in the NBA.  Rondo constantly finds angles that we swear didn’t exist, and he finds people who may not have even known themselves that they were open.  Right […]

Lockout blah blah blah season may not happen yadda yadda yadda… but the NBA revealed a logo for the 2012 All Star Game anyway.  (good thing I don’t get paid by the word) Bloguin’s Orlando Magic Daily did some digging and found out that this, in fact, is the logo for the All Star game […]

It looks like the cancellation of games was the impetus we were looking for for the federal government to start getting involved in the NBA lockout.   After speculating about it over the weekend, and some comments from President Obama, the country’s #1 federal mediator is now on the case.     “For a number […]

We might forget every once in a while how much of an impact players have on young lives.  One little appearance can help brighten a kid’s whole day, or even more.  This clip Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is particularly touching.  A young girl who lost her leg in an accident wants to play basketball.  While […]