0 comments by John Karalis on 10/10/2011
HoopMixTape.com is out with its top plays from Drew/Goodman 2 – Electric Boogaloo. Expect a lot of John Wall and Kevin Durant, and a lot of dunking with people running out of the way. I’m sure the games have been a lot of fun, but I’m quite ready for actual basketball to return.
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After a surprise negotiating session yesterday, both sides in the NBA lockout agreed to meet this afternoon, leaving open the possibility that an agreement can be hammered out in time to save a full regular season. Commissioner David Stern and deputy commissioner Adam Silver emerged from the Upper East Side hotel where negotiations took […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 10/9/2011
Surprise! (via the New York Times) Top officials for the N.B.A. and the players union will meet Sunday night in a final, and unexpected, attempt to resolve the lockout before regular-season games are lost, according to a person briefed on the meeting. The meeting will involve the primary negotiators for each side — Commissioner David Stern and the […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 10/8/2011
With NBA labor talks having apparently stalled, it’s looking more like at least part of the season will be cancelled. And with that, comes the reality that thousands of people will have to find other ways to make money. Bar and restaurant owners, arena workers, and other businesses that depend on NBA games to bring […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 10/7/2011
Yesterday, I was sitting at a bar grabbing a quick lunch when a bartender turned to the TV, saw the news, and asked “so who is this Steve Jobs guy?” I damn near choked on my sandwich. How can you not know Steve Jobs? What I’m about to share with you from Ricky Rubio is […]
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Yes, that’s Adam Morrison. You might not recognize him because he’s actually on the court and not seated on the bench. He’s also been in the weight room, apparently. But the long locks and whispy facial hair are a dead giveaway. And it looks like Adam was trying to flex his new muscles. Eye on […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 10/6/2011
No matter where I’ve ever been in my life, I’ve always found solace on the basketball court. In fact, when life hits me hardest, one of the first things I always do is lace up my sneakers, grab my ball, and head to the nearest court just to shoot around. Something about stepping between those […]
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Marcus Camby was busted a couple of weeks ago for pot possession. But police dropped the charges after his cousin took the blame. Camby and Kendal Johnson were arrested last month after police discovered a small amount of marijuana in Camby’s car during a traffic stop in Pearland, Texas. But after weighing evidence — and […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 10/5/2011
AK-47 holding an AK-47. That’s commitment to the moniker. Well played. The giant pterodactyl is pleased. Only in Russia (or similar surrounding nations) could this picture actually happen. Photog: “Hey AK-47, welcome to CSKA Moscow.” Andrei: “Thanks, so, do we just take the ‘welcome to the team’ photo here?” Photog: “Yes. Oh… dammit… […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 10/4/2011
That’s some kind of trailer for Kobe Bryant playing in Italy… or selling shoes in Italy… or just being Kobe Bryant in Italy. It’s interesting because he seems to want to play there, but the Italian league can’t really seem to make it happen. Still, the rumors won’t die, so we’ll see if something can […]
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That’s Luol Deng’s face (the one just above 70’s David Bowie) on newly issued money in London. Luol Deng may not have an NBA championship ring or an MVP award – but he does have his face printed on actual currency. The Chicago Bullsforward joins three others – activist Lenford Kwesi Garrison, WWII secret agent Violette Szabo, and David Bowie– […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 10/3/2011
[WARNING – EASY JOKE ALERT] If anyone knows anything about Michael Beasley being high, its Michael Beasley. [Warning over. Please stand down] IAmAGM asked Michael Beasley about his NBA 2K12 rating, and he (surprisingly) said (via PBT): IamaGM.com: 2K12 ratings leaked early, you got a 78 how do you feel about that? MB: That’s […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 10/2/2011
After two seven-hour days of negotiating, both sides are taking a much needed day off, because that’s what we all do after two days of work. Berger reports that NBPA attorney Jeffrey Kessler said that the two sides did not discuss the most contentious issue, the division of Basketball-Related Income, and instead talked about system […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 9/30/2011
The parade of NBA players making appearances on NBC continued last night when Roy Hibbert showed up on Parks & Recreation (along with Detlef Schrempf, who’s been on the show before). Here is a compilation of Roy’s moments (via TBJ). One moment that is sort of lost in this video is the set up […]
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We live in a microwave society right now. People want their information fast and they react even faster. With social media tools like Twitter at our disposal, news and reaction spreads quickly. And while I often love how quickly information can spread, and the resulting discussion, it comes with a down side. Enter Dwyane […]
