The NBA is back, with a tentative deal in place that will create a 66 game season that starts on Christmas.  We’ve seen shortened NBA seasons before because of a lockout.  That 50-game season back in 1999 was less than spectacular.  There were a lot of injuries and lots of bad basketball. It did not […]

The economics of the lockout are about more than just the split of basketball-related income. The NBA is big business for cities. There are restaurants surrounding arenas that depend on foot traffic before and after events. There are concession workers and staff that make arenas go so fans can enjoy NBA basketball. They don’t get […]

The Philadelphia 76ers bought 18 items from Julius Erving’s memorabilia sale Monday, bringing many of Erving’s prized possessions home to where he made his name in the NBA. The 76ers’ next trick might be bringing Erving into the front office of the franchise.  This is one heck of a first step to bringing Dr. J […]

On Monday, the players consolidated their lawsuit and filed it in federal court in Minneapolis, Minn. Another round of jabs and legal posturing ensued that would give any normal fan a headache and a bout with depression in realizing that the season is probably not going to happen. Plain and simple, it sucks. It sucks […]

NBA coaches do not have a lot to do right now. Barred from contacting their players, drawing up plays, giving puzzled looks at referees or worrying about appeasing their superstar players or managing egos, coaches are kind of doing office jobs. Sure, there might be some general game planning for the season and planning for […]

The Penn State scandal has rocked the college football and the sports world these last few weeks. The outpouring of emotion that came from the sudden revelations about what the university failed to do in response to the abuse allegations and reports that came from the alleged actions of former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. This […]

The NBA is in a familiar spot to the NHL in 2004. The NHL was not as wildly successful as the NBA, but it was facing similar problems. Runaway salaries were forcing the talent on to particular teams that could spend. Owners were struggling to fill stadiums. Small market teams could compete, but could not […]

The NBA’s lawyers have to be very happy — despite all the stress that comes with litigation. Several players filed the antitrust lawsuit that could help finally resolve the lockout and that complaint will slowly work its way through the legal system and process. Another lawsuit though was also filed that is only tangentially connected […]

The NBPA disclaimed interest in representing the union. The association no longer represents the union and is a mere trade association. This move was to open the door for the antitrust lawsuits that are being filed in Minnesota and Oakland, Calif., late Tuesday and early Wednesday. The thought of all this being that going to […]

The players may not like the deal that is on the table right now. But the sobering reality is it might be the one they have to take. Count Chris Duhon, the union representative for the Magic, in the camp of begrudgingly accepting the deal. Before stepping into the union representative meeting this morning,

Very quietly (and perhaps inconsequentially), the NBA canceled more games after labor negotiations broke Thursday. Schedules on the NBA team Web sites across the league now begin on Dec. 15 or 16,  not at the beginning of the month. There was no big announcement that more games were lost. The league announced hope that they […]

Several anecdotes, stories and opinions have been released in advance of Shaquille O’Neal’s new book, which is due out next week. O’Neal has always been a great source for funny stories and was the driving force for entertainment for the 1990s and 2000s. The man was larger than life. There is a dark side to […]

New Jersey Nets’ Deron Williams has been in Turkey for a while now. He has played in six games and he does not seem to see any end to the lockout. Williams is getting comfortable in his new surrounding and with his new team. At the beginning of the lockout, everyone seemed ready to go […]

Ed Macauley’s name will not show up on any version of NBA2K12. The Hall of Famer was not one of the all-time greats, although still a very good player. His role in NBA history has more to do with the trade Boston made sending him to St. Louis (along with the Ice Capades in a […]

Today is ultimatum day. The players made their stand after a meeting of the team representatives and vowed to continue fighting for what they feel is a fair deal. They, in essence, are calling the league’s bluff and daring them to cancel more games and present a deal to the players that the league already […]