Rookies have some very traditional jobs. They sing their fight song at training camp, wish the veterans a happy birthday in front of the team, carry the bags and wear ridiculous backpacks. They also have the time-honored tradition of bringing donuts to practice for the veterans. Yes, the delivery of the morning Krispy Kremes at […]

It seems every NBA player has some crazy draft story. They showed up in the green room wearing some ridiculous suit while taking in the sights of New York City. They had the big party with family and friends at their house or wherever. They were watching somewhere in the city, too afraid to be […]

Miami Heat’s LeBron James entered the court at Quicken Loans Arena last December to a rain of boos. It was an unfamiliar sight for James. Sure, he completely mishandled his departure from the team that drafted him and the team that he led to the top of the Eastern Conference standings. Sure, it was his […]

There are a lot of people hurting from this lockout that are not at the negotiating table. Fans are the most notable as they have no way really to relate to the problems and just want to see games played. We know that feeling because we are all fans of the game. We just want […]

David Stern knows the league is coming up against it now. The players know the season — and their paychecks — are in jeopardy. Pressure is mounting as the league has canceled games. With deadlines slowly passing, the pressure to get a deal done is slowly dissipating. The parties at this point have likely tired […]

October is supposed to be a good time for Ernie Johnson. The celebrated host of TNT’s Inside the NBA is typically preparing for an NBA season full of the normal chaos that comes from officiating Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley on the weekly postgame wrap up. Shaquille O’Neal was joining the team and TNT was […]

On November 1, the Dallas Mavericks were supposed to have their banner night. Celebrations would be had. Memories would be shared. Good times had by all. The crowning achievement for Mark Cuban, Dirk Nowitzki, Donnie Nelson and a host of other longtime Dallas Mavericks and their fans who had quietly dominated the NBA for a […]

Man, it has been a long week. I need to go out and grab some food and give my George Foreman grill a break. I just have this sudden hankering for chicken wings. That would really hit the spot right now. You know what makes good chicken wings? Nine-year NBA pros from Kansas who are […]

Imagine you are Othyus Jeffers. You played only 17 games in the NBA last year and seemed like you caught on with the Wizards at the year’s close. You started one game and played the final 16 in the nation’s capital and averaged 5.7 points per game and 4.1 rebounds per game. Those 38 games […]

Derrick Rose’s brilliance in his MVP season and his career so far has dazzled fans. His speed and athleticism made him an instant hit the moment the Bulls drafted him first overall in the 2008 Draft. He was an instant favorite when he led Memphis to the national championship game. While Rose has continued to […]

At this point, many NBA fans are resigned to the fact that the NBA season will not start on time (if at all). NBA2K12 is out, and you will notice all the rookies are absent from the rosters until that first in-season update. They are off learning how to be professional athletes in their own […]

While the Memphis Grizzlies were making their run to the second round of the Playoffs, winning the franchise’s first playoff series and capturing the attention of the NBA world for the first time in franchise history, the team’s star player and franchise player, the one it gave a max contract to that very summer, was […]

The board to save the entire NBA season was set after Tuesday’s much hyped meeting. The pieces are all in place and there either will be a deal before Monday, saving the 82-game season as scheduled, or there won’t. In which case, we go into a potentially devastating period where the major deadline is gone […]

Magic Johnson is sort of like the Godfather of the Lakers. He is no longer a player on the team, but still has a stake in the team as an executive vice president. He is still the face of the Lakers for a lot of people and I would bet a lot of Lakers fans […]

Time is on the owners’ side. They know it. The players know it. The fans know it. In this battle of millionaires vs. billionaires, the billionaires are the owners. And if their claims of losing money are true then the owners would be happy to cut their losses for a good deal for them. The […]