Two weeks from Friday, the NBA may officially be in a lockout. It is getting to crunch time for the league to avoid a work stoppage of any kind and the owners, David Stern, Billy Hunter and the players union have been meeting to try and prevent it from happening. A couple meetings during the […]

George and Gavin Maloof have sold their controlling interest in the Palms Casino, Dale Kasler of The Sacramento Bee reports. The move reportedly has significantly helped the Maloofs improve their financial situation significantly. The Maloofs recently tried to move the Sacramento Kings to Anaheim after claiming they could no longer make a profit in the […]

Now that the NBA Finals is over, the basketball world is focusing on the real fight of the offseason. The lockout is coming. June 30 the collective bargaining agreement expires and July 1 the NBA will officially be shut down to the players. After such an exciting postseason that saw the highest Finals ratings in […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has always been one to try off-the- wall ideas and challenge the status quo. It should not have been a surprise to see him try to break with tradition now that he finally has his championship (while still waiting for David Stern to physically hand the trophy to him, he […]

Deconstructing LeBron James seems to be the favorite past time of the American public in the wake of the 2011 Finals. Every fiber of James has been questioned — not only from his Decision in July but also on the court. James admitted his performance in the Finals — 17.8 points per game, 7.2 rebounds […]

So few people have given Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle the chances he deserved and, quite possibly, earned throughout his coaching career. Carlisle had a semi-successful pro career, playing 188 games in five seasons and playing 77 games in helping the Boston Celtics win the 1986 NBA Championship, but his calling was definitely coaching. […]

As if the Dallas Mavericks’ championship needed to be more about Miami Heat’s LeBron James and the schadenfreude of his defeat, John R. Kasich, the governor of Ohio has declared the “Mavericks, organization, friends, family and fans as honorary Ohioans.” That player who took his talents elsewhere is not mentioned at all, so what does […]

Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki remembers what happened in 2006. It has haunted him ever since as he waited for his chance to redeem himself. He never imagined he would get against his nemesis from South Florida. Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade remembers it too. It is his only ring and the thing that seems to give […]

After two days of negotiation and information exchange, there is just one thing the NBA and the NBPA can agree on: A new collective bargaining agreement is not close to happening and a lockout seems more and more imminent. “Both sides have moved, but we’re not anyplace close to a deal,” David Stern told the […]

Teams have floated out the usual suspects when it comes to coaching. Mark Jackson has been a popular name for head coaching vacancies for a few years now. Kevin McHale was a semi-successful coach at Minnesota and is now back in the coaching game. Re-treads in coaching are commonplace and once you are in the […]

When we get to this stage of the postseason, we expect close games. Two elite teams playing each other at the top of their games, you expect a close, entertaining game every night. It feels that quite often these expectations are not met. Sure last year’s seven-game series ended with a fourth-quarter comeback, but the […]

More stories like this will be leaking out as reporters ask teammates to reminisce about the force known as The Big Aristotle or The Big Shaqtus, or Son of Ja’Rel, or The Big Shamrock, or Shaq-Fu… you get the picture. Shaquille O’Neal was famed for his gregariousness with the media and his fun-loving attitude. He […]

Whenever there is a new owner or new general manager coming in, you get the feeling they are preparing to clean house. They want their guy and to make their stamp on the franchise. The New York Knicks are headed that way with the news Donnie Walsh is stepping aside after he and Knicks owner […]

Miami was looking simply invincible as Dwyane Wade drained a 3-pointer to put Miami ahead by 15 points midway through the fourth quarter. The Heat were everything Pat Riley imagined through three and a half quarter. Wade and LeBron James were absolutely unstoppable on the fast break as the defense clamped down and took advantage […]

Ever since Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose was crowned MVP, it seems all anyone has done was question the award. Magic fans continued to question how second place finisher Dwight Howard got overlooked. Heat fans chanted “M-V-P” every time Dwyane Wade and LeBron James touched the ball. Lakers fans are always awed by the offensive brilliance […]