0 comments by Surya Fernandez on 2/16/2012
Jeremy Lin needs no introduction anymore but just several days ago that wasn’t the case. Unsurprisingly, sports bookies have taken notice too and they’re not going to let you just walk all over them with your renewed hope for the Knicks. Online sportsbook site Bovada scrambled to drop the odds of the Knicks winning it all […]
Carlos Boozer spent a chunk of fourth quarters on the bench last year for the Bulls. Kobe will not like that. Photo by AP Photo/Julio Cortez
0 comments by Surya Fernandez on 2/15/2012
The Chicago Bulls and the Boston Celtics clashed on Sunday in a battle of Eastern Conference giants but most viewers were left scratching their, um, heads when Carlos Boozer and his scalp appeared on national television looking rather “rejuvenated”. In case you were wondering if your television’s color and contrast settings had been mysteriously altered, […]
0 comments by Surya Fernandez on 2/10/2012
Crossover Chronicles is a relatively new blog, so we decided it was a good idea to introduce you to the crew. We’re doing that in a new feature called “Writer-Palooza.” For the next few days, we will feature one writer, introducing him to you via an original piece, his favorite basketball video, and a wildcard […]
0 comments by Surya Fernandez
Crossover Chronicles is a relatively new blog, so we decided it was a good idea to introduce you to the crew. We’re doing that in a new feature called “Writer-Palooza.” For the next few days, we will feature one writer, introducing him to you via an original piece, his favorite basketball video, and a wildcard […]
0 comments by Surya Fernandez
Crossover Chronicles is a relatively new blog, so we decided it was a good idea to introduce you to the crew. We’re doing that in a new feature called “Writer-Palooza.” For the next few days, we will feature one writer, introducing him to you via an original piece, his favorite basketball video, and a wildcard […]
0 comments by Surya Fernandez on 2/9/2012
NBA Commissioner David Stern announced today that Houston will be hosting the 2013 NBA All-Star Weekend festivities. “Houston is a spectacular sports city, and for one week it will be the basketball capital of the world,” said NBA Commissioner David Stern. “NBA All-Star is a magnificent celebration of our game, and I want to thank […]
0 comments by Surya Fernandez on 2/8/2012
The familiar Rookies vs Sophomores game that was a staple event during the All-Star Weekend will be getting a facelift and has now been reborn as the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, which will introduce an all new format for the event. For the first time, rookies and sophomores will be mixed together on teams. Though there was […]
0 comments by Surya Fernandez on 2/2/2012
Despite the public relations disaster that was the lockout over the summer, and the subsequent sloppy games and rise of injuries to regular-rotation players during the shortened season, interest in the NBA doesn’t appear to have been affected in the slightest. Quite the opposite really, it seems to have swelled with the latest numbers coming […]
0 comments by Surya Fernandez on 1/19/2012
The Cleveland Cavaliers announced that Zydrunas Ilgauskas has returned to the organization and joined the front office as a Special Assistant to the General Manager. As reported by WTAM 1100 AM… The announcement was made today by Cavs General Manager Chris Grant. In his role as Special Assistant to the General Manager, Ilgauskas will be […]
0 comments by Surya Fernandez on 1/12/2012
Always more of a popularity contest given the fact that All-Star ballots are usually released early into an NBA season, this year’s 2012 All-Star ballots hammer the point home giving fans the opportunity to vote for their favorite players just 11 days into the lockout-shortened season. Predictably, Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard (with the most […]
0 comments by Surya Fernandez on 12/9/2011
“So we’re not going to be teammates?” First it was Albert Pujols heading out to Los Angeles this morning in a blockbuster transaction. Now, it’s Chris Paul’s turn to take his talents there as well. In a controversial blockbuster trade reported by various news outlets, the NBA-owned small market New Orleans Hornets will be trading […]
0 comments by Surya Fernandez on 12/8/2011
The lockout is finally over. Everyone can now officially breath a sign of relief now that pro basketball is truly, seriously, undoubtedly about to take place. With the NBA releasing this huge press release with a wealth of information on the new CBA, we thought it would be best to present it in its original […]
0 comments by Surya Fernandez on 12/7/2011
After enduring 149 days of the NBA lockout, the movement to get the season started in time for the all-important Christmas day quintuple-header has begun in earnest. While the new CBA gets officially ratified at the end of the week, the NBA went ahead and released the new 66-game NBA season schedule on NBA TV […]
0 comments by Surya Fernandez on 12/1/2011
Chris Paul showed up on the first day of informal player workouts at the New Orleans Hornets’ workout facility and began dutifully putting in work with his teammates. While spending the past few days with good friends LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Carmelo Anthony after their charity tour was rendered moot post-lockout – speculation has […]
0 comments by Surya Fernandez on 11/30/2011
You didn’t think it was actually going to go down, did you? Especially not after the NBA lockout ended and players would get back to work on the courts to get ready for the season that’s weeks away. Nah, it’s happening away. Weeks after Kevin Durant took part in an impromptu flag football game with […]
