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 […]

With no resolution to the lockout in sight and litigation threatening to derail any progress made during negotiations in New York, more and more unemployed players are now seriously considering playing overseas. Here’s a quick round-up of what’s going on out there: Various sources are reporting that restricted free agent Aaron Brooks has signed on […]

So where were you when the NBA players rejected the offer made by then NBA owners for the current CBA?  I am lucky enough to say that I was at work when it was rejected.  Other than the fact that I can’t follow my home team playing NBA games, I’m not really feeling any ripples […]

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 […]

Greg Anthony was the Vice President of the Players Association during the last time David Stern and his NBA locked out the players. It was the 1998-99 season, and that nuclear winter extended all the way up until January 20th.  A 50-game schedule was constructed and played out as a result, the All Star Game […]

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have a little competition going:  who can publicly embarrass more young children?  Last summer, Dwyane Wade spent some time blocking, taunting and dunking on kids.  Then, at his camp, he spent some more time rejecting kids during a game of “knockout”.  LeBron, for his part, also dunked on a kid […]

The world is seeing the 2011-2012 NBA season crumble and quite possibly collapse as players and owners continue their fight for a new CBA. So how appropriate is it to see Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin and Minnesota Timberwolves’ Kevin Love play Jenga where the object of the game is to not see the pieces […]

It’s not just the fans that are fed up with the lockout, now some big companies are expressing their frustrations as well. The Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel is reporting that brewing company MillerCoors is not paying any more money to the NBA until the lockout is resolved. Obviously, beer advertising and sponsorship are a big part […]

It has finally arrived! Waco, Texas. Charity Game. Get on your feet people!   Yes, it is true, the Lockout has lasted long enough for Waco, Texas to play host to it’s own charity game.  It is reportedly being organized by NBA superstar Kevin Durant, and is expected to include names like John Wall, Tracy […]

Everyone who has written about the NBA lockout tosses out hyperbolic phrases like “welcome to armageddon” or “this is a tragedy.”  Well, we nearly saw a real tragedy this week when a gunman opened fire inside a popular nightclub in the Chelsea section of New York.  One man, sadly, was killed.  And among the patrons inside were some […]

The players are mad as hell and they aren’t going to take it anymore. OK, it’s not a battle scene from “300” that’s currently being played out now but they are unleashing their lawyers and have filed lawsuits in California and Minnesota courts seeking monetary damages and an end to the lockout. Their contention that […]

If Flag Football paid around six hundred and seventy-five thousand euros a month maybe Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant would just play that professionally for the duration of the NBA Lockout.  Nike can sponsor the flags, maybe chip in a little for the salaries, and Donald Trump can buy a team to relive his USFL […]

One Million Dollar Film is a production company.  It wants business.  So it decided to show what it can do by turning to the NBA ranks to find its star.  And they found…  From the World Champion Dallas Mavericks…… IAN MAHINMI!!! Huh? Yup.  Ian Mahinmi, who had more fouls (16) than points (11) in the […]

What NBA lockout? Just because the labor impasse may have put the kibosh on the 2011-2012 NBA season, doesn’t mean fans won’t get their fill of hardwood action. Drew Gooden will host a charity game to benefit the Greater Bay Area Make-a-Wish Chapter and other non-profit organizations Sunday night in California and will feature Amar’e […]