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 The association no longer represents the union and is a mere trade association.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 […]

We’re seeing a rise in signings now that the 2011-12 NBA season truly seems to be in danger of being cancelled. Now another NBA player is getting back into competitive basketball with the news that Philadelphia Sixers forward Andres Nocioni has signed back home in Argentina with the club Peñarol de Mar del Plata for an […]

Eddy Curry might be the poster boy for the NBA lockout, but Larry Hughes should probably be in the team picture. Hughes spent 12 seasons in the league.  His career averages (14.2 ppg, 3.2 apg, 4.2 rpg) are ok, but not spectacular.  His career shooting percentage (40.7%) is awful when you consider his job was […]

If I were an NBA player watching “the nuclear winter of the NBA” detonate yesterday, I would want to sign up with a team like Maccabi Tel Aviv right about now too.  I’m not an NBA’er, Omri Casspi is though, and after he watched what went down yesterday in New York along with all of […]

It looks as unlikely as ever that we’ll be having an NBA season this year, which means it’s time for other basketball leagues to take advantage. Teams all over the world are no doubt keeping a close eye on this situation, waiting to capitalize on the NBA ineptitude. There have already been a handful of […]

Well so much for the 2011-2012 NBA season. All this means is NBA players will have to really take it upon themselves to stay mentally and physically focused in what will turn out to be a long wait until the NBA returns. Speaking of staying physically fit, take Oklahoma City Thunder’s Serge Ibaka for example. He […]

There may not be any NBA action in the states but across the pond, Portland Trail Blazers’ Nicolas Batum has been tearing up the court for French club SLUC Nancy. And by balling, I mean balling! Batum has led Nancy to an undefeated 6-0 record and has been averaging 35.7 minutes, shooting 47.8% from the […]

Seems a few notable locked out NBA players turned out for Josh Howard’s Celebrity Game and gave those in attendance quite the show. And by “notable” and “quite the show” I do not mean Damon Jones and his odd looking Antoine Walker-ish shimmy after nailing a three-point shot. From Kevin Durant thinking near the half-court […]

To me, Penny Hardaway is the most overlooked and forgotten NBA star of the last twenty years. Maybe the reason he’s completely dismissed is because injuries disrupted what looked to be a Hall of Fame career, or maybe it’s because people just assume he was only good because Shaq was on his team.  I’m not […]

If there has been any silver-lining during the NBA offseason and lockout is the show Milwaukee Bucks Brandon Jennings has been giving people whenever he is on the court. Whether it be at pro-am games or those “defense optional” league showdowns, Jennings definitely has made any court his own personal stage. Case in point: Jennings […]

You know the expression, “Idle hands do the Devil’s work”? Well that expression totally applies to Denver Nuggets’ Chris Andersen during this on-going lockout. It seems “Birdman” is set to start what everyone expects to be one zany T.V. show, “Willie B. and the Good Ole Boys” Now you may ask, what exactly is the […]

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,