Nothing of any actual basketball significance has happened in the NBA since July 1.  In four-and-a-half months, we’ve been told ad nauseum, that the NBA system is broken, and the only way to give all teams a chance to succeed, the system needs to be changed radically.  Today, player representatives are in New York to […]

Very quietly (and perhaps inconsequentially), the NBA canceled more games after labor negotiations broke Thursday. Schedules on the NBA team Web sites across the league now begin on Dec. 15 or 16,  not at the beginning of the month. There was no big announcement that more games were lost. The league announced hope that they […]

President Barack Obama was aboard the USS Vinson on Friday night, for North Carolina’s victory over Michigan State, and while there he weighed in on the NBA Lockout.   While offering his thoughts on a few sporting related topics, he said that he’s like all of us here at the Crossover Chronicles when it comes […]

I’ve had it up to here with the NBA crap.  Let these guys blow everything while screwing us fans over.   In the mean time, here’s an actual basketball highlight.  It’s UConn’s Jeremy Lamb absolutely decimating some dude from Columbia.  There may not be a better dunk in any level of basketball all year.   […]

Several anecdotes, stories and opinions have been released in advance of Shaquille O’Neal’s new book, which is due out next week. O’Neal has always been a great source for funny stories and was the driving force for entertainment for the 1990s and 2000s. The man was larger than life. There is a dark side to […]

Sundiata Gaines is a player you may not be too familiar with, but he has one of the most inspirational stories of anyone in the NBA. Rather than feeling sorry for himself and making a big fuss about the lockout, the New Jersey Nets guard is using the time to reflect on the value of […]

With these CBA talks, a new amnesty clause has been among discussions as a new addition to the mix. This clause would allow for each team to shed one contract outright before next season through a one-time amnesty provision that wipes that contract off a team’s books — even though the player must still be […]

You can go ahead and hit the Union’s theme music.  It’ll fit the tone of this thing better.  Last night somewhere around 1 a.m., talks broke for what might be the last time.  There was talk of a 72 game season.  There was talk of this essentially being the last, best offer the NBA had.  […]

There are many famed basketball courts throughout the land. Madison Square Garden, the old Boston Garden, Conseco Fieldhouse, and sometimes Radio City Hall. But if you were going to lace up your sneakers, and play some roundball, I bet apples to oranges playing on a military aircraft carrier would probably take the cake. And tonight […]

Need further proof the NBA lockout needs to end soon? New York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Soudemire are set to make an appearance on the children’s show Sesame Street to teach the kids the meaning of the word “compare.” And by the looks of the video below (via Backyard Sports) it seems Amar’e doesn’t […]

New Jersey Nets’ Deron Williams has been in Turkey for a while now. He has played in six games and he does not seem to see any end to the lockout. Williams is getting comfortable in his new surrounding and with his new team. At the beginning of the lockout, everyone seemed ready to go […]

Kevin Durant’s 35th Hour team are evidently aware of the key ingredients for success in Hollywood these days.  Justin Bieber and live tigers always helpful, and both elements are included in episode four of KD’s online series.  This latest episode starts at out the University of Texas with Durant and TJ Ford on set prior […]