Jameer Nelson probably understands Dwight Howard as well as anyone in the league right now. The two were, after all, drafted together in 2005 when the Magic coupled taking Howard with their number one pick with the acquisition of the 20th pick from Denver (Nelson). Nelson, despite being nearly a foot shorter than Howard, is […]

That’s it.  A new labor deal is almost done.  Both sides need to just take one more step and they can shake hands and save a good chunk of the season.  The problem, as you may deduce from the chosen photo, is the next step is a doozy.  Howard Beck explains in the New York […]

If there is one owner who wants to see basketball ASAP, it is Heat owner Micky Arison. Arison is the one paying the super trio of the 2010 free agency class and he knows what ever collective bargaining agreement is made is going to threaten the crazy collection of talent that he signed last year. […]

After three days of intense negotiating, the lockout persisted. Signs of positivity were quickly washed away after five-plus hours of talks Friday when the two sides broke for the day and with Derek Fisher reportedly flying back to Los Angeles. Now the calendar gets to laugh. David Stern announced Friday that the NBA has canceled […]

This came out a few days ago, and it continues to be an impressive, interesting look into Kevin Durant’s extended offseason.  Here’s the official desciption of the show: In this episode of Kevin Durant’s 35th Hour, get an inside glimpse at one of Kevin’s recent trips to Los Angeles where he watched high school prospects […]

While we wait with anticipation for news from the labor negotiations currently in progress in New York, it might be time to take a break and travel back in time to see what David Stern was up to after the last NBA lockout that shortened the 1998-99 season. NBA fans returning to arenas at the […]

If there’s anyone that might be sitting at home thinking, “Man, I hope this lockout keeps going,” it’s probably Greg Oden. With his Portland TrailBlazers out of action, he doesn’t have to answer questions like, “When are you going to play again?” and “Why did we waste our first overall pick on a guy made […]

Dear Universe,  Please don’t hold the following words against me.  I’m merely an NBA fans who also writes about the sport.  The words spoken after last night’s meetings are just too encouraging for me not to be excited.  I’m sorry.  I mean you no ill will.  Please don’t torpedo these talks because of this. I […]

Under Armour is trying like hell to break into the very lucrative basketball sneaker market.  It’s really Nike’s domain, with Adidas and Reebok fighting for the scraps.   But this new ad goes right for the heart.  It’s not about the stars doing crazy things.  It’s not about the biggest names showing “I wear this, […]

You don’t hear many stories out there about Julius Erving.  So when two stories came out on the same day, one about being sued and another about selling off memorabilia, you HAD to think they were related.  But Dr. J says that’s not the case. “That irony actually gave me a sleepless night last night,” […]

The NBA Jam Video Game series seems as if it’s been around forever.  Like everything on this earth that isn’t water, wind, or sun, however, it actually hasn’t been around quite that long. In the early 1990’s, the good people at Williams Electronics started to first streamline their two-on-two dunking ideas into a cohesive video […]

Yesterday, Kyle Boenitz asked in this space for stories about the “little guys” the lockout is affecting. The more than 400 employees who NBA teams have let go as a temporary cost-cutting move. These include scouts, ticket sales representatives and general workers for the teams for sure. But there are still others who are going […]