You just simply have to read Dan Wetzel’s piece on Michael Beasley, his lawsuit against his former agent, and the dark road players take to the NBA that starts when they’re young prodigies.  Here’s what lies at the heart of it: Beasley alleges he was befriended at age 13 by a local AAU basketball powerbroker, […]

I’m sure Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban’s to-do list kind of looked like this: run through the NBA playoffs, check. Make it to the NBA Finals, check. Capture the franchise’s first NBA title, check. Sing Prince’s Purple Rain at a karaoke bar, check. That’s right. Cuban took to the mic and did his best rendition […]

During the lockout, Washington Wizards center Andray Blatche has shown there’s more to life than basketball. He’s been an active charity worker, working with kids and with the Wounded Warriors program, which helps soldiers rehabilitate from their injuries. He’s said he has no plans to go play overseas if the lockout continues, he’s financially stable […]

I approach this post with trepidation, because it’s going to be an extremely positive account of what happened last night after 15 hours of labor negotiations.  And we all know that positive accounts of NBA labor talks have always been followed with a “WHOA! Not so fast there buddy” negative story that makes our heads […]

The latest Jordan Brand commercial was released on YouTube earlier this week, and features Dwayne Wade, Chris Paul, and Carmelo Anthony going anywhere and everywhere they can to play in a game of basketball because they love it so much.   That love D-Wade, CP3, and Carmelo each have for basketball is demonstrated by their […]

It seems like the entire focus of the NBA lockout is the players against the owners. Both sides think the other is being too greedy and should be giving up more, but we sometimes forget that there’s a third side to all of this. This side doesn’t get a say in the negotiating room, they […]

Kevin Garnett’s involvement in the Labor Negotiations a few weeks ago was highly publicized.  He reportedly went in on behalf of the Union and told the Owners that the 50-50 deal they were offering on October 4th was not acceptable to the players.  While there is no truth to the rumor that he gave them […]

After the NBA began its lockout, the rumors swirled wildly as everyone began expecting players to jump all over European offers. Now that Euroleague and the foreign leagues have started, there are not many players heading over there. Denver Nuggets’ Ty Lawson was one of them. He hopped a plane to play for BC Zalgiris […]

Apparently, “no further talks are scheduled” means “we’ll meet tomorrow” in the crazy, dizzying lexicon that has come to define the NBA lockout.  Meetings will break with no hope of saving the season, only to have us later find out that actual progress was made.  The next meeting will break with words of hope, only […]

Isiah thomas is a master negotiator. He somehow convinced Eddy Curry to take a six-year, $56 million contract to play “center” for the Knicks. Must have been a very difficult negotiation. The fact this specific contract has been painfully singled out as one of the reasons the NBA is in such trouble right now might […]

The Texas Rangers were down 2 games to 1 heading into Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals.  Then, on Sunday, NBA Champion Dirk Nowitzki did the Ron Washington dance, known more simply as the “The Wash”, and now the Rangers are up 3 games to 2.  It’s not a coincidence. Video of both Dirk […]

No the title you just read is not torn from the pages of a joke book or from The Onion. You read that correctly. The goofy big red head and the often used punch-line in NBA jokes, Brian Scalabrine, is currently playing for Italian squad Benetton Treviso and recently put on a show. Well at least for one game. […]