As rumors of progress between the players and owners swirl, the latest labor strife for the NBA is just beginning. The players are the priority and that has seen the owners commence a second lockout, this time of the NBA referees. That began September 1. The often-maligned group of NBA officials are never far from […]

Our series on the four jerseys fans of every NBA team continues today.  It’s Northwest Division week, and today we’re focusing on the Denver Nuggets.  Remember, we’re not just going to list off four popular players in team history.  We know that when you’re wearing a jersey, you’re going for a “look.”  So every day we’re […]

Welcome to the latest edition of “desperately looking for signs that the lockout will end soon.”  Today’s signals come from both sides of labor aisle, as relayed by SI’s Sam Amick On the heels of Roger Mason’s now-infamous tweet in which the NBPA vice president wrote, “Looking like a season. How u,” but later claimed […]

I can remember when video games were just a past time. Slap in your Atari 2600 cartridge and pass a few hours with your pals. But as technology has advanced, gaming has become a part of everyday life and not to mention have become major motion films. Indeed it seems everyone is getting into competitive […]

I think this Nike Back For The Future campaign in support of Michael J. Fox’s foundation to benefit Parkinson’s research is a tremendously cool way to raise money for a tremendously important issue.  I was a fan of Micheal J. Fox’s ever since he was rolling with Marty McFly and Alex P. Keaton back in the […]

Shaquille O’Neal gave himself many names over the course of his career (“The Big Aristotle,” “The Big Shamrock” among them)  So one can only anticipate what he will conjure up next for the latest accolade he received from his alma mater LSU. LSU honored O’Neal the only way fitting for the big man, with a […]

Earlier this year, Phoenix suns President and CEO Rick Welts made headlines by coming out and revealing he’s gay.  Today, he’s back in the headlines, because he, out of nowhere, quit his job today. “The most important thing for me is to get my personal and professional lives better aligned,” Welts told the newspaper. “They’ve […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves search for a head coach has been more drawn out than an American Idol elimination episode.  Rick Adelman has been the favorite for about a month or so, though it feels like a couple of years by now.  The lack of movement has been attributed, in part, to the fact that there’s […]

At first, I was confused as to what the whole “Marty McFly” shoe release was all about.  But it turns out the McFlys are being auctioned off on EBay to help the Michael J. Fox Foundation to benefit Parkinson’s research.   It features an electroluminescent outsole, space-age materials and a rechargeable internal battery good for […]

Howard Beck has been on top of the lockout like few others.  And in his latest piece, he shares a nugget that may explain why labor talks have been chugging along lately. When N.B.A. labor talks resumed Wednesday, for an extended session in Midtown Manhattan, officials from the players union opened with a broad premise: Tell […]