0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 8/12/2011
As the CBA negotiations roll on, it would seem posturing is in full effect. According to the Boston Globe (via Yahoo! Sports) NBA Commissioner David Stern said the players union canceled a scheduled meeting for this past week. But, a union source says otherwise: “The NBA refused to have a staff meeting [Thursday],” a union official […]
0 comments by John Karalis
Forbes is out with its list of the top 50 most valuable sports franchises in the world. The top five shouldn’t be very surprising. Manchester United at #1 and Real Madrid at #5 represent two of the most popular soccer teams of all time. Even non-soccer fans know them. The Dallas Cowboys (2) and Washington […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
There was no way Dennis Rodman was going to enter the Hall of Fame and not do something crazy to commemorate the occasion. The rebounding specialist for the Detroit Pistons Bad Boys and part of the second three-peat of Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls has always been a bit out there. From his affinity for rebounding, […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 8/11/2011
Vince Carter has made about $135 million dollars just from playing basketball. That doesn’t count the sneaker deals and other endorsements he had from his younger days (before he kind of became a joke around the NBA). So he’s got plenty of cash. Which means he’s got a little to spare if he’s feeling a […]
0 comments by Brendan Bowers
Tomorrow the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame will induct the class of 2011. Members of this year’s class include Chris Mullin, Dennis Rodman, Artis Gilmore, Tara VanDerveer, Teresa Edwards, Arvydas Sabonis, Herb Magee, Tom “Satch” Sanders, Tex Winter, and Reece “Goose” Tatum. So far we’ve profiled the careers of Tex Winter, Reece “Goose Tatum, Arvydas Sabonis, Dennis Rodman, and Artis Gilmore. Chris Mullin is below. There might not be all that […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
San Antonio Spurs and NBA legend David Robinson has a squeaky-clean reputation. He never caused waves on or off the court during his NBA career with the Spurs nor has made the headlines for the wrong reasons in retirement. However, when it comes to conserving water in the face of a severe ongoing drought in Texas, […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder
Today we finally reach the Top 5 of our countdown of the Top 15 one on one players in the NBA. The last two days we’ve brought numbers 15-11 and 10-6 and today brings the starting five of our countdown. The names in the Top 5 are likely quite familiar, but who is number one […]
0 comments by Michael A. De Leon
I’ve said many times this summer that the NBA lockout is a lose-lose situation. While players can look for more work overseas, owners, fans and gameday staff could stand to lose the most from the lockout. TiqIq, a third party ticket aggregator and provider, crunched the numbers to let us know exactly how much teams could […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Milwaukee Bucks’ Brandon Jennings continues his summer tour of humiliating streetballers, and this installment shows us the finer points of flopping. Notice how he recognizes there was a quick swipe at the ball, the glancing touch from the defender which gives him a golden opportunity to flail as if he was hit in the mouth […]
0 comments by Brendan Bowers
Ron-Ron didn’t have to change his name to Metta World Peace to prevent me from ever saying I hated him, because I never did. I’ve always been pro-Ron Artest, and I always will be. The fact that he changed his name to World Peace in an effort to champion such a cause only makes me like […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
The NBA lockout is still marching on but it hasn’t stopped the NBA from planning the 2013 NBA All-Star game. According to usatoday.com, Houston, Texas will play host to the event: Tere Perry, public relations manager at the Hilton Americas hotel, confirmed that the hotel has been informed that the All-Star game and the events […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 8/10/2011
The lockout hasn’t deterred NBA players from some good old fashion streetball this summer and giving NBA fans lots to talk about at the water-cooler the next day at the office. From Michael Beasely showing a fan his impression of the face hugger creature from the movie Aliens, Matt Barnes proving he can’t play in […]
0 comments by John Karalis
The tentacles of this lockout will spread far and wide if it drags on. Of course owners and players are taking hits. And we’ve already seen teams start to lay off employees as revenue streams dry up. Soon, the businesses that surround arenas will start to feel the sting as they deal without the 15 […]
0 comments by John Karalis
The last time the NBA went through a labor mess like this was 1998. Not that long ago. in fact, a few guys who went through it back then, are going through it again. So we got to thinking and wondered which group of players was better. What if we took a group of […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder
Today moves to the second five in our list of the Top 15 One on One players in the NBA as we count down numbers 10 through 6. In case you missed 15-11 yesterday, you can check it out here. The Top 5 comes tomorrow. Which players do you think would be the hypothetical masters […]
