Sekou Smith of the NBA.com Hang Time Blog reported Sunday the schedule for the 2011-12 season will be released Tuesday, with NBA TV airing a schedule-release special at 2 p.m. At least in this way during the lockout, the NBA is operating normally, maybe even a little earlier. Typically the schedule is released in late […]

While pre-Olympic tournaments will be held in Lithuania and Argentina this summer, the USA Men’s Olympic Basketball Team will rest easy knowing their passport to the 2012 London games is stamped after Team USA took gold at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey last summer. However, will the 2012 team be without Miami Heat’s […]

Amidst the announcement that Shaquille O’Neal will join the TNT crew on Inside the NBA, Shaquille O’Neal still has some personal turmoil to deal with. Remember that strange lawsuit against O’Neal that alleged he was involved in some strange kidnapping/sex tape scandal? New, even more outrageous and fantastical (Shaq-tastical perhaps?) allegations have been added to […]

According to Marcus Thompson II of the Oakland Tribune, Golden State Warriors teammates Stephen Curry and Dorell Wright could join forces again next season…in China. While neither player currently has an offer on the table, if the lockout extends into next season, China seems to be the preferred destination for both players. “China is looking […]

David Kahn is back on the hunt now that he has finally removed Kurt Rambis from limbo and sent him back among the unemployed. He is looking for HIS coach. He thought he found him when he hired Rambis after a prolonged search after he took over as the Timberwolves’ general manager, fired Kevin McHale […]

It’s kinda cool to bash the ESPY’s, and I desperately want to be cool and look good in front of my blogging friends.  Maybe they won’t pants me again at the next Blogs With Balls. But amongs all the shameless self-promotion, there was actually a funny moment featuring Blake Griffin and Kevin Love, with a […]

Europe is the new buzz word for NBA players. It is their great threat to the owners during this lockout: you won’t pay us to play basketball, we will go overseas, make our millions and make the NBA compete with Euroleague for players. OK, maybe that is a little far fetched at this point. Players […]

There is only so many ways of saying this lockout is going to take a long time. The NBA is out of order believe it or not. While the league may not be losing the kind of money they claim, they are certainly not in good shape. The reasons for the lockout are pretty clear […]

The NBA doesn’t want anyone talking about the lockout.  They have threatened $1 million fines for any contact with players or public comments that aren’t filtered through Der Kommissar himself.   It has gotten so bad, that the Portland Trailblazers almost got whacked for the word “yeah.“ “There’s a line in the sand that the NBA […]

As the NBA lockout enters its 13th day today and no signs of change anytime soon, more players are following the lead of Nets all-star guard Deron Williams in considering joining teams overseas. Jamal Crawford, who played with the Atlanta Hawks last season, is reportedly considering offers from two teams, and Andre Iguodala also has […]

There were no negotiations yesterday, but a huge hurdle fell as the NBA lockout trudges towards week number three. NBA owners released $160 million in escrow money that is withheld every season from NBA salaries.   Escrow money withheld from all NBA players’ paychecks each season will be returned to them this off-season for the […]

The NBA lockout is in full effect and it seems everyday some NBA player is heading to play in Europe or considering it should the lockout eat into the upcoming regular season. But not Oklahoma City Thunder’s Nate Robinson. He said he would like to try his hand at football in an interview with slamonline.com: […]

While there is plenty of blame for both sides involved in the current NBA labor dispute, one thing is for certain – if the NBA really is losing money as they claim, they can point the finger at the boatloads of NBA owners/GMs who regularly hand out ridiculous free agent contracts to undeserving players.  In […]