Since Deron Williams signed on to play in Turkey for the duration of the NBA lockout, the list of current stars expressing various levels of interest in exploring similar employment opportunities overseas is becoming pretty extensive. What they may find as they continue to investigate, however, is that the list of quality organizations similarly interested in offering million dollar part-time jobs – that would […]

Kobe Bryant technically does not have a job right now. He is not getting paid, he can’t talk to his employers. He might be considered among the ranks of the unemployed at this point. However, if he’s ever in a pinch for money (not that he would be with approximate $196 million in basketball earnings […]

Paul Pierce is going all in this lockout. Well, not quite yet. Pierce is in the World Series of Poker and does not seem to be doing too bad. He has survived the first round of the Main Event at the World Series of Poker and is drawing some praise from “poker guys.” “The NBA […]

Imagine you get a craving for a bucket of the Colonel’s best fried chicken. You go through the drive-thru at KFC, place your order, drive up a bit more to pay at the next window only to realize Miami Heat’s Dwayne Wade has been taking your order all along. Well this could possibly happen at […]

If NBA owners were as unified in these negotiations as the players they employ appeared to be when strolling down the street all wearing the same T-shirt the other day, then maybe they’d have marched back in response with matching ties, briefcases, and cummerbunds or something.  They didn’t though, and it seems that’s because maybe they’re not.    For the […]

Put this in the “It’s the offseason and NBA lockout” pile. Los Angeles Lakers’ Ron Artest aka Metta World Peace sure knows how to grab your attention. From his on the court antics, his change of name and now he is hosting a comedy tour this summer amid the NBA lockout. Ron Artest’s Ultimate Comedy […]

New Jersey Nets’ Deron Williams made waves when he made the decision in principle to head overseas to play in Turkey as the lockout rages on. Soon after, many speculated if another All-Star caliber player follow in Williams’ footsteps. Mid-level players such as Sonny Weems, and Zaza Pachulia have agreed to play overseas but the […]

The NBA community has gotten to know Esquire writer Scott Raab some over this past year as a guy who doesn’t care much for LeBron James.  It’s true, he doesn’t.  But it is worth noting that the feelings of disdain Raab’s expressed over LeBron’s decision to leave Cleveland last summer aren’t any sort of publicity stunt.   […]

The NBA lockout is in full swing and many looking at the situation may be focusing on the owners, the league and the players. And while those parties are the focal point of the CBA discussions, there are the employees of the teams who are lost between the cracks. Well it would appear the lockout […]

For some players, the current NBA labor situation is a lockout.  For others, it’s an amnesty program.  When Minnesota Timberwolves’ Michael Beasley got busted for pot possession, I wrote that it could lead to a suspension and screw up Minnesota’s plans to maybe trade him.  And while it’s still possible teams might get turned off […]