You want to know who really pulls the strings in the NBA? As much as David Stern would like to think its him, it’s not.  It’s the TV executives.  It’s the people behind the mega-huge TV contracts that line everyone’s pockets in the NBA.  And those people will not be happy if the NBA lockout […]

With the NBA lockout in full swing everyone seems to think many NBA players will try to find jobs overseas. Rudy Fernandez flirted with heading to Spain during the lockout before deciding to honor his contract in the NBA (now with the Mavericks). Tony Parker suggested at one point he might play in France while […]

Both sides of the NBA lockout are taking time off before meetings resume again but they are still bickering publicly over how accurate the owners are being with their finances. While no one appears to lose sight that ultimately these are multimillionaires fighting over millions of dollars, the owners are losing the public relations war […]

By now you heard about Minnesota Timberwolves’ Michael Beasley getting busted for 16.2 grams of marijuana in his car. Well that pales in comparison to what happened to former Utah Jazz player Jose Ortiz: Former NBA player Jose Ortiz was arrested in Puerto Rico after federal agents seized 218 marijuana plants at his house along […]

It’s one of the enduring images from the NBA Finals celebration:  Dirk Nowitzki hopping over the scorer’s table and running to the back while his teammates mobbed each other on the court.  At the time, a lot of us thought “where the hell is he going?”   Now, in an interview with German magazine Spiegel […]

In case you were wondering, the NBA’s lockout has no effect on the WNBA. I know that stray thought entered my mind when considering the possible ramifications the lockout might have on the NBA’s other operations. Six of the 12 teams in the WNBA are owned and operated by NBA teams. For these teams facilities […]

The NBA claims 22 of its 30 teams are in the red.  With only eight profitable teams, the league is looking at each team’s biggest expenditure, player salaries, as the way turn those 22 teams around.  But NBPA Vice President, and New York Knicks shooting guard Roger Mason Jr., disagrees with that. JZ: Do you […]

Before the lockout began, we profiled the change that would take place on NBA Web sites. The conditions of the lockout commanded that league Web sites take down almost all references to players especially photos. All contact and mention of players were gone in an instant Friday night. What greeted basketball fans on NBA.com at […]

As the NBA lockout continues, NBA players cannot contact team personnel including team trainers. Should this rule be violated, the NBA will have a $1 million fine waiting for the team and possibly more. So with time on his hands during the lockout, Los Angeles Lakers’ Andrew Bynum has

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ #1 draft pick Kyrie Irving learned a valuable lesson – don’t meet strangers off the popular social media Twitter or you’ll get threatened to get cut. According to woio.com, Irving met a woman named Jessica Jackson briefly in person in North Carolina after communicating with her via Twitter. Seems after the meeting, […]

Almost a year ago, the Miami Heat began work on a (at least) four-year plan to bring Miami a title (or more).  In year one, the Heat came painfully close to winning one of those titles.  But now, with three years left before player options come up, Heat owner Micky Arison could lose a year […]