Player salaries have been the central issue so far in the NBA lockout.  The NBA has proposed a $2 billion salary guarantee over the 10 year life of a new CBA.  It’s a huge number, but it’s also a fixed number.  No matter how much revenue the league makers, that $2 billion number doesn’t move. […]

Once upon a time, there was little doubt that, along the NFL, MLB and our beloved NBA, the NHL was one of four major North American sports.  Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux were the kind of superstars that transcended the sport and put a face on hockey. But since the 2004-05 owner lockout, many argued […]

Google “DeMarcus Cousins” and you’ll find the word “combustible” sprinkled throughout the search results.  He is not shy about letting it fly out there on the court.   The Sacramento Kings forward was fifth in the NBA in technical fouls last season with 14, just four behind Dwight Howard’s league-leading 18 (though at least one of them […]

Seattle fans continue to fight to get their NBA team back. Several Sonics fans made the trip to Denver in the first round to let Oklahoma City and the world know and remember the Sonics’ plight. They are still fighting for recognition and notice in their campaign to have some team to call their own. […]

The NBA is in full lockout mode while all parties are trying to find some common ground in the hopes there will be an upcoming season. So while the parties try to hash out a new CBA, Atlanta Hawks’ Joe Johnson seems to be enjoying the summer off by flexing his vocal chords at a […]

When David Stern travels around the NBA, he is often met with boos. For better or worse, many basketball fans see Stern as working against the fans in representing the owner’s interests. He is often blamed for perceived poor officiating and something resembling an unfair playing field skewed toward the big markets. These accusations are […]

Should the NBA lockout extend into the regular season, this Kobe Bryant led barnstorming tour through China that’s been discussed could prove to be a welcomed distraction for hoops junkies everywhere.  It’s an interesting enough concept in any basketball climate, but played amidst the backdrop of an NBA work stoppage the potential for significant interest is certainly maximized.  […]

While there is no guarantee that there will be a 2011-2012 NBA season due to the current labour situation, there is a hope that both sides will be able to come to some sort of resolution without losing the entire year. If we are so lucky, it will be interesting to see how the rookies […]

In 1998, the owners faced a similar broken system. There was a soft salary cap in place, but Larry Bird rights enabled teams to sign players to ridiculous contracts. Shaquille O’Neal netted an 88 percent pay increase off his rookie contract in signing a nine-year, $172 million contract with the Lakers in 1996. A 22-year-old […]

The superstar members of the Miami Heat are not going to let a lockout get in the way of their summer time tradition of embarrassing young children in drills.  Last summer at the Nike World Basketball Festival in New York, it was Dwyane Wade who repeatedly blocked and taunted children(with some help from Chris Paul). […]

The NBA lockout is on. For Stephen Jackson though it may have started a little early. Jackson vented his frustrations over how his tenure in Charlotte ended when he finally showed up in Milwaukee (before he was not allowed to have contact with his new team after last night). The Bobcats finished three games out […]

The NBA lockout is officially here.   Billionaire owners are crying poverty, claiming they can’t make ends meet because player salaries are flying out of control, and thus taking away the game we love so dearly.  Never mind that many of the owners claims can be dismissed with a simple “well, you wouldn’t be in this […]

A lot of people considered this year’s draft to be among the weakest in recent memory. And the lockout had something to do with it. Some big name college players pulled out of the draft to shield themselves from the league’s uncertain future. That enabled some players to climb up the draft board — like, […]

As the clock ticks towards midnight and we wait for the padlocks to clamp shut, there is, perhaps, a sign of weakness within the player ranks.   According to Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Shane Battier challenged Billy Hunter during a recent players association meeting by asking him if he’d do what NFL union head DeMaurice Smith did, and […]