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The wild story of Jeremy Lin’s improbable rise to success has taken another turn. Following the Knicks’ win over the Cavs Wednesday, the point guard revealed that he was close to signing with an Italian team during the NBA lockout. …
The NBA and NBA Players Association may have finally reached a labor agreement over the weekend, but that does not mean all players will be eligible to return to action on Christmas Day. Remember a few months ago when it was made perfectly clear …
After months of unsuccessful negotiations and several games lost, the NBA lockout has finally ended. The players and owners met for over 15 hours Friday and news was announced early Saturday morning that the sides had reached a tentative deal on a …
Thanksgiving has passed and there is still no NBA season, which means professional basketball players are in search of ways to keep their skills sharp. Some have turned to less-productive methods like dunking on 25-foot hoops while others have …
This comes from the folks at The Rise Guys on 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, and it’s hilarious. If NBA commissioner David Stern rapped to an Akon song, it would sound exactly like this: Priceless. Well done fellas, well done.
Sports lockouts hurt business. That is merely common sense. Given all the NBA games that have already been cancelled due to the current lockout, businesses are suffering. Some of the most obvious that come to mind are hotels, restaurants, and …
Impatience, frustration and selfishness are a few of the many words that come to mind when basketball fans think about the NBA lockout. Another crucial one: boredom. With games cancelled through the middle of December, it is looking more like a …
For those of you who have been wondering what exactly the NBA has been proposing to the players that has been so poorly-received, the league has a video that should help. That is, of course, if you believe that the NBA would tell the whole truth and …
When the NBA’s best players start talking about playing overseas, it may be time to officially start worrying about the lockout. As far as the public is concerned, there has been little to no progress made with the labor negotiations between …
Another day without NBA basketball. You know what that means? More players finding ways to keep themselves busy. Brian Cardinal, who was a role player on last season’s NBA champion Dallas Mavericks, has taken a position within his alma …
Twitter nearly exploded late Monday when superstars Tim Tebow, LeBron James, and Dwight Howard all became part of the same conversation. When it comes to polarizing athletes in the world, it doesn’t get much bigger than Tebow or LeBron. …
For someone like Ricky Rubio who is looking to adjust to life in the NBA, the lockout is probably particularly annoying. Every player in the league has to find ways to keep themselves occupied and some even have to figure out how to manage their …
Nick Young made a bold statement Saturday evening after NBA labor negotiations ended with little progress. The Wizards guard was so upset he tweeted that he would no longer wear Michael Jordan shoes. “I’m not wearing Jordans no more …
Normally when people talk about the NBA lockout it’s to complain or talk about certain players’ sob stories from their days of unemployment and boredom. In other instances, we have seen players making good use of their time. Guys like …
The lockout may be tougher for some players than it is for others, but if the rest of us can afford to give out candy on Halloween I think professional athletes should be able to. Players are certainly missing out on a few bucks now that games have …
While NBA fans sit and stew about basketball games being cancelled and having nothing to watch, players not only have to find stuff to do to keep busy, but they also have to figure out ways to manage their finances. For someone like LeBron James, …
