The news Pro basketball fans have been waiting for finally arrived on Friday as NBA qwners and players have reached a deal that will end the lockout and not only put the players back on the court, but provide jobs for all of the residual businesses affected by the NBA labor dispute. Commissioner David Stern […]
Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal details his time on and off the court in a new memoir, “Shaq Uncut: My Story,” which hits shelves Tuesday. The memoir touches on his ongoing rivalry with Lakers’ teammate Kobe Bryant, as well as other players and coaches. But the section that has everyone talking – details his marriage […]
Former NBA/ABA legend Julius Erving says it wasn’t mounting debt, or a pending lawsuit, that convinced him to sell some of his memorabilia, but instead a need to unload some stuff he never looks at anymore. Whatever the case, the man known as Dr. J during his career, hit the jackpot when the numbers came […]
Despite growing frustration among their ranks, Derek Fisher, President of the NBA Players Union, and his constituents voted again to reject the latest proposal from the league’s owners, and filed an anti-trust lawsuit against the NBA. Commissioner David Stern has meanwhile cancelled more games but remains hopeful a deal can still be worked out. Suffice […]
Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal will reportedly run for “undersheriff of Lake County, Fla.,” he revealed in an interview with the New York Times. When asked how his law enforcement career was going, Shaq responded by announcing his intention to run for undersheriff in Lake County, Fla. Shaq has previously discussed his interest in becoming […]
While many of today’s players never faced Michael Jordan on the court, it would serve them well to bone-up on his biography. Now that Jordan is an NBA owner, he’s still playing with a championship mentality, as are the rest of the NBA owners, who are standing firm in the negotiations with the Players Union. […]
NEW YORK (AP) — No KD vs. Kobe, no championship banner in Dallas. The original start date to the NBA season arrived Tuesday with progress still stalled in the negotiations to end the lockout. No further talks have been scheduled, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. Players and owners made progress […]
One day after she filed for divorce from Kris Humphries, her husband of 72 days, and left the country on a business trip, Kim Kardashian is making sure she tells her side of the story. “I am trying not to read all the different media reports but it’s hard not to see all the negative […]
You’ve heard how some people get paid big bucks to tweet, well, here’s the story of someone who is going to be paying big bucks because of a tweet. Miami Heat owner Micky Arison was fined $500,000—that’s half a million dollars—on Monday for tweets he made about the NBA lockout. Arison posted a few tweets […]
Reality TV Star Kim Kardashian is filing for divorce just 72 days after marrying New Jersey Nets Kris Humphries in a lavish ceremony that was taped for her reality show. That was quick. Kardashian and Humphries married on August 20, in what some Hollywood reporters called “Royal Wedding #2,” which earned Kim and Kris more […]
The NBA lock-out may be costing the league millions of dollars, but to some of the brighter stars with name recognition, it’s been a supplemental blessing financially, considering the players are temporarily unemployed. The latest baller with NBA All-Star credentials to promote his own pro basketball event is Hampton native Allen Iverson, who’s hosting his […]
The National Basketball Association has already lost over $200 million in preseason revenue, and Commissioner David Stern recently admitted he wasn’t very optimistic that there will be any games this season. The question remains who will blink first? It doesn’t appear the owners will, and no further discussions have been planned. The negotiations have gotten […]
