Normally, it’s not a big deal for the Philadelphia 76ers to hear that Spencer Hawes is dealing with some sort of injury. He’s been a marginal player in the past so who really cares? But, this year has been different. Hawes has been playing very well at center for the 10-3 Sixers and because of [...]
One of the big reasons that I can’t stand Andre Iguodala is the fact that he plays so much. He’s being paid way too much and the Philadelphia 76ers think he’s an important part of their team. He’s not, he ruins everything. But, there is another guy I want the hell off my basketball team [...]
You may remember the end of last year’s Dallas Mavericks/Los Angeles Lakers playoff series. The Mavs were thoroughly embarrassing the Lakers, already up three games to none and absolutely pounding them in Game 4. So, Lakers big man Andrew Bynum decided that if his team was going to lose, he was going to go out [...]
The New Jersey Nets are off to another rip-roaring season, and the season hasn’t even started yet! Not only are they still the Nets, but they just lost their starting center for the foreseeable future. According to Colin Stephenson of the Newark Star-Ledger, Brook Lopez has a stress fracture in his foot. “Brook Lopez has [...]
This is just more bad news for the Los Angeles Lakers. Their trade for Chris Paul was vetoed by the commissioner. Then they shipped Lamar Odom out of town and that irritated Kobe Bryant. Then Kobe’s wife filed for divorce (did David Stern step in to block that too?), creating further turmoil for the megastar. [...]
It will be a slightly less happy holiday for Monta Ellis and his Golden State Warriors. Erika Ross Smith filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing Ellis and the Warriors of sexual harassment. She claims that starting in November 2010 Ellis started texting her several times a day. He would make unwanted advances and – lucky [...]
Remember when the Los Angeles Lakers traded for New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul? It was a three-team deal that also sent Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol packing. Great deal for everyone, right? Wrong. The NBA, which owns the New Orleans Hornets (that makes sense, right?), stepped in and vetoed the deal. Just about everyone [...]
In a move that would surely violate the NBA’s tampering rules, the New Jersey Nets met with Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard in Miami, according to sources. ESPN’s Chris Broussard says that multiple sources told him that the meeting did indeed take place, despite the expected denials from Howard. “There was no meeting,” Howard said [...]
Yesterday, we mentioned that New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul (who Michael Perry scouted at a 76ers game once) wouldn’t sign an extension with the Boston Celtics, thus making a trade unlikely. Well, now we know why. CP3 wants to play for the New York Knicks and his agent has informed the Hornets of exactly [...]
There’s been a lot of talk – maybe too much talk – about the possibility of New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul heading to the Boston Celtics in a trade that would include Rajon Rondo. A blockbuster indeed, but according to Chris Broussard of ESPN, you might want to quell the chatter. A source tells [...]
Several people took shots at Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress.com when he tweeted recently that Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans is out of shape. Specifically, he talked about his weight, hinting that he didn’t exactly share any Thanksgiving stuffing with the rest of the family. “Sacramento Kings fans wouldn’t be very happy with the shape Tyreke [...]
As you may or may not have noticed, there hasn’t been professional basketball here in North America for quite some time. It’s okay if you didn’t realize it, most people didn’t. But yes, there is an NBA lockout. But, it looks like it will end as there seems to be an agreement that will allow [...]
Earlier this week, the 76ers’ new ownership group Apollo Global Management, headed by Joshua Harris, David Blitzer, Will Smith, and Carlton, decided enough was enough with their roided-up rabbit of a mascot. Its a decision that has already caused massive internet waves throughout the 76ers communities. Massive internet waves? Yes, and the biggest question is what [...]
Phoenix Suns restricted free agent Aaron Brooks has now signed with another team. The Suns probably don’t care too much, however, because that team is in China. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, he has signed a deal with Guangdong in the country of the currency manipulators. “Phoenix restricted free agent Aaron Brooks has [...]
If we told you that the NBA has been dethroned as the third-highest sport in the United States in terms of average attendance, you’d assume that the NHL was fully recovered from its own lockout seven years ago. “Good job, hockey!,” you may or may not say. But you’d be wrong. NBA has indeed lost [...]
In case you haven’t noticed, and judging by the excitement surrounding MLB and the NFL you haven’t, the NBA is in a lockout. No, it’s true. There is a work stoppage and the two sides don’t seem close to hammering out an agreement (and there is very little public pressure to do so, because…no one [...]
Jesus H. Christ this is ridiculous. We are not huge fans of famous people changing their names and…wasn’t this already done once with World B. Free? Los Angeles Lakers’ firebrand Ron Artest has been trying to change his name to Metta World Peace for a little while now, but had to hold off until he [...]
In case you hadn’t noticed, and judging by the minimal complaints you haven’t, the NBA is mired in a lockout. The players and owners met on Tuesday to work on a resolution, but it didn’t go so well and many think there might not be a season this year. Ken Berger of CBS quotes Los [...]
It’s tough to consider any athlete a bust before he even plays a minute for his professional team, but that’s kind of what’s happening to Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio. His nondescript play in the Eurobasket tournament has people wondering if this kid will have any sort of impact early in his NBA career. [...]
Oh what it must be like to be a famous celebrity or athlete who then gets busted for something big. You go from the top of the world to the bottom of some dude’s bunk in his cell. And that’s likely the scenario that former Washington Wizard Javaris Crittenton has found himself in (if he’s [...]
Remember the Gilbert Arenas gun incident in the Washington Wizards locker room? Yeah, the other guy he got into it with was Javaris Crittenton. While that happened a while ago, someone didn’t get the memo about why we don’t mess with guns. Crittenton has been formally charged with the murder of an Atlanta woman back [...]
Star magazine has learned that Golden State Warriors head coach Mark Jackson, Jamie Foxx and Lady Gaga have ties to a pair of drug kingpins who just got taken down for running a multi-million dollar, international marijuana operation. While no one is saying that they are involved in any way, it doesn’t look great to [...]
Not surprisingly, OTR’s Republican older brother tipped us off on this one. He would love nothing more than for this to be true. It would be another bad thing Obama did, and it would be to the hated Boston Celtics. According to Shaquille O’Neal in some new book of his, Barack Obama ruined Rajon Rondo’s [...]
KDFM radio in Texas reports that Oklahoma City Thunder big man Kendrick Perkins was arrested early Saturday morning. He is charged public intoxication and disorderly conduct. It’s not known if he was out and about just acting the fool and being reckless, or if he’s just an annoying drunk. Like, maybe he just kept telling [...]
Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade is apparently open to playing in China during the lockout, as are many other players. But, according to his agent, he has yet to actually receive any offers. “If offers are made down the road, will they be looked at? Absolutely,” Henry Thomas told ESPN.com. There were previous reports that [...]