Kobe Bryant’s off-the-court “attitude” is allegedy to blame for the Lakers’ woes of late, according to a recent story in ESPN The Magazine, but Showtime head honcho David Nevins was actually impressed by the NBA superstar’s down time demeanor shown in footage from a then-proposed documentary about the player’s recovery from a torn Achilles in April […]
Former NBA player and Fab Five member Chris Webber has stated his interest in buying the Atlanta Hawks through his company, The Webber Group. Webber, now 41, is a Detroit native who played 17 seasons in the NBA before retiring in 2008 as a Golden State Warrior. The one-time Rookie of the Year and five-time […]
DENVER (AP) — High-flying Kenneth Faried received quite a raise for elevating his game last season. The Denver Nuggets forward has agreed to a four-year, $50 million contract extension, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke Tuesday night on condition of anonymity because the team has yet to […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA and its television partners couldn’t wait to extend their contracts. The league renewed its deals with ESPN and TNT even though two seasons remain on the old ones. With potential competition from Fox looming, both networks were willing to pay generously to secure the rights long term. The NBA’s […]
It’s not enough that he’s aligned with a powerhouse team in the Miami Heat, but according to HoopsHype.com, he’s owner of the most expensive home among all NBA players. Bosh topped the list of expensive homes with his 12,368-square-foot Florida estate priced at $12.3 million. That’s nearly $3 million more than Kobe Bryant‘s $9,450,000 SoCal residence […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James is back on the floor where he took his first steps in the NBA. Four years after leaving for Miami, James, again wearing the familiar No. 23 wine-and-gold Cavaliers uniform, performed for Cleveland fans as the team held a scrimmage before a nearly filled Quicken Loans Arena. After being introduced, […]
Hornets forward Jeffery Taylor will not participate in any team-related activities during an NBA investigation into his arrest on domestic assault charges, the team announced Friday. “As an organization, we understand and appreciate the seriousness of this matter, and will assist the NBA and law enforcement in any way we can until this comes to […]
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — And so it begins, or resumes, for LeBron James and the Cavaliers. Back home and where he began his NBA career, James and the Cavs are holding media day Friday as they begin a journey they hope ends with Cleveland’s first pro sports championship since 1964. More than 300 media members, […]
We can only wonder what Paul George was thinking when he put out several clearly stupid tweets about the Ray Rice situation. On the other hand, as TMZ noted, the Indiana Pacers star’s broken leg must be feeling pretty good ’cause he’s doing some super back-peddling to clean things up. But before that happened he […]
Miami Heat forward Luol Deng was just minding his own business when his name popped up in the latest racism scandal to hit the NBA. And now, he has responded. Deng, a native of South Sudan, was mentioned in a racially charged scouting report read by Atlanta Hawks GM Danny Ferry during a conference call […]
ATLANTA (AP) — The fallout from racially charged comments by Atlanta Hawks’ leadership continued on Tuesday as general manager Danny Ferry was disciplined for making inflammatory comments about Luol Deng. Hawks CEO Steve Koonin has imposed undisclosed discipline on Ferry for comments the GM made to the ownership group in June when the team pursued […]
NBA player Russell Westbrook has officially drafted a woman with whom he can spend the rest of his life! The Oklahoma City Thunder guard has…
