NBA Union: Counting down the days to the lockout?

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David Stern recently said that the NBA lost approximately $370M last year. Needless to say, the NBA Players and their union disagree. Is a lockout on the horizon?

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Posted on July 16th, 2010 Written by Emmett Jones

The NBA…where legalized gambling happens?

One part “All Star game in Las Vegas” + one part “recession” + one part “$175M loan” = Legalized Gambling? Maybe that isn’t the NBA’s equation, but it sure does look like they’re leaning that way.  SI’s Ian Thomsen interviewed NBA commissioner David Stern, and a very candid Stern didn’t completely shut down the idea [...]

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Posted on December 11th, 2009 Written by Emmett Jones

The NBA is going back to Mexico. Should they stay there?

Hola! Que Tal? The NBA is headed to Mexico, for a pre-season game of EPIC proportions!  Well, maybe not epic, but two of the leagues, better than average teams, the Phoenix Suns and the Philadelphia 76ers will vie for Mexican preseason greatness, in Monterrey, on October 18th, 2009. The game marks the NBA’s 18th trip [...]

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Posted on May 26th, 2009 Written by Emmett Jones

Basketball Disciple: It’s American Idol meets basketball…in China.

…maybe they can get Paula Abdul and Kareem Abdul-Jabar to co-host? In the NBA’s never ending quest to expand its league and enhance its brand on a global level, the NBA has partnered with the China Mengniu Dairy Co. and Shandong Satellite TV, to create the NBA’s first reality show, called ‘Mengniu NBA Basketball Disciple’ [...]

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Posted on April 15th, 2009 Written by Emmett Jones

The obligatory “Obama tied to Sports” post

So we have a new president….And quite frankly,  I think the first order of business that he went through yesterday was to practically shut down the internet.  Anyone that was trying to get on CNN/MSNBC/NBC/ABC’s website pretty much had their patience put to the test.  One of my friends even turned to MLB.com (who knew?) [...]

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Posted on January 21st, 2009 Written by Emmett Jones

New format for NBA Playoffs? Not quite.

As people watch the NBA playoffs this year, many of them are asking the same question…Golden State didn’t make the playoffs and they had how many wins? The Hawks made the playoffs with how many wins? The answers to those questions are 48 and 37 respectively. Seem unfair? fear not loyal basketball fans, the NBA [...]

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Posted on April 28th, 2008 Written by Emmett Jones

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