The worst fears of all fans of the NBA will come to pass at 12:01 am Friday morning according to a report from “ESPN.com” as negotiations have broken down between NBA Team Owners and the NBA Players Association on a new NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement. Commissioner David Stern has announced that Team Owners will declare …
Monthly Archive: June 2011
Jun 29 2011
Blazers Submit Qualifying Offer To Injury Prone Greg Oden
After playing just 81 games since being selected with the first pick in the 2007 NBA Draft Greg Oden will become a Free Agent this summer. His team the Portland Trail Blazers had one of two options before June 30; tender the injury prone big man a qualifying offer of $8,788,681 which would make him …
Jun 29 2011
Thunder Sign Nazr Mohammed To Extension
The Oklahoma City Thunder signed veteran center Nazr Mohammed to a one year extension on Wednesday according to a report from the “Oklahoman” which will keep him from exploring the Free Agent market once a new NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement has been ratified. Mohammed was acquired by the Thunder back in February in a deal …
Jun 29 2011
Cuban Offers Reward For Capture Of Dallas Rapist
During the days of my childhood in the early sixties professional ball players and the men who owned pro-sports teams were looked at as a bunch of good guys and examples of what kids should emulate as they reached adulthood. Times have certainly changed over the years as the perception of players and owners in …
Jun 28 2011
Has Raymond Felton Found A Home With The Trail Blazers?
Point guard Raymond Felton has done quite a bit of traveling in the last year. For the first five years of his career in the Association Felton played for the team that drafted him with the fifth pick in the 2005 NBA Draft the Charlotte Bobcats. Last summer Felton became a Free Agent and along with All-Star …
Jun 28 2011
Former Atlanta Hawks Player Lorenzo Charles Dies In Bus Crash
Lorenzo Charles, who will always be a hero at North Carolina State for slamming home the winning dunk over the Houston Cougars to win the 1983 NCAA Title was killed in a bus-wreck on Monday according to a report from “CNN.com“. Charles had been a driver for the past ten years for Elite Coach and was killed …
Jun 28 2011
NBA Overtime Editor Jeff Sack Will Be Guest On Unsigned Tuesday Night
How did your favorite team in the Association do last Thursday night in the 2011 NBA Draft? Is a Lockout in the NBA this Friday a sure thing; or are there other alternatives that NBA Team Owners and Commissioner David Stern could choose instead? Will Miami Heat All-Star forward LeBron James ever win back the …
Jun 27 2011
Hornets David West Opts Out Of Last Year Of Contract To Explore Free Agency
Coming off ACL surgery on his left knee that ended his NBA campaign early most NBA observers assumed New Orleans Hornets forward David West would stick with the status quo and would not opt out of the final year of his contract for the upcoming season. Seems West had a different train of thought as the …
Jun 25 2011
Riley Wants To Add Youth And Speed To Next Season's Heat Squad
Although They did not achieve their goal of winning an NBA Title in their first season together the revamped Miami Heat still had a great season by any team’s standards as they took the Dallas Mavericks to game six of the NBA Finals before losing to the Mavericks. However, Miami Team President who was named …
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Jun 26 2011
For The Good Of The Game NBA Must Extend Negotiations Past June 30
Commentary, NBA Analysis, NBA Controversy, NBA Lockout, NBA Off The Court Issues
by Jeff Sack
The NFL is the most popular sport in the nation, while Major League Baseball is America’s pastime. Although my favorite pro-sport is the NBA I am in the minority in this country as the Association is at best a distant third in popularity in the USA. Currently the NFL and the NBA are having labor …
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