Archive for October, 2010

Allen Iverson Heading To Turkey Official And More NBA News And Rumors

It is official, point guard Allen Iverson is heading to Turkey. The eleven-time NBA all-star signed to a two-year deal worth $4 million with the Turkish pro basketball team, the Besiktas. Yahoo! Sports first reported this. Iverson is expected to report to the team by next week or so. The contract allows Iverson to opt [...]

James’ Latest Commerical Trying To Play The Victim Role

LeBron James’ latest NIKE commercial, basically seems like a big slap in the face to Cleveland and I can’t believe that he is still not hurt the way he is being portrayed in Cleveland.

Grizzlies’ Gasol Rolls Ankle, Season Debut Questionable

As if the Memphis Grizzlies have enough issues to contend with, they may possibly be with the services of Marc Gasol for the short-term. According to Ronald Tilley of the Memphis Commercial Appeal, Gasol on Sunday rolled his ankle when he landed awkwardly on backup center Hasheem Thabeet’s foot during practice on Sunday, with the [...]

The Jumpman: The Top Five Greatest Moments in Michael Jordan’s Career

Michael Jordan has done a lot for the National Basketball Association. Sadly as a 13-year-old myself, I have never really got to see him play. The great Michael Jordan, I know. The only time I ever remember watching him live was when the guy was on the Washington Wizards. I never really got to see [...]

Sources: Bayless To Be Dealt To Hornets

Bayless still has a promising future According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, the Portland Trailblazers have agreed to deal Jerryd Bayless to the New Orleans Hornets for a conditional first round draft pick. If the trades goes down as sources close to the situation have it, the former first rounder from Arizona will be Chris Paul’s back-up, a role [...]

Heat Fill SG Void, Sign Stackhouse

With the absence of Mike Miller from the Miami Heat roster due to a thumb injury that will keep him out until January at the earliest, the team naturally had to fill the void of filling a shooting guard position. I think it is safe to say that the Heat accomplished that mission successfully. According [...]

The NBA Could Be Up for Contraction, Go Into Lockout

To solve some of the financial problems happening in the National Basketball Association, the NBA looks to go to contraction. “It’s a sensitive subject for me because I’ve spent 27 years in this job working very hard not only to maintain all of our teams, but along the way add a few,” Stern said during [...]

LeBron James Wouldn’t Have Liked Himself Either

If LeBron James was a Cleveland Cavaliers’ fan living in Akron, Ohio, he wouldn’t have liked himself either; he told the Associated Press today. James said he understands why Cavs’ fans continue to become angry at him, but he says that they need to move on and get over it. Since the Decision, James’ popularity [...]