Offbeat

Barack Obama knows how he would handle being an NBA free agent: by signing with the San Antonio Spurs. Speaking recently at the Sloane Sports Analytics Conference, the 56-year-old basketball enthusiast touched upon a wide array of topics, including a what-if NBA scenario. And while he has showed some love for how the Golden State [...]

Ah yes, the best NBA alter ego and marketing ploy the NBA has had since the days of Larry Johnson as “Grandmama” in the early 90s, Kyrie Irving as Uncle Drew. In what started as a simple Pepsi commercial and ad campaign, turned into a YouTube series sensation and now a legitimate motion picture. For [...]

The big names keep flowing in for season two of the Big3 League. A day after it was announced that former No. 1 pick Greg Oden was entering the league, former 1st Team All-NBA performer and possible future hall of famer, Amar’e Stoudemire will be lacing them up this summer. [tweet https://twitter.com/djvlad/status/963894384629608450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Stoudemire might be [...]

You may be able to watch the former No. 1 pick of the 2007 NBA Draft, Greg Oden, on a basketball court again in the near future. Not an NBA court though, it seems as though injuries have caused that ship to sale. There is a new option though for those who can’t compete on [...]

LaVar Ball continues to stay LaVar Ball. And the latest in LaVar Ball is, mind you, very LaVar Ball. As relayed to us by Lithuanian basketball reporter Donatas Urbonas (h/t SI.com), LaVar now claims rookie Lonzo Ball will eventually leave the Los Angeles Lakers if they don’t sign his other two sons, LiAngelo and LaMelo: [...]

Here’s to incandescent hypotheticals! Kobe Bryant never got the chance to partake in the NBA’s new All-Star Game format, which includes captains who build their team from a pool of 22 players, almost entirely irrespective of conference affiliation. It was only introduced this season, his second in retirement. But could you imagine if he were [...]

Brett Brown is willing to let the Philadelphia 76ers attend next month’s Super Bowl to root on the Philadelphia Eagles. They just have to win every game they play until then. The problem is they are a .500 team right now, but they have won 7 of their last 10 games. If you were a [...]

Last night, on TNT’s pregame show Inside the NBA, NBA superstar and hall of famer Shaquille O’Neal announced his biggest role yet – CFO of Carnival Cruise Line. That’s right, Shaq will be shaking things up as the new Chief FUN Officer, personifying Carnival’s newest brand campaign ‘Choose Fun,’ that launched earlier this week. Shaq’s [...]

Minor league baseball teams are known for creative promotions and uniforms in order to draw attendance and attention. The G-League’s Delaware 87ers, the affiliate of the Philadelphia 76ers, has gotten into the fun this week by unveiling their SpongeBob Squarepants uniforms, based on the highly popular Nickelodeon show. [tweet https://twitter.com/nbagleague/status/948672902571970561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] This is a little harsh, [...]

Gregg Popovich always keeps it 100, as the kids say (do they still say that?). He also has no problem speaking his mind about an issue with his team, the NBA in general, or even society and politics. He is a very intelligent human being and an all-time great coach. He can be a very [...]