David Stern

September 27, 2010 – Kevin Burke If you’re tired of seeing players complain and cry to the refs about calls that they disagree with, you’re not alone. Apparently, so is the NBA. This coming season, the NBA will crack down on player tirades. Referees will not tolerate players lashing out or expressing themselves in a [...]

August 29, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol “Brandon Rush of the Indiana Pacers was suspended for five games by the NBA on Friday for violating the league’s drug agreement, while Tyreke Evans of the Sacramento Kings and Kenny Hasbrouck of the Miami Heat drew suspensions for driving offenses. Rush was suspended without pay for five [...]

November 19th, 2008 – Dr. J-Water This may sound a little off the wall here, but I basically think that NBA Referees need to use the same principles in disciplining NBA players as they would if they were disciplining kids for misbehaving. Don’t get me wrong here, i’m in no way implying that NBA players [...]

November 14, 2008 – Dr. Dime Good Job NBA, Good Job David Stern, Good Job Stu Jackson. You just proved that collectively you have no clue as to the dynamics of a melee or even a simple fight. You have no idea about the principles of camaraderie, being a good teammate, or even personal integrity [...]

October 5, 2008 – Dr. Dime Techno geeks like me are loving the NBA proposal we all heard about this weekend on ESPN that is being voted on until October 10th by all the league franchises. Why shouldn’t a professional basketball league use whatever means possible to ensure the right call is made? I would [...]

Ex-NBA Referee Tim Donaghy gets sentenced today to 15 Months July 29th, 2008 – Dr. J-Water The Can. The Slammer. The House of Correction. The Brig. The Penitentiary. The Holding. The Prison. The Lock-down. The Cell. The Clink. The Cooler. The Tank. The Stockade. The Joint. The Pen. Hell it doesn’t really matter what you [...]

July 17th, 2008 – Dr. Anklesnap Rumor has it that the Sacramento Kings are in negotiations with the Dallas Mavericks for a possible trade of the Mavs Brandon Bass and Jerry Stackhouse for the Kings Ron Artest. C’mon Joe and Gavin Maloof, say it ain’t so! Someone put a stop to the madness. Last season [...]

July 5th, 2008 – Dr. Browntorious It is with a heavy heart that once again we have to read about a pro-athlete whose life went spiraling downwards due to his off-the-field behavior, eventually ending in his early demise. Terrence Kiel, the former San Diego Chargers safety died yesterday in a car accident on his way [...]

June 28th, 2008 – Dr. J-Water I wasn’t overly surprised to hear the rumor that Jorge Garbajosa was on the outs with the Toronto Raptors and may return to play basketball professionally in Europe, following the debacle over rehabbing his leg injury. Then news of Juan Carlos Navarro heading back to Spain to once again [...]

June 13, 2008 – Dr. J-Water When the NBA Finals began I stated that the key to this series was whether or not Kobe Bryant could defend Ray Allen. As Game 4 is now in the books and the Celtics are leading the Lakers 3-1, I guess the answer is no. I received multiple emails [...]