For the first time in his 11-year NBA career, LeBron James has been deemed the most popular male athlete in the U.S. For years, he has been behind Michael Jordan but that is no longer according to a new Harris Poll. We live in a society where we know an athlete’s every move. During free [...]
No, you’re not experiencing deja vu. This is just a firsthand run-in with the Sacramento Kings. According to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, the Detroit Pistons have resumed talks—that started prior to the NBA draft—with the Kings on a trade that would land Josh Smith in Sacramento: The Detroit Pistons and the Sacramento Kings have resumed trade [...]
Thank you, Phil Jackson. Thank you. The Zen Master has cleared up one of the most not-so-mysterious mysteries in the NBA: Dwight Howard did, in fact, leave the Los Angeles Lakers for the Houston Rockets because of Kobe Bryant. Mind-melting stuff, I know. We already knew, for the most part. But there’s something about Jackson [...]
LeBron James’ patience runs puddle deep. It was roughly one week ago that LeBron’s first-person account of why he was returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers was posted by Lee Jenkins of Sports Illustrated. In this essay of his, he touched upon a number of things and the prevailing sentiment was he would remain patient. He [...]
Lance Stephenson left the Pacers because he felt slighted by the 5-year, $44M offer. That would’ve paid him roughly $9M per year. Instead, he took the Hornets’ 3-year, $27M offer which will pay him $9M per year. His rationale was that he didn’t way to make so little for such a long period of time. [...]
What at first appeared to be a smooth process to remove Donald Sterling as owner of the Clippers has turned into something of a nightmare for the NBA. Initially, Sterling seemed fine with Steve Ballmer’s $2 million bid, but he has completely reversed course and will fight this until the very end. The flip side [...]
During the summer of 2010, the Bulls signed Carlos Boozer to a max contract worth $80 million over five years. Because of his drop in productivity, Boozer and his $16.8 million salary for this upcoming season have been waived via the amnesty provision. Boozer will still be paid by the Bulls, but his number won’t [...]
Baron Davis is looking to make an NBA return. Or so says Baron Davis. Per the Akron Beacon Journal‘s Jason Lloyd, Davis is attempting a comeback and would welcome the opportunity to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers: He is 35 now and hasn’t played in a game in more than two years, but Baron Davis [...]