Kobe Bryant is being sued by an Arkansas man, who claims the Los Angeles Lakers star deliberately elbowed him during a Memphis Grizzlies’ game last year. Bill Geeslin sat in the stands when the Lakers played in Memphis last Nov. 14. His three-page federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday claims Bryant came off the court during […]
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Nike opens IV pop-up museum
Nike’s latest promotional gadget in the Big Apple is more like a LeBron James museum. The shoe giant has opened a temporary store in New York’s SoHo district called IV, a reference to the latest model of his signature shoe. “LeBron Zoom IV†New York edition shoes went on sale Monday at 4 p.m. at […]
New York needs LeBron far more than LeBron needs New York
“For there was King James suddenly rising over 34th Street and 7th Avenue, 80 feet high, framed in neon, a Nike monument to his penchant for pushing product.” Adrian Wojnarowski a national NBA columnist for Yahoo! Sports said. “I’ve heard about it,” James said, but he hadn’t bothered to leave his midtown Manhattan hotel to […]
Sasha Pavlovic is the new Sixth Man
Both Cleveland papers had big writeups on Sasha Pavlovic and it’s clear he’s in the Cavs’ plans as the sixth man since he’s knocking down shots and playing D. Cleveland plays four times this week and he could be a nice pickup in deep leagues, although he comes with no guarantees. Drew Gooden was nearly […]
NBA Player’s financial records to become public
New financial records have become public thanks to a new federal law that require unions to show their financial records to the U.S. Department of Labor. Last fiscal year, the NBA paid the NBA Player’s Association $25 million of the league’s merchandise and licensing income. Starting with the collective bargaining agreement in 1998, the players […]
Can Cavaliers fans bring Reghi back?
The firing of Michael Reghi prompted a huge thread at the CAVS.com official discussion forum. “Michael Reghi was one of the most dynamic play-by-play annoucers i’ve ever heard. He brought some much to a Cavs game. You could sense his passion and enjoyment for the game itself, and the Cavs in general†a poster said. […]
James On Court for Victory
LeBron James only stayed on the floor as long as needed. Â Â James, accused of quitting on his team too early in his previous game, scored 19 points with a season-high 12 assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers past the Chicago Bulls 113-94. Drew Gooden added 20 points in three quarters, Anderson Varejao had a career-high […]
LeBron, Bryant among stars to host Nike summer camps
Beginning next June, LeBron James, Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Amare Stoudemire and Vince Carter will host elite skills camps for the top 20 high school male players at each position. With Nike, Nash will run a camp for point guards in New Jersey, while Bryant will do the same for shooting guards in Los Angeles. […]