I figured I would limit this group to those who are more or less based in the United States, or whose influence is most felt in the United States. Around the world, you could no doubt add many to this list,...
opinion by Joe Hachem | 4 wks ago | updated 4 wks ago 386 views | 64 recommendations | 19 comments
NBA Commissioner David Stern is looking to expand the league's global brand by playing exhibition games throughout Europe this week. During a press conference in London, Stern also announced plans of a joint...
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"...With each passing day it gets harder and harder to watch sports without feeling the need to take a shower afterwards. If you're a principled, thinking person, you may spend a lot of time, as I do, realizing that your continued attention to the game is helping finance...
Dave Zirin is a lightning rod for trouble. He
is a white man who boldly stepped into the arena of sports and race and
politics – and took the side of the underdog. He has been attacked by
writers like me (dwil) who questioned his conviction, his purpose, and
his motives;...
I wrote two days ago
that it is better for the NBA that Joe Crawford’s career is more than
likely finished as a referee. Perhaps, after 31 years dating back to
the year after the NBA-ABA merger, it is better that Crawford steps
down as an on-court steward of the...
I saw a post
by “Bethlehem Shoals” on AOL Fanhouse just a minute ago titled,
“Hunter: NOLA Can’t Handle All-Star Weekend.” So I took the relay throw
from Shoals by way of a link to a Newsday article by Ken Berger, and further hunted around the Internet to finish off...
I’ve gone from being one of pro basketball’s biggest fans to the point where I don’t even look at basketball stories on the sports pages. I don’t know what these thugs playing the sport call it, but it...
created by joellerose | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 1235 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"The NBA changed the ball for the first time in 35 years, using a micro-fiber composite instead of the traditional leather because of what it said was a "superior grip and feel."
Most players simply feel irritated."
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