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Lockout impact likely topic at NBA-FIBA meeting

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:20 AM PDT

With the NBA lockout threatening to impact this summer's qualifying tournaments for the 2012 Olympics, commissioner David Stern is scheduled to meet Tuesday with the president and the secretary general of FIBA, the sport's international governing body.

Bryant salutes Yao impact on China's NBA dreams

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 02:33 AM PDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Yao Ming has made it possible for young Chinese basketball players to chase their NBA dreams and the country will produce more top quality players in the coming years, All Star guard Kobe Bryant said on Tuesday.

NBA labor situation and how to fix it

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 06:00 PM PDT

NBA teams spent millions on free agents in 2010 and the league enjoyed a surge in popularity last season. Now the league claims it lost $300 million last year and could be looking at a long lockout. A solution exists if NBA owners can fix their mistakes of the past.

NBA G to seek unemployment?

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 06:17 AM PDT

Today's must-see content delivered straight to you. Ty Lawson recently posed an interesting thought on his Twitter account. "I wonder if I can file for unemployment." So we asked. Can an NBA or NFL player currently apply for unemployment due to the lockouts in each sport?

NBA Trades: The Best Trade Made in the History of Every Team

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 04:38 AM PDT

The NBA owners and players are holding the fans hostage, so that means there is very little news going on for a little old NBA writer like myself to babble on about. Summers are supposed to be full of baseball with NFL and NBA player movement creating a wonderful whirlwind of speculation and hope for the teams involved in between at-bats.  Now we are stuck with NFL players and owners arguing ...

NBA Schedule 2011-2012: Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings Await Schedule In Spite Of NBA Lockout

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 11:24 AM PDT

The NBA will release its full schedule for the 2011-2012 season, despite there being a lockout. We break down the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings respective schedules. For more on the Warriors head over to Golden State of Mind . For more on the Kings, check out Sactown Royalty . The NBA has announced it will  release the 2011-2012 basketball schedule  Tuesday July 18 at 11:00am ...

Dirk Nowitzki Is Most Marketable NBA Player, But He Doesn't Want to Be a Brand

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 03:52 PM PDT

Fresh off his stunning performance at the ESPYs and even more stunning NBA championship run, Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki is now the most marketable player in the NBA.Yes, more marketable than LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and all those other self-promoters who double as NBA stars.That's according to the latest Nielsen/E-Poll. Dirk landed a score of 132, well ...