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OPINION

Nov 27, 2011 6:18 AM CST

NBA Owners Scored 'Attila the Hun' Win

Players really just saved a little face

(Newser) - After a 149-day clash between NBA owners and basketball players that finally ended yesterday , the big winners were definitely the owners, writes Kurt Helin at NBC Sports . The owners reduced player incomes from 57% to 50% of basketball-related income, shortened contract lengths, and stiffened a luxury tax designed to stop...

NBA Lockout Over? Tentative Deal Reached for 66-Game Season Starting Christmas Day

NBA Reaches Deal
to Return by
Christmas

Nov 26, 2011 5:48 AM CST

NBA Reaches Deal to Return by Christmas

If tentative agreement is ratified, season will be 66 games

(Newser) - After locking out players for 149 days, NBA owners appear to have reached a tentative deal with them for a shortened season beginning Christmas Day, reports the AP . The two sides held another marathon 15-hour negotiation session yesterday, lasting until nearly 4am this morning. The deal is reportedly for 10...

NBA Players Reject Offer, Begin to Disband Union

Players Reject Offer,
Begin Disbanding Union

nba labor dispute

Nov 14, 2011 2:00 PM CST

Players Reject Offer, Begin Disbanding Union

David Stern's ultimatum called 'extremely unfair'

(Newser) - NBA players rejected the league's latest offer today and began disbanding the union, likely jeopardizing the season. "We're prepared to file this antitrust action against the NBA," union executive director Billy Hunter said. "That's the best situation where players can get their due process....

No. of NBA Games
in November: 0

NBA lockout

Oct 28, 2011 7:23 PM CDT

No. of NBA Games in November: 0

Commissioner David Stern cancels all games next month

(Newser) - The NBA will play a shortened season—if it plays at all—after negotiations to end the lockout again stalled over how to divide the league's revenue. Commissioner David Stern canceled all November games today, the 120th day of the lockout. "It's not practical, possible, or prudent...

Source: NBA to Ax
2 More Weeks of Games

Oct 25, 2011 4:10 AM CDT

Source: NBA to Ax 2 More Weeks of Games

Owners refuse to meet with players until players accept more cuts

(Newser) - With the first two weeks of the NBA season already canceled , thanks to owners locking out the players in a salary dispute, the league is poised to cancel two more, reports the New York Daily News , citing "a person familiar with the league's plans." That's at...

LeBron Asks
About NFL
Free Agency

Oct 12, 2011 1:20 PM CDT

LeBron Asks About NFL Free Agency

He was probably joking though... right?

(Newser) - With the lockout officially cutting into the NBA season , would LeBron James consider suiting up for the NFL? Probably not, but the King is definitely stoking speculation. Last week his highness donned his pads and practiced with the Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary high school team, then tweeted that it “...

NBA Cancels First
2 Weeks of Season

Oct 10, 2011 9:12 PM CDT

NBA Cancels First 2 Weeks of Season

Both sides are 'very far apart on virtually all issues' says David Stern

(Newser) - NBA Commissioner David Stern canceled the first two weeks of the season tonight after owners and players were unable to reach a new labor deal and end the lockout. Top negotiators for both sides met for more than seven hours today, returning to bargaining about 14 hours after ending talks...

NBA Set to Cancel Games

Oct 5, 2011 8:10 AM CDT

NBA Set to Cancel Games

Barring a last-minute deal before Monday

(Newser) - The rest of the NBA preseason is officially canceled, and the first two weeks of the regular season will be as well if players and owners can’t work out a deal by Monday, Commissioner David Stern announced yesterday, after negotiations to end the league’s lockout fell apart. Players'...

Kobe to Play in Italy
During NBA Lockout

Sep 30, 2011 6:22 AM CDT

Kobe to Play in Italy During NBA Lockout

He's reached verbal agreement with club: source

(Newser) - Kobe Bryant won’t be resting on his laurels during the NBA lockout . The Los Angeles Laker has verbally agreed to a $3 million contract to play with Italian club Virtus Bologna for the first 40 days of the Italian league season, a source tells the AP . Bryant grew up...

Ex-NBA Player
Charged With
Murder

Aug 27, 2011 5:33 AM CDT

Ex-NBA Player Charged With Murder

Javaris Crittenton allegedly shot a 23-year-old woman

(Newser) - Former NBA player Javaris Crittenton was robbed of some jewelry in April, and on the night of Aug. 19, he apparently thought he saw the person behind the crime walking down a street in southwest Atlanta. And as he drove by in a black Chevrolet Tahoe, he fired shots, say...

Yao Ming Retires
From Basketball

Jul 20, 2011 9:25 AM CDT

Yao Ming Retires From Basketball

After two years of persistent left foot injuries, the Chinese great retires at 30

(Newser) - The NBA's version of the Ming Dynasty is done. After helping pro basketball gain a foothold in the world's most populous market, Chinese star Yao Ming has retired. Yao made it official today, telling a packed news conference in his hometown that a series of foot and leg...

Player Photos
Removed From
NBA.com

Jul 1, 2011 3:22 PM CDT

Player Photos Removed From NBA.com

Lockout prohibits league from profiting on players' images

(Newser) - Like a scorned ex-lover purging pics from a Facebook page, the NBA no longer has any player photos on its website. With the players union and owners one day into a lockout , the league can't profit from images of its stars, explains Gizmodo . NBA.com now features images only...

NBA Locks Out Players

Jun 30, 2011 2:56 PM CDT

NBA Locks Out Players

Next year's basketball season might be in jeopardy, too

(Newser) - American sports fans might need some new hobbies soon: The NBA now has a lockout, too, along with the NFL . Basketball owners locked out players today when the latest talks to reach a collective bargaining deal failed, reports AP . The current contract expires at midnight, and the two sides remain...

LeBron James: A King Deposed

OPINION

Jun 13, 2011 1:11 PM CDT

LeBron James: A King Deposed

Miami's loss shatters James' reputation

(Newser) - Sports columns everywhere are thick with schadenfreude today after LeBron James yet again vanished during the fourth quarter to hand Dallas the NBA title . Here’s what people are saying:

LeBron is still royalty, but he’s not a king—he’s “an emperor with no clothes,” writes

...

LeBron to
Former Fans:
Your Lives
Still Suck

Jun 13, 2011 6:59 AM CDT

LeBron to Former Fans: Your Lives Still Suck

Meanwhile Dan Gilbert rejoices over Mavericks win

(Newser) - LeBron James gave his detractors a whole new reason to hate him in his post-game press conference last night, essentially telling them that he’d rather have his life than theirs. “At the end of the day, all the people that was rooting on me to fail … they...

Mavericks Beat
LeBron's Heat,
Win NBA Title

Jun 12, 2011 10:56 PM CDT

Mavericks Beat LeBron's Heat, Win NBA Title

Dirk Nowitzki takes MVP honors for Dallas

(Newser) - For Dirk Nowitzki, the resume is complete. He's an NBA champion. For LeBron James, the agonizing wait continues for at least one more year. Avenging what happened five years ago in perfect turnabout style, the Dallas Mavericks won their first NBA title by winning Game 6 of these finals...

NBA Scores
Through
Social Media

Jun 6, 2011 7:08 PM CDT

NBA Scores Through Social Media

With more than 117M followers, the league brings fans close to the action

(Newser) - While the NFL tortures its fans with a lockout , the NBA is increasingly bringing fans closer to the action with an aggressive and sophisticated social media campaign. In the midst of a marquee finals match-up between the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks, the league consistently beats traditional news services to...

Shaq Announces Retirement

Jun 1, 2011 4:56 PM CDT

Shaq Announces Retirement

Drops the news in online video

(Newser) - Shaquille O’Neal is ending his Hall of Fame NBA career—not that he’s told the Celtics. The Big Diesel/Shamrock announced his retirement in a brief video posted online today. “We did it. Nineteen years, baby,” he said. “I want to thank you very much, that’...

Chicago Bulls Star
Caught Using
Gay Slur

May 23, 2011 7:21 AM CDT

Chicago Bulls Star Caught Using Gay Slur

Joakim Noah appears to use the same phrase that got Kobe fined

(Newser) - Joakim Noah of the Chicago Bulls apparently hurled the same profanity-plus-gay slur combo that Kobe Bryant used last month —and, like Bryant, he got caught on tape. After getting called for a foul during last night’s Eastern Conference Finals game, Noah can be seen on TNT’s telecast...

NBA Fines
Kobe Bryant
$100K for
Gay Slur

Apr 13, 2011 5:51 PM CDT

NBA Fines Kobe Bryant $100K for Gay Slur

NBA star has apologized after slamming referee

(Newser) - Kobe Bryant not only unleashed a gay slur against an NBA ref last night, he did so in view of TNT's cameras. After outrage mounted today, the league fined him $100,000 and called his actions "offensive and inexcusable." Bryant got ticked off at referee Bennie Adams when...