LeBron James has a new teammate who’s just as popular. The guy has a few holes in his game. Oh, and he lives in a pineapple under the sea. SpongeBob SquarePants won’t help James win any NBA titles, but the Cavaliers’ superstar has paired up with Nickelodeon, the home of SpongeBob and his ocean-dwelling cartoon chums, to raise awareness about the environment. Read Original Post Here
The Miami Heat will start making their phone calls to free agents at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, and team president Pat Riley will have two simple messages to most of those on the other end of his line. Don’t expect a bankbreaking offer. And don’t wait too long to decide, either. “The players that are smart, that are on the cusp, that get talked into holding out by their agents might be very disappointed at… Read Original Post Here
A luxury casino on the Las Vegas Strip said Sunday the NBA should not have been included in a $50,000 lawsuit filed this month for an unpaid convention bill from 2007 All-Star Week. Casino spokeswoman Jennifer Dunne of the Wynn Las Vegas said the lawsuit seeking payment from the NBA and a player’s charity should have only been filed against Alonzo Mourning Charities, Inc., not against NBA… Read Original Post Here
The Utah Jazz exercised the team option on forward Paul Millsap and made a qualifying offer to shooting guard C.J. Miles on Saturday. Millsap has been a surprise contributor to the Jazz since they got him with the 47th pick in the 2006 draft. He has played in all 164 regular-season games and the 29 playoff games Utah has played in the last two seasons. Read Original Post Here
By now, those who know anything about Michael Beasley probably are aware of his mischievous side. The stories of his many transgressions are well-known. He filled a teammate’s shoes with toothpaste. He cut off a kindergarten classmate’s pigtail. He hid his grandmother’s dentures. And most recently, he’s a suspect in the investigation to determine who doused his sister’s dinner earlier this week with… Read Original Post Here
San Antonio Spurs forward Robert Horry has decided against retirement and wants to return to the NBA for a 17th season, a Houston television station reported Friday. Horry is set to become a free agent July 1. “I don’t want to retire, especially after a year like I had last year,” Horry told KRIV-TV in Houston. Read Original Post Here
A point man for Seattle’s efforts to keep the SuperSonics in town isn’t exactly worrying while he awaits a federal judge’s decision next week on whether the team will stay or move immediately to Oklahoma City. “Some will go back to work. And some will party. I’ll do a little of both,” Seattle Deputy Mayor Tim Ceis joked Thursday after the end of the trial over the remaining two years on the Sonics’… Read Original Post Here
Disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy has exaggerated his cooperation in a gambling investigation in hopes of lessening his prison term and avoiding paying hefty restitution, prosecutors said in court papers filed Friday. He also has minimized his own role in the scheme, according to the filing in Brooklyn federal court.
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After the New Jersey Nets missed the playoffs for the first time in seven seasons, club president Rod Thorn took a long, hard look at the team and decided it was time for wholesale changes. The tinkering that started in February with the deal that sent perennial All-Star guard Jason Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks became a full-scale overhaul Thursday when the Nets shipped Richard Jefferson to… Read Original Post Here
The Chicago Bulls answered one key question when they took Derrick Rose over Michael Beasley with the first pick in the draft on Thursday. Next question: Now what? The Bulls insist they won’t rush Rose, or rush into a trade, even though somebody figures to be the odd man out in a crowded backcourt. “I think Kirk Hinrich can play very effectively with Derrick Rose,” general manager John Paxson said. Read Original Post Here
