In the latest edition of “What are They Doing During the Lockout,” Knicks stars Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire recently made their second appearance on Sesame Street. Here they are hanging out with their homeboy Grover.
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The Basketball Junkie’s Lockout Survival Guide
If you love the NBA as I do, then the past month has been absolute torture for you. A little piece of you dies every time the NBA cancels a new block of games. It doesn’t help that the media routinely builds up hope with reports that “progress was made” or “there’s reason for optimismContinue reading “The Basketball Junkie’s Lockout Survival Guide”
Amar’e in the Land of Mao
In the latest edition of “What Are They Doing During the Lockout?” here’s a scenic shot of Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire scaling the Great Wall.
Is Rodman Hall of Fame Worthy?
by Paul Knepper I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that Dennis Rodman is being enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame tonight. I usually have an intuitive sense as to whether a player belongs in the hall of fame or not, but in Rodman’s case I can’t decide. I justContinue reading “Is Rodman Hall of Fame Worthy?”
For David Stern This Lockout Is Personal
by Paul Knepper NBA Commissioner David Stern is often credited with rescuing the league from the dark days of the late 70’s and early 80’s and developing it into the prosperous enterprise it is today. During his 27 years on the job, he’s overseen the boom years of the 1980’s and has been instrumental in expanding basketball’s popularity around theContinue reading “For David Stern This Lockout Is Personal”
Panda-Monium
Carmelo Anthony’s finding ways to keep busy during the lockout.
Steve Nash’s Showdown
by Paul Knepper Last night, two-time NBA MVP and owner of the Vancouver Whitecaps of MLS, Steve Nash, laced up his cleats at Sara D. Roosevelt Park in Manhattan’s Lower East Side for the fourth annual “Showdown in Chinatown.” The event, hosted by Nash, is an 8 on 8 soccer match for charity, involving several NBAContinue reading “Steve Nash’s Showdown”
Cuban Allows Players to do the Talking
Since he purchased the team in 2000 Mark Cuban has been the face and voice of the Dallas Mavericks, even more so than his star forward Dirk Nowitzki. The young dot-com entrepreneur has been brash, outspoken, often controversial and a relentless self-promoter. Now, with the Mavs at the precipice of their first championship, their ownerContinue reading “Cuban Allows Players to do the Talking”
Dirk and the Mavs Stun the Heat
by Paul Knepper Five years ago, the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat met in the NBA Finals. The Mavs won the first two games at home and were poised to put a strangle hold on the Heat in game 3, leading by 13 points with just six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Then theContinue reading “Dirk and the Mavs Stun the Heat”
I Was Wrong About LeBron
by Paul Knepper My voice could be heard among the chorus of boos across this country when LeBron announced that he was “taking his talents to South Beach” last summer. Like many basketball fans, I felt he violated the code of the playground – that the best players split up and try to beat each other – andContinue reading “I Was Wrong About LeBron”
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