Players Finalize Vote to Authorize Reforming of NBPA
According to Ken Berger of CBS Sports the NBA players have completed the vote that will ratify the new CBA and reform the NBPA. "At 3 p.m. ET today, union had 289 votes authorizing it to reform. Needed 260. Press…
Trail Blazers Open Gym – Lakers Player Shows Up to Use It
As many of you know teams officially were able to open their gyms to the players today after having the doors locked since the lockout began back on July 1. Up in Portland the Trail Blazers opened their team facilities…
Lakers Opening Day Schedule Becomes Clearer
The Los Angeles Lakers will likely host the Chicago Bulls on the NBA's Christmas season opener. In addition, the Boston Celtics will likely travel to New York and the Miami Heat are expected to play the Mavericks in Dallas. These…
Lakers Owner Jerry Buss’ Influence on the Lockout Deal
NBA and Laker fans can breathe a sigh of relief now knowing there is going to be a regular season starting Christmas Day, even though it will be a slightly shorter season of just 66 games compared to the usual…
Lakers Willing to Trade Andrew Bynum
After seemingly years of current Lakers executive Jim Buss stating that the team would be unwilling to trade center Andrew Bynum, it appears that the team has finally taken a more progressive stance. It is now being reported by CBS'…
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Upper Deck Lawsuit Trial to Begin Dec. 12
Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's lawsuit against trading card company Upper Deck is set to begin Dec. 12. Now it's being revealed by Darren Rovell that Upper Deck will call Abdul-Jabbar's former colleague Bill Walton as a witness for…
Lakers Contacted Free-Agent Shannon Brown
The Los Angeles Lakers were in contact with Shannon Brown's representative on Wednesday inquiring about his free-agency status, wrote the Los Angeles Times' Mark Medina. Brown opted out of his contract, which would have paid him $2.37 million, and after…
NBA Facilities to Open, Agents Can Contact Teams Starting Thursday
The literal sense of the word lockout is about to finally come to an end. NBA teams can re-open their facilities to their players starting Thursday. League spokesman Tim Frank stated that players will once again have access to team…
Chris Paul Wouldn’t Sign With Celtics if Dealt to Boston
According to Chris Broussard of ESPN Boston, New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul wants nothing to do with the Boston Celtics. Broussard's sources have reportedly informed him that if dealt to Boston, Paul would refuse to sign an extension. This…
Top 10 NBA Free Agents in the 2011 Class
The NBA lockout is finally over and we can now start talking about basketball rather than labor meetings. After an unforgettable free agency class of 2010, which some people believed caused the lockout to drag for over 100 days, we…
