Tag: NBA

Police in Scottsdale arrested Phoenix Suns forward P.J. Tucker for “Super Extreme DUI” back in May. The sports media apparently just found out–about the arrest and the existence of a charge called “Super Extreme DUI.” The Arizona arrest came long

It may have been the moment in court when Donald Sterling called his wife of more than a half century a “pig.” Or, perhaps it happened before the trial began when Donald Sterling wondered aloud what Magic Johnson had ever

Forbes recently estimated ESPN’s $50 billion price tag, and the brand alone is worth more than Fox’s brand ($12.9 billion to $10.2 billion according to Forbes). The sports giant protected market share against Fox Sports 1’s attempt to promote the Big

ABC reports that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling filed a civil lawsuit in California State Court on Tuesday afternoon against his estranged wife, Shelly, NBA commissioner Adam Silver, and the league itself. The suit charges the defendants with breach

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The interim CEO of the Los Angeles Clippers testified Tuesday that coach Doc Rivers told him he will quit if Donald Sterling remains the owner of the team. CEO Richard Parsons made the statement at the

ESPN reports that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, who has challenged his wife Shelly’s pending sale of the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, met with Ballmer on Monday afternoon in Los Angeles to discuss the sale. Sources

Kobe Bryant reveals in a forthcoming Showtime documentary that he’s “scared” about his post-basketball future. He might have another sports career waiting for him on the diamond in retirement. The Los Angeles Lakers great homered at Richard Sherman’s softball game

What to do if you’re a Cleveland Cavaliers fan? Now that home-town hero LeBron James is returning to the team all the Lebron jerseys at the NBA store are selling out, according to bleacherreport.com. ESPN’s Darren Rovell tweeted on Saturday,

St. Louis Rams linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar and NBA free agent Donte Greene brought their talents to South Beach–their barroom-brawler talents. Their meanderings into impromptu, amateur mixed-martial arts landed them both in jail, charged with battery and disorderly conduct. Miami Beach police

The Boston Celtics unveiled a brand new alternative logo. It’s a lot like their very old main logo. #Celtics to debut alternate logo. My story in today’s @BostonGlobe: http://t.co/aIoHjXSGvv pic.twitter.com/oQU9CsWuUO — Baxter Holmes (@BaxterHolmes) July 20, 2014 Lucky the Leprechaun,

On July 11 the Cleveland fans pictured watched Roberto Perez homer in his first game and learned that LeBron James would return to their city. I spent a few days this week in the city that also won the Republican

Forbes has released its list of the fifty most valuable franchises in sports. Football teams dominate the top spots–European football teams. Real Madrid ($3.4B), Barcelona ($3.2B), and Manchester United ($2.8B) wins, places, and shows. The Steinbrenners’s New York Yankees ($2.5B),

The NBA will become the first major American professional sport to honor teams with championships by adding recognition of a triumphant season to player jerseys. Starting in the 2014-15 season, the nineteen NBA teams that won championships will have a

Shabazz Napier, the incoming Miami Heat rookie whose selection in the 2014 NBA draft had Lebron James lauding the pick, is protesting that he was unaware of unfollowing James on his Twitter account, @ShabazzNapier, and deleting some tweets after James

The NFL loves staging games on Thanksgiving, the NBA on Christmas, and the NHL on New Year’s Day. What’s so special about July 16 that Major League Baseball awards their players a day of rest and reflection? Is it to

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh meets “Tank Dog” in the second episode of Discovery’s American Muscle, airing Wednesday, July 16–and a moment that could have turned ugly ends on a sweet note. The Funny or Die-produced reality show is set

Emmanuel Mudiay, one of college basketball’s top recruits, has announced that he is going to skip college and jump straight into the pros in order to help his financially struggling mother. Mudiay was supposed to be attending Southern Methodist University

The American ‘soccerati’–soccer moms, knee-sock-wearing kids eating orange slices, illegal aliens, hipsters, and self-righteous sportscasters–feels pretty good today. After all, the 2014 World Cup just ended in a vortex of self-congratulatory euphoria: America has finally caught up to the rest

Louis “Red” Klotz, the mastermind behind several of the teams that perennially lost to the Harlem Globetrotters, died at 93 after more than 60 years working with the famed team of basketball showmen. Klotz passed away in his sleep overnight

Cory Jefferson was the last player taken in the NBA Draft, but he has been better than the 59 taken in front of him so far with 0.91 net contributions per minute in early Summer League action. The average Summer

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Just a few hours after arriving in Brazil, LeBron James sized up the World Cup final and said it trumps the NBA finals. “This is the highest you can get,” James said Saturday, a day

CLEVELAND (AP) — First, the Cavaliers got LeBron James’ word. Then they got his signature. James signed a two-year, $42.1 million contract with the Cavs on Saturday, a day after he announced he was returning to play in Cleveland and

In 2010, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert labeled LeBron James’s exodus “cowardly” and “narcissistic.” Four years later, James returning to Gilbert’s employ has added nearly a half-billion dollars to the value of his franchise. Then, Gilbert felt the pain in

Cleveland loves the return of LeBron; Las Vegas, even more so. In the course of a few hours, the Cleveland Cavaliers changed from a team that hasn’t sniffed the playoffs since 2011 into the franchise favored over all others to