Ball Dont Lie
Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol now own a horse together
Teammates show their bonds in many ways, whether by picking each other up after falls on the court or going out to dinner together on road trips. They’re coworkers, but also often friends, and that means they sometimes get together outside of the team context, too. Some even go into business together.
Most, however, do not co-own horses. [...]
J.R. Smith’s Chinese team fined him more than $1 million
With J.R. Smith and Kenyon Martin already back in the NBA and Aaron Brooks and Wilson Chandler soon to return, four players’ lockout-inspired China Basketball Association adventures are essentially over. What once seemed like a good way to make money and increase international star power during an NBA break turned out to be a bit [...]
J.R. Smith is a Knick, and he might actually work out there
Former Hornets, Nuggets, and Chinese Basketball Association scoring guard J.R. Smith has apparently chosen the New York Knicks to play with once the CBA’s season ends and his free agency allows him. And why not? With an attention-starved Kardashian attempting to shoehorn her name into the Jeremy Lin nuttiness, and Sarah Palin (out of Republican [...]
The NBA might be making crazy trades again. That’s … great?
The Indiana Pacers need a point guard, badly. Their lack of a compelling playmaker wasn’t the reason Indiana lost in the first round to the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the playoffs last season (which was around 197 years ago, if memory serves), but an All-Star level point man would not have hurt.
The New Jersey Nets? They could use an MVP-level center who dominates games [...]
Deron Williams is finding Turkish basketball life to be very different
All-Star point guard Deron Williams was one of the first players to sign a contract in Europe to make money during the lockout. Not only that, but he made the decision way back in July, which suggests he’s some sort of lockout Tiresias. Or, you know, a guy who read the news.
Williams has been in Turkey playing for Besiktas for some time now. [...]
Hakeem Olajuwon is helping to tune LeBron James’ game
Count LeBron James as the latest notch in Hakeem Olajuwon’s attempt to tutor each member off the All-NBA team.
Olajuwon’s tutoring gig with Dwight Howard didn’t result in any startling difference in Howard’s offensive game last season. Dwight did establish a career high in points per game…
Will Dwyane Wade sign with a team in China?
Has Dwyane Wade been offered $2 million a month to play basketball in China? A Chinese paper says that he has. The team reportedly doing the offering says he hasn’t, but for cash like this and in a lockout like that, it’s hard to see Wade turning a team down.
With the NBA lockout now into its second month without much movement created…
