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This Day In Sports History (December 1st) – Latrell Spreewell
It was on this day in 1997 that Golden State Warriors guard Latrell Spreewell attacked his head coach, P.J. Carlesimo. The incident took place at a Warriors practice, with Spreewell dragging Carlesimo to the floor and choking him before his teammates intervened. Coach Carlesimo yelled at Spreewell, telling him to make crisper passes, to which [...]
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This Day In Sports History (November 25th) – Alonzo Mourning
It was on this day in 2003 that New Jersey Nets center Alonzo Mourning announced his retirement. Mourning retired due to complications from his kidney disease. Just a few weeks after announcing his retirement, Mourning underwent a successful kidney transplant. After months of rehab and getting back into shape, Alonzo began practicing with his former [...]
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NBA Lockout Is Hurting The Escort Industry
The NBA lockout is having a negative effect on many. Players, coaches and referees aren’t the only ones finding themselves out of work. There is also those working at the arenas of these NBA teams, as well as those working in public relations and other departments within each organization that could be finding themselves with [...]
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Jimmy Kimmel Gives Some Ideas For NBA Programming During The Lockout (Video)
With the NBA lockout still in full effect, the people at NBA TV will need to look for ways to fill the holes left in their programing schedule during the season. After all, we can only take so much of those classic replays from the 1980s. Late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel recently used [...]
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Watch LeBron James Dunk On A Young English Boy (Video)
With the NBA lockout still going strong and an end nowhere in sight, many of the league’s players are developing both rust and frustration as they are forced to sit around and wait for a new collective bargaining agreement to be reached. Among those suffering from an increase in rust and frustration is LeBron James, [...]
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The 9 Longest Sports Strikes (And Lockouts) In History
With the NBA and its players association unable to reach a collective bargaining agreement, it looks like the players will be moving to decertify the union so that they may sue the league for anti-trust violations. What does all this mean? It means that we could be looking at the longest labor dispute in North [...]
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Was There A UFO On Sunday Night Football? (Video)
During the New Orleans Saints’ Sunday night beatdown against the Indianapolis Colts on October 23rd, Drew Brees touchdown passes weren’t the only thing soaring through the air in Louisiana. NBC cameras caught something else flying around the Saint Louis Cathedral near the Superdome, and it certainly wasn’t a bird or a plane. A UFO, perhaps? [...]
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This Day In Sports History (November 3rd) – Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies
It was on this day in 1995 that both the Toronto Raptors and the Vancouver Grizzlies played their inaugural NBA regular season game. Although both teams struggled in their expansion seasons, they were able to pick up wins on opening night. The Raptors defeated the New Jersey Nets quite easily, 94-79, in a game played [...]
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This Day In Sports History (November 2nd) – NBA in Japan
It was on this day in 1990 that the Phoenix Suns defeated the Utah Jazz 119-96 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. This was the first regular season game of the four major professional North American sports (NHL, MLB, NFL, NBA) to be played outside of North America. The Suns were led that [...]
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This Day In Sports History (November 1st) – NBA
It was on this day in 1946 that the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Huskies 68-66 in a game played at Maple Leaf Gardens. This game is recognized as the first official game of what is now known as the National Basketball Association. Prior to 1949 the league was known as the BAA which [...]
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Amar’e Stoudemire Is Working At Foot Locker (Video)
Foot Locker is now hiring and that is great news for Amar’e Stoudemire, who just so happens to be without a job during the NBA lockout. Among Stoudemire’s list of credentials are his six All-Star appearances during his previous employment, great conditioning and athletic ability, and an uncanny ability to sell shoes and tickets to [...]
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The History Of Sports Lockouts (Infographic)
With the NBA on the verge of losing their entire 2011-12 season due to a work stoppage, the NFL nearly losing their 2011 season due to a lockout of their own over the summer, and the MLB collective bargaining agreement set to expire in the winter, the issue of lockouts in professional sports has gained [...]
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Here’s The New Jordan “Love The Game” Commercial (Video)
Air Jordans have always had some of the coolest shoes, and they’ve sold plenty of them with the help of some of the coolest commercials. The two-minute bit titled “Love This Game” is just the latest in a long line of great Air Jordan commercials, as it features Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony [...]
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NBA Lockout: How Did We Get Here? (Infographic)
The NBA lockout is still in full effect, and despite the effort from members on both sides of the conflict to reach an agreement, it does not appear as though they will be getting back on the court anytime soon. But while most basketball fans are focused on the future of the sport and the [...]
