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The Tony Parker and Andrei Kirilenko Method
Kobe Bryant is about to sign a deal in Italy worth around 6-7 million dollars a season. Tony Parker signed in France for 2000 dollars a week. Andrei Kirilenko? He’s taking a 3 million dollars salary, but giving it away to charity.
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Hugo Chaves Keeps Greivis Vasquez in Venezuela, Denying Israeli Signing
While things are escalating between the Star NBA players and David Stern in the Lockout meetings, Hugo Chavez took his political views into effect by keeping Venezuelan NBA player, Greivis Vasquez, in Venezuela and denying Israeli team Hapoel Jerusalem from signing the former Maryland star and currently fringe Memphis Grizzlies player.
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Kobe Bryant and Derrick Rose Getting Closer to Europe?
The 2010-2011 MVP,Derrick Rose, hasn’t made a lot of news since the 2011 NBA Playoffs. Now, as the NBA lockout talks enter their must crucial stage, he’s actually entertaining an offer or two from Europe if regular season games get cancelled. Kobe Bryant is finally entering the Union-Owners talks, but also finding the Italian offer very interesting.
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No Hope of a Full NBA Season in 2011-2012
Nearly three months, and we’re still in the NBA lockout. Thursday labor talks between the owners and the NBA Players union didn’t get them and us anywhere, with too much dollars, percentages and other matters that just can’t be agreed upon.
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Michael Jordan Fined For Making Lockout Comments in Australia
Michael Jordan isn’t above the rules. Some would say he should be, guess. Legends don’t always get the same treatment as others. Still, during a lockout and secretive talks between the sides, any comment about the situation, even if it’s made across the ocean regarding the financial situation in the league and Andrew Bogut’s future, brings out the heavy fines.
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Does Chris Bosh Know Something We Don’t?
Chris Bosh expects to be in training, with his Miami Heat teammates, pretty soon. NBA Lockout or no, Bosh, an NBA finalist just a few months ago, plans to be ready in time for training camp. I guess the fact that hardly any progress has been made these past three months doesn’t really gets him worried.
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Six Hours of Talks Don’t Bring NBA Lockout End any Closer
Well, Six hours later, and we’re still in the middle of the NBA lockout. Not that I expected David Stern, Adam Silver and Derek Fisher to fix everything and give up on billions of dollars in six hours. But still, at least according to what they’re saying or probably what they’re not saying, we’re not any closer to end the work dispute and get the 2011-2012 NBA season going.
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At Least We’ll Have Some NBA’ish Basketball in Vegas
The NBA Lockout? Still going strong. NBA Players moving to Europe? Not a flood, but a constant drip. Kobe Bryant, Kevin Duant and others getting some extra attention while scoring incredible numbers in street ball leagues around the country? You got it. Talks between the owners and Union? Not really happening. The NBA cancelled its officail summer league back in July when it was clear the season wasn’t about to start on time. The Vegas Summer league, organized by Impact Academy, will be taking place.
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Kobe Bryant and the Lockout Induced Chinese Adventure
Right now, the players are losing. Soon enough the checks will stop coming, and players who haven’t landed deals in Europe or other basketball leagues, haven’t saved for a rainy day, aren’t planning on a career change or don’t have some lucrative commercial deal, will be hoping this lockout ends. For players like Kobe Bryant, who is pretty much in a league of his own, times are less troubled.
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NBA Players NOT Interested in Playing Overseas
LeBron James belives there’s still hope for the 2011-2012 NBA season. Maybe not to start on time, but it can be saved. Sitting down with AP, LeBron James spoke about his summer activities, which unlike a growing number of NBA player, don’t involve signing with European clubs, or even Asian (Dwyane Wade and China?). No overseas plans for LeBron in then near future, until the 2012 Olympic Games.