Not sure how much I should read into this, but it doesn’t sound like bad news.

Seattle Times columnist Steve Kelley got (literally) a couple of minutes with David Stern at the Vegas summer league, and attempted to grill the commissioner about when (or if) Seattle will ever get another NBA franchise. Here’s an excerpt from the column that ran Thursday: Read More »

Seriously, how many guys in the League can do what Blake Griffin did on that lefty put-back? Hamed Haddadi nearly pooped his pants when he saw BG soaring over the top and banging that back with his off hand. I’m not sure that anyone outside of Dwight, Josh Smith and LeBron could do that.

I stepped out of my building yesterday and saw a kid wearing a shirt that was the same color as the ’95 All-Star Game East jerseys. That immediately reminded me of this:

Highlights of the Anothony Morrow 47-point barrage last night in Vegas. Some of these step-back jumpers are just filthy …

Whatever you hear coming out of Las Vegas today, don’t believe Anthony Morrow if he says he wasn’t gunning to break teammate Anthony Randolph‘s summer-league scoring record. A couple days after Randolph dropped 42 points in a game for the Warriors, Morrow went Desperado on the Hornets — in a game Randolph was sitting out — sniping them for 47 points (18-26 FG, 7-9 3PA) to take his spot in the record books. (Not that they keep an actual book of VSL records; it’s probably scribbled on the back of a racing form.) Morrow had zero assists … And it’s nice to know Nellie will reward Morrow by benching him for two straight weeks once the season starts in favor of Rob Kurz … Thursday’s big matchup pitted Blake Griffin versus Hasheem Thabeet. Read More »

With Carlos Boozer on his way out of Utah any day now, the Jazz have decided to match Portland’s offer sheet for Paul Millsap, retaining the 24-year-old power forward for $32 million over four years.

Getting his opportunity to shine while Boozer was out injured last season, Millsap averaged 13.5 points and 8.6 rebounds, and finished fourth in the NBA’s Most Improved Player voting. And making less than $1 million for the season, he was perhaps the League’s biggest bargain. Read More »

Maybe Yao Ming‘s career-threatening foot injury has him thinking about his future, and like a lot of players, he has his eyes on ownership. But more likely, this sounds like a case of him trying to help others more than lace his own pockets.

It was reported earlier today that Yao bought the Shanghai Sharks, his former pro team in China. The franchise is in financial trouble — to the point where it was in danger of not fielding a team next season — before its three co-owners agreed to sell their shares to Yao’s investment company. Read More »

I’m a writer. A lot of times, I can say what I want to say better through the written word than saying it out loud. It frustrates the hell out of fiancee — you know how those “Why do you love me?” Q&A sessions can get — but that’s just me.

So I’m not saying Richard Jefferson is the worst guy in the world for breaking up with his fiancee via e-mail, but … damn, dude. From the New York Post: Read More »

My sister knew about LeBron James before I did. Back in 2002, when ‘Bron went mainstream and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated (“The Chosen One”), I was in school out here at Seattle U, while my sister was in school in Ohio, where LeBron was already a local deity.

Leading up to LBJ’s first national TV game, we were talking about the hype surrounding the kid. “What if he’s just average?” I asked her. “Like he’s not the next Jordan, but he’s not a complete bust?” I think the example I used was Derrick McKey.

Six years into LeBron’s pro career, we’re well beyond that point. Read More »

The D.C. Sports Bog never lets us down. It’s a slow day in the NBA, we’re looking for something new to read and … BAM! The Sports Bog has a detailed interview with Mike Miller about his pet Java Macaque named Sonny.

Some highlights: Read More »