I caught up with Nate Robinson yesterday at the Giraffe Hotel in NYC to play NBA 2K10 and talk about, amongst other things, his summer, free agency, Seattle basketball, the UW/USC game and Twitter. Check it out.

Can you say “letdown”? Just as we were scouring our contacts in L.A. to see if we could get somebody near Lamar Odom‘s bachelor party and file an imbedded report, L.O. went and canceled the stripper-filled, midget-highlighted evening of sin being planned by “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis. Gossip site TMZ quoted Odom: “I have now decided to have a private dinner with my teammates, a few close friends and of course Joe Francis and Rob Kardashian.” Well, whatever goes down, at least this time it’s private … Read More »

While it appears that Nate Robinson hasn’t officially re-signed with the Knicks yet, his restricted free agent buddy David Lee apparently is right there with him. What’s been rumored for months, Lee’s agent, Mark Bartelstein, told ESPN.com today that both sides have agreed in principal on a one-year contract somewhere in the $8 million range for this season. Read More »

With the last free agents still looking for teams, there’s one guy that always comes to mind: Latrell Sprewell. Walking away from the game at a time when he could have still held his own on any of the NBA’s 30 teams, Spree decided it was time to hang it up. I bet there are still teams that would sign the guy, even if he just turned 39.

Two weeks ago, I wrote at length about Rashad McCants and teams that should be interested in signing the four-year pro. According to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, the Rockets have signed McCants to a non-guaranteed contract for training camp. And of all the teams out there, he should have as good a chance as any to make the roster. Read More »

Without a doubt, one of the hottest releases of the year was the Nike Foamposite Lite that Nate Robinson wore during dunk contest last February. Following the success of the “Kryptonate,” Nike will be dropping the Zoom Skyposite version this December at House of Hoops. This is a must. Read More »

Probably every player in the NBA dreads the annual media day. It’s a day where they have to do a bunch of photo shoots and sit around and have dozens of members of the press ask them the same questions over and over. One person in particular who is not looking forward to seeing reporters is Carlos Boozer. Read More »

Yesterday we told you that we heard Lamar Odom hired Joe Francis — the guy who made “Girls Gone Wild” famous — to throw his bachelor party tonight, and asked the question: Who would you want to plan your ultimate party?

Well, in case you were wondering what’s going down at Les Deux nightclub in Hollywood tonight, here’s what the flyer says: Read More »

If don’t already know about HAX in Los Angeles, then you’re sleeping on game, because the NBA’s elite spend their time training there. Check out some of the work Charlie Villanueva is putting in at HAX.

The Sixers officially dropped new uniforms yesterday, as did the Charlotte Bobcats. Last night the Houston Rockets unveiled a new alternate road jersey. Read More »