Fresh off his first NBA All-Star season, Zach Randolph wants a contract extension. He has one year left on his deal with Memphis at $17.3 million. He’s also a suspected drug trafficker without a great track record as a teammate and has a penchant for piling up stats on lousy teams. So basically, the Grizzlies will probably give him five years for about $75 million.
All jokes aside, Z-Bo’s value may be higher now than it ever will be again, so he’s looking to cash in before the predicted lockout in 2011. Read More »
Honoring the legacy of basketball, New York City and the Nike Air Force 1, take a look into what’s going on now in each of the five boroughs. With the World Basketball Festival less than two weeks away, Nike Sportswear Presents: 1LOVE, an All-Borough Block Party on Mercer Street this Saturday to celebrate the launch of the Nike Air Force 1 Borough Pack. More details are after the jump.
When you’ve called some of the most hyped match-ups at Rucker Park for well over a decade, you’ve pretty much seen it all. Boobie Smooth, the legendary New York City emcee and streetball icon, brought his microphone to Harlem this past Saturday for the second stop of the Red Bull 2on2 Revolution tour. With a never-ending flow of crazy nicknames and hilarious commentary, Boobie had fans rolling with laughter all day long. Check out some of the highlights.
Last year, Jeremy Tyler made national headlines by deciding to forgo his senior year of high school to play pro ball overseas. The San Diego (Calif.) product, a 6-10 center who was previously committed to Louisville for the Class of 2010, ended up signing with Maccabi Haifa in Israel. But after a forgettable season that was cut short when he decided to quit, Tyler — who isn’t eligible to enter the NBA until 2011 — is now taking his talents to Japan to play for Apache Tokyo. Read More »
The Miami Heat continue to make all the right moves. Looking to add players that can knock down shots and handle themselves in the rotation, Pat Riley has done it again. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, the Heat have agreed to a two-year, $2.8 million deal with sharpshooter Eddie House. But the big winner here is not whom you’d expect. Read More »
Anthony Tolliver was one of the NBA’s pleasant surprises last season. After going undrafted out of Creighton in 2007, the 6-9, 240-pound forward played for three different D-League squads and two teams overseas before really getting a shot in the NBA. But once he go there, he sure as hell made the most of it. In 44 games with the Warriors last year, Tolliver averaged 12.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, and is looking to translate that success into a new deal. Read More »
If you’ve ever seen a Euroleague basketball game, then you know the roster is littered with foreign talent and a few American players. By the looks of the NBA’s lone foreign franchise, the Raptors continue to go that route. After Toronto acquired David Andersen yesterday from Houston for cash and a future second-round draft pick, that brings their total of foreign-born players to six. Read More »
Surprise: Kevin Durant was not among those cut from Team USA when Coach K brought out the axe yesterday. The four who were let go — O.J. Mayo, Gerald Wallace, Tyreke Evans and JaVale McGee — will not make the trip to New York City in August for the World Basketball Festival, the first exhibition games, and the final round of cuts … Tyreke was the only “sure” cut, and that was only because he hurt his ankle early in training camp and wasn’t able to participate. Crash and McGee had to be considered just because Team USA is lacking depth in the frontcourt, and O.J. was raining buckets in the intra-squad scrimmage. Read More »
Whenever you’re on the court in NYC, the game is more than just basketball. With that in mind, check out some of the kicks, tattoos and swagger when the Red Bull 2on2 Revolution hit Harlem last weekend.
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