We’ve started to hear credible rumblings of a big-time overseas tour for a group of elite NBA superstars, designed to fill the void left by the cancellation of the first two weeks of the season.

The details are a little fuzzy at this point, and none of this has been confirmed (we’ll leave that to the reporters who are sure to chase this story), but here’s what we’re hearing: Read More »

BREAKING NEWS: The lockout just got a little more ugly. In a press release this morning, it was announced the NBA filed two claims against the National Basketball Players Association. One was an unfair labor practice, the other a federal lawsuit. Read More »

Does anything else need to be said? Let’s hope some real progress is made in the negotiations this week because really, this game is too good to be lost. But it doesn’t sound like that’s going to happen.

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UPDATE: So the Las Vegas summer league still has life after all. While the New York Daily News reported this morning that the NBA had cancelled the league in anticipation of a July 1 lockout, league officials have denied any such action has taken place: Read More »

One person who is not going to be fined for “tweeting” at halftime is Gilbert Arenas. The Washington Wizards star was once regarded as the Howard Stern of the basketball internet world. Before the Twitter craze started, Arenas had arguably the most popular athlete blog in the country. Agent Zero was extremely candid and humorous as he blogged about everything from pranks between his teammates to his thoughts on the NBA. But if you expect Arenas to entertain you online this year, it’s not happening. 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 »

Almost is probably the best word to describe the career of Darius Rice. If you remember, Rice was one of the most celebrated preps in the country back in 2000. The nephew of the football legend Jerry Rice, Darius has always been on NBA GM’s radars ever since he graduated from the University of Miami in ’04. Although he has been close several times to earning a contract, it’s now 2009 and D-Rice is still not in the league. Read More »

In Episode 3, see Jerryd’s crazy Media Day schedule with less than 24 hours to go in the BIGGEST night of his life.

Make sure you check back here tomorrow for Episode 4 to catch Jerryd leading up to the 2008 NBA DRAFT. All of the episodes can be watched at anytime on www.dimemag.tv.