NEW YORK — First, the most important thing: Nobody picked up the phone Monday to schedule another labor meeting. That was the word as of 7 p.m. EDT. In other news, Heat owner Micky Arison was reportedly fined $500,000 for his tweets the night the lockout talks broke up, and Billy Hunter denied there was a rift between him and union president Derek Fisher. From Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: As expected, the NBA lowered its lockout hammer Monday on Micky Arison
Archives for October 2011
Tweet of the Day: Spencer Hawes
@spencerhawes00Spencer Hawes “@thekidet: If kris got divorced already then I hope he gets half! Do if for the fellas bruh!!” Agreed turner. #teamhumphries! (Hawes was referencing this tweet from Evan Turner), which was referencing this story: From Sheila Marikar of ABC News Blogs: “Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are kaput. The reality TV star released a statement through her publicist confirming that she’s divorcing her NBA player husband of 72 days. “After careful consideration, I have decided to end my marriage,” she said. “I hope
Mitnick Column: Hickson coming to Israel
This past Friday, Sacramento Kings forward J.J. Hickson signed with Bnei Hasharon/Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Super League for the duration of the NBA lockout. In a bizarre twist, Hickson landed in Israel several months after being traded from Cleveland in exchange for Israel’s first NBA player, Omri Casspi. The fifth current NBA player to sign in Israel during the lockout, Hickson’s acquisition comes with a mountain of expectations, considering that he is the most heralded prospect to make the leap. Despite having all the
Heisler Column: Say the secret word, buttheads
Say the secret word, will you, buttheads? Groucho Marx had a quiz show where contestants who said the secret word got $100, delivered by a papier-mache duck dropping in over their heads. The word was easy, but not as easy as the secret word in the NBA lockout, which owners and players just have to utter for a duck to come down and give them $4 billion. We even know the word, just as Groucho’s audience did … It’s “Fifty-one!” That’s also represented as 51
Lockout items: Fisher v. Hunter?, Arison’s tweets
Chris Kaman tweeted this photo to express how he feels about the lockout
Props to Nike for their new Jordan Brand ad
Lockout update: What has been agreed to
From Howard Beck of the New York Times: “Tentative agreements are already in place on the following major items: Luxury-tax rate: Teams will be charged $1.50 per $1 spent beyond a threshold, replacing the previous dollar-for-dollar tax, according to people who have seen the plan. To further discourage spending, the tax will increase for every $5 million spent beyond the threshold: to $1.75 after $5 million, $2.25 after $10 million and $3 after $15 million. Under this system, the Los Angeles Lakers
Tweet of the Day: Steve Kauffman
Steve Kauffman is a former player agent who now represents numerous NBA front office executives. I asked him to write a guest column, but he declined because others had asked, too. Here’s hoping he has the guts to follow through this time. KauffmanSportsSteve Kauffman might write short piece on my site on remaining issues. Prob will involve killing my own “opt-out” creation (with Wayne Embry,Dick Watson)
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