The First Lady with the everpresent, fashionista bangs (she called her new hairstyle her own mid-life crisis manifestation) is out there again today, this time teaming up with Nike to promote her campaign to improve the health and reduce the obesity of America’s children. [Read more…]
NEW YORK — The NBA’s VP of violence has spoken, and the latest instance of violence in the Association will not go unpunished. Indiana’s Roy Hibbert and Golden State’s David Lee have each been suspended one game without pay for instigating an altercation that spilled into the stands at Bankers Life Fieldhouse during the Pacers’ victory over Golden State on Tuesday night. The Warriors’ Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson and the Pacers’ Lance Stephenson have each been fined $35,000 for escalating
Our ticketing service partner TiqIQ.com introduced a free ticket selling service called SellerDirect™, and they are opening it up to 5 sellers per team for the rest of the season. [Read more…]
That was not a brawl last night in Indianapolis when things got nasty between the Pacers and Warriors. The correct term, IMHO, would be “fracas.” You need at least one punch to start throwing around words such as “brawl.” But the altercation did spill into the stands, and the suits at the league office don’t like it when paying customers are put at risk of bodily harm. With the Warriors scheduled to play tonight in New York, one would expect some
Mark Cuban was speaking the truth when he asked whether the Los Angeles Lakers should give serious thought to using the amnesty clause on Kobe Bryant next season. Not that the Lakers would ever do it, but there is some sound financial reasoning behind Cuban’s statement. [Read more…]
The career triple-double count is now up to 35 (including seven with the Heat). The road record is now 16-11 to get out of the shabby zone. The lead in the Eastern Conference is up to 5 1/2 games. The winning streak is at 10 and counting. Put it all together, and LeBron James is pulling away in the MVP race for a Miami Heat team that is finally playing with the pedigree, pride and determination befitting the defending NBA champions. The
The 7-foot Iranian center (now the property of the Phoenix Suns) has been traded two times in the past several weeks, but a piece of his heart clearly still remains in Memphis, where the Grizzlies learned Saturday that former owner Michael Heisley had been hospitalized due to a stroke. My prayers to mr. Heisley and his family. A true gentleman. Hope for fast recovery. — Hamed Haddadi (@HamedHaddadi15) February 24, 2013 Heisley was stricken last weekend soon after returning home from Houston, where