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ADIDAS Unveils 2012 NBA All-Star Game Uniforms
by A Glam Slam
posted February 3, 2012 at 3:10am

No NBA All-Star game would be complete without a new set of uniform and footwear styles. Today adidas unveiled the All-Star uniforms that the game’s top ballers will don in Orlando on February 26th. Designers took full advantage of the site of the 6...more

The WNBA on age difference in eligibility
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 10, 2012 at 1:44am

Friday I published the player eligibility requirements for both the WNBA and NBA, as provided to me by the respective leagues. I had hoped to receive a response to a question I had about those stipulations before then, but I just obtained that answer this...more

WNBA vs. NBA Draft Eligibility
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 7, 2012 at 2:49pm

Image: Greg Nelson/SI Fans have been speculating as to whether or not Baylor star Brittney Griner would forego her senior year to enter the 2012 WNBA draft in a few months. The question is, could she be eligible? I took the query to the offices of the WN...more

Melo Covers Haute Living Magazine & Talks His Passion For Fashion
by A Glam Slam
posted December 27, 2011 at 11:19pm

Like so many other NBA superstars, it’s no secret that Carmelo Anthony is a fan of fashion. When a lockout prevented Melo from focusing his efforts on basketball, the Knicks small forward filled the void with an appearance in Vogue Italia, he c...more

Why The 2011 WNBA Finals Is A Great Time For Depressed NBA Fans To Give The League A Chance
by Swish Appeal
posted October 6, 2011 at 2:44am

While sitting in a Berkeley cafe trying to write something about Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals recently, this middle-aged guy sitting next to me and peering over my shoulder at my computer screen full of spreadsheets leaned over to ask a questio...more

Monday dribble: WNBA Finals a NBA lockout remedy for fans?
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted October 3, 2011 at 7:16pm

You're mopping. Today was the scheduled opening day of the NBA and instead of players filming jumbotron skits and talking about how this is their year to win a championship, they're partying in New York, signing mega overseas contracts, playing charity ga...more

Stop Blaming the WNBA for the NBA Lockout
by SLAM Online -W
posted July 5, 2011 at 3:20pm

By Ben York / @bjyork Ignorance, as we all know, can be bliss. When the NBA lockout officially hit last week, sportswriters across the country immediately began casting blame on the WNBA, calling it “money-bleeding” and a “bad business venture” ...more

Dear Mavs Owner Mark Cuban: Please Buy a WNBA Team
by SLAM Online -W
posted June 13, 2011 at 4:58pm

By Ben York / @bjyork Mark Cuban can be a polarizing figure. He’s brash. Nontraditional. Passionate. Honest. Spontaneous. Charismatic. Doesn’t much care what you think of him. Gets into a bit of trouble with his impulsive reactions at times. And he...more

Spread the word to end the word
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted May 25, 2011 at 9:44pm

Maybe we should be thanking Kobe Bryant and Joakim Noah. Their use of the double F bomb anti-gay slur on national TV has certainly provided the opportunity for a national conversation in Guysportsworld about the causal use of anti-gay slurs by professiona...more

Seattle Storm's Boucek, Robinson following the Dallas Mavericks In NBA Playoffs
by Swish Appeal
posted May 22, 2011 at 1:54pm

Seattle Storm's Boucek, Robinson Following the Dallas Mavericks In NBA Playoffs Kevin Pelton of StormBasketball.com (link above) takes a look at the Seattle Storm's personal connections to the Dallas Mavericks. Dallas-born center Ashley Robinson has bee...more

Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame
by kaaylac50
posted May 22, 2011 at 12:34pm

Class of 2011...more

SF Chronicle: How would Tara VanDerveer do as coach of the Golden State Warriors?
by Swish Appeal
posted May 8, 2011 at 5:37pm

SF Chronicle: How would Tara VanDerveer do as coach of the Golden State Warriors? Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle suggests that it's time for the Golden State Warriors to get creative in their search for a new coach: they should consider Sta...more

The devil wears Knicks-inspired Prada
by A Glam Slam
posted April 26, 2011 at 12:10pm

Since his arrival in New York, Anna Wintour has transformed Amar’e Stoudemire into a style icon. The Knicks baller and Vogue Editor-In-Chief have developed a very close relationship. He’s become her new front-row favorite during runway shows and he ev...more

The NBA’s first (and only) female scout
by One Sport Voice
posted April 22, 2011 at 7:12pm

Bonnie Jill Laflin Okay…here you go readers…. A graduate student sent me breaking news this morning (thanks EH!) about a picture and article of the first and only female NBA scout. She is pictured here in a PETA ad. I’m not 100% certain, but I...more

LA Lakers do a PSA on name-calling (Kobe Apology Part 3)
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted April 21, 2011 at 9:34pm

Okay, I hope this will be my last post about Kobe Bryant’s anti-gay slur. The LA Lakers have made a public service announcement featuring Kobe and several other players condemning name-calling of any kind. You can see it here.Good for the Lakers for do...more

Kobe Apologizes: Part 2
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted April 18, 2011 at 5:33pm

In response to reactions to his use of an anti-gay slur during a game last Tuesday,which was caught on national TV, Kobe Bryant sat for an extended interview on ESPN to talk more about the incident. Because I have been one of Kobe’s critics on this inc...more

A tale of two sexual harassments
by After Atalanta
posted April 18, 2011 at 2:43pm

The news you most likely know: Kobe Bryant called a ref a f&^%ot last week. He got fined $100,000. (Which some thought was too much--including Bryant who is appealing the fine.) He offered the standard not-apology, and talked about how the word isn't...more

Thoughtful responses to Kobe O’Bryant’s anti-gay slur
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted April 16, 2011 at 10:32pm

Here is a New York Times editorial response by gay ex-NBA player John Amaechi to Kobe’s use of an anti-gay slur. Please read it. It is an eloquent explanation of why what Kobe said is unacceptable. This link is an article about the PSA shot by GLSEN, t...more

An Open Letter to Kobe Bryant: Kids Are Watching and Listening to You, Dude.
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted April 15, 2011 at 10:09pm

Dear Kobe:You are an amazing athlete. You get paid a lot of money to play basketball and endorse sports shoes. You get lots of media attention. People watch what you do and listen to what you have to say. People wear your jersey and root for you. Many of...more

Sneak peek: Logo & sketches for Amare's women's line
by A Glam Slam
posted April 13, 2011 at 10:58pm

The Knicks are headed to the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2004 and Amar’e Stoudemire has been a huge factor in leading the team to their return appearance. Though preparing for the playoffs is the top priority right now, he has not abandoned hi...more

Fashion Bracket?
by kaaylac50
posted April 4, 2011 at 5:32pm

Hello everyone! Before I begin this week’s blog, I just wanted to send a “shoutout” to my team in Pamplona! Although we were not able to save our team from descending back down to the second division, we did finish the season with 2 cons...more

Kaayla Chones: Uh, did I say that?
by kaaylac50
posted March 17, 2011 at 2:08pm

Uh, Did I Say That? Last night after losing yet another game, a game that brought the streak to six disappointing and frustrating losses in a row, I was mad.  Although we played the best team in the league and arguably one of the best teams in Europe, w...more

Congrats Justine!!!
by kaaylac50
posted March 8, 2011 at 10:03pm

Today is International Women's Day and I am so excited to extend congratulations to a good friend of mine, Justine Agbatan. Justine and I played one season together in France 4 years ago. Since then she has now retired and just opened a women's only fitne...more

Griner's fans
by After Atalanta
posted February 28, 2011 at 10:24am

So because I usually give ESPN a hard time about...well everything, I thought I would give them a shout out for the little piece that aired during tonight's coverage (on ESPN2) of the Baylor v. Oklahoma game.There were interviews with a couple of NBA play...more