The Inquisitr | Basketball

Texas A&M Coach Billy Kennedy Diagnosed With Parkinson’s Disease

Texas A&M men's basketball head coach Billy Kennedy announced on Thursday that he has been diagnosed with early-stage Parkinson's disease. Kennedy also announced through a school news release that he will be leaving the organization to undergo ... Read >

Allen Iverson Will Play for Anybody. ANYBODY.

Allen Iverson wants back in the NBA - and he's happy to play for anybody who will have him. But is there a team that would take such a gamble? While he is a 10-time All-Star and former ... Read >

NBA Players and Owners Meet For 13 Hours, Still Don’t End Lockout

NBA Players and owners met on Wednesday for labor talks that ran more than 13 hours as they worked to confront major issues regarding revenue share and the hard salary cap. According to one insider quoted by the ... Read >

LeBron, Anthony and Paul Back Out Of “All Star” World Tour

The World All-Star Classic is set to begin in Puerto Rico on Sunday and now insiders close to the event say LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul have all backed out of the tour. Originally planned for six-games the four-continent tour is ... Read >

NBA World Tour Gets Dates and Locations, Some Players Confirmed

The "NBA World Tour" a traveling exhibition circuit featuring some of the NBA's top players has officially announced tour dates and locations. The six-game tour will start on Sunday in San Juan, Puerto Rico and has been dubbed ... Read >

NBA Players Sign “World Tour” Contracts As Lockout Talks Stall

Details are beginning to surface about a six-game, four-continent exhibition tour that will be played by NBA Players. Under the plan being put together by Atlanta businessman Cal Darden 18 top ranking NBA players will participate in ... Read >

NBA Labor Talks End With No Resolution In Sight

They met for three days and spent 30 hours in talks and now the NBA Players Union and NBA team owners have ended talks with no resolution and no further talks scheduled. Speaking about the motives of team ... Read >

NBA Lockout Continues, Negotiations To Resume On Thursday

After a second day of talks NBA owners and officials from the NBA players union ended talks without a deal in place and the promise to resume talks on Thursday. Talks will resume tomorrow at 2 p.m. ET ... Read >

NBA Players Union and Team Owners Break After 16-Hour Marathon Session

The NBA Players Union and team owners called it quits on Tuesday after a 16-hour marathon session, both sides plan to resume their talks on early Wednesday. The two sides started discussions on Tuesday at 10 a.m and ... Read >

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith Buy Part Of Philadelphia 76ers

In west Philadelphia he was born and raised, on the playground is where he spent most of his days, chillin out, maxin, relaxing all cool, And all shooting some b-ball outside of the school and now he ... Read >

Magic Johnson Roasts Lebron During Recent Speech in Albany

Legendary NBA Hall-of-famer Magic Johnson took a few shots at LeBron James during a recent speech at University of Albany when he was asked about his own legacy as one of the league's greatest players. “There’s always going ... Read >

Derrick Rose Blames Owners For NBA Lockout, Earns $300,000 Playing Exhibition Games

Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls on Saturday spoke out for the first time about the current NBA lockout, blaming team owners for the current cancellation of play. Speaking about the lockout Rose said: "It's sad. It's very sad," ... Read >

Dennis Rodman: NBA Players Need To Bow Down In Lockout Dispute

Former Chicago Bulls star and NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman has spoken his mind about the NBA lockout, urging players to "bown down" in order to settle the current lockout and allow the season to move ... Read >

Charles Barkley Might Donate 2011-2012 Salary To Charity

Regardless of an NBA lockout Charles Barkley will still be paid his 2011-2012 salary by TNT and now the NBA analyst and former NBA star says he might donate his salary to charity in support of his ... Read >

NBA Commissioner Cancels First Two Weeks Of Regular Season

National Basketball Associations fans who were hoping for a full season are out of luck, NBA Commissioner David Stern announced on Monday that the first two weeks of regular season games have been cancelled. The cancellation announcement comes ... Read >

Lebron James, Dwayne Wade Host Star-Studded Charity Game

With no visible end to the ongoing NBA lockout in sight, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh returned to their home turf on Saturday as the hosts of the South Florida All-Star Classic, a charity exhibition ... Read >

Former NBA Player Isaiah Rider Appears In Court And Doesn’t Know Why [Video]

Isaiah Rider, a former NBA appeared in an Arizona court this week and apparently he had no idea why he was there. In a video posted on celebrity site TMZ the former NBA player didn't understand why he ... Read >

Tony Parker to Play in France for $2k Per Month

With the NBA season in jeopardy, San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker has decided to take his talents to France, where he will reportedly play for the minimum salary ($1,995 per month) and pay for his own ... Read >

NBA Preseason Canceled, Regular Season Start in Peril

After a number of of unsuccessful NBA Lockout meetings held this weekend in which commissioner David Stern warned that the league's labor dispute was dangerously close to dishing out “enormous consequences,” it seems the first repercussions have ... Read >