Archive for February, 2012

Jeremy Lin has caught President Obama’s attention and photos reveal the NBA star as a teenager

The Commander-in-Chief has been following the story of the Harvard-graduate who had led the New York Knicks on a six-game winning streak with explosive talent that has come from seemingly nowhere.

Officer Nicholas Boney discovers cache of fake Air Jordan sneakers…

A traffic stop turned into a massive counterfeiting bust for a cop working under the notion that hoops icon Michael Jordan doesn’t have six fingers.

Bankrupcy can’t devalue Allen Iverson’s lasting impact (for …

Allen Iverson came out of the rubble of the mean streets, bringing the new urban culture of defiance and disdain into our living rooms and, during the 1997 NBA All-Star Weekend here, squarely into our faces.

Allen Iverson is Broke - and You Would Be, Too

Former NBA player Allen Iverson stares during the announcement of his move to the Turkish basketball team Besiktas during a press conference in New York October 29, 2010.

After $154M, Allen Iverson may be broke

At one time, there was no more famous nor more sought-after basketball player than Allen Iverson.

Allen Iverson Has Bank Account Seized Over Jewelry Debt

Former NBA All-Star, Allen Iverson has had his bank account seized over a debt to a jeweler for $860,00. Iverson who earned over $150 million in his NBA career had recently left the NBA to play in Turkey.

Mayweather: ‘Lin hype is based on race’

Jeremy Lin is the first U.S.-born NBA player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent, and his rise to stardom has received huge international media coverage.

NBA@2: Lakers Eye Allen Iverson Next?

Yesterday the Los Angeles Lakers took a look at Gilbert Arenas as he worked out in LA, but they have far from settled on Agent Zero as their primary target at point guard.

Gorman grad finds niche, sets world records with Harlem Globetrotters

Bishop Gorman High graduate Scooter Christensen is a veteran with the Harlem Globetrotters, where his trick of spinning the basketball on his head and nose has earned him much notoriety.

NBA Rumors: Allen Iverson Would Bring Showtime Back to LA Lakers

The idea that the Los Angeles Lakers may be after the services of former NBA great Allen Iverson would bring the team from the nothing they have become back to the showtime Lakers we’ve come to know and love.

Allen Iverson Receives Offer From Venezuelan Team

Former Philadelphia 76ers star Allen Iverson is looking to get back into basketball and could do it in a different country.

Revisionist History in Philly for King

Ron Burke of Comcast Sports Net writes Saturday about how the 76ers ‘ success this season has a lot to do with Billy King’s vision.

Andre Iguodala selected for All-Star Game

He becomes the first Sixer not named Allen Iverson to make an All-Star Game since Dikembe Mutombo in 2002.

Shortest NBA Players: 10 Players with Tons of Heart

High-flyers Blake Griffin and LeBron James have been filling up highlight reels with monster dunks this season.

Sixers’ Iguodala named to All-Star team

Andre Iguodala said he planned to be at a Bible study at Jrue Holiday’s house when the NBA announced that he had made the Eastern Conference All-Star team as a reserve.