Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban joined TMZ Live recently to talk about the prospects of a female coach in the NBA. Cuban said the NBA will eventually embrace a female coach, just as they will soon embrace an openly gay player. “I think within the next three to five years, absolutely,” Cuban said. When asked [...]
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Video: Andrew Bynum deserves 20-game suspension, Lakers should cut him tomorrow
I’ve only been watching professional basketball for about 30 years, so I can’t speak about the whole history of basketball. But Los Angeles Laker Andrew Bynum’s flagrant, intentional foul on Dallas Maverick J.J. Barea in the final quarter of Game 4 of their series was, as commentator Mike Tirico said, “one of the biggest bush-league [...]
Celtics and Lakers down, did LeBron’s “decision” signal changing of the guard?
The top two NBA franchises for several years have been the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics. Now both teams are down, 0-2. While the Celtics had won their first three games against the LeBron James and the Miami Heat this season, they’ve lost their far more important last three games against them. The [...]
NBA’s Tim Thomas accused of anti-gay slur
A partron at a Dallas Denny’s told police and the Dallas Morning News that Dallas Mavericks forward Tim Thomas called he and his friends “faggots” during an incident that escalated into chair throwing. Accounts of the incident are confusing, but do involve punches being thrown and chairs tossed inside the Denny’s at 3 a.m. when [...]
Did Drew Gooden call fan a ‘faggot’?
A Los Angeles Clippers fan is accusing Maverick Drew Gooden of calling him a “faggot” after the two teams clashed at the Staples Center on Halloween. Mavs owner Mark Cuban say he’s going to handle the issue privately. Really? Cuban has the reputation of taking everything public…and he’s going to keep this one private? What [...]
Quick hits: Mavs, Vick, Noah, NHL
Mavericks beat Manu-less Spurs, 4-1. Celts and Bulls go to overtime again. Dog-loving owner of Arena Football team pissed that his management offered Michael Vick a contract. Funny, I was just telling Jim yesterday how I can’t stand Joakim Noah (right). Glad to see he wants to be hated, makes me feel good. Carolina Hurricanes [...]