Tag: 2011 Nba Lockout

President Barack Obama “Heartbroken” About The NBA Lockout

President Barack Obama “Heartbroken” About The NBA Lockout

NBA Commissioner David Stern’s announcement on Monday that the first two weeks of the 2011-12 NBA season have been canceled broke the hearts of NBA fans throughout the nation, even President Barack Obama. While attending a fundraiser on Tuesday with Orlando Magic star Dwight Howard, Obama revealed that he’s ”a little heartbroken” by the ongoing NBA lockout. The [...]

October 13, 2011 | 0 Comments More
NBA Postpones Camps, Cancels 43 Preseason Games

NBA Postpones Camps, Cancels 43 Preseason Games

NEW YORK — The lockout has started doing real damage to the NBA’s calendar. Players won’t report at the usual time. The preseason won’t start as scheduled. And more cancellations could be necessary without a new labor deal soon. Out of time to keep everything intact, the NBA postponed training camps indefinitely and canceled 43 [...]

September 24, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Blake Griffin Starts Internship At Funny Or Die

Blake Griffin Starts Internship At Funny Or Die

NEW YORK — Stymied by the NBA lockout, Blake Griffin is going to work for Will Ferrell instead. This week, the Los Angeles Clippers All-Star forward is interning at Funny Or Die, the comedy website co-founded by Ferrell and Adam McKay. Griffin arrived at the site’s LA offices Tuesday to begin three days of work [...]

August 26, 2011 | 0 Comments More
NBA players union boss predicts lost season

NBA players union boss predicts lost season

If NBA Players Union Executive Director Billy Hunter had to wager on it, he would bet that the 2011-2012 NBA season will get canceled. While speaking to the National Bar Association during a conference in Baltimore on Wednesday, Hunter, the executive director of the players union since 1996, spoke plainly about his fears that the NBA [...]

August 5, 2011 | 0 Comments More
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