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  • David Stern Dies At Age 77

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    David Stern

    Former NBA commissioner David Stern died on New Years Day, 2020, at the age of 77. On December 12, 2019, he suffered a hemorrhage in his brain, undergoing prompt emergency treatment. Today, after nearly three weeks, he finally passed away.

     

    David Stern is best remembered by many as being the commissioner of the NBA for 30 years, from 1984 to 2014. He succeeded Larry O'Brien and preceded the current commissioner, Adam Silver. Stern was credited with increasing the league's popularity throughout the 1990s and 2000s. He developed a relationship between the NBA and China, expanded the league from 23 teams to 30 teams, and championed the birth of the WNBA. His efforts have forever changed the NBA, helping it to grow into its present state. He may not have worn a professional jersey or dunked a basketball, but he is definitely one of the league's greats.

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  • LeBron James Suffers Injury Scare

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    Lebron James Injury

    Last year, the Los Angeles Lakers had their season derailed and their playoff hopes thwarted when their star LeBron James suffered a groin injury during their Christmas game against the Golden State Warriors. This marked the first time James missed the playoffs since 2005, and added another losing year to the franchise's woeful streak.

     

    While the Lakers have no reason to worry about missing the playoffs this season, recently, they had a scare regarding LeBron James' prior injury, exactly one year later. After missing the last game against the Nuggests due to a muscle strain, LeBron aggravated his groin injury during the first quarter of Wednesday's game in a collision with the Clippers' Patrick Beverly. Despite finishing with 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists in a losing effort, LeBron has been advised to sit out and rehabilitate his injury. The Lakers wish to avoid a recurrence of last year's outcome; although they are the top team in the Western Conference, they have currently lost four consecutive games.

     

    LeBron is on track to play against Portland on Saturday.

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  • Basketball Africa League

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    After years of initiative and campaigns in Africa, including the league's exhibition game in South Africa, which featured Team Africa versus Team World, the NBA has announced its plans to bring a pro league earlier this year. The Basketball Africa League, as it's called, is a collaboration between the NBA and FIBA, scheduled to begin play in March 2020. The league will consist of 12 teams, and games will be hosted in cities across Africa, including Cairo; Lagos, Nigeria; Dakar, Senegal; and Rabat, Morocco. Each team will have a 16-man roster, at least 8 of whom must be citizens of their respective team's country, and only 2 of whom from outside Africa. Former President Barack Obama was reported to have direct involvement with the league's operations.

    Significant progress has been made in the past several months, as the league's inaugural season approaches. Earlier this month, the Basketball Africa League held its first-ever scouting combine in Brooklyn, New York, which brought in scouts, coaches, and executives from 20 different African countries, and featured 56 athletes from around the world. A few days ago, the league's official logo was unveiled in Rwanda, who will also host their first-ever finals.

    The formation of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) will lead to an efficient, continental basketball system providing countless opportunities for young Africans to play at the next level. It will provide numerous jobs within the various countries, and further cultivate talent and experience.

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  • Kawhi Leonard Buys New Penthouse

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    It's been nearly a month and a half since NBA all-star and champion Kawhi Leonard started this season playing for one of his hometown teams, the Los Angeles Clippers, after leaving the Toronto Raptors – and so far, he's made himself quite comfortable in downtown LA. This week, Leonard bought a penthouse at the Ritz-Carlton Residences at LA Live, practically across the street from the Staples Center. He paid $6.725 million for the 3-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom residence, which also features two custom fire-placed and wall-mounted iPads for controlling smart home systems, among other things. According to reports, he bought the 4,280-square-foot penthouse under a limited liability company managed by his uncle, Dennis Robertson. This places Leonard in the vicinity of former Lakers executive Jim Buss, who is still seeking to sell his own penthouse, and former Lakers guard Lonzo Ball, who owns a unit a few floors down. The property had been originally listed at $6.995 million.

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  • Kawhi Leonard Buys New Penthouse

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    It's been nearly a month and a half since NBA all-star and champion Kawhi Leonard started this season playing for one of his hometown teams, the Los Angeles Clippers, after leaving the Toronto Raptors – and so far, he's made himself quite comfortable in downtown LA. This week, Leonard bought a penthouse at the Ritz-Carlton Residences at LA Live, practically across the street from the Staples Center. He paid $6.725 million for the 3-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom residence, which also features two custom fire-placed and wall-mounted iPads for controlling smart home systems, among other things. According to reports, he bought the 4,280-square-foot penthouse under a limited liability company managed by his uncle, Dennis Robertson. This places Leonard in the vicinity of former Lakers executive Jim Buss, who is still seeking to sell his own penthouse, and former Lakers guard Lonzo Ball, who owns a unit a few floors down. The property had been originally listed at $6.995 million.

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