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Pat Riley’s new digs… $11.75m Penthouse in Miami Beach
Success does bring new toys and there’s no doubt that Pat Riley has had success over the years as an NBA coach and now as the President of the Miami Heat. According to Hoopsfix.com Riley recently sold his mansion in Coral Gables for a cool $16.75 million and dropped down $11.75m on his new address…
Read MoreKobe Bryant renews his deal with Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines announced today on Twitter that they had renewed Kobe Bryant’s contract to be their “global brand ambassador” for two more years.
Read MoreDarko Milicic signs with the Boston Celtics
Darko Milicic signs with the Boston Celtics. Not with Real Madrid, as earlier reported. For a long time the Serb big man and the team from Spain were flirting with each other and at one point the news leaked out that a € 1.800.000 contract had been signed. In the last week however, Darko Milicic…
Read MoreLakers Payroll & Tax close to $200m in 2013?
As any basketball fan knows, the NBA and it’s players had a rather difficult time coming to agreements on various issues such as revenue sharing, the structure of the salary cap, and the luxury tax imposed on teams going over the salary cap. As they resolved the issues and got back to the business of…
Read MoreNBA team in Louisville?
A group of community leaders convened by restaurant franchisee and former professional basketball player Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman met with Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer on Friday to discuss the possibility of a National Basketball Association team coming to Louisville, Fischer’s office said. In a statement, Fischer said the meeting gauged the “level of interest” and the…
Read MoreTyshawn Taylor to give back-to-school items away in NJ
Tyshawn Taylor, the Brooklyn Nets rookie guard, will be hosting a “Back-to-School” supplies give-a-way today in Hoboken, New Jersey. In addition to giving school items, he’s also going to be giving them copies of his new video game, NBA Baller Beats. Taylor went to St. Anthony High School in Hoboken and was coached by famed…
Read MoreLeBron James to fire agent, hire friend Rich Paul
Lebron James is set to fire his second agent during his career and will be handing over his affairs to his childhood friend and business parter, Rich Paul. The two, along with friends Maverick Carter and Randy Mihms formed a marketing agency that they call LRMR (first letters of each name) when they fired James’…
Read MoreManny Harris comes to Ukraine after time in the NBA
Manny Harris (1.93m, college: Michigan) and signed on to play with Azovmash (Ukraine – VTB) during the 2012-13 campaign. Harris began his professional career in the NBA during the 2010-11 season with the Cleveland Cavaliers playing in 54 games and averaging 5.6 points ans 2.6 rebounds. He was waived by the Cavs in Dec. of…
Read MoreAchilles tear could sideline Elliot Williams for the season
The Portland Trailblazers’ Elliot Williams has been preparing for his third season in the NBA, now the question is, when will he be able to step foot on a basketball court next after tearing his left achilles during a workout. Williams (1.96m, college: Memphis) will have surgery to repair the injury, but the team doesn’t…
Read MoreMemphis Grizzlies to give tickets during gun exchange
The City of Memphis (TN) has announced a “judgement-free” gun exchange program, where anyone with a gun can exchange it for gas cards and Memphis Grizzlies tickets. The goal of the program is to get as many guns of the Memphis streets as possible. The City, the Grizzlies and Mapco, a Tennessee-based company that operates…
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