
Photo courtesy of LakersTopbuzz.com. Derek Fisher (pictured above) is the President of the NBA Players Association. If there is any hope of an NBA season in 2011/2012, we better start seeing more of him along with other NBA player representatives and fast.
By Josh Kramer
We just witnessed the best NFL weekend of the year by far. College Football was also very exciting. And we are hitting the end of September, which means the end of the MLB regular season. There is so much going on and so much to talk about. Here are the main items that have caught my attention.
Is no news good news?
I have always been a firm believer in the expression, “No news is good news.” Generally, when one stays out of the news, one is staying out of trouble. People thirst to read and hear about controversy. Bad news is what normally engulfs the news in our society.
Well today is the 89th day of the NBA lockout. And I must say that the second professional sports lockout of the year has been far more quiet than the first. As you are all more than aware, the NFL experienced the longest lockout in the history of the League, spanning over 136 days. And for nearly all 136 of the days, there was immense coverage by all of the sporting networks. That has been far from the case regarding the NBA lockout. Mainly we have just been hearing about players looking to lock down lavish contracts overseas. Has all hope been lost on the 2011/2012 NBA season? Continue reading