MLB 2K12 and NBA 2K12 Combo Pack!
Giving sports fans something special to cheer about this season, 2K Sports today announced the MLB 2K12/NBA 2K12 Combo Pack will be available for purchase on March 6, 2012 at participating retailers for the MSRP of $69.99 exclusively for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Read more
Eva Longoria and Tony Parker Divorce?
Another high profile celebrity marriage bites the dust. Just three short years after they were wed in a European castle, Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria has filed for a divorce from San Antonio Spur’s star point guard Tony Parker. The Desperate Housewives star filed the divorce documents in a Los Angeles area Superior Court only one day after her representative vehemently denied that Tony Parker had filed divorce papers in a Texas area court. Read more
Toronto Raptors: Where Backups Come to Start
Early on in the NBA season, one thing is painfully clear. The Toronto Raptors will have a very difficult season, struggle often, and be one of the bottom 3 teams in the league. Read more
Toronto Raptors 2010 Fan Jam, Pictures & Season Preview
U Be the Critic recently attended the Toronto Raptors Fan Jam at the Air Canada Centre. The Raptors hold it yearly. They give out free tickets to the event as a way to hype fans up for the beginning of a new season. The event featured a pre show where b-ballers did tricks for the crowd, an inter squad scrimmage, a skills competition, and tons of prize giveaways. This was much needed for the Toronto fan base after losing superstar Chris Bosh to the Miami Heat in the off season. Read more
Will Carmelo Go to the Nets in 4 Team Blockbuster Deal
With NBA training camps starting today, most of the buzz around the NBA is surrounding superstar Carmelo Anthony and where he will end up. This whole offseason has been full of rumors of him going to Nets, Bulls, Knicks, and Houston. Read more
Jamal Crawford wants out of Atlanta?
Jamal Crawford, who was voted the NBA’s sixth man of the year last season for the Atlanta Hawks, reportedly wants out of Atlanta. In July of this year Crawford went to Hawks GM Rick Sund about signing a long term extension with the team. Hawks GM Rick Sund hasn’t got back to Crawford as of yet. Read more
Denver Nuggets shopping around J.R. Smith?
There are now reports that have come up that the Nuggets are willing to move J.R. Smith. He is in his final year of his contract that is paying him $6.03 million dollars.
Right now the Nuggets are in a big mess especially cause they don’t have a General Manager at the moment, plus the Carmelo rumors are flying around like crazy and now this. J.R. Smith had a very solid year last season averaging 15.4 points per game, 3.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.3 steals a game. J.R. Smith has been in the rumor mill since he came to Denver back in 2006. Raptors even tried to get him for Kapono but it was turned down. Read more
Carmelo Anthony wants out of Denver?
There have been rumors around the NBA that Carmelo Anthony wants out of Denver. Denver has had a 3 year extension worth $65 million dollars on the table for Carmelo since the NBA draft. Carmelo has had over two months+ to make a decision and still hasn’t given the Nuggets his answer. Carmelo has two years left on his current contract, but he can opt out after the upcoming season. That would make him a free agent and the biggest name on the market next season. If he decides not to sign the extension, and to exercise the option on his current contract, he would make $18.5 million in 2011-12.
Anthony has until July 1st, 2011 to accept the offer or not. Anthony is mulling over this offer because the main problem here is that after next season a new collective bargaining agreement is supposed to begin for the NBA. Once that is in place, its supposed to help the league more and it will most likely affect the players because they might not be able to get paid as much money as they used to. Read more
The Bulls,Celtics and Knicks all interested in Rudy Fernandez!!
If you all haven’t heard this offseason, Rudy Fernandez has said that he doesn’t wanna play anymore for the Portland Trail Blazers and also has gone as far as saying that he would like to play overseases in Europe.
Fernandez has one year left at $1.25 million left on his contract with a team option for $2.1 million to follow in 2011-12. Fernandez could be a huge steal for a team, if I was out there looking for some scoring off the bench this is your guy to get. He is a very solid shooter all around especially from long distance. In 2008-09 season Fernandez set the NBA rookie record for the most 3 pointers in a season with 159. This past season was a down year for him, he only played in 62 games and averaged 8.1 points per game, 2.6 rebounds, 1 steal a game and averaged 23 minutes a game. Year before that in 08-09 season thats where he averaged 10.5 points per game. Read more
Monta Ellis happy to stay in Golden State for now!!
After a furious offseason of dealing and signings in the NBA, there have been many rumors of guard Monta Ellis from Golden State being shopped around to many teams. Now it looks like he will be starting the new season with the Warriors for now.
Ellis is one of the best guards in the NBA, last season he averaged career high in points per game with 25.5, 4 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.2 steals and averaged 6 free throw attempts a game. He only played in 64 games cause of injury, but he really broke out last season and showed everyone his true talents playing along side Stephen Curry. Ellis came out before and even said he didnt think it would workout with him and Curry playing along side each other but it worked out well on the court but no victories to show. Warriors struggled last season with a record of 26 wins and 56 losses. Read more
