Miami Heat owner Micky Arison has been fined by the NBA, three days after he made references to the locked-out league’s ongoing collective bargaining process on his Twitter account. The NBA did not disclose the amount of the fine, or say publicly why Arison was sanctioned. Arison posted several tweets Friday night, including a reply to someone who referred to those involved with the lockout as…
Just 10 weeks after their lavish, made-for-TV wedding and less than a month after the wedding special aired, reality starlet Kim Kardashian is canceling her marriage to NBA player Kris Humphries. The “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star filed for divorce Monday, citing irreconcilable differences.
Anyone who has been to a car dealership, or bought a home, understands how negotiating works. One side offers a number, the other counters, and they meet somewhere in the middle and make a deal. That’s not the way it’s working in the NBA’s labor standoff — even with potentially $2 billion at stake for each side.
Organizers say a scheduled exhibition game including NBA stars has been postponed and will be rescheduled next week. A spokeswoman for the World All-Star Classic — set to include Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Dwyane Wade — says a new date will be announced by Nov. 3. According to an earlier press release, the game was also going to feature Amare Stoudemire, Blake Griffin, Carlos Boozer, Chris…