Mike Brown, New Coach of LA Lakers

Mike Brown

LA Lakers are getting a new coach to replace Phil Jackson who retired last season. He is the former coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and will handle the Lakers starting next season.

After the defeat of 1-4 of the Dallas Mavericks in the Western semi-final, Jackson ended a six-year era of both as a coach the Lakers.

Lakers management represented Executive Vice President Jim Buss chose Brown as new coach with a four-year contract, which allegedly amounted to more than 18 million u.s. dollar, as reported by the official site of the NBA.

Brown coached the Cavs for five seasons before he retired last year. With the Cavs, Brown made a good record with 67 percent victory percentage per season.

In the 2009 season he carried the Cavs won best 66-16 record and make it selected as the best coach.

Obama Program Was Delayed because of the NBA Lockout Ends

Obama & Kobe

Barack Obama had to hold off a fund-raising program in a series of his campaign. The Program was pushed back until the middle of next year due to the NBA this season so held.

When the NBA lockout, Obama would still hold a match play to raise funds to help his political campaign.

The game was initiated by the foundation that will be followed Obama's Classic is more than 20 NBA star players on 12 December. However, because of the lockout will already be over and the NBA will begin on Christmas day, play a round of matches were pushed back to Obama's summer next year.

Tickets are sold ranging from 200 to 5 thousand u.s. dollars per seat. The biggest contributor, the maximum donation 38.500 dollars, giving deserve the chance to have dinner with the cast. Money from the game play that will be divided by the Democrats and Obama's election campaign.

Yao Ming to Start Wine Business

Yao Ming

Post-retirement from basketball, Yao Ming has a new career by opening a wine factory. Now, the former NBA star from China that has launched its first wine product with his own label.

By using grapes from the estate in Napa Valley, United States, Yao Ming, released Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 on Monday (27/11) ago.

A total of 5000 boxes of wine have been produced but currently only available in the country, China. This wine sells for 289 U.S. dollars per bottle.

The wine will begin to be marketed in the United States in 2012 at a price of 170 dollars.

"I believe that wine can bring people together and make our lives more enjoyable," said former Houston Rockets player.

"Basketball gave me the opportunity to live in the United States and found many wonderful things in America. Now I'm looking forward to bringing this wine from California to the Chinese people," he added.

Prior to this business initiative, Yao NBA career as a basketball player with the Rockets defense for eight seasons. But earlier this year, a man with two feet posture was forced to retire early due to a prolonged chronic injury.

Now Yao continued his education at a university in Shanghai in addition to taking care of the basketball club he has, the Shanghai Sharks.

NBA 2011-2012 Season Will Start On Dec. 25

NBA Lockout

Finally the NBA will start the new season. After the lockout reaching 149 days, NBA finally ready to begin on 25 December.

At a meeting Friday (25/11/2011) local time, the owner of the NBA franchise and the players held talks to 15 hours and managed to spawn a positive result.

Even though it is still uncertain, both sides agreed to hold 66 from 25 December action. The opening game of the NBA season 2011/2012, will bring together major clubs such as the Boston Celtics against the New York Knicks, Miami Heat face the defending champion Dallas Mavericks, and the Chicago Bulls against the Los Angeles Lakers.

The two sides did not explain what the deal was approved, however, the NBA Commissioner David Stern is confident the match will be held during the NBA's first Christmas.

"We want to play basketball. A number of other subjects yet to be resolved, but we're optimistic everything will be smooth and the NBA this season will start 25 December, "said NBA Commissioner David Stern, as reported by ESPN.

The NBA Lockout in 2011 alone is the fourth strike action throughout NBA history. This time commenced on 1 July 2011 and then when the lockout went into effect. The NBA owners and players did not reach agreement on the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), including the value of the player's salary, contract players, doping tests, and restrictions on the age player rookie.

Turiaf Play Alongside Tony Parker

Ronny Turiaf

Centre of the New York Knicks Ronny Turiaf will be the sixth NBA players who play France in France, because of the NBA lockout is still ongoing

"I'll be on board the plane on Wednesday and I hope it can take part in practice sessions pertamaku at the weekend," said Turiaf in official site of the reported by Reuters ASVEL.

In ASVEL, Turiaf will be joined by Tony Parker, who had previously played for the San Antonio Spurs. In addition to these two names, a number of other players also choose France home villages during the period lockut.

Nicolas Batum (Portland Trail Blazers) join with Nancy, Pape Sy (Atlanta Hawks) moved on to Gravelines, Ian Mahinmi (Dallas Mavericks) recruited Le Havre and Boris Diaw (Charlotte Bobcats) played for second division team Bordeaux.

Last week the NBA has already canceled the first two weeks of the regular season after the team's owners and the players did not come menemukankesepakatan.

NBA Commissioner David Stern has warned if the rest of this season could be threatened if significant progress toward an agreement nor resumed this week.

Dirk Nowitzki and Chris Kaman Will Play at Germany

Chris Kaman and Dirk Nowitzki

Period of lockout, the NBA players continue to be hunted by European clubs. Like the Chris Kaman and Dirk Nowitzki hounded by Germany's top clubs, Bayern Munich.

Since the beginning of July, the NBA lockout had lasted 100 days. Up to now there has been no signs that the lockout was soon over.

AFP reported, Bavarian Central bidding for Nowitzki to Kaman won and Bavaria during the lockout is still going on.

Kaman, Los Angeles Clippers center appears quite charming in the last two seasons. Fame was 29 years old got into the team NBA All-Star 2010.

Meanwhile, last season so one of the most successful season Nowitzki in his career. He led the Dallas Mavericks won the NBA title for the first time and was named the best player in the final game.

"Kaman is a very interesting player who we consider if the (NBA) is cancelled," I'm the coach of Bavaria, Dirk Buernmann.

"And there is clearly no one else is also interesting," he said, referring to Nowitzki.

The NBA Season is Still Unclear

Wade

The NBA season is still unclear. A follow-up meeting between the parties concerned have not produced any signs that the lockout period will end soon.

At a meeting between the club owners and players at a hotel in Manhattan on Saturday (1/10), which reportedly lasted seven hours, there is no progress. Salary cap still became the most disputed.

"In fact, the way we are still very far away," says the President of the NBA Players Association, Derek Fisher, as reported by Reuters, which also mentions the agenda of the next meeting on Monday (3/10).

"Though with some exchanges that we made today, there is still a huge difference between what we have to offer with which they have to offer. There is still much to be done, but we will continue this way, "he said.

Scheduled regular season began on 1 November. However, the absence of an agreement between the club owners and players, most likely the most famous basketball competition in the world it would be cancelled in this season.

The owners of the NBA last season losing up to 300 million US dollars, and most of the clubs in the top 10 "red". They want the Division of basketball-related income from 50 to 57 percent, as well as tighten up salary cap and shortening the player contracts.

NBA Cancel 43 Pre-Season Match

NBA Match

NBA Lockout caused the centralization practice the whole team for the 2011/2012 season was delayed. While the pre season schedule 43 matches ensured cancelled.

"With regret we reached a point where we were not able to open training camp time and have to cancel the first weekend pre-game. In the future, we will make a further decision, "NBA Vice President of bright, Adam Silver, as reported in CNN.

Delays the centralization practice and pre-game season was due to the lockout in the NBA. The Association of Players and the Club Owners Association has not yet reached the agreed financial matters related to the upcoming season.

This condition has been going on since early July and predicted a long time still need to be able to analyze. During the lockout period will not receive the salary of the player, the team was not allowed to negotiate, incur, or exchanging players.

Cancellation of pre season and delays that focus the exercise had to happen after the last negotiations conducted on Monday (22/9/2011) and then remains to fruition. Despite the two parties promised to roll out the opposite continued negotiations as soon as possible because they are also still expect regular competition will begin on schedule on 1 November.

Pizza Restaurant Boss Buy Atlanta Hawks

Alex Meruelo

There have been changes in the structure of ownership of the Atalanta Hawks. Majority stake in the Club having the eaglet, now in the hands of Alex Meruelo a pizza restaurant boss.

Reported by the official site of the NBA, Alex Meruelo has now has a majority stake in the Hawks after reached an agreement with the Club on Monday (8/8/2011) local time. More than 50 percent ownership in the Hawks soon bloody men belong to Cuba, including the operational rights to Philips Arena.

Meruelo another step becomes the first person of Hispanic descent who hold a majority stake in the club basketball competition contestants are most popular on this earth. He is now waiting for approval from NBA Center.

"For me, this all is very meaningful. Be the first person of Hispanic, really very touching. I hope to be doing it with precision. I want to make sure that I can make them proud, "said Meruelo.

Meruelo owned enterprises incorporated in Meruelo Group. In addition to moves in the field of food in the restaurant La Pizza Loca, this business group is also popular in other areas such as construction, real estate, hospitality, and also the capital.

Man who claimed he was "1000 percent fans Hawks" was claimed to still can not promise the title winner in the upcoming season.

"I cannot promise a Championship title in the future, but I can promise is that I will never give up. I was not the best, but I am trying to do my best, "he asserted.

Meruelo confesses his pace to hold majority ownership in the Hawks ' Club owner inspired by the Los Angeles Angels (Major League Baseball), Arte Moreno, who was the first person of Hispanic descent who has a major sports team in the United States.

"Lift My hat for Arte. I never met him and I hope to be soon met with him. I can only say that Arte has done a tremendous job with the Angels. I am very proud of him, and I hope to be doing the same thing, "completely man 48 years.

NBA Season 2011/2012 Threatened to Cancel

To this day there is still no sign of when the NBA lockout ended. The talks are done are still deadlocked. Speculation the competition in 2011/2012 cancel, appeared in some news coverage.

The Lockout went into effect since 1 July earlier following the new agreement meant that not between the players, the club owners and the NBA regarding financial issues. Monday yesterday for the first time held talks after the lockout setting.

But the talks did not produce anything. Even the NBA Players Association will complain (NBAPA) into the path of the law because the judge was not cooperative in negotiating NBAPA. Besides demanding the League with the antitrust laws.

The NBA Players Association Executive Director Billy Hunter in a seminar which took place on Wednesday (3/8/2011) local time this condition holds that make competition season 2011/2012 the possibility to cancel.

"If now I have to bet on the existence of the competition, then I would say no," he said as quoted from the Chicago Tribune.

Hunter argued that the offer presented by the NBA will reduce the amount of earned the player of 800 million dollars a season.

According to Hunter, there lancarnya the process of negotiations due to NBA Commissioner David Stern tersandera by a number of the owner of the Club's stance. "In six or seven years, there is a group of owners that provide premium amounts of money to pay for the franchise, and what they did was make someone be in great distress," he has been completed.

Lockout unheard of in season 1995/1996 and 1998/1999. In 1995, the issue could be resolved in September that makes the number of regular matches can run in the normal 82.

While in season 1998/1999, new problems can be done at the beginning of January 1999. The new competition and can data pansus century begins in February and regular action to 50.

Even though the middle of the lockout, the NBA has released the schedule for 2011/2012 season, which was intended to begin on 1 November.

The NBA Also Reduce Employees

NBA

 In addition to clubs, rationalization of employees also took place at the NBA Office. More than 100 people laid off by the authority of the most popular basketball competition in the world, although not referred to as a consequence "lockout '.

Reported Reuters, Friday (15/7/2011), a spokesman for the NBA stated that it has pulled off 114 staff in the last two days. The figure was about 11 percent of workers at the NBA Office in New York, New Jersey, and internationally.

Said the spokesman, Mike Bass, reduction of employees that are not associated directly with the State of the lockout, but rather as part of the austerity plan of US $ 50 million, which is income related NBA decreases.

Mentioned that 22 of the 30 clubs in case of loss, and they are looking for a business contract changes to address the harm claimed to reach 300 million dollars.

It's been two weeks of the NBA'S "locked up" its activities after not reached an agreement among the owners of the Club with the players over money.

Not long ago the two clubs also do the pruning of the lockout, which is related to an employee Charlotte Bobcast and Detroit Pistons.

Awards for Mavericks and Nowitzki

Dallas Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki was awarded the prestigious following the successful winning the NBA. Both were granted the status of the Club and the best male athlete ESPY Award in 2006.

NBA Mavericks won for the first time after successfully finished off the Miami Heat with a 4-2. The Mavericks triumphed over many victory prediction considering Heat strengthened many big names such as LeBron James and Dwayne Wade.

On the basis that ESPY Award awarded Rick Carlisle's squad as the best team. While being a Dirk Nowitzki, rewarded his prestisus as the best male athletes.

Quoted from Reuters, ceremony, receiving the award for Mavericks and Nowitzki described walking stiffly because of the NBA lockout is still in the condition.

"If the team Dallas Mavericks this proves something, then they (the players) who win it and they could win and will continue to win," says the owner of the Mavericks Mark Cuban then received the award on stage.

ESPY Award is a yearly Award organized by the cable television network ESPN.

Still in Lockout, Bobcats Reduce Employees

Bobcats

Yet two weeks of the NBA in lockout status, at least two teams started doing trimming employees. Both clubs are the Charlotte Bobcats and the Detroit Pistons.

The AP reported, at least seven staff were laid off Bobcats, among them radio announcer tim Scott Lauer, Director of corporate communications Michael Thompson, Manager of community relations Kim Beal. The others are in the sales and business operations.

So far there has been no official comment about pruning such employees, including those of the owner of the Club which is also the NBA Legend Michael Jordan. However, their spokesman has stated that less than 10 people have been released.

"We are not discussing personal matters," said the spokesman, Bj Evans, without commenting further.

A similar situation occurred in the Detroit Pistons, who had fired 15 employees last week. It's just that they did not give details about it. The Pistons last month has been acquired by Tom Gores.

The owners of the NBA has been "locked" (lockout) the players after failing to reach an agreement for some of the New Testament, so that the activity of players are frozen until the time is not specified. This could threaten the start of the 2011-2012 season competition.

This is not a special Bobcats, their first time facing financial problems and reduce employees, before Jordan bought the Club a year ago. Prior to the trimming of the latter, they employ approximately 130 people. Bobcats are one of the "22 teams that are losing money", as it was called the NBA.

Yao Ming's Retreat From the World Of Basketball

Yao Ming

NBA basketball star Yao Ming, China origin, reportedly has declared retired from basketball and will not strengthen the Houston Rockets after fighting for eight years. Such written some of the media in the u.s., Saturday (9/7/11).

According to The Houston Cronicle, ESPN and Sports Illustrated, Yao Ming is reportedly not interested again back into the field. The injury is not never recovered the reason, which makes him the only appear five times in the last two seasons.

Yao has also reportedly been telling Rockets that he will not return last month, after eight seasons for the Houston home.

Until recently there has been no direct confirmation of the Club and the NBA. Yao's agents in China yet want to justify such news. His career the client will be decided by the middle of this month.

"I do not refute that report, I am just saying that Yao Ming has not announced plans to retire," said Zhang Mingji, agency AFP quoted Yao Ming.

"July 20, later we will hold a press conference in Shanghai to discuss future plans of the Yao," he said.

Yao Ming started his career in the NBA after making his debut with the Rockets in 2002. Previously she was employed as a player in the Shanghai Sharks and strengthen the national bamboo curtain country.

Pacers Sign the Youngest Coach in the NBA

Frank Vogel

 Frank Vogel is no longer the coach while the Indiana Pacers. Pacers have officially made Vogel as permanent coach.

Announcement of the appointment is Vogel was released on the official site of the NBA, Wednesday (6/7/2011) local time. Contract details are kept secret, but media Vogel called Vogel was contracted for three years.

Vogel is the coach while the Pacers since last January after they fired Jim O'Brien. Under coach 38 years, the Pacers had a record win lose 20-18.

The Pacers went on to qualify for the play-off the NBA for the first time since 2006. Despite losing 1-4 of the Chicago Bulls in the first half, but the Pacers is graded satisfactory performance.

"We are pleased to appoint Frank as our coach," commented President of Basketball operations for the Pacers, Larry Bird.

At the age of 38 years, Vogel was the youngest coach in the NBA today. Vogel started working on the Pacers when O'Brien was appointed coached Pacers in 2007. Before that, he also worked as a talent and coordinator of the video.

"I am very grateful to Herb Simon (owner of Pacers), Larry Bird and David Morway (GM Pacers) for giving me this opportunity," greet Vogel about his appointment.

"Our Team ended last season's competition with either with a positive appearance in the play-off and that could be the basis of the development team. These challenges have been impatient want to my face, "his determination.

NBA Player Michael Beasley was Arrested by the Police

Michael Beasley

Recently one of the NBA players are caught because kedapetan had marijuana. According to ESPN.com, small forward of Minnesota Timberwolves, Michael Beasley have 16.2 grams of marijuana was caught on his car.

The first season, Beasley not too flashy in Minnesota, when the Club bought it in order to mature and become a player who could benefit financially.

Beasley was fined for possession of marijuana and speeding in Minneapolis into the city of Minnetonka, Minnesota last week, when police announced Wednesday.

According to Captain Scott Boerboom, officers deposed Beasley at 3 a.m. on June 26, then after the spur his car is 135 km/h the regions roughly 100/hour. While dismissed the officer could smell marijuana, then find a 16.2 gram in the front seat.

According to, Beasley was not his but belonged to a friend of his who had just driven home. Because it has forbidden goods, he is subject to a fine of US $ 128.

The Timberwolves say can not be commented upon the League because of the problems it currently. The associated players and the NBA has not encountered major problems agree and salary schedules workout.

NBA in Big Problems!!

NBA season 2011/2012 haunted major problems. Because, Commissioner of the NBA decided to enact a ' lockout ' after not reached an agreement relating to financial matters.

As quoted from the official website of NBA lockout went into effect starting Friday (1/7/2011) at 00: 01 ET. During the lockout, players will not receive a salary, a team was not allowed to negotiate, incur, or exchanging players.

In addition players are not allowed to use the facilities of the team for any purpose. The team should not be deploying or facilitates summer training camp, the exhibition game, tests, exercises, coaching sessions or team meetings.

Financial issues were the cause of the NBA enacted a "freeze", after a three-hour meeting between the leagues, teams and players do not meet the unions agreed.

Reported by the Telegraph, the owner of the club wants to cut revenue to players who are in agreement before the magnitude is 57 per cent of the benefit, a 50: 50. As for the offer of the Division of profit of 54,3% rejected.

While the Times to preach that the owner wanted a salary cap the player with the lower rates, shorter contracts, and pay cuts of 15 percent.

"The previous collective Agreements which have not yet created a broken system that brought great loss financially for the team," said NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver. Quoted from the Times, the League announced the losses experienced is 300 million dollars per season.

"We need a sustainable business model that allows the rest of the 30 teams in the NBA has the ability to compete, to compensate for the fair to the players, and allows teams that if run with good revenue could grab," said Silver.

"We have made a number of proposals to the States, including an agreement that targets section to cast amounting to 2 billion dollars or an average of 5 million dollar per player, which can be increased with the growth of the League. Element of our proposal could also harmonize with better payment related players viewed from its performance. "

"We will continue to make every effort to reach a new deal for the sake of a fair and best interest of our team, our players, our fans, and our game."

A number of players who joined the NBA suffered losses with this. Luol Deng (Chicago Bulls) and Ben Gordon (Detroit Pistons) decided not to strengthen his country United Kingdom at the Eurobasket 2011 held starting 31 August in Lithuania.

The reason they could not use insurance obtained from the NBA. They do not want to risk if injured, it must bear the costs of the treatment itself, unless the association concerned is willing to provide assistance.

Lockout unheard of in season 1995/1996 and 1998/1999. In 1995, the issue could be resolved in September that makes the number of regular matches can run in the normal 82.

While in season 1998/1999, new problems can be done at the beginning of January 1999. The new competition and can data pansus century begins in February and regular action to 50.