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The Works: Dreary Doings in Denver; Z-Bo's Strange Desire

In The Works today: charting the cha-ching! NBA owners have heard over the past 20 years and how Zach Randolph's alleged desire to be a Piston is weird. But first we take a look at the machinations, or lack thereof, of the Nuggets front office. Downsizing in Denver The latest shake-up in the Denver front office is news,...

David Stern, NBA Owners Pushing to Cut Players' Salaries by a Third

Don't get too warm and fuzzy about the start of what will be an epic 2010-11 NBA season. League commissioner David Stern reminds us there's a bit of labor strife on the horizon, telling the Associated Press he and the NBA's owners are hoping, in the course of collective bargaining, to cut players' salaries by a...

The Works: Lockout Clock Winds Down; Crittenton Gets a Chance

In The Works today: more on LeBron's Q Score and the black community; and Javaris Crittenton benefits from his relative anonymity. But first, the league inches closer to a devastating lockout. Labor Lockdown Players and owners powwowed Wednesday, and the most vague joint statement imaginable revealed that talks were...

The Works: Is Team USA Doomed?

In The Works today: how a potential lockout and Team USA crisis could affect the 2011 NBA Draft; and whether J.R. Smith went too far. But first, some 2010 FIBA World Championship predictions. Joga Bonito: Exactly 24 hours after this column is published, the FIBA World Championship will tip off in Turkey. In three...

Owners Had No Choice But to Pay Up in Free Agency

When the Bucks opened up the 2010 NBA free agent period by dropping $34 million on Drew Gooden, you knew we were in for a wild, woolly summer. Some eight teams had opened up enough space under the salary cap to sign a maximum-level free agent with a starting salary at around $17 million. A few teams, including the Heat,...

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Kris Humphries Earnings: Has Kim Kardashian Relationship Earned Humphries More Than NBA Career?

On Tuesday night, when Dirk Nowitzki, Derrick Rose, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant were supposed to be taking center stage, the NBA player generating the most attention will likely be Kris Humphries, who has averaged an uninspiring 5.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game during a mostly anonymous career.

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