The NBA All-Star game just ended, and the West beat the East 152 – 149. I didn’t watch it, but judging from the conversation going around Twitter, it was a hell of game. Some are already talking about watching it …

After ESPN’s unfortunate choice of words to describe one of Jeremy Lin’s basketball loses, the concept of treading lightly in relation to Lin’s race has become something of a hot button issue. Thankfully, the Asian American Journalists Association is here …

The New York Knicks white-hot trending topic point guard, aside from being the talk of the sports world — move over, you Super Bowl-winning Giants, it’s Lin Time — he’s also one of the most popular topics on Twitter, especially …

Apparently, last night was supposed to be the beginning of the end of Linsanity as New York Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni reintroduced Amare Stoudemire to the starting lineup. The thinking is once these established players made their way back to …

When Blake Griffin absolutely baptized Kendrick Perkins with a beast-mode, get the hell out of my way dunk, the Twitter world exploded. In fact, I remember watching ESPN’s SportsCenter the night the dunk happened, and the show’s anchors were excitedly …

Kick a ball in the NFL, score a field goal. Kick a ball in the NBA, get ejected; this isn’t the NFL, Rick. In case you missed it or just didn’t hear anything about it, Mavericks’ coach Rick Carlisle got …

On the 148th day of the NBA lockout, a tentative deal has been reached. The 2011 – 2012 NBA season is scheduled to tip-off on Christmas Day, and will feature a 66-game schedule. The league’s commissioner, David Stern, said: “We’ve …

Yesterday, the NBA Players Association rejected the latest offer from the NBA owners, and as a result, there’s a very real chance we won’t be seeing any NBA basketball for the foreseeable future, as, yet again, grown men failed to …

It’s always exciting when high-profile personalities acknowledge the Internet space and the opportunities that exist on it. When this happens, it only helps to further validate what we, those of us involved in the Internet/tech space, live and breathe every day.

While there’s still hope that some of the upcoming NBA season can be salvaged, that prospect is looking less and less likely, especially after the recent announcement from NBA Commissioner David Stern concerning the cancellation of the first two weeks …

Yesterday, the NBA was supposed to open its doors, allowing teams to participate in their training camp activities. Of course, the ridiculous and contentious lockout continues unabated as the two sides — players and owners — try to split a …

What in the world are star athletes going to do if the NBA and NFL player’s unions and owners can’t reach an agreement? Well, of course it will mean that they won’t be playing basketball and football, respectively. But it …

When David Stern locks someone out, he really locks them out. Currently, the NBA is under a lockout as owners and players work on a new collective bargaining agreement. This is not breaking news, considering it’s been going on pretty …

The NBA has ceased operations with the expiration of the then-current collective bargaining agreement. Essentially, until a new CBA is agreed upon, the NBA is dead. There is no NBA. Sure, there may be again at some point, but as …

The countdown is now upon us, as the NBA owners plan to lock out the players tonight at midnight EDT. Collective bargaining negotiations have been going on for over two years, but after a three hour meeting this afternoon, owners …

If you follow the NBA, you know that it’s almost playoff time. The playoffs start on Saturday at 1pm Eastern. In typical Twitter fashion (see last year’s NFL Playoffs), Twitter is encouraging basketball fans to follow their favorite players and …

The relationship between sports referees and fans/followers of sport has been, at best, a contentious one filled with unending amounts of distrust, at least from the perspective of those doing the sports-watching. Every bad call, every missed call and every …

Sports-seeking cord cutters might have reason to rejoice, or at least reason to hope:  there’s a possibility YouTube will become a major player in the way sporting events, specifically, the NBA and the NHL, will be consumed by their fans.

After the success YouTube enjoyed from streaming of cricket from the Indian Premier League, Google’s online video service is looking to expand its reach by including the NBA and NHL in their sports stream lineup.

Tonight’s the night; LeBron James will hold numerous cities around the country hostage with the anticipation of his decision. He’ll announce his choice via an ESPN special aptly called “The Decision”, which airs at 9 PM ET… oh, did we mention, he’ll be answering your questions via Twitter tonight?

What question do you have for LeBron James? Tell us.

UPDATE: Lebron James has now joined Twitter:  @KingJames.

Twitter hasn’t verified the account yet, but both Chris Paul and CNBC’s Darren Rovell has confirmed it is indeed him. One has to ask the question, will LeBron announce his decision via Twitter?

We’re hearing more and more about companies and organizations making better use of Twitter as a revenue driver than Twitter itself. As far as entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is concerned, the NBA is one of those organizations.