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The LeBron James sweepstakes, and free agent heaven

June 12, 2010 in FanZone

by Matt Lawyue / Image - @NBA_Photos

by Matt Lawyue / Image - @NBA_Photos

The Lakers and Celtics are making this an NBA Finals to be remembered, with it currently tied up at two games each.

But the other story rivalling this at the moment is the upcoming NBA free agent sweepstakes, starting 1 July 2010, when an incredible group of free agents including LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Amare Stoudemire will become available to other teams.

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The NBA and the World Cup, a match made in heaven?

June 7, 2010 in FanZone

What does the NBA have in common with soccer’s FIFA World Cup taking place this year in South Africa?

Your guess is as good as ours, but SLAMOnline has ventured to find the link between the two – South Africa is certainly gonna be “where amazing happens”.

In their article, “Cup Comparisons”, they compare the NBA teams to the different countries taking part in the World Cup, noting the favourites for the tournament to be Brazil, Spain, England, Italy and Germany.

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The Mogul’s Insight: Then there were 4

May 23, 2010 in FanZone

“ …. The road to victory is 1 that requires you to reinvent yourself throughout the journey.  Champions don’t prepare for sprints; they stay ready for marathons …” Mogul

Larry OBrien_001It is amazing how time flies; I cannot believe that we are already at the NBA’s conference Finals.  Few people would have imagined that some of the teams that are still in the running would actually still be active at this time.  I think that it especially comes as a shock, perhaps, that the Cleveland Cavaliers have again failed to reach the NBA finals.  This has brought the basketball world to stand and pay close attention to LeBron’s offseason, as many people would like to know if he will move or stay with his hometown Cavaliers.  More on this later. Read the rest of this entry →

Euroleague Final Four – Paris 2010

May 7, 2010 in FanZone

Euroleague Final Four 2010This weekend sees four of Europe’s top basketball teams duking it out to be named Euroleague Champions in the Final Four (not to be confused with the NCAA’s Final Four – the cause of March Madness each year).

Paris is the host for this year’s Final Four competition.

Friday will see the semi-final games taking place: Regal FC Barcelona will face CSKA Moscow in the first semi-final, while Partizan Belgrade will take on Olympiacos Piraeus in the other semi-final.

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Two of the best Dwight Howard desktop wallpapers

May 7, 2010 in FanZone

If you’re a believer, if you’re seeing Orlando and Superman wearing #12 back in the Finals this year, then you might like these.

Here they are, two of the best Dwight Howard wallpapers we’ve seen around (click on the image for a full-size one).

Dwight in Flight, courtesy of SLAMonline

Dwight in Flight

The Beast

The Beast

We found these over at www.basketballwallpapers.com – there are some super ones there from a lot of global leagues and countries, so check it out.