It’s already been a big day for uniform junkies, with the Timberwolves having unveiled their new jerseys today and the announcement that the Cavaliers will unveil a slightly different look tomorrow.
NBA.com’s John Schuhmann is in Manhattan covering Team USA’s pre-FIBA scrimmages, and he has some notes from the four six-minute scrimmages that ended their practice.
With today’s release of the 2010-11 NBA schedule, one interesting thing to look at is which teams will be playing the most back-to-back games next season.
According to Jeff Caplan of ESPNDallas.com, the Dallas Mavericks are close to signing Tim Thomas to a one-year deal for the veteran’s minimum: When he did play, Thomas wasn’t bad at all for the Mavericks: he averaged 7.5 points and 2.3 rebounds in 16 minutes per game, and shot 37.2% from beyond the arc.
One of the best things that has happened to the NBA during David Stern’s time as commissioner is how big basketball has become in international markets.
UPDATE 7:13 PM: According to MacMahon’s extended report, Beaubois has broken his fifth metatarsal in his left foot, and could potentially miss three months as he may require surgery.
Tom Haberstroh of ESPN.com (insider required) makes a fairly convincing case that he’s not: There’s much more in the full article, which I encourage you to read if you have insider.
The above video shows 17-year old Evan Sellers, a high school quarterback in Alabama, making a basketball shot from a 134-foot high platform on top of the Vulcan monument in Birmingham, Alabama.
