The international basketball game has a chance to advance its cause in the U.S. like never before. Unprecedented exposure awaits the teams that are able to sign big names, but can the world take advantage.

Conclusion of the Impact League May Kick Off Player Exodus In Earnest

There's going to be fall out when the lockout finally wraps up, who's going to get the brunt is still an open question. The owners won't be receiving gift baskets from basketball-starved fans any time soon, here's one olive branch Ted Leonsis might have to offer Wizards Nation.

David Stern's story during the 2011 NBA Lockout has been one of unsupportable and out of control player salaries stunting the growth of the league that fuels them. That story has major holes, and today we pull on a few threads others have teased free from the tale the owners are weaving, and imagine what a centralized union response might look like.

The Owners are adamant they want a hard cap - and that will fix the competitive and financial problems of the League... The Players are adamant that they will not accept a "Hard" cap system... b...

The owners are prepared to sit back and make a profit during the NBA Lockout, but it may cost them more than cash. The public-at-large won't be patient with this thing forever, and when that patience is gone woe betide the side dragging its feet.

Mutually Assured Destruction: How David Stern Lost Control of the NBA Lockout

Today was the first time a group of owners and the leadership of the NBA Players Association met since the lockout became official last month.  Let's start with the good news: they're planning on...

Just watch it, in all its glory.  Amazing. (via SportsGrid)

The NBA is big business and after the last lockout, fans understand this will take as long as it takes. Do the fans have any leverage here, or is our only voice that of the consumer; voting only with our checkbook?