NBA Puts Ads on Jerseys & Questions on the Mind‏

The NBA's indication that owners will move forward with 2.5 x 2.5 inch advertising patches above the heart on jerseys in 2014 season leads to some interesting questions for the fans, players, teams and collective bargaining that need to be answered before the final vote is taken in September.

Black History Month: From Basketball Slave to 40 Million Dollar Slaves

From Basketball Slave to Forty Million Dollar Slaves, black players allowed white team owners to exploit their superior production for 60 years.

NBA Max Salary: Mo' Money, Mo' Problems for Stars and Haters

The new max salary provision from the tentative agreement between the NBA and the Players Association illustrates two key points: star players are underpaid and no other team will have three max players to compete with the Miami Heat.

HEATcast: Power & Money in the NBA Lockout

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The Miami Heat Index joined sports economist David Berri and bloggers from the Wages of Wins Network to discuss the struggle for power in the NBA Lockout and lessons the National Basketball Association could learn from Major League Baseball’s new collective bargaining agreement.

Lessons from the History of NBA Labor, Part 3: Antitrust & Decertification

The History of NBA Labor and the disclaimer of interest filed by the National Basketball Players Association on Monday shows that decertification and antitrust lawsuits transitioned from an offensive collective bargaining strategy to a defensive one.

NBA Lockout Theme Music: I See by Medina Green feat. Mos Def

There's a simple, but powerful, message for the National Basketball Players Association in the lyrics of the song "I See" by Medina Green and Mos Def.

HEATcast: NBA Lockout Drama, Heat vs. Hate, LeBron's Top 5 NFL Players & Week 9 Picks

Bloggers from the Miami Heat Index and HeatFreak.com discussed the latest drama in the NBA Lockout, Dwyane Wade's comments about hatred costing the Heat a title, LeBron James' top five NFL QBs and Week 9 picks for the Heat's favorite NFL teams.

NBA Lockout Cinema: David Stern's Last Dance

The 2011 NBA Lockout is going to be David Stern's last dance with the NBPA and it's not going to end well for him.

NBA Lockout: Nike Ads Indicate There Won't Be Any NBA For A Long Time

The difference between Nike's Basketball Never Stops ad campaign during the NBA lockout and the "Start the Season" commercials run during the 1998 lockout tell fans what they don't want to hear: get used to life without NBA basketball.

NBA Lockout: Wages of Wins Network Renegade

The fact that the Miami Heat Index is the only renegade blog on the Wages of Wins Network that thinks the NBPA will "win" in negotiations during the NBA lockout is a good thing.

HEAT Check: Washington Post Predicted 2011 NBA Lockout in 1998

Multiple posts at the Miami Heat Index said the National Basketball Players Association was following a similar strategy the Major League Baseball Players Association used in 1994 but none of them were 13 years ahead of the curve like Washington Post columnist Thomas Boswell.

NBA Lockout: Derek Fisher and the Passion of Uncle Ruckus

Jason Whitlock’s claim that NBPA President Derek Fisher had a side deal with David Stern was as false and ludicrous as the prophecy of Uncle Ruckus in The Boondocks cartoon.

HEAT Check: More Evidence Players Could Start Their Own League

Kevin Durant's charity game in Oklahoma City is just another example of how the players don't need the NBA franchise owners.

NBA Lockout Cinema: You Can’t Win? Basketball Never Stops

If you think the National Basketball Players Association can’t win in collective bargaining with the NBA, then you need more brains than the Scarecrow in The Wiz.

HEAT Check: Where NBA Owners Stand After Canceling November

Since they canceled all games in November, have the bargaining positions of NBA owners changed in the last 120 days?

HEAT Check: Occupy the NBA, Part 1

Pictures from a trip to the Occupy Wall Street protest illustrate obvious similarities to the NBA Lockout.

NBA Lockout: History of NBA Labor Shows Weekend Back-to-Backs Are Bad for Television

Anyone suggesting more back-to-back games on the weekend missed an important lesson from the history of NBA Labor.

NBA Lockout: Lessons From the History of NBA Labor, Part 2

The History of NBA Labor teaches two important lessons about the modern NBA schedule.

NBA Lockout: Lessons From the History of NBA Labor, Part 1

Three lessons from the History of NBA Labor teaches plenty about the impact of race, superstars and referees on the National Basketball Players Association.

NBA Lockout: San Antonio Spurs Owner Peter Holt Wants Competitive Imbalance

It seems San Antonio Spurs owner Peter Holt wants to give “small market” owners less incentive to win, based on comments he made during Thursday’s press conference after mediation between the NBA and NBPA broke down.