National Basketball Association

Yes, the Warriors Moving to S.F. Would Mean a Big New Concert Arena in the City

San Francisco is so tiny, dense, and developed that the only way to put a new stadium here is to build one on top of some piers over the bay. Okay, so that's not a huge surprise. But building a giant arena over the bay was the dead-serious plan announced yesterday by city officials and the owners o ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

San Francisco is so tiny, dense, and developed that the only way to put a new stadium here is to build one on top of some piers over the bay. Okay, so that's not a huge surprise. But building a giant arena over the bay was the dead-serious plan announced yesterday by city officials and the owners o ... More >>

Monta Ellis Sexting Scandal Aptly Illustrated by Crazy Taiwanese Animation

Everyone can appreciate a good sexting scandal, whether it involves a lonely politician or a seemingly untouchable pro athlete (pun intended). Yesterday, media outlets were graced not just with the story of Golden State Warriors star guard Monta Ellis' sexting, but photos of his penis that he allege ... More >>

Monta Ellis' (Alleged) Penis Waved Around by Lawyer

Dunk = good. Junk = bad. ​In a likely legal first, an attorney representing a former Golden State Warriors employee who claims she received unwelcome and explicit text messages from star guard Monta Ellis brandished an enlarged photo of a schlong for the gathered hordes of media. "We don't care if ... More >>

The Franchise Episode Five Recap: The Agony of Defeat

jkorn//Flickr​The Franchise has been on a nice run lately, alternating Cliff's Notes of the team season with human-interest stories in the right balance. However, for all its successes, the producers have had a relatively easy time drumming up content. The Giants have been an absolutely stellar te ... More >>

5 Real Reasons the Monkees Don't Belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Monkees: Where are their leather pants?​ Do the Monkees belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Of course they don't. But not for the reasons Jann Wenner and his cabal of ex-Rolling Stone interns have decreed, which add up to the charge that Micky Dolenz, Davey Jones, Michael Nesmith, an ... More >>

Put on Your Sunday Breast And Get On Board the Big Pink Bus

Apparently, other women's causes also like big pink buses. ​Today, the Department of Public Health spokeswoman sent out a press release with a warning: "No snickering." It turns out the Big Pink Bus will be pulling up to California Pacific Medical Center on Sunday at 3698 California St. No, Prince ... More >>

The Franchise Recap: The Boys Are Back

AuntJuli/Flickr​Last night, Showtime aired the first installment of The Franchise: A Season with the San Francisco Giants, a look inside the lives and clubhouse of our defending World Series champions. The 30-minute premiere acted as preview for the series, which doesn't technically start until Ju ... More >>

Find the Best of San Francisco on Your iPhone

If you've ever been out and about and wondered where's the best place grab a good gin and tonic or get your bike fixed ― as chosen by seasoned pros like ourselves ― you're in luck. We've just launched a completely free iPhone app that takes all the goodness of our Best Of... issues and crams i ... More >>

Find the Best of San Francisco on Your iPhone

If you've ever been out and about and wondered where's the best place grab a good gin and tonic or get your bike fixed -- as chosen by seasoned pros like ourselves -- you're in luck. We've just launched a completely free iPhone app that takes all the goodness of our Best Of... issues and crams it ... More >>

Did Blake Griffin Dunk at Specchio?

Liam PassmoreL.A. Clippers rookie dunking phenom Blake Griffin (in blue sweater) with teammates at Specchio.​In town last week to play Golden State, the L.A. Clippers ― including human highlight reel and latest cheap-shot target Blake Griffin ― slipped into Specchio for dinner (not the fir ... More >>

Mario Elie, Dana Stubblefield: Bad Day For Former Bay Area Athletes

​Three's a trend -- and, as any outside shooter with his foot on the line knows all too well, two ain't three. Still, Thursday was a bad day for two former Bay Area superstars whose names remind local fans of better days. Former Golden State Warrior Mario Elie, currently an assistant coach with th ... More >>

LeBron James Taking His Talents To North Beach

Neither LeBron nor Giselle will be here, sadly. ​LeBron James may be famously taking his talents to South Beach, but he's filming his soda commercial in North Beach. Joe DiMaggio Park -- named for a prickly athlete who didn't stab his hometown in the back via a callous, nationally televised debacl ... More >>

Woah, Nellie: Warriors Coach Don Nelson Reportedly Pushed Out

The Don is gone...​When the Golden State Warriors' once and future coach, Don Nelson, won his record 1,333rd game, SF Weekly congratulated him. And urged him to retire. Nelson is the source of just about every fond pro basketball memory any Bay Area fan too young to remember fashionable plaid jack ... More >>

Matt Barnes, Former Warrior, Booked for Domestic Violence

Matt Barnes, self-described 'victim'​Matt Barnes, the former Golden State Warriors team captain -- and San Francisco Pro-Am champ -- has notified his Twitter followers he's not guilty of felony domestic violence. The current Los Angeles Laker claims, rather, that he is the victim in a confrontatio ... More >>

Jeff Garcia and 'The Jerseys That Should Not Be'

Et Tu, Jeff?​Jeff Garcia is one of my favorite football players of all-time. I first saw him play -- in person no less -- in October of 1990 when he very nearly led San Jose State to upset a damn good Cal squad in Berkeley. The Bears held on, 35-34. He next crossed Bay Area fans' paths when he pla ... More >>

Warriors Sold -- But Not to Larry Ellison

Meet the new boss, Joe Lacob​Billionaire Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's quest to buy his favorite basketball team has been stuffed. The long-awaited sale of the Golden State Warriors was announced today, for a record $450 million -- but the winning bidder was Joseph Lacob, a part-owner of the Boston C ... More >>

George Gervin, Artis Gilmore in Bayview Today

The Iceman cometh ... to San Francisco​A pair of former National Basketball Association stars who may or may not have graced the posters your high school history teacher plastered around his room are headed to San Francisco today for a series of free clinics. George Gervin and Artis Gilmore will b ... More >>

It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz!

He came, he saw, he tweeted​Dude, I don't even know what happened this week. Do you? Answer the questions correctly, mail us all your answers here, and you'll win a damn prize. Onward! 1. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev lost his Twitter virginity this week in San Francisco. What was the rough tr ... More >>

Amp Live Gets Radio Station, Films Video w/ Warriors

​2010 is gonna be a busy year for local producer whiz Amp Live. He has a new album coming out that I'm chomping at the bit to hear (check the first video, a great number about an android dude who steals styles called "Gary is a Robot," here). And he's just announced a new Internet radio station, B ... More >>

List: Do not open until Christmas

​2010 is gonna be a busy year for local producer whiz Amp Live. He has a new album coming out that I'm chomping at the bit to hear (check the first video, a great number about an android dude who steals styles called "Gary is a Robot," here). And he's just announced a new Internet radio station, B ... More >>

Big Nate Serves Up So-So 'Cue, But at Least You Don't Have to Leave the Couch on Weekends

G. MiguelYeah, it's big.​Following a Hall of Fame-size career in the NBA, Golden State Warriors legend Nate Thurmond opened Big Nate's Barbeque in SOMA more than a decade ago, serving up a simple menu of Southern barbecue that hasn't really changed since then. The meat selection is straightfor ... More >>

You Know All Those Corks You're Saving? You Could Be Wearing Them Someday

Gare and Kitty/FlickrThe makings of a kickass pair of wedgies?​If you want another option for your used champagne and wine corks -- beyond using them in bad art projects -- there are fashion-forward options in the works. Cork is one material that's migrating from the recycling bin to the shoe ... More >>

Doggy Bag: Today's Odds and Ends

​Our favorite morsels from the food blogs and beyond. Self-abused: Missed it last week, but Line Cook's meditation on the ways restaurant cooks abuse themselves is worth musing over: Everything hurts. Your hands creak. Your knee has a nasty kink in it, and when your boss asks you why you've b ... More >>

Full-Court Press: Flamboyant Former Warrior World B. Free Sues Nike

Don't name your shoes after this man without asking him firstAs a scintillating scorer with the Golden State Warriors and four other NBA teams, World B. Free was no stranger to knocking down seemingly impossible shots in the face of swarming defenders. Well, it's an apt metaphor for the retired bask ... More >>

Bleacher Report and other sports blogs fight for respect - and access

Don't name your shoes after this man without asking him firstAs a scintillating scorer with the Golden State Warriors and four other NBA teams, World B. Free was no stranger to knocking down seemingly impossible shots in the face of swarming defenders. Well, it's an apt metaphor for the retired bask ... More >>

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