Crossover Chronicles is a relatively new blog, so we decided it was a good idea to introduce you to the crew. We're doing that in a new feature called "Writer-Palooza." For the next few days, we will feature one writer, introducing him to you via an original piece, his favorite basketball video, and a wildcard post on any topic that he wants. Today we feature Surya...

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. “Of course I do. I remember being terrified of going to work out for the Celtics. I was such a Lakers fan growing up, I was like scared. Like, am I doing the right thing by working out with the Celtics...

Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal did a study of NBA players’ earnings based on which college they attended. The WSJ took every player that entered the draft since 1985 and collected the salary data. Then they assigned the earnings to each players’ college. However, the data does not include this year’s rookies. Here are the top 10 schools whose alumni earned...

Knicks fans are always good for some fun comments. I've never seen a team complain so much about the refs when most of the calls were going their way. Truth is they let a lot go both ways. They call the Celtics thugs but yet, who ended up with the black eye? I love how they complain about Pierce getting away with flops and then proceed to talk about how many flops Melo was...

Celtics fans and Lakers fans may want to avert their eyes because these photos may make them sick to their stomachs. No, your eyes are not deceiving you. That is Kobe Bryant smiling and wearing the gear of the Lakers most bitter rival. The photos come from Bryant’s predraft workouts in 1996 (note the presence below of the late Dennis Johnson, who was then an assistant in Boston...

Remember when Antoine Walker was described as a “volume shooter?’’ It was a validating way of saying, “He puts up a lot of bad shots, but he’s talented enough that some of them go in.’’ Kemba Walker is in the...

12► Book deals, reality show, Super Bowl and Maxim magazine shoot. Evelyn Won? I personally took about 56 seconds out of my day to ask Evelyn’s former Fiancée Antoine Walker what he thought about these recent developments. He had only one comment.

  As Pierce said, this isn’t his first rodeo. He’s seen teammates from Antoine Walker to Kendrick Perkins come and go. “I understand,” he said. “What the Celtics have done for me in my career, I’m more than happy. They’ve kept me this long, and I’ve been able to play in a lot of good situations. You’ve got to understand the business. WEEI:  Pierce...

I know it bothers some people, but it doesn’t bother me when Floyd and 50 walk around with cash. First off it isn’t my money. Secondly, none of my business if they want to do BFF poses with cash. My hope is as it is for anyone in this world is that they don’t end up like Antoine Walker.  People see this and assume they are dummies, but they are both pretty smart...

Antoine Walker is in a battle with time. Time has stripped him of what made him part of an NBA championship team, a three-time All-Star and a prolific scorer. His 3-point shooting has gone flat, his legs have turned from springs to anchors and financial trouble has plagued him like a pesky defender. It’s overshadowed his [...]

The first day of the eighth annual NBA Development League Showcase tips off Monday afternoon as the legendary Antoine Walker and the Idaho Stampede face-off against the New York Knicks-owned Erie BayHawks. There’s probably no better way to shake off the cobwebs of the weekend than sneaking out of the office for a late lunch…

Q: Mario Chalmers needs to learn how to and when not to throw a lob. He is going to get someone injured one day. In Monday's first quarter, he threw a lob to Dwyane Wade that had he actually gone for it he would probably be out for the year. 'Rio is frustrating to watch play. He is our Antoine Walker of point guards.

She's a professional T... “Basketball Wives” star Evelyn Lozada is reportedly being sued for receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars from former NBA star Antoine Walker. According to sources, she received as much as $560,000 from Walker while they were dating…Last year, Walker filed for bankruptcy — Allegedly Walker gave Lozada the big chunk of money evven...

Evelyn Lozada, former star of the VH1 reality series Basketball Wives and current fiancée of Patriots wide receiver Chad Ochocinco is reportedly being sued for receiving more than $500,000 illegally. According to TMZ, it seems Lozada received $560,000 from her ex-fiancée and former Celtics forward Antoine Walker while he already knew he was going bankrupt. Walker filed for bankruptcy...

12► Shimmy Walker stays losing. The story goes something like this. Shimmy Walker knows that he has a bunch of creditors coming after him and will have to file bankruptcy where they will take all his available assets. But Walker doesn’t want that to happen so he gives over half million dollars allegedly to his ex fiancée Evelyn Lozada for safe keeping, but………… Lozada...

Years ago in Minnesota, the miss would have been accompanied by insults, by swarms of people imitating Reggie Miller’s choke sign. But Kevin Garnett is a champion now; the shouts demeaning his clutch play have dwindled to a whisper in the wind. So it was that Garnett was the only one making the choke sign, chasing after former teammate Billy Walker with a familiar rabid tick...

The ghost of Christmas past is trying to snatch some of Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada’s  funds. Creditors for Evelyn Lozada’s ex-fiance, Antoine Walker, are now coming after Evelyn to collect funds related to his bankruptcy. Walker filed for bankruptcy last year, and now the bankruptcy trustee smells a rat.  It seems Walker gave Lozada $560,000 when he already knew he...

The past is coming back, and biting VH1 "Basketball Wives" star Evelyn Lozada, who is set to get married to NFL star Chad Ochocinco this upcoming summer, in the ass, as it's being reported that bankruptcy trustee is SUING the reality star for spending her former NBA star fiancee's money.According to TMZ, Lozada is being accused by the trustee of helping to BLOW...

Evelyn Lozada -- one of the stars of "Basketball Wives" who was once engaged to former NBA All-Star Antoine Walker -- is being sued for allegedly receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars illegally.The story is shocking.  Walker raked in a whopping… Permalink

Evelyn Lozada -- one of the stars of "Basketball Wives" who was once engaged to former NBA All-Star Antoine Walker -- is being sued for allegedly receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars illegally.The story is shocking.  Walker raked in a whopping… Permalink

Playing professional basketball for 13 years earned Antoine Walker a reported $110 million, but the former NBA star has bills piling up. The Chicago native appeared in Cook County court Thursday morning for allegedly not paying his youngest daughter's child support and tuition, according to the Chicago Tribune. Walker filed for bankruptcy in May 2010, and because of that, a Circuit...

by Bijan C. Bayne Adrian Dantley, Bo Ellis, Norm Nixon, Doc Rivers, Albert and Bernard King, Pat Ewing, Pearl Washington, Adrian Branch, Earl Jones, Chris Mullin, Walter Berry and Antoine Walker. These are among the many of talented schoolboy basketball players who have participated in The Boston Shootout. 2012 will mark the 40th anniversary of its founding. From 1972-1999, The Shootout...

Troubled former NBA star filed bankruptcy in 2010Troubled former NBA All-Star Antoine Walker appeared in Cook County Court for allegedly not paying child support and tuition bills for his youngest teenage daughter, officials said.

For this edition of MLM, I asked for the opinions of my fellow writers here at Beantown Banter. Your fabulous owner, Stephen Bailey, suggested Raef LaFrentz. So I said, what the hell? Let’s do the Raefer. LaFrentz played in Boston from 2003-06 after being traded there from the Dallas Mavericks in a package that sent beloved star Antoine Walker to Dallas. Needless to say, Raef...

Delonte West twitter I know Delonte. Those bill collectors are ruthless. But now you just gave them the idea to pose as GM's. You know Antoine Walker is going to start getting calls from Chris Wallaces, Daryl Moreys and Otis Smiths now.