Still in Charlotte, and now Mohammed even starting (AP)
Posted on | Thursday, September 30, 2010 | No Comments
It wasn't even a year and a half ago that Nazr Mohammed was so frustrated at being buried on the bench by Bobcats coach Larry Brown that he wanted out of Charlotte. Brown replied that he tried to trade Mohammed, but no found no takers. Now after the departures of Emeka Okafor and Tyson Chandler, the 33-year-old Mohammed is not only still around, he's Brown's starting center.
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Serbia knocks defending champ Spain out of worlds (AP)
Serbia knocked defending champ Spain out of the world championship Wednesday when Milos Teodosic made a long 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left for a 92-89 quarterfinal victory. Spain erased an eight-point deficit in the final 4 minutes to tie it on Marc Gasol's basket with 25 seconds remaining. After a timeout, Serbia patiently ran its offense until Teodosic -- 1 of 7 on 3-pointers at that point...
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On Omri Casspi and the audacity of hate (Yahoo! Sports)
I've been reading Ball Don't Lie since long before I got the opportunity to write here -- since nearly...
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Slovenia trounces Australia 87-58 at worlds (AP)
Jaka Lokovic scored 19 points and Slovenia hit 16 of 33 3-pointers to eliminate Australia 87-58 Sunday in the round of 16 at the basketball world championship. Lokovic's corner 3-pointer in the game's opening seconds sparked a 12-0 run and Slovenia never looked back. Primoz Brezec of the Milwaukee Bucks had 12 points and Goran Dragic added 10 points and eight assists for Slovenia.
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Best sports bars in Charlotte for watching the Bobcats and NBA basketball (Associated Content)
Charlotte is the home of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats and also the home of many terrific sports bars that cater to NBA fans. You can always find the Bobcats patrons out whenever the home team is on the television, and Charlotte is one of the south's most basketball-savvy cities. Charlotte is known as the home to some of North Carolina's most upscale sports bars with plenty of big-town ambiance but casual laid-back southern flavor. Here are some of the top Charlotte sports bars for watching the NBA in general and the Charlotte Bobcats in particular.
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Detroit Pistons sale coming soon? (Yahoo! Sports)
Detroit Pistons owner Karen Davidson tells Mlive.com that she's feeling pretty good about the sale of the...
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Jared Dudley has big plans for this coming season (Yahoo! Sports)
There are a lot of ways to become famous in the NBA. Probably the most successful, though hardest to accomplish,...
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Raptors coach says Bosh was never a leader for Toronto (Yahoo! Sports)
Of all the big names to enter free agency this offseason, Chris Bosh might have had the strangest summer.
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Star-studded Celtics meshing on and off court (AP)
Posted on | Wednesday, September 29, 2010 | No Comments
Kevin Garnett flashed a rare public smile. Kendrick Perkins replaced his customary grimace with a grin. Paul Pierce kept laughing. Shaquille O'Neal is starting training camp with the Boston Celtics and his teammates are nearly giddy with delight. "Shaq is going to be Shaq, all the publicity and all the circus that's going to come with it," Pierce said Monday.
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Fesenko and Jazz still talking (Yahoo! Sports)
Free-agent center Kyrylo Fesenko has interest from a few European and NBA teams, but the Utah Jazz seem most...
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Clippers' Davis vies for Emmy for gang documentary (AP)
Dear Emmy voters, Baron Davis regrets to inform you that he won't be able to attend the awards ceremony for his documentary film on L.A. gang life. By then, he'll be busy with his other passion. The Los Angeles Clippers point guard will already be at training camp when the Emmy awards for news and documentaries are handed out in New York City next Monday.
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SL: Erick Dampier has meetings galore; Ed Davis' knee repaired (Yahoo! Sports)
Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your pumpkin butter.
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Phoenix Suns 2010-2011 game-by-game predictions (Associated Content)
The 2010-2011 Phoenix Suns will be without Amar'e Stoudemire, who has led them in scoring the past four seasons. Stoudemire, who also led the team in rebounds and blocks last season, agreed to a five year, $100 million sign-and-trade with the New York Knicks. In an effort to fill the void left by Stoudemire's departure, the Suns acquired Josh Childress, Hedo Turkoglu and Hakim Warrick. Childress, Turkoglu, and Warrick are all versatile players who will fit in well with Phoenix's up-tempo offense.
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Golden again: US captures world championship (The Canadian Press)
ISTANBUL - Kevin Durant beamed as he listened to his national anthem, which hadn't been played at the end of the world championship in 16 years.
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Nuggets continue to weigh Anthony options (Yahoo! Sports)
Carmelo Anthony's advisers are trying to convince him he could eventually be paired with Chris Paul in New Jersey.
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Knicks reject three-team deal for Fernandez? (Yahoo! Sports)
Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Rudy Fernandez is trying hard to get himself out of the City of Roses,...
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Fesenko turns down offer from Rockets (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Tuesday, September 28, 2010 | No Comments
Center Kyrylo Fesenko t urned down an offer from the Houston Rockets on Sunday night, according to the Salt...
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Magic experimenting with lineup changes in camp (AP)
The typical makeup of a power forward for most NBA teams is a big and bulky body, a player with the frame to bang around the basket and perhaps toss in a mid-range jumper. Then there's Rashard Lewis and the Orlando Magic. A natural small forward, Lewis has spent the past three seasons in Orlando mostly starting at power forward.
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Spain rout New Zealand 101-84 at worlds (AP)
A day after its upset defeat by France, Spain routed New Zealand 101-84 Sunday in their second Group D game of the world championships. Marc Gasol was dunking, Rudy Fernandez was hitting threes and skying for alley-oops and Ricky Rubio was dishing assists to them all. It was like old times for powerhouse Spain, which had been struggling until routing New Zealand in the opening round of the world...
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Knicks' Eddy Curry shows up at camp at 300-plus pounds? (Yahoo! Sports)
The New York Knicks have been trying to unload Eddy Curry's $11.3 million salary for this season for a...
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Pacers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Danny Granger got a serious wakeup call while serving as a member of Team USA's gold-medal-winning team at the FIBA World Championship. Granger might be one of the premier scorers in the NBA, but that didn't mean anything when he played alongside players just as good as or better than him.
Granger played in only seven of the team's nine games and averaged just 4.1 points, which was second-lowest on the team.
The reason behind the lack of playing time for Granger?
Defense.
Granger's inability to defend at a high enough of level for USA coach Mike Krzyzewski cost him a spot in the rotation. Philadelphia's Andre Iguodala and Memphis' Rudy Gay played ahead of Granger.
Granger was considered a good defender when the Pacers picked him with the No.
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Amundson headed to Hornets (Yahoo! Sports)
Free-agent forward Louis Amundson had the Golden State Warriors, New Orleans Hornets and Indiana Pacers...
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Knicks believe new roster could be a winner (AP)
LeBron James never came. Carmelo Anthony might be interested in coming. The New York Knicks aren't interested in discussing either. After two years of working solely on ways to rebuild the team through free agency, even at the cost of winning games, team officials believe it's time to put the focus back on the court.
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Sources: Head, Kings agree on non-guaranteed deal (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Monday, September 27, 2010 | No Comments
Guard Luther Head has a chance to for a reserve role in Sacramento.
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Hawks want Horford extension (Yahoo! Sports)
Al Horford averaged 14.2 points per game last season for the Atlanta Hawks (along with 9.9 rebounds, 1.1 blocks,...
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Twenty teams call about Carmelo Anthony (Yahoo! Sports)
Four teams are on the short list that Carmelo Anthony has given to the Denver Nuggets of places he'd like to...
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Ranking the centers, 11 through 1 (Yahoo! Sports)
As summer winds down and the day-to-day "news" falls flat, BDL will be ranking each NBA position,...
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Suicide lines: Celtics work out cast of characters; Heat make move (Yahoo! Sports)
Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your watermelon tea.
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Morrison working out for Celtics (Yahoo! Sports)
The Celtics would like to add another shooter to their bench and are considering Adam Morrison.
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Sources: Head, Kings agree on non-guaranteed deal (Yahoo! Sports)
Guard Luther Head has a chance to for a reserve role in Sacramento.
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Suicide lines: CBA talks progress; Noah wants to stay in Chicago (Yahoo! Sports)
Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your sausage muffin because...
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Milwaukee's test: Chemistry 101 (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Sunday, September 26, 2010 | No Comments
After overhauling their roster over the summer, Brandon Jennings and the Bucks are thinking big.
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Greece coach Kazlauskas slams FIBA punishment (AP)
FIBA's decision to suspend Antonis Fotsis and Sofoklis Schortsanitis for their part in last week's brawl in an exhibition game against Serbia was "something unbelievable," Greece coach Jonas Kazlauskas said Friday. FIBA's decision altered Kazlauskas' plans ahead of Saturday's opening game against China at the world basketball championships in Turkey.
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NBA 2010 season preview: Charlotte Bobcats (Associated Content)
Regular Season Eastern Conference Rank: 8 In year two (2009) of the Larry Brown experiment, the Charlotte Bobcats under Michael Jordan finally began to improve their play and became a playoff team. They were one of the big surprise stories of the year and eked out a 7th seed in a weak Eastern Conference, posting a winning record for the first time in franchise history. How did they do this? Well the results did not come overnight. When Larry Brown took over in 2008, he worked as he always had - with full authority and control over basketball operations, not so...
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Phoenix Suns 2010-2011 game-by-game predictions (Associated Content)
The 2010-2011 Phoenix Suns will be without Amar'e Stoudemire, who has led them in scoring the past four seasons. Stoudemire, who also led the team in rebounds and blocks last season, agreed to a five year, $100 million sign-and-trade with the New York Knicks. In an effort to fill the void left by Stoudemire's departure, the Suns acquired Josh Childress, Hedo Turkoglu and Hakim Warrick. Childress, Turkoglu, and Warrick are all versatile players who will fit in well with Phoenix's up-tempo offense.
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Orlando Magic 2010-11 game-by-game predictions (Associated Content)
For the past three years the Orlando Magic have totally ruled the Southeast Division. During that time they have won the division by a minimum of six games and an average of nine games. This season the Miami Heat All-Star Trio of Chris Bosh, LeBron James, and Dwyane Wade will give the Magic some serious competition for supremacy of the Southeast. Orlando boasts their own trio of All-Stars in Vince Carter, Dwight Howard and Rashard Lewis and will not give up their division title without a fight.
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Nets sign F Stephen Graham, hire Overton, Hoenshel (AP)
The New Jersey Nets signed free agent forward Stephen Graham to a two-year contract on Wednesday. General manager Billy King did not release terms of the contract, but a person with knowledge of the deal said Graham received a partially guaranteed contract for this season with a team option for next year.
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Orlando Magic 2010-11 game-by-game predictions (Associated Content)
For the past three years the Orlando Magic have totally ruled the Southeast Division. During that time they have won the division by a minimum of six games and an average of nine games. This season the Miami Heat All-Star Trio of Chris Bosh, LeBron James, and Dwyane Wade will give the Magic some serious competition for supremacy of the Southeast. Orlando boasts their own trio of All-Stars in Vince Carter, Dwight Howard and Rashard Lewis and will not give up their division title without a fight.
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'Melo's future dominates preseason intrigue (Yahoo! Sports)
As teams prep for camp, no question is bigger than this: What happens to Carmelo Anthony?
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76ers acquire 1st-round pick Brackins (AP)
Posted on | Saturday, September 25, 2010 | No Comments
The Philadelphia 76ers have acquired rookie forward Craig Brackins from the New Orleans Hornets for Willie Green and Jason Smith. The Sixers also got forward Darius Songaila in Thursday's trade. Brackins was taken by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 21st overall pick in the NBA draft. He was then traded to New Orleans.
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Sources: Head, Kings agree on non-guaranteed deal (Yahoo! Sports)
Guard Luther Head has a chance to for a reserve role in Sacramento.
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Hornets acquire Smith, Green (Yahoo! Sports)
The Hornets have traded Darius Songaila and Craig Brackins to the Sixers for Jason Smith and Willie Green.
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Serbia upsets Argentina to win Group A at worlds (AP)
Aleksandar Rasic made four free throws in the last 11 seconds Thursday to help Serbia upset top-ranked Argentina 84-82 and win Group A at the basketball world championship. Argentina captain and Houston Rockets forward Luis Scola sank two free throws with 38 seconds left to make it 77-77, but Serbia's Dusko Savanovic hit a 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining.
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Ranking the power forwards, 10 through 1 (Yahoo! Sports)
As summer winds down and the day-to-day "news" falls flat, BDL will be ranking each NBA position,...
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Patriotic look: Wizards turning red, white & blue (AP)
The Washington Wizards are turning red, white and blue. Team President Ernie Grunfeld said Thursday the Wizards will change the colors of their uniforms for the 2011-12 season. The switch is spurred by new owner Ted Leonsis, whose Washington Capitals also wear the colors of the U.S. flag. Leonsis has said the desire for new colors was among the top suggestions he received from fans after assuming...
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Shaq says Pistons and Hawks offered him $8 million (Yahoo! Sports)
Shaquille O'Neal may have signed with the Boston Celtics last month for the league minimum annual salary of...
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Slovenia trounces Australia 87-58 (AP)
Posted on | Friday, September 24, 2010 | No Comments
Slovenia hit sixteen of 33 three-point attempts to rout Australia 87-58 Sunday in the round of 16 at the basketball world championship. Jaka Lokovic scored 19 points and made five of 11 three-pointers, with his first in the game's opening seconds sparking a 12-0 run. Slovenian guards cut into the Australian defense all game long for easy looks or passes to wide-open perimeter shooters.
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Carmelo Anthony to the Nets? (Yahoo! Sports)
You know, one day Carmelo Anthony's next basketball team is a confusing mystery, the next it's a little...
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Rating Carmelo Anthony's prospects (Yahoo! Sports)
The trick behind Carmelo Anthony is that, while so many of his faults and failings or sterling attributes and...
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Cleveland Cavaliers 2010-11 game-by-game predictions (Associated Content)
*Note: this article was written by an Associated Content Contributor. To become a Contributor and start publishing your own sports articles, go to Associated Content . With the defection of LeBron James the Cleveland Cavaliers have a long, arduous road ahead of them. New Head Coach Byron Scott will take over a team that won 60-plus games over the past two seasons, but of course will be missing the primary player that made that success possible. Scott will rely heavily on veterans Antawn Jamison and Mo Williams to get the most out of his Cavaliers team.
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Phoenix Suns 2010-2011 game-by-game predictions (Associated Content)
The 2010-2011 Phoenix Suns will be without Amar'e Stoudemire, who has led them in scoring the past four seasons. Stoudemire, who also led the team in rebounds and blocks last season, agreed to a five year, $100 million sign-and-trade with the New York Knicks. In an effort to fill the void left by Stoudemire's departure, the Suns acquired Josh Childress, Hedo Turkoglu and Hakim Warrick. Childress, Turkoglu, and Warrick are all versatile players who will fit in well with Phoenix's up-tempo offense.
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Lakers' Barnes booked on domestic violence charge (AP)
Sacramento County authorities say Los Angeles Lakers forward Matt Barnes has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence. Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Tim Curran says deputies arrested Barnes after responding to what was termed an incomplete 911 call from a home around 4:16 p.m. Wednesday. Deputies say both Barnes and the woman had visible injuries, but took Barnes into custody after determining...
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Clippers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The Clippers had reason to celebrate as shooting guard Eric Gordon helped Team USA win gold over Turkey (in Istanbul, Turkey's national capital) in the FIBA World Championship.
And while Gordon didn't get it going offensively in the championship game, he appeared to be comfortable in a supporting role throughout the tournament, which might bode well for the 2010-11 regular season.
"I didn't shoot the ball well, but I worked really hard on defense," Gordon told the Los Angeles Times, a reference to his five missed shots from the field along with his two assists, one steal, one block and one rebound in 13 minutes against Turkey. He went on to say, however, that his individual numbers weren't where his focus was: "The main thing about today was just to win.
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SL: Erick Dampier has meetings galore; Ed Davis' knee repaired (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Thursday, September 23, 2010 | No Comments
Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your pumpkin butter.
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Ranking the centers, 11 through 1 (Yahoo! Sports)
As summer winds down and the day-to-day "news" falls flat, BDL will be ranking each NBA position,...
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Nuggets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Chauncey Billups is spending the time before the start of training camp trying to recruit Carmelo Anthony.
While the Nuggets' recently hired executive vice president of basketball operations, Masai Ujiri, is trying to convince the star forward to sign a three-year, $64.7 million extension offer that is on the table, so is Billups.
"Everybody knows that I want Melo to be a Nugget, and I would love for me to be a Nugget for the rest of my career and finish with him," Billup said. "(The quest is to) hopefully keep Melo in Denver."
Billups pretty much was out of the loop with Anthony during the latter part of August and the first part of September. Billups was winning a gold medal with Team USA at the FIBA World Championship in Turkey and Anthony, who has gotten into...
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Orlando Magic 2010-11 game-by-game predictions (Associated Content)
For the past three years the Orlando Magic have totally ruled the Southeast Division. During that time they have won the division by a minimum of six games and an average of nine games. This season the Miami Heat All-Star Trio of Chris Bosh, LeBron James, and Dwyane Wade will give the Magic some serious competition for supremacy of the Southeast. Orlando boasts their own trio of All-Stars in Vince Carter, Dwight Howard and Rashard Lewis and will not give up their division title without a fight.
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On Omri Casspi and the audacity of hate (Yahoo! Sports)
I've been reading Ball Don't Lie since long before I got the opportunity to write here -- since nearly...
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Rockets offer Dampier two years, $4 million (Yahoo! Sports)
The Charlotte Bobcats waived center Erick Dampier on Tuesday and by Wednesday he already had an offer from the...
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Nuggets’ new GM hopes to keep Anthony (Yahoo! Sports)
Masai Ujiri aims to meet with Carmelo Anthony and try to sell him on the franchise’s future.
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Suicide lines: Team USA takes gold; Kevin Durant is pretty good (Yahoo! Sports)
Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your cat food.
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Cleveland Cavaliers 2010-11 game-by-game predictions (Associated Content)
Posted on | Wednesday, September 22, 2010 | No Comments
*Note: this article was written by an Associated Content Contributor. To become a Contributor and start publishing your own sports articles, go to Associated Content . With the defection of LeBron James the Cleveland Cavaliers have a long, arduous road ahead of them. New Head Coach Byron Scott will take over a team that won 60-plus games over the past two seasons, but of course will be missing the primary player that made that success possible. Scott will rely heavily on veterans Antawn Jamison and Mo Williams to get the most out of his Cavaliers team.
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Suicide lines: West heads East; Darius Miles gets a tryout (Yahoo! Sports)
Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your Snickers Marathon bar.
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Kwame Brown, Michael Jordan reunited again (The Canadian Press)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is bringing back what's considered his worst move as a basketball executive: Kwame Brown.
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Carlos Boozer sets modest goal for Bulls: 'A championship' (Yahoo! Sports)
On paper and via electrons on the Internet, the Chicago Bulls should be a good team this upcoming season.
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Ranking the centers, 32 through 23 (Yahoo! Sports)
As summer winds down and the day-to-day "news" falls flat, BDL will be ranking each NBA position.
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Nets sign F Stephen Graham, hire Overton, Hoenshel (AP)
The New Jersey Nets signed free agent forward Stephen Graham to a two-year contract on Wednesday. General manager Billy King did not release terms of the contract, but a person with knowledge of the deal said Graham received a partially guaranteed contract for this season with a team option for next year.
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Phoenix Suns 2010-2011 game-by-game predictions (Associated Content)
The 2010-2011 Phoenix Suns will be without Amar'e Stoudemire, who has led them in scoring the past four seasons. Stoudemire, who also led the team in rebounds and blocks last season, agreed to a five year, $100 million sign-and-trade with the New York Knicks. In an effort to fill the void left by Stoudemire's departure, the Suns acquired Josh Childress, Hedo Turkoglu and Hakim Warrick. Childress, Turkoglu, and Warrick are all versatile players who will fit in well with Phoenix's up-tempo offense.
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NBA 2010 season preview: Charlotte Bobcats (Associated Content)
Regular Season Eastern Conference Rank: 8 In year two (2009) of the Larry Brown experiment, the Charlotte Bobcats under Michael Jordan finally began to improve their play and became a playoff team. They were one of the big surprise stories of the year and eked out a 7th seed in a weak Eastern Conference, posting a winning record for the first time in franchise history. How did they do this? Well the results did not come overnight. When Larry Brown took over in 2008, he worked as he always had - with full authority and control over basketball operations, not so...
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Morrison working out for Celtics (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Tuesday, September 21, 2010 | No Comments
The Celtics would like to add another shooter to their bench and are considering Adam Morrison.
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Ranking the centers, 11 through 1 (Yahoo! Sports)
As summer winds down and the day-to-day "news" falls flat, BDL will be ranking each NBA position,...
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Matt Barnes disputes domestic violence arrest (Yahoo! Sports)
This was mentioned in today's Suicide Lines, but if you lost consciousness after seeing Carmelo Anthony in...
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SL: Nuggets finally considering 'Melo trade; Boston's last chance (Yahoo! Sports)
Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your soft food diet.
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Agentt: Earl Watson signing with Jazz (Yahoo! Sports)
It's looking like veteran point guard Earl Watson is about to sign with the Utah Jazz .
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Bucks sign 2nd round pick Darington Hobson (AP)
The Milwaukee Bucks have signed second-round draft pick Darington Hobson. The 6-foot-7, 210-pound junior was taken 37th overall out of New Mexico in this year's draft. Terms were not disclosed when the signing was announced Friday. Hobson averaged 16.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists over three college seasons, the first two at Eastern Utah.
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France seals 72-66 win over Spain at foul line (AP)
Mickael Gelabale scored 16 points and France was nearly perfect at the free throw late in its 72-66 victory over defending champion Spain on Saturday at the world championship. France (1-0) made 10 of its last 12 free throws to seal the win in the opening game for both teams. Juan Carlos Navarro led Spain (0-1) with 17 points.
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Suicide lines: Billups happy to lead Team USA; the 76ers' spy (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Monday, September 20, 2010 | No Comments
Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your mostaccioli.
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Celtics fans can blame Kobe for the Shaquille O'Neal signing (Yahoo! Sports)
Just after the Los Angeles Lakers won last season's title, Kobe Bryant let slip a little comment ("I...
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Magic Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
There may be teams around the league ready to roll over for the much ballyhooed Miami Heat on their way to the NBA title this season.
The Magic certainly is not one of them.
If this summer's name-calling is any indication, the Florida rivalry that has been simmering for 20 years could grow into one of the league's best, most heated rivalries this season.
It's the first time both teams are serious contenders at the same time, and the feud between Magic coach Stan Van Gundy and his former boss, Heat president Pat Riley, is really getting interesting.
It started with Van Gundy and Magic general manager Otis Smith poking fun at LeBron James and Chris Bosh for joining Dwyane Wade in Miami.
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Ranking the centers, 11 through 1 (Yahoo! Sports)
As summer winds down and the day-to-day "news" falls flat, BDL will be ranking each NBA position,...
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Rating Carmelo Anthony's prospects (Yahoo! Sports)
The trick behind Carmelo Anthony is that, while so many of his faults and failings or sterling attributes and...
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Henry's agent calls Memphis owner's bluff, rookies finally signed (Yahoo! Sports)
Way back on June 24, the NBA held its annual draft . It was such a great time. Wesley Johnson dressed like a Ralph...
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The NBA, A-through-Z: Antoine Walker (Yahoo! Sports)
You wouldn't be wrong in thinking the NBA and the pillocks who feed this self-serving beast are the bad...
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Looks like Boykins will be joining Bucks (Yahoo! Sports)
A rumor earlier this week had veteran guard Earl Boykins joining the Atlanta Hawks . That one was shot down, but...
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Team USA finalizes roster; Rondo withdraws (SportingNews.com)
Posted on | Sunday, September 19, 2010 | No Comments
Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo is the final player to be cut from Team USA's roster for the FIBA World Championship, the team announced on Tuesday. ?Rajon came to us and said he was going to withdraw from the team, that he had some family matters to attend to and some things to take care of before the NBA season. He did an outstanding job during our training, we appreciate the effort and commitment he made to our program and he completely has our support," USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said in a statement.
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Phoenix Suns 2010-2011 game-by-game predictions (Associated Content)
The 2010-2011 Phoenix Suns will be without Amar'e Stoudemire, who has led them in scoring the past four seasons. Stoudemire, who also led the team in rebounds and blocks last season, agreed to a five year, $100 million sign-and-trade with the New York Knicks. In an effort to fill the void left by Stoudemire's departure, the Suns acquired Josh Childress, Hedo Turkoglu and Hakim Warrick. Childress, Turkoglu, and Warrick are all versatile players who will fit in well with Phoenix's up-tempo offense.
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Ranking the centers, 22 through 12 (Yahoo! Sports)
As summer winds down and the day-to-day "news" falls flat, BDL will be ranking each NBA position,...
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The 10-man rotation, starring Ken Howard as The White Shadow (Yahoo! Sports)
A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and...
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Serbia knocks defending champ Spain out of worlds (The Canadian Press)
ISTANBUL - Serbia knocked defending champ Spain out of the world championship Wednesday when Milos Teodosic made a long three-pointer with 3.1 seconds left for a 92-89 quarter-final victory.
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Suicide lines: Carmelo's new trade teams; Barnes arrested (Yahoo! Sports)
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Bulls Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
USA Basketball suffered through a number of failures during the last decade, but Derrick Rose and friends got it right the first time.
The Bulls guard helped capture a gold medal at the FIBA World Championship in Turkey. Behind a star performance by Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant, the U.S. went undefeated at the tournament and earned an automatic spot in the 2012 London Olympics. The team featured no players from the 2008 Olympic squad.
"Everybody that played here, this is something that you will remember for the rest of your life," Rose said after the championship victory over Turkey. "Everybody here appreciates it and they're grateful for it." In the days before the World Championship, it looked as though Rose might play third fiddle at point guard behind...
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Phoenix Suns 2010-2011 game-by-game predictions (Associated Content)
The 2010-2011 Phoenix Suns will be without Amar'e Stoudemire, who has led them in scoring the past four seasons. Stoudemire, who also led the team in rebounds and blocks last season, agreed to a five year, $100 million sign-and-trade with the New York Knicks. In an effort to fill the void left by Stoudemire's departure, the Suns acquired Josh Childress, Hedo Turkoglu and Hakim Warrick. Childress, Turkoglu, and Warrick are all versatile players who will fit in well with Phoenix's up-tempo offense.
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Nets signing big man Joe Smith (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Saturday, September 18, 2010 | No Comments
In the 15 years since being drafted first overall out of the University of Maryland by the Golden State...
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Canada suffers 3rd loss of basketball worlds (The Canadian Press)
IZMIR, Turkey - Three weeks ago in Toronto, Canadian basketball coach Leo Rautins saw it coming.
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Do not think of asking Carmelo Anthony about basketball (Yahoo! Sports)
The No. 1 story around the NBA this offseason is obviously the Miami Heat . That's the winner by quite the...
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Cleveland Cavaliers 2010-11 game-by-game predictions (Associated Content)
*Note: this article was written by an Associated Content Contributor. To become a Contributor and start publishing your own sports articles, go to Associated Content . With the defection of LeBron James the Cleveland Cavaliers have a long, arduous road ahead of them. New Head Coach Byron Scott will take over a team that won 60-plus games over the past two seasons, but of course will be missing the primary player that made that success possible. Scott will rely heavily on veterans Antawn Jamison and Mo Williams to get the most out of his Cavaliers team.
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Hawks add C Etan Thomas to frontcourt (AP)
The Atlanta Hawks have signed free agent center Etan Thomas to add bulk in the frontcourt. The 6-foot-10 Thomas spent most of his career with the Washington Wizards but finished last season with Oklahoma City. He's averaged 5.8 point and 4.8 rebounds per game over his eight-year career, which includes 74 starts.
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Morrison working out for Celtics (Yahoo! Sports)
The Celtics would like to add another shooter to their bench and are considering Adam Morrison.
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Cleveland Cavaliers 2010-11 game-by-game predictions (Associated Content)
*Note: this article was written by an Associated Content Contributor. To become a Contributor and start publishing your own sports articles, go to Associated Content . With the defection of LeBron James the Cleveland Cavaliers have a long, arduous road ahead of them. New Head Coach Byron Scott will take over a team that won 60-plus games over the past two seasons, but of course will be missing the primary player that made that success possible. Scott will rely heavily on veterans Antawn Jamison and Mo Williams to get the most out of his Cavaliers team.
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Nuggets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Chauncey Billups is spending the time before the start of training camp trying to recruit Carmelo Anthony.
While the Nuggets' recently hired executive vice president of basketball operations, Masai Ujiri, is trying to convince the star forward to sign a three-year, $64.7 million extension offer that is on the table, so is Billups.
"Everybody knows that I want Melo to be a Nugget, and I would love for me to be a Nugget for the rest of my career and finish with him," Billup said. "(The quest is to) hopefully keep Melo in Denver."
Billups pretty much was out of the loop with Anthony during the latter part of August and the first part of September. Billups was winning a gold medal with Team USA at the FIBA World Championship in Turkey and Anthony, who has gotten into...
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Phoenix Suns 2010-2011 game-by-game predictions (Associated Content)
Posted on | Friday, September 17, 2010 | No Comments
The 2010-2011 Phoenix Suns will be without Amar'e Stoudemire, who has led them in scoring the past four seasons. Stoudemire, who also led the team in rebounds and blocks last season, agreed to a five year, $100 million sign-and-trade with the New York Knicks. In an effort to fill the void left by Stoudemire's departure, the Suns acquired Josh Childress, Hedo Turkoglu and Hakim Warrick. Childress, Turkoglu, and Warrick are all versatile players who will fit in well with Phoenix's up-tempo offense.
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Three-team deal involving Carmelo Anthony just talk for now (Yahoo! Sports)
CBSSports.com reported Thursday that Carmelo Anthony could get traded from the Denver Nuggets to the New Jersey...
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Turkey edges Puerto Rico at basketball worlds (AP)
Host Turkey maintained its perfect record at the basketball world championship by narrowly beating Puerto Rico 79-77 Wednesday, despite trailing its rival in the first three quarters. Hidayet Turkoglu of Phoenix Suns led Turkey (4-0) with 16 points and Ersan Ilyasova of the Milwaukee Bucks had double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds as the host team pulled away in the last quarter.
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Durant, Love send US to 2-0 start at worlds (AP)
An arena that was nearly covered in Slovenian green grew louder with every U.S. miss. Playing a rare early game, the United States had stalled after a quick start, and a double-digit lead was down to five as halftime approached. Then, every time the Americans needed them, Kevin Durant seemed to get on the scoreboard and Kevin Love was on the backboard.
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Atlanta Hawks want Earl Boykins? (Yahoo! Sports)
Free-agent guard Earl Boykins is about to add another NBA team to the nine he's already played for.
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Storm hold off Dream to win 2nd WNBA title (The Canadian Press)
ATLANTA - The Seattle Storm are champions again.
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FIBA hands out Greece-Serbia brawl suspensions (SportingNews.com)
Oklahoma City Thunder center Nenad Krstic was suspended for three games in official FIBA competition, including games in the upcoming World Championship, FIBA announced on Thursday. Krstic tossed a chair during a brawl that broke out late in a game between Greece and Serbia. In addition to Krstic's suspension, he was also fined 45,000 Swiss Francs. Fellow Serbian player Milos Teodosic was suspended for two games. The Serbian Basketball Federation was fined 20,000 Swiss Francs.
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Morrison working out for Celtics (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Thursday, September 16, 2010 | No Comments
The Celtics would like to add another shooter to their bench and are considering Adam Morrison.
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Coach K pleased, but US faces higher expectations (AP)
Those predicting that the United States will fall short of a world championship are focusing on the back of the jerseys. They no longer include names such as BRYANT or JAMES. Those expecting the Americans to win anyway do so because of what's still on the front. "I think there is a certain element that does persist that because we have USA on our jersey, that's good enough," USA...
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Son of Celtics coach shows pro potential (Yahoo! Sports)
Talented prep guard Austin Rivers has the talent to someday join his father in the NBA.
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Ranking the point guards, 10 through No. 1 (Yahoo! Sports)
As summer winds down and the day-to-day "news" falls flat, BDL will be ranking each NBA position,...
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Phoenix Suns 2010-2011 game-by-game predictions (Associated Content)
The 2010-2011 Phoenix Suns will be without Amar'e Stoudemire, who has led them in scoring the past four seasons. Stoudemire, who also led the team in rebounds and blocks last season, agreed to a five year, $100 million sign-and-trade with the New York Knicks. In an effort to fill the void left by Stoudemire's departure, the Suns acquired Josh Childress, Hedo Turkoglu and Hakim Warrick. Childress, Turkoglu, and Warrick are all versatile players who will fit in well with Phoenix's up-tempo offense.
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Serbia knocks defending champ Spain out of worlds (The Canadian Press)
ISTANBUL - Serbia knocked defending champ Spain out of the world championship Wednesday when Milos Teodosic made a long three-pointer with 3.1 seconds left for a 92-89 quarter-final victory.
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Serbia upsets Argentina to win Group A at worlds (AP)
Aleksandar Rasic made four free throws in the last 11 seconds Thursday to help Serbia upset top-ranked Argentina 84-82 and win Group A at the basketball world championship. Argentina captain and Houston Rockets forward Luis Scola sank two free throws with 38 seconds left to make it 77-77, but Serbia's Dusko Savanovic hit a 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining.
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Nuggets coach visits with Broncos coach (PA SportsTicker)
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer
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Suicide lines: Piping hot Dwayne Jones news; Iran wins (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 | No Comments
Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your almonds and honey.
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Ranking the small forwards, 30 through 21 (Yahoo! Sports)
As summer winds down and the day-to-day "news" falls flat, BDL will be ranking each NBA position,...
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Danny Ferry is headed back to San Antonio (Yahoo! Sports)
Former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry is headed back to the front office where his post-playing...
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Now Steve Francis is getting the China bug (Yahoo! Sports)
Attention all former NBA guards who wore No. 3, scored a bunch and were drafted in the 1990s — China wants...
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Ranking the point guards, 20 through 11 (Yahoo! Sports)
As summer winds down and the day-to-day "news" falls flat, BDL will be ranking each NBA position,...
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Nuggets’ new GM hopes to keep Anthony (Yahoo! Sports)
Masai Ujiri aims to meet with Carmelo Anthony and try to sell him on the franchise’s future.
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Phoenix Suns 2010-2011 game-by-game predictions (Associated Content)
The 2010-2011 Phoenix Suns will be without Amar'e Stoudemire, who has led them in scoring the past four seasons. Stoudemire, who also led the team in rebounds and blocks last season, agreed to a five year, $100 million sign-and-trade with the New York Knicks. In an effort to fill the void left by Stoudemire's departure, the Suns acquired Josh Childress, Hedo Turkoglu and Hakim Warrick. Childress, Turkoglu, and Warrick are all versatile players who will fit in well with Phoenix's up-tempo offense.
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Spurs Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
As long as Tony Parker does not sign an extension, the question that likely won't die throughout the 2010-11 season is this: Where will San Antonio's point guard call home after this season?
Entering the final year of his contract, there continues to be plenty of speculation that Parker could be playing his final season with the only team he has ever known.
Speculation started to percolate late last season when Manu Ginobili signed a three-year extension for nearly $40 million. Will there be enough money left for Parker to also sign a lucrative deal to remain in San Antonio? Or, as some speculate, does Parker prefer to move on, notably to New York, where Amar'e Stoudemire is already on board and Denver Nuggets superstar Carmelo Anthony, who can also be a free agent next...
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At least the Minnesota Timberwolves are honest (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Tuesday, September 14, 2010 | No Comments
The Federal Trade Commission has several laws in place that prevent false advertising. According to its website,...
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Ranking the centers, 11 through 1 (Yahoo! Sports)
As summer winds down and the day-to-day "news" falls flat, BDL will be ranking each NBA position,...
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Lakers' Kobe Bryant 'itching' to get back on court (SportingNews.com)
One of the questions for the Los Angeles Lakers heading into training camp later this month is the status of Kobe Bryant?s right knee. Bryant had arthroscopic surgery in July, and he was expected to be fully recovered by the time camp opened. So far, his rehab appears to be on track, according to teammate Luke Walton. ?I?ve seen Kobe at the gym the last couple weeks rehabbing his knee,? Walton told Lakers.com. ?He?s itching to get back on the court.
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Team USA finalizes roster; Rondo withdraws (SportingNews.com)
Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo is the final player to be cut from Team USA's roster for the FIBA World Championship, the team announced on Tuesday. ?Rajon came to us and said he was going to withdraw from the team, that he had some family matters to attend to and some things to take care of before the NBA season. He did an outstanding job during our training, we appreciate the effort and commitment he made to our program and he completely has our support," USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said in a statement.
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Ferry returning to Spurs' front office (Yahoo! Sports)
Danny Ferry has reached agreement to join the Spurs as an executive in their front office.
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Agent: Blazers' Rudy Fernandez wants to return to Europe (SportingNews.com)
The agent for Portland Trail Blazers guard Rudy Fernandez said Wednesday his client no longer wants to play in...
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Ranking the power forwards, 30 through 21 (Yahoo! Sports)
As summer winds down and the day-to-day "news" falls flat, BDL will be ranking each NBA position,...
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Tickets go on sale for NBA games in London (AP)
Posted on | Monday, September 13, 2010 | No Comments
Tickets have gone on sale for the first regular-season NBA games in Europe. The New Jersey Nets and Toronto Raptors will play a pair of games at the O2 Arena in London on March 4-5. The NBA is planning a week of activities across Britain, including basketball clinics and 3-on-3 competitions. Nets guard Devin Harris says "everyone involved in bringing the games to London is excited about playing...
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Suicide lines: West heads East; Darius Miles gets a tryout (Yahoo! Sports)
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Spain's Calderon out of worlds with leg injury (AP)
Spain point guard Jose Manuel Calderon will miss the basketball world championships after hurting his leg in an exhibition against the United States. Tests Monday revealed the Toronto Raptors player tore a muscle in his left leg in Sunday's 86-85 loss. Calderon had headed to the locker room late in the game.
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Hornets F Trevor Ariza compares his career to post-Katrina New Orleans (SportingNews.com)
Trevor Ariza on Saturday tried to draw parallels between his NBA career and New Orleans' ongoing recovery...
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Warriors sign Amundson to 2-year contract (Yahoo! Sports)
Former Suns forward Louis Amundson has joined the Warriors.
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Sources: Head, Kings agree on non-guaranteed deal (Yahoo! Sports)
Guard Luther Head has a chance to for a reserve role in Sacramento.
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Amundson headed to Hornets (Yahoo! Sports)
Free-agent forward Louis Amundson had the Golden State Warriors, New Orleans Hornets and Indiana Pacers...
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Thunder Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Oklahoma City's front office lost one of its key people this summer when Rich Cho took the general manager job in Portland. Thunder general manager Sam Presti has since restructured the basketball operations department.
The changes included promoting Troy Weaver to VP/assistant general manager, Rob Hennigan to assistant GM/player personnel, Paul Rivers to director of minor league operations and basketball technology, and Brandon Barnett to director of minor league scouting and manager of minor league operations. The team added Michael Winger as assistant GM/legal and administration and David Vanterpool as pro scout. "We are pleased to continue to promote from within our organization while also bringing in new people who will enhance and compliment our current staff,"...
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Ostertag playing in D-League? (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Sunday, September 12, 2010 | No Comments
You think the NBA Development League is just for young players on their way up? Turns out that it could be a...
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Wizards bring Midnight Madness to training camp (AP)
Midnight madness in the NBA? The Washington Wizards are stealing an idea from the colleges. They announced Thursday that their first practice at training camp will start at midnight on the morning of Sept. 28. The Wizards say that the event will have all the fanfare associated with the college version: an open practice for the fans with player introductions and prizes.
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Slovenia trounces Australia 87-58 at worlds (AP)
Jaka Lokovic scored 19 points and Slovenia hit 16 of 33 3-pointers to eliminate Australia 87-58 Sunday in the round of 16 at the basketball world championship. Lokovic's corner 3-pointer in the game's opening seconds sparked a 12-0 run and Slovenia never looked back. Primoz Brezec of the Milwaukee Bucks had 12 points and Goran Dragic added 10 points and eight assists for Slovenia.
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The 10-man rotation, starring Ken Howard as The White Shadow (Yahoo! Sports)
A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and...
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