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Kenyon Martin to Sit as Nuggets Determine Severity of Knee Injury
Filed under: NuggetsDENVER -- Kenyon Martin is one of the toughest guys in the NBA. But there are limits to what he can play through. The Denver Nuggets forward has fought through a very sore knee the past month. But it remains be seen whether he can continue to...
Can Newark Become the Next Oklahoma City?
Filed under: Nets, NBA FansWrite that headline on an economic or political blog and you might draw some curious glances, but in the NBA world this is pretty straightforward. As the Nets have effectively scheduled their landfall across the Hudson for the 2012-13 season, and as the IZOD Center in...
Report: William 'Worldwide Wes' Wesley to Become Agent for Coaches
Filed under: NBA Rumors, NBA CoachesThe name William Wesley is something to be feared or loved, depending on your perspective. For most college coaches not named John Calipari, finding out a top high school prospect is attached to the man dubbed "Worldwide Wes" makes chasing the kid in question a...
Martin In Dark About Possible Knee Tear
Filed under: NuggetsDENVER -- If a report is accurate that Denver Nuggets power forward Kenyon Martin has a partial tear of his left patella tendon, he said he hasn't been given that information about his knee. Regardless, the Nuggets, who had previously been looking for a big man, will...
Cavaliers Fans Set Guinness World Record for Snuggies
Filed under: Cavaliers, NBA Fans CLEVELAND (AP) -- Cleveland has its original world record covered. Fans attending Friday's game between the Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons set a world record for the largest gathering of people wearing fleece blankets. All fans in attendance had a Snuggie placed on their seats prior to the game....
Athletic Tape Finds New Use in D-League
Filed under: D-League, Sports Business and Media, SneakersWhile you probably won't see any limited edition shoes drop anytime soon in the NBA D-League, you may see some players customizing their kicks in the locker rooms before games. No, we're not talking about donning colorful laces, or even letting...
Knicks Defense
Another February night to forget
I no longer understand what the direction of the team is at this point. If this is a throwaway year from here on out, so be it. We just reserved our renewal season tickets at last night’s game. We’re moving closer! It was between a section in the 300’s closer to...
The last game of a forgettable month for Knicks fans begins tonight when they face the Memphis Grizzlies. The Knicks picked up a much needed win when they took Washington to overtime and were able to close out and snap their 8-game losing streak. Hopefully they can continue and make it two...
Nate Robinson will have his season debut tonight against the team he loved to play for, the New York Knicks. Tracy McGrady is listed as probably for tonight’s game, despite having banged knees during last night’s game and asking to come out of the game. The Knicks are 0-2 since the trade...
Knicks versus Oklahoma City Box Score
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Look for Toney Douglas to get more minutes before S-Rod. We’re testing both of them for Mike D’s system for the 29 games. Actually, everyone not named Wilson or Danilo is on notice. Lets Go Knicks! See you at the Garden!...
Just a thought before turning in…
The top six players this summer looking for new contracts HAVE ALL PLAYED FOR MIKE D: Wade, Bosh, LeBron, Amare, Joe Johnson and Boozer. Now if the money is there and you know that you like the coach and you’ll be playing with a fellow all-star do you really think they’ll...
Brew Hoop
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2009/2010 NBA Season 49-14 (22-10 road)vs.32-29 (19-9 home) March 6, 2010 Bradley Center 7:30 PM Radio: WTMJ AM 620 TV: FSN-Wisconsin Probable starters: Mo Williams PG Brandon Jennings Anthony Parker SG John Salmons LeBron James SF Carlos Delfino Antawn Jamison PF Luc Mbah a Moute J.J. Hickson C Andrew Bogut (3rd) 111.9 - OFFENSE - 104.7 (23rd) (7th) 103.7 - DEFENSE - 103.0 (4th) (25th) 91.1 - PACE -...
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The Bucks got it done at the BC on Wednesday 2009/2010 NBA Season 21-36 (9-18 road)vs.31-29 (12-20 road) March 5, 2010 Verizon Center 6:00 PM Radio: WTMJ AM 620 TV: No Local (LP Only) Probable starters: Randy Foye PG Brandon Jennings Mike Miller SG John Salmons Al Thornton SF Carlos Delfino Andray Blatche PF Luc Mbah a Moute JaVale McGee C Andrew Bogut (22nd) 105.3 - OFFENSE - 104.5...
Box Score MILWAUKEE - You follow pretty bad teams, and you pick out good things in losses. You follow pretty good teams, and you pick out bad things in wins. Andrew Bogut started and played 28 reboundless minutes before finishing with two boards, Brandon Jennings scored five points (raising his two-game output...
2009/2010 NBA Season 21-36 (9-18 road)vs.30-29 (18-9 home) March 3, 2010 Bradley Center 7:00 PM Radio: WTMJ AM 620 TV: FSN-Wisconsin Probable starters: Randy Foye PG Brandon Jennings Mike Miller SG John Salmons Andray Blatche SF Carlos Delfino Al Thornton PF Luc Mbah a Moute JaVale McGee C Andrew Bogut (22nd) 105.5 - OFFENSE - 104.4 (23rd) (22nd) 109.2 - DEFENSE - 103.5 6th) (20th) 92.2 - PACE - 92.7 (15th) Coverage Bullets...
The Basketball Jones
Q: I’m late to the party. What the hell is going on here? A: The Basketball Jones has officially joined The Score, a Canadian sports media company, to create original NBA content like nobody’s goddamn business. ********** Q: Seriously?A: Yes. ********** Q: So you’re going to be on television? No more video podcasts? A:...
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On today’s show, Skeets and Tas examine the flagging Celtics. Is Rondo getting too much burn? Can Nate Robinson be Boston’s fourth quarter spark plug? Will they be able to compete against teams with athletic frontlines? All that, plus the Big Z charade, Thabeet gets demoted and a Wanker puts...
On today’s show, Skeets and Tas dissect the new-look Mavericks. What defensive combo seemed to frustrate Kobe? How will the Wizard additions help down the stretch? Does Dirk own a Roc-A-Fella Records chain? All that, plus a struggling Lakers’ offense, Morey bargains and the arena wave — cool or not? Check...
You saw what happened to The Basketball Jones at All-Star Weekend in Dallas. Now, in this bonus Flip video, see what went down behind-the-scenes as we battled thousands of screaming basketball fans to get an interview with Kobe Bryant. Check it....
On today’s show, Skeets and Tas recap an excellent night of NBA action. Why did the Cavaliers switch to a short rotation? Who won the battle between Eddie House and Nate Robinson? How did the Thunder let the Suns steal a game from them? All that, plus the inconsistent Nuggets,...
Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
You did it, Cleveland! A new world record!
Friday night was a record-setting night for the Cleveland Cavaliers. As they'd planned, fans throughout the Quicken Loans Arena sported Cavs-branded Snuggies for five minutes to set the world record for the largest gathering of people wearing fleece blankets. Way to go!Except for two party-poopers — one in a Celtics...
Game to pay attention: Hornets vs. Spurs
New Orleans at San Antonio A good spate of interesting games tonight, but I have to admit I usually lean toward the nationally televised contests so as to give the fans (that is to say, 99.98 percent of our readers) that don't have League Pass a chance to see what's what. And what's what should...
The 10-man rotation, starring Lamar Odom's favorite non-candy food
A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out.C: The No-Look Pass. Lamar Odom(notes) likes tacos from Taco Bell. I prefer...
BDL's Award Tour, March Edition
Not sure if you noticed, but that giant bank of snow in the parking lot of your local strip mall -- that nasty, grey mess? -- is getting smaller. Someone's going to ask you to fill out a bracket in a little over a week, and the trade deadline was last month. So it...
Everything is falling apart for Allen Iverson
The Allen Iverson(notes) saga keeps going from bad to worse. Denver was awkward. Detroit was a disaster. Memphis was worse. But that's all on-the-court stuff. Now things are falling apart in Iverson's personal life.Iverson recently left Philadelphia in order to care for his sick daughter. That's not good. Even worse,...
Video: Derrick Rose 'buggywhips' Zach Randolph
Apparently Zach Randolph(notes) never watched Derrick Rose(notes) play basketball in high school. That's not terribly surprising since Zach doesn't seem like the biggest Illinois hoops fan around. But if he had, maybe he wouldn't have got his head crammed on Thursday night.Sorry, Zach. Rose has been doing that dunk for...
The NBA Breakdown
How's it going everybody?! Get ready for a special episode this week! We're happy to have a very inspiring former Dallas Mavericks summer league point guard and talented musician on the program. His name is Ray Johnston. He was cool enough to spend some time with us to discuss his...
It's All About The Pros vs Joes
Waddup everybody!So I've entered into mortal combat with my man PHD Steve over at Raptors Republic compliments of my peeps at Whotheman.com.(Not to worry folks, nothing lethal)WhoTheMan.com is an innovative forum where sports fans can share their sports opinion, debate with others who have something to say or they can...
The NBA Breakdown Weekly Recap #11
The NBA Breakdown is back once again and we're bringing you the goodness as we breakdown highlights from the past week in the NBA.Kobe Bryant celebrated his 1000th career game in true Kobe fashion by hitting a go ahead 3 pointer against the Memphis Grizzlies.This year, the trade deadline was...
What's up y'all!!As always, the next episode of The NBA Breakdown promises to be full of energy, a whole lot of octane and some big time fun!So to help us out, Dave and I have called on the services of one of the most dynamic, electric and exciting dudes to...
BOUNCE is the grassroots basketball magazine. Born from the playground, they exist for players around the world, on every level. Guest blogger, Peter Robert Casey caught up with me to chat about how Dave and I started The NBA Breakdown and all things related.Check out the interview here....
Michael Jordan's Former Agent Is On The Show!
What's up everybody?!! As you know, the NBA's trade deadline happened this week and our guest this Sunday is no stranger to that time of year. Super agent, David Falk will join us to discuss everything from his recent book, The Bald Truth to his experiences with a former client...
Golden State Of Mind
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RECAP: Golden State Warriors 90, Charlotte Bobcats 101- The 3 Warrior Killers
Did the Charlotte crowd get confused with the Warriors wearing their home whites tonight? They cheered and appluaded for Stephen Curry like he was the ROY candidate for the Bobcats! Final Boxscore Preview/ GameThread: Dubs take on Michael Jordan's squad Rufus on Fire :: Bobcats Hold Off Warriors 101-90 Warriors Game Day Links (coming...) Final -...
GameThread #62: Golden State Warriors @ Charlotte Bobcats- Dubs take on Michael Jordan's squad
See that up there? The ROOF IS ON FIRE! Warriors (44-17) vs Bobcats (31-29) Tip Off: 4pm PST TV: CSN Bay Area | Radio: KNBR Blog Buddy: Rufus on Fire The Dubs are coming off a very scrappy performance in the ATL (see RECAP: Golden State Warriors 122, Atlanta Hawks 127- 100% Scrappy, 0% Crappy), but that's...
1,890 GSoMers voted and 78% of them were down to trade Golden State Warriors supposed "FUTURE" Monta Ellis to the Memphis Grizzlies for O.J. Mayo and Hasheem Thabeet- see Polling GSoM: Monta Ellis to Memphis Grizzlies, O.J. Mayo + Hasheem Thabeet (+ maybe Hamed Haddadi) to Golden State Warriors- Are you...
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RECAP: Golden State Warriors 122, Atlanta Hawks 127- 100% Scrappy, 0% Crappy
Originally posted Mar 5, 2010 8:36 PM PST Scrappy Doo is how the Golden State of D-Leaguers Do! [pic via www.davemckee.us] Final Boxscore Preview/ Game Thread- Welcome to Atlanta where the D-Leaguers play (600+ comments) Warriors Game Day Links Final - 3.5.2010 1 2 3 4 Total Golden State Warriors 35 28 25 34 122 Atlanta Hawks...
Sactown Royalty
Mirage of Success: Mavericks 108, Kings 100
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Post-Game Thread: Kings at Mavericks
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Open Game Thread II: Kings at Mavericks
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Hoops Addict
Insight Into Bargnani’s Shooting Slump
While Chris Bosh has been out of action, Andrea Bargnani has shot a woeful 31-74 (41.9%) from the field over his last five games. Hardly the kind of shooting you want from a post player you're looking to step in and replace Bosh's 24.5 points per game with....
Back in training camp nobody who followed the Raptors could have predicted the kind of seasons Amir Johnson and Sonny Weems would be having. However, against New York on Friday both players were key components to Toronto picking up a big win when Hedo Turkoglu and Andrea Bargnani struggled....
This evening I had the chance to chat with Tracy Murray about being honored tonight at the Air Canada Centre, what it's been like catching up with old friends while in town, why he regrets leaving Toronto to play in Washington and his involvement with Amir Johnson's AAU team....
Bradburd Talks About “40 Minutes Of Hell”
On the weekend Hoops Addict was able to chat with Rus Bradburd about a wide range of topics including what inspired him to write a book about Nolan Richardson, why Richardson had a dislike for "book coaches" and the unique situation the Richardson's had in Tulsa where players frequently came...
Just a quick note to let readers know I'll be a guest on ESPN Radio tonight at 8:15 EST. Topics will include if Chris Bosh will resign in Toronto this summer and how Cleveland will adapt to being without Shaquille O'Neal for the next 6-8 weeks....
College Basketball Power Rankings
Over the weekend both No. 1 Kentucky and No. 2 Kansas lost, and No. 4 Purdue was crippled by a devastating, season altering injury. Yet despite all that, one team remained impressive and then some, and for the first time this season, they headline our Power Rankings....
Le Basketbawl
Donnie Walsh Takes The Bullet For Knicks Lack Of Success
New York Vinnie has very, very high standards especially when it comes to my work. No body could ever beat up New York Vinnie as bad as I beat myself any time I make a mistake. A very wise man told New York Vinnie not long ago that people who...
An Interview With Kenny Mayne, Host Of Mayne Street on ESPN.com
As Your Old Pal New York Vinnie tells you all the time we are living in a “Golden Age” of Technology. The Internet is filled with undiscovered treasures if you know where to find them. One that you might have missed has recently started their fourth season at “ESPN.com” and if...
Knicks Harrington Says “The Chosen One” Will Stay In Cleveland!
New York Vinnie has told you this countless times; the biggest Frickin problem on this Planet right now is a lack of Frickin Common Sense! We are so much more Frickin technologically advanced than we were 50 years ago; but we are far less Frickin sophisticated! Unfortunately there are too...
Reports State King James Filing Paperwork To Change Uniform Number
The ”Cleveland Plain Dealer“ has reported that Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James has filed to have his uniform number changed next season. Earlier this season James had told reporters that he was contemplating changing his uniform number from 23 to the number 6. The reigning NBA MVP told members of the media that...
Shaq Expected To Miss 8 Weeks As Cavaliers Center Has Thumb Surgery!
Earlier this season the Cleveland Cavaliers triumphed over adversity as they were without a “true point guard” after losing Mo Williams and Delonte West to injuries. The Cavaliers not only persevered they actually prospered as they would arrive at the the All-Star Break with a 13 game winning streak. Well they...
NEW YORK VINNIE’S PUD OF THE MONTH: Al Jefferson
Introducing a new feature for our readers here at “The House That New York Vinnie Built.” This will be the debut of “NEW YORK VINNIE’S PUD OF THE MONTH” a feature that unfortunately will have plenty of candidates every month in the current NBA. Even though February is our shortest...
Cleveland Cavaliers News
Lebron James officially wants No.6 next season
Lebron James filed paper work yesterday to officially change his jersey number to No. 6 from his current No.23, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported on Monday. “I’ve done it,” James told the Plain Dealer. “I already sent it in. I’m going to be No. 6.” Six is James’ jersey number on the...
O’Neal Injury Could Imperil Cavs’ Championship Hopes
Don’t be fooled by Cleveland’s 124-93 rout of the hapless New York Knicks—the Cavs will miss Shaquille O’Neal during his six to eight week absence as he recovers from thumb surgery and the Cavs very much need to sign Zydrunas Ilgauskas as soon as they are permitted to do so...
The Washington Wizards and Zydrunas Ilgauskas Reach agreement
The Washington Wizards and Zydrunas Ilgauskas have reached an agreement on a contract buyout according to the The Washington Post. The agreement would make Zydrunas a free agent and can sign with any team for a pro-rated share of the veteran’s minimum. Many teams are interested in signing Zydrunas including Dallas,...
Jamison Could be Final Championship Piece–If Big Z Rejoins Cavs
The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired the proverbial “stretch 4”—i.e., power forward who can shoot jumpers and/or create his own scoring opportunities—that they have been seeking (and their fans have been dreaming about) for quite some time: as part of a three team deal involving the Washington Wizards and L.A. Clippers,...
Zydrunas is looking for a buyout
Cavaliers fans were ecstatic about the way the Cavaliers were able to trade for Antawn Jamison without giving up much for it. But at the same time, many are waiting to see what will happen with Zydrunas. According to Zydrunas’s agent, Herb Rudoy, he is … [visit site to read more]...
Three team trade brings Antawn Jamison to Cleveland
Cleveland, Washington and the Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to a three-team deal that will bring Antawn Jamison to the Cavalier. The deal will send Zydrunas Ilgauskas’ $11.5 million expiring contract and a first-round draft pick from Cleveland to Washington. Cleveland will also get … [visit site to read more]...
Blog a Bull
Open Game Thread #62 OVERFLOW: Bulls vs. Dallas Mavericks
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Game Preview #61- Bulls vs. Dallas Mavericks
[Thanks to KnickKnack for today's game preview. Brendan Haywood tweaked his back last night so he may not be available. I haven't seen any update on Hinrich either, but I'm assuming he's playing. This could be one of those unexpected wins to compensate for the tough loss to where .500...
Grizzlies 105, Bulls 96: Life After Noah
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Open Game Thread #61 OVERFLOW: Bulls vs. Memphis Grizzlies
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Basketbawful
Bawful After Dark: Weekend Watch
Sundiata Gaines sings about his love of man loveIs your life missing something? Do your friends and family not respect you? Do you not have a contract with the LA Clippers worth $12.1 million this year alone? Do you not have a friendship with Cash Warren? Have you ever...
Worst of the Night: March 4, 2010
"So...how do you feel about anal rampage?"The Los Angeles Lakers: It's kind of hard to find fault in a game that featured a superstar duel between Kobe Bryant (39 points) and Dwyane Wade (27 points, 14 assists), included 19 ties and 31 lead changes -- two more lead changes than...
Bawful After Dark: March 4, 2010
The Clippers can't even /facepalm properlyHello, Thursday night! A couple news items from the Assocation. First, Allen Iverson is getting a divorce. I'll save my jokes until later when we learn more about what's going on with his daughter and so forth. Dude is a wreck right now, and...
Worst of the Night: March 3, 2010
You too will believe white men can fly. Or hover slightly.Many thanks to Basketbawful reader Brad C. for today's pic.The Philadelphia 76ers: Unlike the Memphis Grizzlies, the Sixers haven't enjoyed a post-Iverson bounce. Last night's 112-92 drubbing in Atlanta was Philly's fourth loss in a row and seventh in their...
Bawful After Dark: March 3, 2010
Despite his best efforts, Nellie just can't quite pull off the Vulcan saluteHappy Wednesday to you! Some quick links to pass along...Did you know Yao Ming's unborn kid might be the source of an international incident?I saw this on my own this morning, but had it passed along later...
Worst of the Night: March 2, 2010
"Huelo bolas sudorosas!"The Boston Celtics: When last we saw the Celtics, they got owned by the New Jersey Nyets in Boston. As bad signs go, that's right up there with the Titanic sticking straight up out of the water or the nasty, pimply rash in your nether regions that just...