Archive for June, 2007
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007
Grunfeld To Become Wizards Prez
Washington Wizards President of Operations, and former NBA player Ernie Grunfeld will assume the presidency of the team when long time team president Susan O’Malley leaves office at the end of the month. Although Grunfeld her duties will be split among Grunfeld and two other executives, Matt Williams becomes chief of staff and team spokesman, [...]
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Tuesday, June 26th, 2007
Published Reports Have Lakers T-Wolves Talking KG
Is the Staple Center basketball court not big enough to contain both Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett? Or will KG be the running mate that Bryant has missed on the floor ever since Shaquille O’Neal headed south to Miami? According to reports published on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Lakers have had talks with the Minnesota Timberwolves [...]
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Tuesday, June 26th, 2007
Not Yao, Yi
If you are a sports fan, then you will remember the SuperBowl Ad a couple years with Yao Ming for a debit-card /credit-card company. (If you are not a sports fan then you probably are on the wrong site!) Yao walks into a New York retail store where the following exchange takes place for 90% of [...]
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Monday, June 25th, 2007
Billups To Test Free Agent Market
Detroit Pistons point guard Chauncey Billups announced on Monday that he was declining his player option on the final year of his contract and would become an unrestricted free agent. The move was expected by the Pistons who hope to retain the elite NBA quarterback. Billups was a NBA journeyman before coming to the Pistons, [...]
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Monday, June 25th, 2007
Two Go Pro Two Stay In School
Four college basketball players made their decisions on their draft status on Monday. Georgetown forward Jeff Green and Washington center Spencer Hawes have decided to stay in the NBA draft, however Marcelus Kemp of Nevada, and Virginia’s Sean Singletary have decided that they want to enjoy life on campus for at least one more year. Green [...]
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Monday, June 25th, 2007
Paxson To Bryant Fans: No Jersey Needed
All those Kobe Bryant fans who were saving up to purchase a Bulls jersey after Bryant allegedly made that suggestion to a bunch of fans can start making different plans for their cash. That’s according to Chicago Bulls General Manager John Paxson, who was quoted Monday in published reports, that he has had no contact [...]
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Monday, June 25th, 2007
NBA NEEDS A MINOR LEAGUE
Basketball never seems to be too far away in the USA in 2007. The NBA season opens at the beginning of November and the Finals end in the middle of June. And just as teams, media, and fans have a little time to catch their collective breath, the NBA Draft is now just days away. [...]
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Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
Zo Don’t Know
Miami Heat backup center Alonzo Mourning still has not decided whether he will be back for his 15th season in the NBA according to reports that were published on Saturday. Mourning made the statements at a charity fundraiser in Miami Lakes Florida. One of the determining factors will be if Heat coach Pat Riley will be [...]
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Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
Kerr Says He Has Talked To T-Wolves About KG
New Phoenix Suns General Manager and team President Steve Kerr says that he has talked with the Minnesota Timberwolves about the possibility of acquiring power forward Kevin Garnett according to reports published Saturday. Kerr according to the reports said that he has talked with Minnesota officials about making the trade but money be to big [...]
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Friday, June 22nd, 2007
Oden Signs Endorsement Deal With Nike
Ohio State center Greg Oden, who many believe will be the first pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, signed a multi-year deal with Nike on Friday. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. This is the second endorsement deal that Oden has signed, he earlier inked a pact with Topps the trading card manufacturer. Oden [...]
