Archive for June, 2007
Friday, June 22nd, 2007
Durant Works Out For Blazers
The Portland TrailBlazers who own the first pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, brought in Texas forward Kevin Durant?for a workout on Friday. Durant a 6′9″ forward was named?the Associated Press ?Player of the Year, quite an accomplishment for a freshman. Portland had brought in Ohio State center Greg Oden on Wednesday. Early predictions were [...]
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Friday, June 22nd, 2007
Garnett Not Going To Celtics Says Agent
Welcome to the?Land of Fantasy better known of as the off-season. During that time period every beat reporter will have “confidential sources within the organization?”. And every fan feels he or she is a better talent evaluator, than Jerry West, Jerry Krause, or Red Auerbach. Every fan wants to get rid of their garbage for [...]
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Thursday, June 21st, 2007
Bogut,Villanueva Get More Bucks From Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks picked up the option years Thursday on contracts for center Andrew Bogut, and forward Charlie Villanueva. Both players were drafted in the first round?in the 2005 NBA Draft. Bogut was the number one pick in the draft chosen by Milwaukee. Villanueva was?drafted by the Toronto Raptors?with the seventh pick. Villanueva came to [...]
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Wednesday, June 20th, 2007
Jackson Pleads Guilty To Altercation at Club
Golden State Warriors controversial?guard Stephen Jackson pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges of criminal recklessness stemming from his shooting of a gun outside of an Indiana strip club back in October. Jackson, avoided jail time by copping the guilty plea, he was given one year probation fined $5000, and must perform 100 hours of community [...]
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Wednesday, June 20th, 2007
Theus Will Be New Kings Coach
The Sacramento Kings will name former NBA player and New Mexico State coach Reggie Theus as their new bench boss on Wednesday. The team will hold a press conference to introduce Theus to the media and the fans from Sacramento. Theus will replace former coach Eric Mussleman who was fired immediately after the NBA regular [...]
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Tuesday, June 19th, 2007
Amateur Video Shows Kobe Denigrating Lakers
In a story written by HoopsWorld.com reporter Eric Pincus, Los Angeles Lakers disgruntled superstar Kobe Bryant is seen on an amateur video ripping his club. According to Pincus who says he has seen the entire video, plus a seperate audio conversation, Bryant in between expletives criticizes the team for not making moves. Bryant mentions a [...]
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Monday, June 18th, 2007
Spurs Party Like It’s 1999
The city of San Antonio and opera tenor Placido Domingo held the mother of all celebrations for the Spurs on Sunday, to thank them for winning their fourth NBA title last week. Despite oppressive heat the city turned out in droves, lining the city’s River Walk and dressed in Spurs colors of silver and black. [...]
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Monday, June 18th, 2007
Kobe Says He And Lakers Have Different Visions
Los Angeles Lakers disgruntled superstar guard?Kobe Bryant released a statement on Sunday saying that he and the team “Have two different visions.” Bryant released the statement on his website, saying this is the reason he wants to be traded to another team. The news first surfaced last month, when Bryant spoke to ESPN Radio saying [...]
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Monday, June 18th, 2007
Spurs Cavaliers Lowest Rated Finals
The 2007 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the Cleveland Cavaliers?garnered the lowest television?ratings for a NBA Finals. The four game sweep of the Cavaliers by the Spurs finished with a rating of only 6.2 and an anemic 11 share. The series was 27% below the 2006 six game finals between Miami and [...]
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Sunday, June 17th, 2007
Pistons Send Delfino To Raptors
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The Detroit Pistons sent 2003 first round draft pick Carlos Delfino to the Toronto Raptors for?two second round draft picks one?each in 2009 and 2010. The Argentinian guard was the 25th pick of the first round, and?is scheduled to make $1.8 million in the upcoming season. The 25 year old Defino averaged 4.4 points 2.4 [...]
