Archive for August, 2007
Sunday, August 26th, 2007
Reports Say Cavaliers Are Talking With Oakley, Houston, and Rose
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Cleveland Plain Dealer Cavaliers Beat Reporter Branson Wright reported on Sunday, that the Cleveland Cavaliers are exploring some options about bringing some experience onto their roster. The only problem is at least one of the players who would like to join them is closer to getting his AARP card than his NBA prime. 43 year [...]
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Saturday, August 25th, 2007
Team USA Beats Up Team Canada 113-63
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Team USA scored early and often as they face Team Canada in the FIBA Championships of the Americas Saturday in? Las Vegas winning the one sided game 113-63. Team Canada made one legitimate threat down the stretch of the first quarter to cut USA’s lead to 28-21, but they were never in the game after [...]
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Saturday, August 25th, 2007
James Posey Now A Boston Celtic
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The Boston Globe reported on Saturday that the Boston Celtics have signed free agent veteran James Posey to a two year deal. The contract is reported to be worth $7 million over the two years with the second year of the pact a players option. Posey who started his career in Denver, played the last [...]
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Payton Not Expected To Return To Heat
The Miami Herald reported on Friday that Miami Heat head coach Pat Riley does not expect veteran point guard Gary Payton to play?for his team in the upcoming season.?According to the reports Riley said that Payton who played the last?two of his 17 NBA?seasons in Miami and helped them win the NBA Championship in 2006 [...]
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Traveling Man Johnson Signs With Miami
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For an athlete who has only played one season in the NBA Alexander Johnson sure has been with a whole lot of teams. Johnson was originally drafted with the 45th pick of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers, but he never played for them. Indiana traded him to Portland plus two future second [...]
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Miller Will Stay Retired
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The Indianapolis Star is reporting that former Indiana Pacers shooting guard Reggie Miller will give up his comeback attempt and stay in retirement. Miller was approached last month by the Boston Celtics, to return to the NBA which he retired from in 2005. Boston had wanted him to be the backup to recently acquired Ray [...]
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Team USA Toys With U.S. Virgin Islands Team Win 123-59
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Something tells me that Team USA has come into the FIBA Championship Of the Americas Competition with a new attitude. The?squad that has been out on the court in the first two games, is playing team basketball to it’s fullest, as opposed to the playground antics we saw on the floor from Team USA in [...]
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Coaching Legend Butch van Breda Kolf Dies
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Legendary former NCAA and NBA head coach Butch van Breda Kolf passed away on Wednesday in a Spokane, Washington nursing home on Wednesday. He had been suffering the last few years through extended illness, he was 84. Although universally known as “Butch” he was born Willem Hendrick van Breda Kolf in Montclair, New?Jersey in October [...]
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Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
San Antonio Signs Ian Mahinmi
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The San Antonio Spurs issued a press release Thursday night that they have signed their NBA first round draft pick from 2005 Ian Mahinmi.? Mahinmi who was taken with 28th selection of the first round, has played in the French A League for the past four seasons. The 20 year old is 6′11″ and 230 [...]
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Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
League Slaps McClendon With Fine For Talk Of Moving
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The NBA?confirmed on Thursday that they have fined Seattle SuperSonics Co-Owner Aubrey McClendon for making statements earlier this month about moving the team to Oklahoma City. The league fined McClendon $250,000 for his telling reporters that the plan all along was to move the franchise to Oklahoma?City when the group he is involved with purchased [...]
