Archive for March 5th, 2008
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
The Stories Behind The Names, How Your NBA Team Got It’s Handle Part 4
This is the fourth installment of the ongoing NBA nicknames series. The Eastern Conference has been taken care of, so now we dip into the Western Conference. We’ll start with the Northwest Division.
Denver Nuggets: The current Nuggets were established in the ABA in 1967, but were known as the Rockets. Ironically, that same year the […]
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Heat Without Haslem For Game VS Raptors
The Associated Press reported Wednesday night that Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem will not be with the team when they play the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night due to a family emergency. No other information was released by the Heat media relations staff. Haslem will return for Friday night’s game versus the Golden State Warriors, Miami has […]
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Nowitzki Gets One Game Suspension For Flagrant Foul
You knew this was going to happen, it was just a matter of when the Association would announce it. The NBA announced Wednesday that they have suspended Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki for committing a flagrant foul during Monday night’s loss to the Utah Jazz. Nowitzki fouled Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko during the first quarter […]
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Hornets Bring Back Andersen
The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the New Orleans Hornets have re-signed veteran big man Chris Andersen for the remainder of the season. As we reported to you on Tuesday, Andersen was reinstated Tuesday after being expelled from the Association back on January 27, 2006. Andersen had tested positive for a prohibitive substance and was […]
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Mavericks Sign Tyronn Lue For Rest Of Season
The “Dallas Morning News” reported Wednesday that the Dallas Mavericks have signed veteran guard Tyronn Lue for the remainder of the season. Lue was waived Friday by the Sacramento Kings, who acquired him from the Atlanta Hawks in the deal that sent Mike Bibby from the kings to the Hawks. Dallas will be the seventh […]
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Slam Dunk Central Presents: ESPN SportsCenter Right Now
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Slam Dunk Central Presents: ESPN Patrick Ewing On Coaching In The NBA And Son’s College Career
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Kobe’s 17 Fourth Quarter Points Spark Lakers Rally, Hold Back Kings 117-105
Just imagine, if you will, how good Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is when he’s healthy. Currently, he has a torn tendon on his small finger on his right hand. Tuesday night against the Sacramento Kings, despite his injury, he led the Lakers on a late rally by scoring 17 fourth-quarter points, enabling Los […]
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Slam Dunk Central Presents: ESPN NBA Daily Dime: Wednesday
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Suns Stop Blazers Come Back; Hold On To Win 97-92
The Phoenix Suns dominated the Portland Trail Blazers for the first half of their game Tuesday, and the held on for dear life in the second half as the Suns escaped with a 97-92 victory over the Blazers. Amare Stoudemire scored 22 in the win for Phoenix, Brandon Roy led all scorers with 25 points for Portland.
The […]
