Archive for March 8th, 2008
Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Pacers Owner Says Major Changes Will Be Made
The “Indianapolis Star” reported Saturday that Indiana Pacers co-owner Herb Simon is fed up with the antics that have been going on with his franchise, and told the paper that whole sale changes will take place during the off-season. According to Simon who owns the team jointly with his brother Mel, nobody that works for […]
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Slam Dunk Central Presents: ESPN: LeBron James On Doubters
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
The Stories Behind The Names, How Your NBA Team Got It’s Handle Part 5
Part 5 of the NBA nicknames series takes a look at the Southwest division in this piece. This has been a fun adventure researching the reasons behind each NBA team’s nickname. Although there are fairly obvious reasons why certain teams have the names they do (see Miami “Heat”), other teams have had more descriptive reasons […]
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Rockets Sign Harris, Release Green
According to SportsTicker, the Houston Rockets on Saturday signed forward Mike Harris to a 10-day contract; Harris had signed with Houston as a free agent on July 13, but was released after playing in 2 preseason games. After being released by the Rockets on October 22, Harris signed with DongGuan, a professional team in the […]
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Clippers Sign Fazekas To Second 10-Day Contract
On Saturday, the Los Angeles Clippers announced they signed free-agent forward Nick Fazekas, a second-round pick in last year’s draft, to a second 10-day contract; the Clippers had previously signed Fazekas to a 10-day contract on February 27. Fazekas had been drafted by the Dalas Mavericks out of the University of Nevada, but did […]
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
LBJ’s 38 Leads Cavaliers to Win Over Pacers 103-95
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and the United States Postal Service have at least one thing in common: no matter what the weather is outside, both of them make their appointed rounds, and do it well. Saturday’s game against the Indiana Pacers was one where the weather in Cleveland was horrible; it was bitter cold […]
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Wizards To Jet To Europe This Fall
According to Ivan Carter of the Washington Post, the Washington Wizards were notified by the NBA that they will play some preseason games in Europe, specifically against the New Orleans Hornets in Barcelona and Berlin in October as part of the NBA Europe tour. Two other teams that are expected to play in Europe […]
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Yi’s Injured Wrist Examined
It’s one thing that Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has a season-ending foot injury to deal with. It also doesn’t help that Milwaukee Bucks forward Yi Jianlian has a tricky injury of his own to deal with; Jianlian travelled to Los Angeles to have his right wrist examined by three doctors on Friday after […]
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Slam Dunk Central Presents: ESPN NBA Shootaround Previews Suns VS Spurs
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Utah Comes Back With Second Half Explosion Blot Out Suns 126-118
The Utah Jazz had seven players score in double figures Friday night and the team shot a scalding 57.0% (45-79) from the floor for the game as they defeated the Phoenix Suns 126-118. Utah came back from being down in the first half to take over the game with a flurry in the final quarter. The […]
