Archive for May 15th, 2008

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Porter Interviews For Suns Head Coach

ESPN.com reported Thursday that Phoenix Suns General Manager Steve Kerr visited Detroit Thursday in order to speak with current  Detroit Pistons assistant coach Terry Porter about the vacant Suns bench boss position. Kerr and Porter were teammates with the San Antonio Spurs. Porter had an earlier head coaching stint with the Milwaukee Bucks. Porter had a record of [...]

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Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Deke Wants To Play One More Year

The “Houston Chronicle” reported Thursday that Houston Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo would like to play one more season in the NBA. The “Ancient Warrior” played a key role for the Rockets down the stretch of the regular season, after center Yao Ming was out for the year due to a stress fracture in his foot. [...]

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Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Gibson To Miss Game Six Due To Bum Shoulder

The Associated Press reported Thursday that Cleveland Cavaliers reserve shooting guard Daniel Gibson will not be available to play Friday night against the Boston Celtics in game six due to a separated left shoulder. Gibson hurt his shoulder Wednesday night in the fourth quarter of the loss to the Celtics, he left the game shortly after [...]

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Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Reports Say That Kiki Wants Melo For Nets

The “Record” out of New Jersey is reporting that New Jersey Nets General manager Kiki Vanderweghe is looking into the possibility of the Nets acquiring Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony and big man Marcus Camby. Vanderweghe when he was G.M. with Denver drafted Anthony with the third pick in the NBA Draft. There have been rumors [...]

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Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Ainge Wins NBA Executive Of The Year

Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge who turned a moribund franchise into the team with the best record in the Association’s regular season was named the Sporting News NBA Executive of the Year on Wednesday. Ainge was given the award before game five of the Eastern Conference Semi-Final series between the Celtics and the [...]

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Thursday, May 15th, 2008

ESPN: NBA Daily Dime: May 15th


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Thursday, May 15th, 2008

ESPN: Legler Breaks Down The Lakers Game 5 Win


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Thursday, May 15th, 2008

ESPN: Legler Looks At The Celtics Win Over The Cavs


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Thursday, May 15th, 2008

ESPN: Kobe, Lakers On Game 5 Win Over The Jazz


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Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Three Lakers Score 20+, Beat Jazz 111-104

                  
Home court advantage in the Los Angeles-Utah series has been huge, with each team winning on their home court.  While that is true, Kobe Bryant just simply wanted to be able to play on Wednesday night, battling a back problem.  Based on how he played agaisnt Utah tonight, you’d assume that his back is just [...]

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