November 24th, 2009 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Just a quick note to pass along; according to The Sporting News, Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin passed away today at the age of 85. Pollin bought the team back in 1964 when they were known as the Baltimore Bullets; he would subsequently move the team to Washington, D.C.. He would also change the team’s [...]
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Kings Lose 4th Straight, Mauled By Grizzlies 116-105
It isn’t very often that a team takes the lead at the tip-off and hangs onto the same lead for 48 minutes, yet that incident happened at FedEx Forum Monday night when the Sacramento Kings took on the Memphis Grizzlies. While both teams shot well (Sacramento at 49.4% and Memphis at 53.9%), it was the [...]
Nets News And Notes
Both good and bad news came from the New Jersey Nets’ practice on Monday, according to Andy McCullough of the Newark Star-Ledger; I’ll start with the bad first. During Monday’s team practice, center Brook Lopez sprained his right ankle while contesting a shot; he spent the rest of the practice getting treatment as X-rays were [...]
Redd To Return Monday vs. Spurs
While the Milwaukee Bucks took a big hit when they lost Andrew Bogut due to a leg injury, there is some good news on the horizon for the team as according to Charles F. Gardner of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, guard Michael Redd will return when the Bucks will take on the San Antonio Spurs Monday night. Milwaukee [...]
Bobcats Snap 7-Game Losing Streak, Thrash Pacers 104-88
Sunday’s game between the Indiana Pacers and Charlotte Bobcats was a two-fold homecoming, of sorts as Bobcats swingman Stephen Jackson used to play for the Pacers a few seasons ago while Pacers rookie forward Tyler Hansbrough was making his pro debut in his home state of North Carolina. But interestingly enough, it was a much-ignored [...]
Scola, Late Defense Helps Rockets Crown Kings 113-106
The Houston Rockets, thanks to injuries to star players Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, have to find their offense wherever they can. Saturday night’s game against the Sacramento Kings at Toyota Center would be no different in that respect. In a game that was relatively close for 36 minutes or so, it would take some [...]
Sacramento Mayor Applying Full Press On Kings Arena Project
Thursday found Sacramento mayor and former NBA basketball player Kevin Johnson busier than usual; by “busier than usual”, I am referring to a pressing item on the mayor’s docket: a resolution to the Sacramento Kings arena project. Apparently, there is a sense of urgency as according to Tony Bizjak of the Sacramento Bee, has put [...]
Hollins Gets It – Even If Wallace And Heisley Don’t
Funny how a player’s travels come full circle, especially in the case of unemployed guard Allen Iverson. Interestingly enough, if Iverson was still with the Memphis Grizzlies right now, he would’ve had the chance to show one of his former employers, the Philadelphia 76ers, that they made a mistake by letting him go as the [...]