ISTANBUL—Kevin Durant came up big today, helping lead Team USA to a 99-77 victory over Slovenia. Durant, who was the NBA league-leading scorer, is leading the FIBA World Championships in points and is really rocking. He is on fire and is just simply unstoppable. Like his NBA team’s name, he is bringing thunder and havoc [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Durant Leads Again, Helps USA Romp Slovenia, 99-77
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Gordon A Long-Shot for USA Team Puts Up Big Shots To Help USA Blowout Croatia, 106-78
ISTANBUL—It’s times like these where you just love watching basketball. Today was that day when Team USA rolled to beat Croatia in the first game of FIBA World Championships set in Turkey. The final score count of the victory was 106-78. It’s been weeks since USA has been criticized for being said of what they [...]
Pacers Brandon Rush Suspended By NBA
Using drugs obviously does not pay – both figuratively and literally. Brandon Rush has probably by the time of this posting figured that out as the NBA on Friday suspended the Indiana Pacers guard for five games. Specifically, the league suspended Rush for violating terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program. Rush’s suspension is effective the [...]
Get Me An Extension Or Get Me Out Of Atlanta, Says Crawford
Mindful of the fact that the NBA’s current bargaining agreement expires next summer, Atlanta Hawks guard Jamal Crawford, according to The Sporting News, wants a trade out of Atlanta if he doesn’t get a contract extension. Crawford would rather remain with the Hawks, but he wants to negotiate an extension while his value is high. [...]
Patrick Ewing Jr. Signs with Knicks: Can It Really Be Like Father Like Son?
August 27th, 2010 
Josh Dhani 
Posted in Commentary, NBA Analysis, NBA Free Agents, NBA Talk, SDC Commentary The “Associated Press” reported Friday that the New York Knicks signed a familiar face and a face that brought back memories from a decade ago. They signed Patrick Ewing Jr., again. The son of the former New York star had an earlier stint with the team when he first left Georgetown University. Terms of the deal were not [...]
NBA TALK: Michael Jordan Re-Unites With Kwame Brown: Hopes to Make Adjustments to His First Ever Acquisition
August 26th, 2010 Josh Dhani Posted in NBA Free Agents, NBA Talk, NBA Team Analysis, NBA Team Issues CHARLOTTE—Back in the 2001 NBA Draft, things were going all good for the Washington Wizards. And it was all hype for them as they held the number one pick and had the biggest name in basketball: Michael Jordan. As head of basketball operations, it was up to Jordan to decide who Washington should draft. A [...]
Bulls To Add Pippen Statue At United Center
It looks like the statue of Michael Jordan will have some company over at the United Center in Chicago. According to Cheryl Jackson of the Chicago Sun-Times, the team announced on Wednesday that a bronze statue of the Bulls’ Hall of Famer would be displayed permanently inside the venue by the end of this upcoming [...]
Nuggets Narrow Number Of Anthony Trade Partners To Three
This could be a ploy by the Denver Nuggets, or this could be a sincere attempt by the team to trade star forward Carmelo Anthony. Nevertheless, it appears that Denver has narrowed the number of trading partners down to three, according to The Sporting News and confirmed by a report through NBA.com. The teams involved? [...]