December 22nd, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in New Jersey Nets standout center Brook Lopez fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot and will have surgery Friday — three days before the team opens the 66-game regular season. General manager Billy King made the announcement Thursday. Lopez was injured in the first half of Wednesday night’s preseason game against the New York Knicks. The recovery [...]
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Chuck Hayes Receives Green Light On Heart Condition; Coming Back To Sacramento?
Free agent center Chuck Hayes, whose contract was voided by the Sacramento Kings after he failed a physical, was cleared by doctors from the Cleveland Clinic after a series of heart tests, according to a statement from Hayes’ public-relations representatives. Hayes sought “exhaustive testing and exams” at the clinic after a stress echocardiogram conducted last week by [...]
Stephen Curry Gets Good News On Ankle
The Golden State Warriors were potentially watching their season go down the drain before it even got started when point guard Stephen Curry was helped off the court Tuesday with yet another ankle injury. His MRI results Wednesday brought good news, though, the Oakland Tribune reports: “Tests revealed Curry didn’t sustain any ligament damage” and “the repairs made in his [...]
Source: Kings Free Agent Center Samuel Dalembert Inks Two-Year Deal With Houston
According to a confirmed source, free-agent center Samuel Dalembert has agreed to a two-year deal with the Houston Rockets. A source with knowledge of the deal said Dalembert will be paid approximately $7 million in the first season and the Rockets have a team option worth approximately $7 million in the second season that includes a $1.5 million buyout [...]
Lakers Superstar SG Kobe Bryant Tears Ligament in Wrist
According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, an MRI has revealed a torn ligament in the right wrist of Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant. Lakers listing Kobe as day-to-day, but his injured right wrist has been officially diagnosed as a torn lunotriquetral ligament after MRI Kobe suffered the wrist injury while falling down in the second [...]
Suns C Marcin Gortat Suffers Hairline Fracture in Right Thumb
The Phoenix Suns lost their preseason opener in Denver last night to the Nuggets, 127-110. Unfortunately, they also experienced a big blow to their frontcourt, as Marcin Gortat came away with a hairline fracture in his right thumb. The 6-foot-11, 240-pound center tallied a team-high 14 points in the loss to Denver. To find out [...]
Lakers About to Fall?
One of the most popular teams on the board in any sport for a generation or more has been the Los Angeles Lakers and, why not, as they have been the marquee franchise of the NBA and a major attraction in NBA betting action. But while the saying goes that all good things must come [...]
