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Monday it looked like free agent James Posey was on the verge of deciding where he would play next season. Tuesday the The “Times-Picayune” reported his agent is now saying his client may make a decision by the end of the week. Mark Bartelstien who is the agent for Posey has had negotiations over the past couple of days with the New Orleans Hornets. The team from the “Big Easy” is said to be in the running along side Boston where he played this past season. Other teams that have interest include the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the team Posey and the Celtics defeated in the NBA Finals the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Kevin Love played his tail off Monday night but his team still fell to the Dallas Mavericks Monday 88-74. Love playing in his first NBA Las Vegas Summer League contest, came up big scoring 18 points, and grabbing 13 boards. But sloppy play doomed the T-Wolves as they suffered 24 turnovers in the game 10 more than Dallas. The Mavericks were led off the bench by JaJuan Smith who led all scorers with 19 points.

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Well I know what I am asking for for my birthday next year. The “Associated Press” reported Monday that Boston Celtics Hall of Fame center, and former coach Bill Russell will release a book due next Spring on his relationship with the late great Red Auerbach. The book to be called “Red and Me” will be published by Harper Collins. Russell and Auerbach won an unbelievable 11 NBA Championships in 13 seasons. Russell released a statement about the book on Monday. It read Arnold Jacob Auerbach passed on Oct. 28, 2006; almost 50 years from when I joined his Boston Celtics. I felt a tremendous sense of loss, a huge void in my life. There was an empty space in my psyche where a special person had been. I thought about that at Red’s funeral. And the fact that there was no logical reason why we ever should’ve become friends, because we came from such diverse places. I thought about how much I missed his friendship.”

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The New York Knicks led by forward Wilson Chandler who scored 26 points, and grabbed 8 boards, got a victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers Monday night by a score of 97-94. The game was close throughout the contest, but the Knicks also got strong performances from Anthony Roberson who scored 22 points, and Mardy Collins with 17 points. The Las Vegas Summer League contest also featured the debut of New York rookie Danilo Gallinari who may have won over some of those booing fans at the NBA Draft last month who booed him. Gallinari after looking a little lost at first, found his way and scored 14. The Cavaliers were led by their first round pick J.J. Hickson who also scored 26 points.

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Portland Trail Blazers rookie guard Jerryd Bayless scored 28 points Monday night as he led the Blazers past the Washington Wizards 78-73. Bayless in just his first game in the Las Vegas Summer League tournament, looked like a seasoned vet on the floor. The lottery pick scored 10 of Portland’s first 16 points. The Wizards were led by Nick Young and Andray Blatche who each scored 17 points.

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“Fox News” reported Monday that former NBA referee Tim Donaghy made over 100 phone calls to another NBA ref, during the period that he was supplying inside information to his associates.  The report states that Donaghy allegedly made  134 calls to NBA referee Scott Foster between October of 2006 and April of 2007. Donaghy has previously pleaded guilty to providing information, as well as betting on games during that window.

The NBA released a statement later on Monday that Foster had been questioned on the matter. The statement read “The government had complete access to Tim Donaghy’s phone records and thoroughly investigated this matter, including conducting an interview of referee Scott Foster. The government has said that they have found no evidence of criminal conduct aside from that of Mr. Donaghy. Once again, the only criminal conduct is that of Mr. Donaghy.”

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