December 27th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in Kobe Bryant outdid his Christmas Day performance with 29 points, but the Lakers lost their second straight game to start the season, falling in Sacramento 100-91. Kobe was 10 of 24 shooting and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line, yet missed all four of his tries from deep, in a game where the Lakers [...]
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Thornton, Evans Power Kings Through Lakers 100-91
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PF/C Chuck Hayes Signs Again With Sacramento
The Sacramento Kings have agreed to a multiyear contract with power forward/center Chuck Hayes just days after voiding a deal because of a failed physical. Hayes’ four-year deal is worth $22.4 million — more than $1 million more than the $21.3 million contract that was voided on Monday. The 6-foot-6, 250-pound undrafted product out of Kentucky started 63 out [...]
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 [...]
Chuck Hayes Released By Kings Due To Heart Abnormality
The Sacramento Kings voided Chuck Hayes‘ $21.3 million, four-year contract Monday, saying the forward-center failed a physical that forced his release. Kings general manager Geoff Petrie said in a statement Monday that informing Hayes his deal had been voided was “one of the most heartbreaking moments of my professional or personal life.” He said Hayes [...]
Budinger Free Throw Helps Rockets Edge Suns 95-93
The Houston Rockets are in the fight of their season, struggline to keep up in the Western Conference playoff hunt. The Phoenix Suns are in such a struggle themselves, as well. Both teams got together at Toyota Center in a matchup that would affect both teams’ quest to catch up to Memphis, the #8 seed [...]
Rockets Stay Alive In Playoff Chase, Edge Grizzlies In OT 95-93
The Houston Rockets, mindful of the fact that they are behind Portland, Memphis and Phoenix in the Western Conference playoff chase, are in need of a meaningful winning streak if they expect to visit the postseason. Speaking of Memphis, the Rockets hosted the Grizzlies Saturday night at Toyota Center in a game that pretty much [...]
