December 20th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in Miami Heat forward Shane Battier and center Eddy Curry are expected to miss Wednesday’s final preseason game against the Orlando Magic as they continue to recover from injuries that have sidelined them during training camp. Both veterans went through conditioning drills as the team practiced Tuesday at American Airlines Arena. Battier is nursing a left quad strain he sustained in practice early [...]
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NBA Team-by-Team Eastern Conference Move Tracker
Western Conference Move Tracker ATLANTIC DIVISION Boston Celtics – Traded Glen Davis, Von Wafer to Orlando for Brandon Bass. Traded a second-round draft pick to Milwaukee for Keyon Dooling. Re-signed Sasha Pavlovic. Signed Chris Wilcox (Pistons), Marquis Daniels (Kings). Lost Nenad Kristic (Russia), Delonte West (Mavericks). Lost Jeff Green (heart surgery) for season. Signed Mickael Pietrus (Suns) [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Owners Tell Players NBA Is Locking Out
According to Ken Berger from CBS Sports, the NBA will be in a lockout. BREAKING: Owners have informed players they are locking out. Union has no plans to decertify as of now and will continue to negotiate, according to a source. Union chief Billy Hunter said Thursday afternoon that owners had locked out the players [...]
Trade Rumors/Buzz Around The NBA
Here is the latest on possible trade scenarios around the NBA, courtesy of Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc J. Spears over at Yahoo! Sports: With Rudy Gay out for the next five weeks or so, the Memphis Grizzlies are in hot talks wth the Houston Rockets about the availability of Shane Battier, a former Grizzlies player. [...]
Rockets Bench Looms Large In 121-102 Pasting Of Nuggets
The Houston Rockets, whether they admit it publicly or not, are in desperation mode as they were six games behind the Denver Nuggets for the #8 seed in the Western Conference playoff chase as of Monday morning. Coincidentally or not, these same Nuggets were the opposition of the Rockets on Monday night at Toyota Center. The way [...]
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 [...]
Trail Blazers Survive Martin’s 45, Outlast Rockets 103-100
Wednesday night’s game between the Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets at Toyota Center pitted a pair of teams very close to each other in terms of the seedings in the Western Conference playoff chase. The Trail Blazers are a team without Brandon Roy while the Rockets, while offensively powerful, still lack size at the [...]
Let’s Play Make A Deal!
Battier Would Be An Ideal Back-up For Pierce, Replacement for Daniels Win-Win Trades Happen In The NBA: Allowing Role Playing Veterans To Pursue Titles On Contending Clubs That Need To Reload For The Playoffs, While Helping Non-Playoff Teams Rebuild Through Young Talent And Stockpile Their Roster Via Future Draft Picks Shane Battier traded from Houston [...]