Archive for the NBA Category
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U.S. routs Slovenia at world championships
The United State might have their "B team", but that's been enough in the early rounds of the world championships to give them an easy 2-0 start. Kevin Durant scored 22 points, while Love added 10 points and 11 rebounds off the bench, as the Americ
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Durant leads Team USA over Spain in warmup game
Team USA's "B squad" is not going to have it easy in the world championships. Then again, without LeBron   James,   Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant, you'd expect a struggle against the rest of the world. But Team USA does have Ke
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Team USA a little banged up 11 days before world championship
Team USA is a little banged up as they prepare for their first exhibition game outside the United  States when they take on Lithuania in Madrid on August 21. Guard Stephen Curry sprained his left ankle Wednesday in practice, an injury that looked a
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Ariza goes to New Orleans in 4-team trade
Free agency may be over, but the offseason moves continue well into August. The New Orleans   Hornets appear to be the beneficiary of a four-team, five-player deal that has them acquiring Trevor Ariza from Houston. Point guard Darren Collison, w
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Shaq introduced as a Celtic today
Shaquille O'Neal in green? He's worn the colors of the Laker, Suns, Magic and Cavaliers. Now it  looks like he'll end his career where Hall of Famers such as Bill Russell, Dave Cowens and Bill Walton patrolled the middle. On Tursday morning, Â
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NBA will play two regular season games in London
The NBA is closer to becoming a global commodity and having a franchise located in Europe is    not as far fetched an idea as some may feel. During the 2010-11 season, the NBA will play two regular season games in London, according to NBA com
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LeBron James thanks Akron, ignores Cleveland in ad
LeBron James took out a full-page ad in his hometown newspaper-the Akron Beacon Journal-  thanking the city of Akron, Ohio, for supporting him. However, James doesn't mention the city of Cleveland, the place where he played basketball the last
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Diesel in Beantown? Shaq expected to sign with Boston
The Shaquille O'Neal tour continues. Last year, he flopped in Cleveland. Two years ago, he  couldn't get Phoenix over the hump in the Western Conference. Now it appears the future Hall of Famer will take his "talents" to Boston, to try get the Ce
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Body of Former NBA Player Lorenzen Wright found by Memphis police
The body of Lorenzen Wright, the former NBA player who was missing for 10 days, was   discovered outside of Memphis according to police and Wright's uncle Curtis Wright.  The family issued a statement through a cousin of Lorenzen Wright, Came
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Yao hints of retirement
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming may quit basketball if he does not recover from a lingering foot   injury. Yao made several comments to a Chinese State media on Monday and even leveled some criticisms at China's national basketball program. W
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