Raja Bell, Boris Diaw and Sean Singletary are expected to make their Charlotte Bobcats debuts Saturday night against Detroit, coach Larry Brown said Thursday – a day after the three players were acquired a trade with the Phoenix Suns. Phoenix sent Bell, Diaw and Singletary to Charlotte on Wednesday for Jason Richardson, Jared Dudley and [...]
Posted on December 12th, 2008 by admin
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Warriors sign coach Nelson to contract extension. The Golden State Warriors signed Don Nelson to a contract extension Wednesday, hours before the veteran coach opened his 30th NBA season against New Orleans. The club refused to divulge terms of the deal, but Nelson said last weekend he had all but agreed to a two-year extension [...]
Posted on October 30th, 2008 by admin
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Spurs forward Fabricio Oberto will miss the first two games of the season. After undergoing treatment for an irregular heartbeat. Oberto told Spurs trainers at practice Tuesday while he was lifting weights that he felt a fluttering in his heart. A heart test confirmed the abnormal rhythm, known as atrial fibrillation. He underwent a procedure [...]
Posted on October 30th, 2008 by admin
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Spurs exercise option on Mahinmi rookie contract. The Spurs exercised their third-year option on center Ian Mahinmi’s rookie contract Wednesday. Mahinmi, who turns 22 next week and is entering his second season in San Antonio, is now signed through 2009-10. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. Mahinmi began last season with the Spurs but spent most of [...]
Posted on October 30th, 2008 by admin
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Oden out 2-to-4 weeks with foot sprain. After missing all of last season because of knee surgery, Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden injured his foot in his first regular-season NBA game and will be sidelined two to four weeks. The team said Wednesday that MRI and computerized axial tomography scans confirmed Oden has a [...]
Posted on October 30th, 2008 by admin
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Wolves exercise options on Foye, Brewer. The Minnesota Timberwolves exercised team options for point guard Randy Foye and swingman Corey Brewer on Wednesday. Foye’s fourth-year option is worth nearly $3.6 million. After missing the first 41 games with a knee injury last year, he returned to average 13.1 points, 4.2 assists and 3.3 rebounds. Brewer’s [...]
Posted on October 30th, 2008 by admin
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Party kicks off for Thunder home opener. Desmond Mason went through opening night for Oklahoma City’s first NBA team, the displaced New Orleans Hornets. Now that Oklahoma City has a team to call its own in the Thunder, he expects crowds to be even more frenzied than they were during the Hornets’ two-year stay. “It’s [...]
Posted on October 30th, 2008 by admin
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Wednesday National Basketball Association Capsules. TORONTO 95, PHILADELPHIA 84 PHILADELPHIA Chris Bosh and Jermaine ONeal combined for 44 points and 19 rebounds and opened things up for a hot shooting night from the perimeter as the Toronto Raptors rolled over the Philadelphia 76ers, 95-84. Bosh led the way with 27 points and 11 boards as [...]
Posted on October 30th, 2008 by admin
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Nash leaves preseason game with sprained ankle. Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash left Wednesday night’s preseason game against the Atlanta Hawks after spraining his right ankle. Nash was injured late in the first half and was not expected to return, according to the Suns. Nash limped and grimaced as he left the court. No details [...]
Posted on October 16th, 2008 by admin
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Cavs G West returns after handling personal matter. Cavaliers guard Delonte West returned to practice Wednesday after missing nearly two weeks to address a personal matter. West left the Cavaliers on Oct. 4 and missed three preseason games. The Cavaliers did not disclose the reason for his absence. West was a restricted free agent who [...]
Posted on October 16th, 2008 by admin
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