Thunder D J White has jaw surgery. Oklahoma City Thunder rookie D.J. White will be sidelined four six months while his jaw heals from surgery. The team said Wednesday that doctors removed a benign growth this week. The 6-foot-9 forward from Indiana will have another procedure in about six weeks in which a bone graft [...]
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Wednesday National Basketball Association Capsules. PHOENIX 102, ATLANTA 100 ATLANTA Grant Hill scored 13 points, including the game-winning jumper with five seconds left, to lead the Suns to a 102-100 win over the Atlanta Hawks in a preseason game on Wednesday. Raja Bell tallied 18 points and Boris Diaw and Sean Singletary chipped in 15 [...]
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The Pacers are content to let Eddie Jones go his own way. After balking at the chance to join Indiana following last week’s trade with Dallas, the 36-year-old Jones said he didn’t want to play this season. The Pacers granted his wish Wednesday. Team officials and Jones’ agent agreed to free Jones from coming to [...]
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The Charlotte Bobcats retained former first-round picks Adam Morrison. And Jared Dudley on Wednesday. The team exercised the options in the contracts for the 2009-10 season, meaning Morrison will make about $4.4 million in the final year of his rookie contract. Dudley will make about $1.1 million in the 2009-10 season, the first of two [...]
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New York Knicks forward Jared Jeffries fractured his left fibula at practice Thursday. And is expected to miss six-to-eight weeks. The 6-foot-11 seventh-year pro pulled up in the backcourt during a scrimmage and was immediately waved off the court by coach Mike D’Antoni. Jeffries’ lower leg was wrapped in an ice pack as he sat [...]
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With the Oklahoma City Thunder now part of the NBA lineup. The Golden State Warriors’ mascot might be a goner. Thunder is his name. Thunder has been part of this franchise for some 12 years and his likeness is featured on the team’s primary logo, though the team doesn’t use that image much anymore. Warriors [...]
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From the very first meeting on the very first morning of training camp. Jazz coach Jerry Sloan, a charter member of the NBA’s all-defensive team during his playing days, started the season by talking about a subject close to his heart. He brought it up in connection with the Boston Celtics’ championship last season and [...]
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Kukoc thinks Bucks need team focus former player offers advice. As the Milwaukee Bucks begin training camp this week attemptingto rise to the level of playoff contender once again, formerteammate Toni Kukoc has a bit of advice: Try playing a little team basketball. Kukoc, who won three championship rings as a member of theChicago Bulls [...]
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Commissioner David Stern was slow warming to the task, but he’s done everything a reasonable man can. And then some, to close the gap between the perception of the officiating in the NBA and the reality. His game is the toughest to call, yet his refs get the calls right just as often as their [...]
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David Stern responded to a report on NBA referees Thursday. By vowing to build the “most effective possible system” to monitor illegal gambling and preserve the game’s integrity. The commissioner ordered the investigation last August after former referee Tim Donaghy was accused of betting on games he officiated and providing inside information to gambling associates [...]
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