“I was just looking for a chance and I didn’t get it. In a month and a half, two months I didn’t get one chance”
Slovenian centre Primoz Brezec has been traded twice this season. But even if a couple of NBA teams lacked confidence in him, he still has plenty in himself. via TSN.ca […]
“We’re just kind of taking it game by game”
Bulls interim coach Jim Boylan said he’s keeping Friday night’s starting lineup to himself, but he and his assistants have discussed starting Drew Gooden for Tyrus Thomas all week. via Chicago Tribune
LeBron James had 30 points and 13 assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 92-84 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram
“I’m able to shoot, the only thing was in Dallas they didn’t let me shoot it”
Devin Harris stole the show, but another component of the Jason Kidd trade also made his presence felt last night for the Nets. via New York Post
Now that the buyout has happened , it’s time to see if the move to Boston is as inevitable as it has seemed.
“I was just looking for a chance and I didn’t get it. In a month and a half, two months I didn’t get one chance”
Slovenian centre Primoz Brezec has been traded twice this season. But even if a couple of NBA teams lacked confidence in him, he still has plenty in himself. via TSN.ca […]
“Right now I’m the head coach of the Hawks and that’s how I approach my everyday job”
Mike Woodson apparently will have the chance to finish out the season with the Atlanta Hawks despite reported efforts by general manager Billy Knight to fire the coach. via Fox Sports
“It’s definitely good to see him”
A human appendix typically weighs one pound or so. That’s quite a bit less than the metaphorical burden lifted off the shoulders of the Warriors on Thursday. via Contra Costa Times
Prosecutors in New York today dropped assault charges against Houston Rockets guard Rafer Alston over a 2007 fight involving a knife. via KVII-TV Amarillo
Charlotte Bobcats point guard Jeff McInnis is being waived with less than two months left in season, a team source confirmed.
The source gave no indication why the Bobcats are making this move. McInnis, who grew up in Charlotte and starred at North Carolina, started much of the season after the Bobcats traded for him […]
The NBA suspended Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger for one game without pay Friday for striking Chicago’s Andres Nocioni in the face. via Asbury Park Press Online
Memphis at Houston . The Rockets have won 13 straight and 17 of their past 18. STARS Thursday -Tim Duncan, Spurs, had 31 points and 15 rebounds in a 97-94 win over the Dallas Mavericks. via CBS SportsLine
LeBron James returned from a first-half ankle injury to score 26 and become the youngest player in NBA history to reach the 10,000-point milestone, but the Boston Celtics got 22 points from Ray Allen to beat … via St. Augustine Record
Two of the weakest teams in the NBA meet tonight as the Seattle SuperSonics welcome the Miami Heat to KeyArena. via TheIndyChannel.com
The Detroit Pistons are expected to add center Theo Ratliff next week, a person familiar with the upcoming transaction told The Associated Press on Friday. via SanLuisObispo.com
LeBron James got his wish today when the Cavaliers acquired center Ben Wallace and forward Wally Szczerbiak in a three-way trade involving 11 players that was completed shortly before Thursday’s deadline. via WYTV Youngstown
“We wanted to put Stack and Josh [Howard] and Jet [Terry], and that gave Dirk some more room to operate in those situations. “Our spacing was good, and that is what we were doing on that particular one.”
Watching the end of Thursday’s game, I flashed back to something Avery Johnson said less than 10 […]
The Boston Celtics will resume a five-game homestand when they take on the Charlotte Bobcats this evening at TD Banknorth Garden. via SanLuisObispo.com
“It definitely gets you back to appreciating positions like this.”
Delonte West might end up being the X-factor in the Cavaliers’ blockbuster trade with Seattle and Chicago, but it’s the chance to get more W’s that really excites the 24-year-old. West, acquired in the … via Chronicle-Telegram
The 76ers visit the Golden State Warriors for the first of three straight games on the road. via WDOV-AM Dover
The Denver Nuggets try to win back-to-back games as they welcome the Los Angeles Clippers to the Pepsi Center tonight. via KIRO-TV Seattle
Sam Cassell’s stint with the Clippers ended Thursday, when the veteran reached a buyout with the team and then was waived.
Cassell going to Boston?: Sam Cassell might not stay unemployed for long. The Boston Globe Web site reports that Boston will sign the 38-year-old guard once he clears waivers Monday. via Star-telegram.com
Harris makes presence felt in Nets debut New Jersey Nets’ Richard Jefferson goes up for a dunk during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Thursday night, Feb. via ESPN
Chicago at Dallas . Jason Kidd’s first home game as a member of the Mavericks. STARS Sunday -Paul Pierce, Celtics, scored 30 points and Boston beat Portland 112-102. -LeBron James, Cavaliers, scored 25 points … via CBS SportsLine
Clippers waive injury-prone Cassell, 38 The last-place Clippers waived injury-prone Sam Cassell on Thursday, clearing the way for him to join another team, possibly the Boston Celtics.Cassell, 38, has missed … via Charlotte Observer
“He was perfect in the first half and that group led by him totally turned the game around.”
It will take a lot more games like this before Devin Harris can fill the shoes of Jason Kidd, but he’s off to a good start.
Stepping on the court for the first time since being acquired last […]
“If he’s gone there’s a big loss in strength because he has a huge influence on the team so I just hope he gets better soon”
Milwaukee Bucks forward Yi Jianlian, battling fatigue after playing non-stop for almost a year, is confident he will improve as his NBA rookie season progresses. via Boston Globe
Indianapolis police said they arrested a man wanted in Memphis on first-degree murder charges outside the home of Indiana Pacers forward Shawne Williams. via The Post Chronicle
“He is not a God, he needs time to get used to the style of the Chinese national team”
China’s Olympic dream of basketball glory has been hit by a rude awakening - a tiny crack that you can barely notice even on a CT scan. via People’s Daily
