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In surprise to no one, new report says Derrick Rose likely out for season
Apr 12, 2013, 11:06 AM EDT
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At this point, was there anyone left who expected Derrick Rose to return to the Bulls this season? Those dreams of him returning and leading a magical playoff run needed a foundation to be laid — he would have needed to return for roughly the last 10 games of the regular season. He needs to…
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Nate Robinson pushes “Discount Double Check” belt celebration to over top (VIDEO)
Apr 12, 2013, 10:16 AM EDT
Maybe I am wrong about this, but I thought this celebration move started with Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers putting on a championship belt ala a WWE wrestler. But then he cashed out with State Farm and we pretty much all call it the “Discount Double Check” move now. Apparently Nate Robinson really wants to make…
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Often with guards, once they reach their mid-30s, you expect their production to fall off a cliff. Which has made what Kobe Bryant has done this season all the more impressive. The reasons he seems to defy Father Time are clear — his commitment to conditioning and to the fundamentals of the game (his post…
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Today on PBT Extra, the topic of the day is should the Heat be resting players late in the season? Or any other team for that matter? I don’t have a problem with it, but frankly even if you do there is no good enforcement mechanism as teams will just feign injuries (which they are…
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The good news is this is not serious, and when the injury happened it looked like it could have been. New Orleans’ No. 1 pick Anthony Davis will be out for the season due to a sprained MCL plus a bone bruise in his left knee, suffered in the fourth quarter Wednesday night against the…
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The Celtics may be sitting guys — Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce will be out — but the Heat will be bringing back at least one star. Dwyane Wade, who has missed the last six Heat games with a bruised kneecap, told the press he would return Friday night, reports Tim Reynolds of the Associated…
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Thursday And-1 Links: LeBron focus of first NBA “BIG” playoff comercial (VIDEO)
Apr 11, 2013, 5:47 PM EDT
Here is our regular look around the NBA — links to stories worth reading and notes to check out (stuff that did not get its own post here at PBT) — done in bullet point form. Because bloggers love bullet points like the ancient Romans loved a good conquest…. • If you’re going to sell…
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Amar’e Stoudemire to help coach Canadian team in Israel this summer
Apr 11, 2013, 4:50 PM EDT
Remember a couple few ago, when Amar’e Stoudemire signed with the Knicks — the then savior of the franchise — and he drew the eyes of the the basketball world? At least the parts not focused on South Beach? At the time he had discovered his Hebrew roots through his mother and had studied up…
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Cuban thinks Nowitzki can help recruit stars to play in Dallas
Apr 11, 2013, 3:52 PM EDT
He’s no John Calipari, but is Dirk Nowitzki enough of a recruiter — is the chance to play with him enough of a draw — that elite free agents will come to Dallas to play and win with him? Mark Cuban is counting on it. This summer — and likely next summer — Dallas is…
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John Wall to throw out first pitch for Nationals. Hopefully it goes better than last time.
Apr 11, 2013, 3:22 PM EDT
With his play in the last month, John Wall is gaining a measure of redemption for a rough first couple seasons in the NBA — he is starting to look like the player everyone expected. But he has some other redemption to get as well — like for the first time he threw out a…
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What is it with NBA players not paying for their chains? Seriously, add this to the rookie seminar for the guys coming in the league — pay your bills. A day after DeJuan Blair got busted for not paying his bill, a judge ruled in favor of a jewelry store in Southern California that had…
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Garnett, Pierce out for Celtics against Heat Friday. Are too many players getting rested?
Apr 11, 2013, 1:18 PM EDT
Should NBA stars be rested at the end of the season? It’s been a topic this year, in part because the Heat have been doing it and some fans will look for any excuse to rip the Heat. In part it’s because David Stern fined the San Antonio Spurs $250,000 earlier in the season for…
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Martell Webster took himself out of Wednesday night’s Wizards loss to a shell of the Heat roster. Webster had been playing through an abdominal injury but appeared to aggravate it. With just three games left in the season, that could be it for Webster, reports J. Michael at CSNWashington.com. “It’s super-sore. It’s one of those…
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It’s pretty clear the Sixers are done with Doug Collins and Doug Collins is pretty done with the 76ers. This fits the Collins burnout pattern — three seasons with the Bulls, three seasons with Detroit, two with Washington, now three in Philly. But of course, it’s not going to be that simple because there is…
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Anthony Davis tweaks knee near end of Hornets loss, apparently okay
Apr 11, 2013, 10:48 AM EDT
New Orleans fans were holding their breath near the end of the fourth quarter Wednesday night. With 5:45 left in the game Anthony Davis — the former No. 1 overall pick and promising rookie — tried to draw a charging foul as Marcus Thornton drove the lane. The resulting collision had Thornton falling on and…
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Way back in Summer League, PBT was trying to tell you that Tobias Harris could play. He was on the Bucks roster but with them having a few veterans and trying to make the playoffs, Scott Skiles (then Jim Boylan) buried him on the bench. Harris was traded to Orlando where young guys get the…
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When Joe Lacob and Peter Guber bought the Golden State Warriors they had one clear task — change the franchise’s culture. The Warriors had been to the playoffs once in the last 19 years — this was a corporate culture that had come to accept losing as part of doing business and it started with…
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Over the years the Rose Garden has been a tough place for the Lakers and for Kobe Bryant. But Wednesday night the Lakers needed a win to keep their playoff dreams going and so Kobe exorcised those Portland demons and dropped 47 on the Trail Blazers, playing a full 48 minutes and getting his points in…
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On a busy night in the NBA we need to give out a few honorable mentions for top stars. One goes to Andre Drummond, who had 29 points and 11 rebounds on the night. He could have been in the Rookie of the Year conversation if Lawrence Frank hadn’t sat on his minutes in the…
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Brandon Bass has a nice midrange jumper, is dangerous on the pick-and-pop because of it, plays physically around the rim and can throw down a monster dunk. Wait, what was that? Dunk? Yes, we have the video proof. That’s just something you don’t see from Bass very often, and he makes a great face afterwards.…
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Kobe Bryant on Mike Rice: “I would have smacked the hell out of him”
Apr 10, 2013, 7:55 PM EDT
Kobe Bryant‘s reaction here on the Jim Rome show on Showtime was pretty typical of players in the NBA after watching the video of now former Rutgers coach Mike Rice — they say they wouldn’t have put up with that. Some certainly wouldn’t have. Kobe is likely one of those. But some would have —…
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John Wall’s season turned around after Emeka Okafor got in his face
Apr 10, 2013, 5:54 PM EDT
Once John Wall returned to the Wizards lineup following knee surgery during training camp, you knew it would take a little while for him to find his groove. But it took a little more than that — it took a veteran getting in his face. Wall told the story to the Wall Street Journal. It…
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And the hits keep coming of guys declaring for the draft. Michael Carter-Williams, the 6’5” point guard from Syracuse, is declaring for the NBA Draft after helping lead the Orangemen to the Final Four. This was not a surprise, he was expected to come out and he’s expected to go in the lottery. For teams…
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There are games you watch Evan Turner play and you can see why he went No. 2 in the draft — he dropped 24 and 11 on Atlanta last Friday and looked like the kind of building block Philadelphia hoped he would be when they took him ahead of Derrick Favors, DeMarcus Cousins and Paul…
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J.J. Hickson made a leap this year and with it made a statement — he is a quality NBA big man. He’s averaged 12.9 points a game on 56.7 percent shooting with 10 rebounds a game on top of that. He’s got a PER of 19.9. The problem is, the Blazers use him as a…
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