How many times did we hear that when the game is on the line, who would you want on your team to take that last second shot? And often Bryant gets credit for his clutch play. But a new report by the popular NBA stats Web site 82games.com suggests otherwise. According to the Web site, […]
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Jameer Nelson has torn labrum
MRI results came out today and it was not good for Jameer Nelson and the Orlando Magic. Jameer Nelson could miss the rest of the season for the Orlando Magic because of a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Nelson will decide over the next week whether he will have surgery or attempt rehabilitation. If […]
Andrew Bynum tear MCL, expect to miss 8-12 weeks
Results of an MRI on Andrew Bynum’s right knee showed a tear of the medial collateral ligament. He is expected to miss eight to 12 weeks. Bynum is the Lakers’ third-leading scorer and second-leading rebounder, averaging 14.0 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocks. Prior to the game against Memphis had averaged 26.2 points on 65.3 […]
Marbury Says Celtics are trying to sign him, but…
Stephon Marbury said the Boston Celtics have expressed a commitment to sign him but the Knicks are worried to give him up to another Eastern Conference team. According to the New York Post, the Knicks have not agreed to buy out his contract because they don’t want him contributing to a championship run with the […]
Buck’s Michael Redd Out For The Season
Michael Redd will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL/MCL in his left knee. In the third quarter of Saturday night’s victory over Sacramento, Redd landed awkwardly on teammate Luke Ridnour’s foot after missing a shot near the basket. Redd had an MRI exam on Sunday that revealed the extent of the […]
Lebron, Howard top All-Star Votes
For the fifth consecutive season, James was voted to the All-Star Game and got a career-best 2,940,823 to top all forwards in the Eastern Conference. The Magic’s Dwight Howard led all players with a record 3,150,181 votes. James was second overall and the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant was third with just over 2.8 million. The game […]
Round 1: Dan Gilbert(Cavaliers) vs Larry Miller(Trail Blazers)
The Portland Trail Blazers president Larry Miller sent an email to rival team executives late Thursday threatening possible litigation to any franchise that signs free-agent forward Darius Miles for the “purpose of adversely impacting the Portland Trail Blazers’ salary cap and tax positions.” The email cites that if Miles plays in two more games this […]
Who do you want in the Slam Dunk Contest?
In partnership with Coca-Cola, we are giving away two Lebron James posters to two fans to help us choose the fourth dunker who will go against Dwight Howard, Rudy Gay and Nate Robinson in the 2009 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest at the NBA All-Star 2009 in Phoenix. In order to win the poster, CavsNews will […]