The Shaq Attack might need some Ginkgo. Celtics coach Doc Rivers told the AP Shaquille O’Neal missed Boston’s practice Monday because the veteran center forgot the time it started. The team had the weekend off for the holiday. Monday was […]
With just a week remaining before the start of training camp, new President of Basketball Operations for the Philadelphia 76ers Rod Thorn has made his first move at the helm by trading G Willie Green and F Jason Smith to […]
The FIBA World Championships came down to a matchup between Turkey and USA with an automatic bid to the 2012 Olympics at stake. Turkey, led by Hedo Turkoglu, was coming off their thrilling win in the semifinals against Serbia, 83-82. […]
Courtesy of Yahoo! Sports: MINNEAPOLIS (AP)—Magic Johnson criticized a pair of talk show hosts Friday for accusing him of faking AIDS but said he didn’t want them to be fired. Chris Baker and Langdon Perry of KTLK in Minneapolis made […]
From Yahoo! Sports: PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)—Kelenna Azubuike scored 18 points, all in the second half, and Brandan Wright added 16 points and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 110-95 Wednesday night. Portland center Greg Oden, the first […]
Anne M. Peterson of the AP writes: PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)-Greg Oden announced his delayed arrival to the NBA with a dunk two minutes into the preseason. Oden debuted to a standing ovation, as did the rest of the young Portland […]
HOWARD ULMAN of the AP writes: Paul Pierce had not slept in 36 hours but the Boston Celtics captain was more than ready to greet the tens of thousands of fans who turned out Thursday for the rolling rally celebrating […]
The AP is reporting: Gilbert Arenas lived up to his word and opted out of the final year of his contract, the Washington Wizards said Monday. The move had been long expected. Arenas has repeatedly said he would forgo the […]
BRIAN MAHONEY of the AP writes: Boston’s new Big Three reached the NBA’s big stage. And just like their predecessors, they’ll share it with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Celtics and Lakers are meeting again in the NBA finals, with […]
Terry Horstman of The Daily Barometer writes: The San Antonio Spurs found themselves in an unfamiliar position Thursday night, on the wrong end of a 3-1 series deficit in the Western Conference finals. Facing elimination with them was former Beaver […]