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| Durant highlights USA Basketball Select Team roster |
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07/16/2008 |
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| es: LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland Trail Blazers); Jeff Green (Oklahoma City); Luther Head (Houston Rockets); Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks); Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia 76ers); Kevin Martin (Sacramento Kings); O.J. Mayo (Memphis Grizzlies); Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls) and Rodney Stuckey (Detroit Pistons). In addition, two more players from the 2008 NBA Summer League, which is taking place until July 20, will be added to the team. "We brought into the senior team's training camp last summer a select team of young |
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| Spurs sign G Mason |
NBA Basketball |
07/11/2008 |
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| on Friday. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed. The 6-foot-5 guard appeared in 80 games with the Washington Wizards last season, averaging a career-best 9.1 points while shooting 39.8 percent from beyond the three-point line and 87.3 percent from the charity stripe. Originally drafted by the Chicago Bulls with the 31st pick in the 2002 NBA Draft, Mason has appeared in 185 career NBA games -- with Chicago, Toronto and Washington -- and has averaged 5.5 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists. |
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| Rose expected to undergo MRI for ailing knee |
NBA Basketball |
07/11/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose has tendinitis in his right knee and the Chicago Tribune says the rookie will undergo an MRI exam. Rose, the first overall pick in last month's draft, missed the Bulls' final three Summer League games in Orlando because of the problem. The Memphis product scored 10 points in his first game on Monday, but appeared to aggravate his knee injury on a jump-stop in the lane on Tuesday. He finished with 19 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds in his |
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| Bulls' Curry suspended one game by NBA |
NBA Basketball |
07/10/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - The NBA suspended Chicago Bulls guard JamesOn Curry on Thursday for one game without pay. The suspension will occur for the first game of the 2008-09 season for which Curry is eligible and physically able to play. Curry, a 6-foot-3, 190-pounder, pleaded guilty to resisting or obstructing an officer and public urination while in Boise, Idaho. |
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| Rockets sign veteran G Barry |
NBA Basketball |
07/10/2008 |
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| ld goal percentage (.407) and sixth in career three-pointers made (1,346) among active players. A two-time champion with the San Antonio Spurs in the 2004-05 and 2006-07 campaign, Barry has also made stints with the Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls and Seattle SuperSonics. "Brent is a proven winner who brings a wealth of championship experience," Rockets owner Leslie Alexander said. "His playmaking and long-range shooting abilities are an ideal fit for Coach Adelman's system while his versatil |
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| Clipped: Brand leaves LA for Philly |
NBA Basketball |
07/09/2008 |
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| e. "I'm 100 percent," said Brand of his health. "I'm prepared, I'm strong ... Everything's fine, the explosiveness is there and I'm excited." The first overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft out of Duke, Brand spent his first two seasons playing for the Chicago Bulls. He has career averages of 20.3 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game. The Sixers cleared salary cap space earlier Wednesday to make the deal by trading forwards Rodney Carney and Calvin Booth and a future No. 1 pick to the Minnesota Timberw |
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| Duhon joins Knicks |
NBA Basketball |
07/09/2008 |
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| Wednesday. "Chris has established himself as a solid point guard in our league making him a good addition to our roster," said New York Knicks president of basketball operations Donnie Walsh. Duhon spent the first four seasons of his career with the Chicago Bulls, who made him a second round pick in the 2004 Draft. Throughout his career, the Duke product averaged 6.9 points and 4.5 assists in 300 games, 159 of which were starts. The 25-year old had his share of flare-ups with the Chicago coaching staff seaso |
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| Brand reportedly heading to Sixers |
NBA Basketball |
07/08/2008 |
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| yed for the final year of his deal. He played in just eight games at the end of last season and had averages of 17.6 points and 8.0 rebounds. The first overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft out of Duke, Brand spent his first two seasons playing for the Chicago Bulls. He has career averages of 20.3 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks. The Sixers reportedly cleared salary cap space Tuesday when they traded forwards Rodney Carney and Calvin Booth and a future No. 1 pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves. That deal ca |
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| Report: Duhon to become a Knickerbocker |
NBA Basketball |
07/04/2008 |
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| , full mid-level exception $12 million contract with guard Chris Duhon. The Chicago Tribune reported Friday that Duhon will sign with the Knicks when the free agent moratorium ends on July 9. Duhon spent the first four seasons of his career with the Chicago Bulls, who made him a second round pick in the 2004 Draft. Throughout his career, the Duke product averaged 6.9 points and 4.5 assists in 300 games, 159 of which were starts. The 25-year old had his share of flare-ups with the Chicago coaching staff seaso |
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| Bulls take Rose with top pick |
NBA Basketball |
06/27/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - The Chicago Bulls fulfilled Derrick Rose's childhood dream as the point guard became the first pick in the 2008 NBA Draft and will play for his hometown team. The Chicago native helped lead the Memphis Tigers to the championship game of the 2008 NCAA Tournament during his freshman season, losing to Kansas in overtime, yet Rose was still named to the All-Final Four Team. He led Memphis with his 189 assists and was second on the squad with 14.9 points per game. Rose was part of |
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