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| Nuggets pick up Weems in three-team deal |
NBA Basketball |
06/27/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - The Denver Nuggets picked up the draft rights to Arkansas swingman Sonny Weems from the Bulls in a three-team deal involving another player selected on Thursday night's draft and three picks in future drafts. The Nuggets picked up Weems, selected 39th overall by Chicago, while sending their second-round pick in 2009 to Portland. The Bulls received center Omer Asik of Turkey, who was picked 36th overall by Portland on Thursday, while sending New York's 2009 second-round pick, whi |
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| Nuggets extend qualifying offer to F Smith |
NBA Basketball |
06/27/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - The Denver Nuggets extended a qualifying offer to restricted free agent forward J.R. Smith on Friday. The athletic Smith averaged 12.3 points in 74 regular season games and 18.3 points in four playoff contests for the Nuggets last season. By giving Smith the offer, Denver retains the right of first refusal if another team signs the four-year veteran to an offer sheet. |
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| Nuggets trade away only pick in draft |
NBA Basketball |
06/25/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - The Denver Nuggets traded their only remaining pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, the 20th overall selection, to the Charlotte Bobcats for a future protected first-round pick Wednesday. The protection clause means that the Nuggets will not receive the first-round pick in a year that the Bobcats' selection falls into a lottery slot, which would be a top-14 pick. The Bobcats now own the ninth and 20th overall selections in the first round and the 38th overall pick in the second round. Th |
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| Anthony pleads guilty to lesser DUI charge |
NBA Basketball |
06/24/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - Denver Nuggets star forward Carmelo Anthony pleaded guilty Tuesday to driving while impaired and failure to stay in one lane. In Denver County Court, Anthony was sentenced to a year's probation and ordered to serve 24 hours of community service. He was also imposed more than $1,000 in fines, fees and court costs, but avoided a more severe charge of driving under the influence. Anthony, who was pulled over on Interstate 25 on April 14, has already been suspended by the Nuggets fo |
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| Nuggets suspend Anthony two games |
NBA Basketball |
06/23/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - The Denver Nuggets announced on Monday that the team has suspended star forward Carmelo Anthony for the first two games of the 2008-09 season. The suspension stems from an incident on April 14 when Anthony was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. "We take drinking and driving very seriously," said Denver vice president of basketball operations Mark Warkentien. "Carmelo admits he made a serious lapse in judgment and has expressed his sincere remorse n |
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| Wade says rehab has 'no problems' so far |
NBA Basketball |
06/08/2008 |
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| of trying to bring more competition down to Chicago.'' Indeed, he's enlisted some All-Star help. New Orleans guard Chris Paul will be in Chicago this week for the scrimmages, Wade said, and he's asked another good friend, Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets, if he's willing to come play later this month. Like Wade, both Paul and Anthony are expected to be at USA Basketball's selection minicamp in Las Vegas during the last week of June. It's been a long process for Wade, who had surgeries on his left |
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| Ex-NBA player Herren faces drug charge |
NBA Basketball |
06/06/2008 |
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| Memorial Hospital, where he was listed in good condition Friday. He was also charged with possession of a class A drug and reckless operation. No court date has been set. It was not immediately clear if Herren had a lawyer. Herren played for the Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics from 1999 to 2001.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of |
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| Bobcats' Brown hires 3 assistants; pursues Moe |
NBA Basketball |
06/04/2008 |
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| ord and Jeff Capel from former coach Sam Vincent's staff. Brown indicated he was trying to get Moe to agree to return to the bench. The 69-year-old Moe played with Brown at North Carolina before becoming a longtime NBA head coach, notably with the Denver Nuggets. Moe is scheduled to retire as an assistant with the Nuggets. ``I talked to him and we're going to talk some more,'' Brown said. ``He had asked me, 'What would I do?' I said, 'Whatever you want.' He's pretty special.'' Moe and Brown first worked |
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| Letter describes shooting of Denver Broncos' Williams |
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05/30/2008 |
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| rmer Oklahoma State standout, was killed when his rented limousine was sprayed with bullets minutes after leaving a New Year's party at a downtown Denver club. Police and witnesses say Williams was at the club with other Broncos and members of the Denver Nuggets when people in their group exchanged words with two men who flashed gang signs. No one has been arrested or charged in Williams' slaying. Clark was arrested on a parole violation days after Williams' death and is in jail awaiting trial on drug c |
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| Kobe silencing his skeptics |
NBA Basketball |
05/28/2008 |
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| nk Bryant was going be able to take a one-man show to the promised land. With the presence of Gasol to take the pressure off, a more confident Kobe has effectively put the Lakers on his back in the postseason. He led them to impressive wins over the Denver Nuggets in round one and the Utah Jazz in the semis. The 29-year-old Bryant is averaging 31.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists in this year's playoffs, while shooting 50.7 percent from the floor and over 80 percent at the charity stripe. He has hit big |
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