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| Bucks' Desmond Mason to miss 6-8 weeks because of thumb injury |
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12/21/2007 |
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MILWAUKEE (AP) -Milwaukee Bucks forward Desmond Mason was scheduled to have surgery Saturday to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb. Mason, injured Wednesday night against Sacramento, is expected to miss six to eight weeks, general manager Larry Harris said Friday. Mason has played 25 games this season, averaging 8.0 points and 3.9 rebounds.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or r |
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| Bucks F Mason to miss 6-8 weeks |
NBA Basketball |
12/21/2007 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (Best E Casino) - Milwaukee Bucks forward Desmond Mason will miss six to eight weeks due to a torn ligament in his left thumb, the team announced Friday. Mason suffered the injury in the second quarter of the Bucks 102-89 loss to Sacramento Wednesday. The 30-year-old will undergo surgery Saturday. Mason, in his eighth year out of Oklahoma State, is averaging 8.0 points and 3.9 rebounds per game this season. For his career, the 6-5 swingman has averaged 12.5 points and 4.5 boards with the Bucks, |
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| Bucks rookie Yi Jianlian adjusting to NBA life, singing for veterans |
NBA Basketball |
12/20/2007 |
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MILWAUKEE (AP) -Yi Jianlian may have millions of people in China hanging on his every utterance, but the only child of two former handball players has a different vocal role for the Milwaukee Bucks. He's the official ``Happy Birthday'' crooner and a pretty decent bag boy. Ah, the life of an NBA rookie, even one afforded ``rock star'' status back home. ``Oh yeah, he carries bags all the time and sings happy birthday when ALL the birthdays come up,'' Bucks forward Desmond Mason said of the painful rendi |
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| Artest and Kings use late burst to put away Bucks |
NBA Basketball |
12/19/2007 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (Best E Casino) - Ron Artest scored 26 points and doled out eight assists, and the Sacramento Kings exploded late to roll past the Milwaukee Bucks, 102-89. Beno Udrih scored 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including 6-of-7 from behind the arc for the Kings, who won their second in a row and their third in four games. John Salmons added 17 points for Sacramento, which went 3-2 on its five-game road trip, picking up its first three road wins of the season. Michael Redd scored 27 points for the Buc |
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| Garcia, Salmons playing big for Kings |
NBA Basketball |
12/19/2007 |
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| mento. Last season, he averaged a career-high 8.5 points per game. The 6-6 Salmons has scored in double-digits in nine straight contests and is averaging 17.9 points per game in that span. The Kings conclude a five-game road trip when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday at the Bradley Center. It is the second and final meeting of the campaign between the clubs. On December 10th, Salmons scored 22 points and the Kings rallied in the fourth quarter for a 96-93 victory over Milwaukee at ARCO Arena. Sacram |
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| Kings wrap up trip in Milwaukee |
NBA Basketball |
12/19/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Sacramento Kings conclude a five-game road trip when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks tonight at the Bradley Center. This is the second and final meeting of the campaign between the clubs. On December 10th, John Salmons scored 22 points and the Kings rallied in the fourth quarter for a 96-93 victory over Milwaukee at ARCO Arena. Sacramento has won two in a row and six of the last seven contests in the series. The Kings have won seven of their last 11 at Milwaukee. The Kings are 2-2 on the |
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| Knicks host LeBron, Cavs |
NBA Basketball |
12/19/2007 |
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| is father. He came off the bench and ended with 16 points and two assists. The Knicks are 6-8 as the host this season. Cleveland is also struggling and won for just the second time in 10 games with Monday's 104-99 double-overtime victory against the Milwaukee Bucks at Quicken Loans Arena. LeBron James scored a game-high 31 points with eight rebounds and five assists, while Zydrunas Ilgauskas recorded 24 points and 11 rebounds. Devin Brown compiled 11 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Cavaliers, who |
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| Kings visit New Jersey |
NBA Basketball |
12/18/2007 |
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| ssists, while Francisco Garcia scored 11 and Ron Artest and John Salmons netted 10 apiece in defeat. Sacramento is a dismal 1-10 on the road this season. The Kings, who picked up their only road victory at Philadelphia on December 14, will visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday at the Bradley Center. New Jersey tries to get back on the winning track this evening. Jamal Crawford became the first Knick to have at least 30 points in a game this season, pouring in 32, as New York earned a 94-86 victory over the Ne |
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| Disappointing Heat wrap up homestand against Minnesota |
NBA Basketball |
12/17/2007 |
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| crucial turnovers. Daequan Cook scored 14 points off the bench, while Ricky Davis had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Heat. Meanwhile, the Timberwolves have dropped four in a row to fall to just 3-19 this season. In Saturday's 95-92 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in the opener of a brief two-game homestand, Craig Smith scored 30 points on 12-of-17 shooting and ripped down 10 rebounds for Minnesota, which has dropped nine of its last 10 games. Al Jefferson registered 23 points and 15 boards for Minnesota, whi |
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| Struggling Cavaliers host Milwaukee |
NBA Basketball |
12/17/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The struggling Cleveland Cavaliers will close out a short two-game homestand this evening versus the Milwaukee Bucks at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs have dropped two straight and eight of their last nine games, including Saturday's 92-86 setback versus the Philadelphia 76ers. LeBron James was limited to 21 points, while Drew Gooden ended with 21 points and 10 rebounds for Cleveland, which is 5-5 as the host this season. Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 12 points and nine boards in a losing cause. |
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