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| Regular-season game could be next on NBA's wish list for Europe |
NBA Basketball |
10/11/2007 |
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MADRID, Spain (AP) -David Stern is confident that Europe is ready to host a regular-season NBA game. The NBA commissioner, who watched the Boston Celtics beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 92-81 in a preseason game at London's O2 Arena, said Thursday that the British capital would be the best place to start. ``Their are only a handful of arenas that could undertake it and I think that London leads that list,'' Stern said ahead of a doubleheader featuring the Memphis Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors against Spanish l |
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| Wolves hoping for healthy McCants after recovery from knee injury |
NBA Basketball |
10/10/2007 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -When the Minnesota Timberwolves began training camp, Rashad McCants declared himself as healthy as he has been since his freshman year in college. Well, though the games don't count until next month, the start of the season hasn't been what McCants was hoping for. While the team practiced in Turkey on Oct. 2, he developed a cramp in his hamstring. It became sore during a scrimmage the next day and was limited by the injury over the balance of the week. McCants returned to practice Monday and |
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| European exposure of North American sports goes through London |
This Day in Sports |
10/09/2007 |
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| It's going to host the 2012 Olympics,'' NBA commissioner David Stern said Tuesday. ``The stars are aligned.'' The NBA has been one of the biggest proponents of overseas travel, first sending teams to Europe in 1987. This year, the Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves, Toronto Raptors and Memphis Grizzlies are playing in various cities in Spain, Turkey, Italy and Britain. ``This is a way of cementing our connection with the fans,'' Stern said. ``These are markets that we care about.'' The market the leagues s |
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| Garnett gets a chance to play his old team when Celtics face Timberwolves in London |
NBA Basketball |
10/08/2007 |
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LONDON (AP) -Kevin Garnett will face his past before he gets on with his future. The 2004 MVP and 10-time All-Star, who left the Minnesota Timberwolves to join the Boston Celtics in a huge offseason trade, will play against his former team for the first time Wednesday in an NBA preseason game at the O2 Arena in London. ``I haven't really thought a lot about the past,'' Garnett said Monday. ``I'm enjoying this journey. ... That's the focus now.'' Garnett came to the Celtics in a 7-for-1 deal - the NBA's bigge |
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| Commissioner David Stern considers NBA regular-season games in Europe |
NBA Basketball |
10/08/2007 |
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| ferred to, to the extent that they become NBA-ready buildings, I suspect there will be more conversation, gossip and speculation about that prospect,'' Stern said Sunday. On Wednesday, the Boston Celtics and star player Kevin Garnett will face the Minnesota Timberwolves at the O2 in London. The Memphis Grizzlies are also playing in Spain. However, the NBA still needs to increase its fan base in Europe before establishing a franchise, Stern said. Most basketball fans in Europe are kids, Stern said, adding that ``t |
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| Garnett has 19 points, 16 boards, Celtics beat Raptors in NBA Europe Live preseason tour |
NBA Basketball |
10/06/2007 |
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| ord led the Raptors with 15 points. The other Celtics starters were Rajon Rondo at point guard and Kendrick Perkins at center. The Raptors play Roma on Sunday, then travel to Spain to face Real Madrid. The Celtics meet Garnett's former club, the Minnesota Timberwolves, on Wednesday in London. ``We did some good things and we need to work at some other things,'' Mitchell said. ``We play again tomorrow and we'll try to clean some things up.'' The sold-out crowd of 11,118 at the Palalottomatica gave Bargnani a s |
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| Timberwolves beat Turkish team Efes Pilsen 84-81 in Istanbul in exhibition opener |
NBA Basketball |
10/06/2007 |
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ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) -Al Jefferson had 11 points and 17 rebounds, fellow newcomer Ryan Gomes scored 12 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat Efes Pilsen 84-81 Saturday in the first game of the NBA Europe Live tour. Gomes had 10 points and nine rebounds in the first half. Ricky Davis scored 12 points. Drew Nicholas scored 24 points, and Andre Hutson had 15 points and 19 rebounds for the Turkish team. The Timberwolves spent the past week training in Istanbul as part of the Europe Live tour, helping dedi |
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| Lamar Odom, mentioned often in trade talk, hopes to finish career with Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
10/04/2007 |
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| . If you worked for a law firm based in St. Louis, Missouri, and you loved St. Louis, and somebody said the firm was moving to Austin, Texas, you wouldn't want to go.'' Odom, who turns 28 next month, was reportedly part of a package offered to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Kevin Garnett, and was also mentioned in connection with a potential deal involving Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal. Nothing happened. ``(Trade talk) happens because I can play,'' Odom said. ``Sometimes, you take it as a compliment, but this is wh |
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| Revamped Boston Celtics, with Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, take on Toronto Raptors in Rome |
This Day in Sports |
10/04/2007 |
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| o of Argentina. Delfino played previously in the Italian league, and Garbajosa was Bargnani's teammate at Benetton Treviso. The Raptors take on Roma on Sunday, then travel to Spain to play Real Madrid. The Celtics meet Garnett's former club, the Minnesota Timberwolves, on Wednesday in London.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 The Associate |
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| New Orleans Hornets sign free agents Bowen, Chenowith, Johnson and Richardson |
NBA Basketball |
10/01/2007 |
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| forward, is a seven-year NBA veteran who spent time with the Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets. He has appeared in 432 career games with 78 starts in the NBA, averaging 2.7 points and 2.2 rebounds in 13.0 minutes. Most recently, he appeared on the Minnesota Timberwolves summer league roster at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas where he averaged 5.8 points and 3.6 rebounds in 18.4 minutes over five games. Chenowith, a 7-1 center, spent training camp last year with the Chicago Bulls, but was released before the st |
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