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| Artest reportedly headed to Houston |
NBA Basketball |
07/29/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - The Rockets have reportedly landed controversial forward Ron Artest. The Houston Chronicle reports the Rockets have reached an agreement with the Sacramento Kings to acquire Artest for guard Bobby Jackson, a No. 1 draft pick next year and another player. The newspaper reports because of contract considerations the deal cannot be announced until August 14. The Chronicle reports because of this it seems the trade could include first-round draft pick Donte' Greene heading to the Kin |
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| Bayless added to USA Basketball Select Team roster |
Olympics |
07/20/2008 |
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| 10-24. The rest of the team includes: Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City); 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). "We brought into the senior team's training camp last summer a select team of young NBA superstars and it proved to be valuable preparation for our S |
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| Love, Lopez round out USA Basketball Select Team roster |
Olympics |
07/19/2008 |
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| 10-24. The rest of the team includes: Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City); 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). "We brought into the senior team's training camp last summer a select team of young NBA superstars and it proved to be valuable preparation for our S |
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| Kings' Miller suspended five games |
NBA Basketball |
07/10/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Sacramento Kings center Brad Miller was suspended for five games by the NBA on Thursday for violating the league's anti-drug program. Miller will begin his suspension with the first game of the upcoming season for which he's eligible and able to play. "I want to apologize to my family, teammates, fans and entire Kings organization," Miller said in a statement released by the team. "I made a mistake. It was an error in judgment and I'm very sorry. I regret it deeply. It's somethi |
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| Nets shine on draft night |
NBA Basketball |
06/27/2008 |
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| Bobcats attempting to make a run at the playoffs now with the hiring of Hall-of-Fame coach Larry Brown? Charlotte has missed the playoffs all four years in the league, and did nothing to help its cause. Nothing to get excited about for Bobcats fans. SACRAMENTO KINGS - Rider's Jason Thompson, who plays both ends of the court and has good all-around skills, is a decent prospect and could turn out to be a solid player in the NBA. Credit the Kings with getting the player they coveted, though Sacramento selected the |
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| AP Photos NY184-185, NY157 |
NBA Basketball |
06/13/2008 |
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| round,'' he said. Tisdale gained fame in the early 1980s, setting the Sooners' career scoring and rebounding records before getting drafted second overall by the Indiana Pacers in 1985. He went on to average 15.3 points in the NBA with the Pacers, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns before focusing on his music career. Several of his albums have made the top 10 on the Billboard charts and his last album of new music - ``Way Up!'' - spent four weeks as the No. 1 Contemporary Jazz album after debuting in July 2 |
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| Donaghy's claims bring back bad memories for Kings |
NBA Basketball |
06/13/2008 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -For an NBA player, it was the kind of loss that can take years to get over. Now the Sacramento Kings are dealing with it all over again. A foul discrepancy so lopsided they couldn't help but wonder if they were being cheated. And this week, six years later, accusations that, in fact, they were. On the verge of playing for a championship they would have been favored to win, the Kings lost Game 6 of the Western Conference finals to the Los Angeles Lakers, 106-102. Los Angeles shot 27 free |
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| Fight against cancer inspires Tisdale's 'Rebound' |
NBA Basketball |
06/13/2008 |
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| round,'' he said. Tisdale gained fame in the early 1980s, setting the Sooners' career scoring and rebounding records before getting drafted second overall by the Indiana Pacers in 1985. He went on to average 15.3 points in the NBA with the Pacers, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns before focusing on his music career. Several of his albums have made the top 10 on the Billboard charts and his last album of new music - ``Way Up!'' - spent four weeks as the No. 1 Contemporary Jazz album after debuting in July 2 |
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| True or not, ref's charges linger over NBA finals |
NBA Basketball |
06/11/2008 |
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| New York, Donaghy's attorney made a series of allegations about officiating corruption and misconduct within the NBA. The most damning accusation centered on the 2002 Western Conference finals, when the Lakers rallied from a 3-2 deficit to beat the Sacramento Kings. Donaghy said two referees known as ``company men'' worked the controversial Game 6, when the Lakers shot 27 free throws in the final quarter and scored 16 of their last 18 points at the line in a 106-102 victory. The injured Pollard, who now pl |
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| Bulls introduce Del Negro as new coach |
NBA Basketball |
06/11/2008 |
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| ic relations hit when Collins and Reinsdorf called off talks on Friday, citing concerns about straining their friendship. Now, Chicago is turning to Del Negro, who initially talked to Paxson at the predraft camp in Orlando and wound up beating out Sacramento Kings assistant Chuck Person and former Minnesota coach Dwane Casey after interviewing again last week. Del Negro called the Suns a ``first-class'' organization and said he would stress defense and a quick offense. Paxson, meanwhile, defended the search |
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