Archive for June 19th, 2009
Bryant plans to stay, Jackson undecided (AP)
Kobe Bryant said he plans to stay with the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers even he if opts out of his contract this summer. Phil Jackson said his health will dictate whether he returns as coach. Bryant met with Jackson and general manager Mitch Kupchak for an individual exit interview Friday. The finals MVP can [...]
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Timberwolves work out 6 point guards (AP)
The big names were already lined up Friday to audition for the role of Minnesota point guard, even before the Timberwolves got a welcome surprise. Tyreke Evans of Memphis decided to forego a solo workout scheduled for Friday afternoon to participate in a spirited morning practice against some of the best point guard prospects in [...]
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Bryant plans to stay with Lakers (AP)
Kobe Bryant said he plans to stay with the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers and won't opt out of his contract this summer. Phil Jackson said his health will dictate whether he returns as coach. Bryant met with Jackson and general manager Mitch Kupchak for an individual exit interview Friday. The finals MVP can terminate [...]
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Anderson: Wins at Memphis are ours (AP)
Armed with his degree and touring the country pursuing his NBA dream, Antonio Anderson hasn't stopped being Memphis' best defender. Only this time the top stopper on coach John Calipari's dominant teams is one of the program's top advocates as the NCAA ponders whether to strip 38 wins from the 2007-08 season because of major [...]
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Yao says possible move to Cavs ‘unknown’ (AP)
Rockets center Yao Ming has called a possible move to Cleveland an "unknown" amid rumors that the Cavaliers' new Chinese part owners want to sign him. In a recent interview with his hometown Shanghai TV station, Yao said he continued to have "much affection" for the Houston Rockets, the team that took him in the [...]
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Nowitzki seeks custody of unborn child (AP)
Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki has filed court papers seeking sole custody of his former girlfriend's unborn child should genetic testing proves he's the father. The June 12 petition, obtained by the Beaumont Enterprise newspaper and posted on its Web site, has since been sealed. Crystal Taylor, arrested May 6 at Nowitzki's Dallas home, has [...]
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Nuggets, Pacers to play game in Taiwan (AP)
The NBA will play its first game in Taiwan this fall. The league said Friday the Denver Nuggets will face the Indiana Pacers on Oct. 8 in an exhibition game at Taipei Arena. Taipei will be the seventh Asian city to host an NBA game. The others are Beijing, Guangzhou, Macao, Shanghai, Tokyo and Yokohama.
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