LINAS KLEIZA RUMORS & GOSSIP
Mavericks routed by Raptors on the road
TORONTO (AP) -- Linas Kleiza scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, rookie Terrence Ross had 18 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Dallas Mavericks 95-74 on Friday night, snapping a six-game losing streak.
DeMar DeRozan and Jose Calderon had 14 points each for the Raptors, who had lost 14 of their previous 17 meetings with the Mavericks.
The Raptors had lost 12...
Via Fox Sports Southwest
December 14, 2012
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POTD 12/9/12: Blake Griffin on Linas Kleiza
Not much for choices from Sunday’s six-game slate, but Blake Griffin did scale the back of Linas Kleiza for a pretty nasty follow jam off of a Chris Paul miss. The fact that Kleiza wasn’t looking takes away from the play as a posterization, but with no other nominees, Griffin wins by default.
It’s a shame Blake didn’t convert on his left-handed attempt over Jonas Valanciunas...
Hoops Talk out of Halifax with Linas Kleiza at Toronto Raptors Training Camp 2012 (Halifax,NS)
Linas Kleiza is moving into his third year with the Toronto Raptors this season, and if he can build off his performance at the 2012 London Olympics with the Lithuanian national team, expect big things from Kleiza. Kleiza, along with Team Lithuania teammate and current Raptors teammate, Jonas Valanciunas, lost to Russia in the London 2012 Olympic quarterfinal. Kleiza averaged...
Sorry Valanciunas, But Lithuania Staying Alive In London Thanks To Kleiza
Don't let the final stat line against Tunisia fool you.
Before entering the Monday afternoon game, Linas Kleiza of Lithuania was playing in full beast mode on both ends of the floor and is certainly a big reason Lithuania was able to put a little fear into Team USA on Saturday for three-and-a-half quarters.
After dropping 25 points on Saturday, Kleiza finished...
Via Olympic Basketball Blog
August 06, 2012
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Did Lithuania expose Team USA flaws?
When Linas Kleiza sized up Carmelo Anthony, his former teammate in Denver, fastened his grip on the ball and rose up to sink a 3-pointer, it was not necessary to hear the roar of the pro-Lithuanian crowd to know what was happening.
All you had to do was look at the United States' bench. The cheering, towel-waving and joking around that had been ever present during the Olympics...
Via Fox Sports
August 04, 2012
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Linas Kleiza prefers tattoos on black players
Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, we've shown you some of the weirdest quotes said by NBA players but this one from Toronto's Linas Kleiza might be one of the strangest.The below quote is taken from an article asking NBA players about tattoos and their history with them.Most NBA players interviewed for the article talked about their own experiences/own tattoos but Kleiza...
White Boy Tats
Toronto Raptors Small Forward Linas Kleiza likes tattoos, just not on certain people. Earlier this week, Kleiza released a statement on how he feels about tattoos.
“I like tattoos, but not on myself. On white guys, they stand out too much. On black players, they look good.” (via I Am a GM)
Considering NBA has some of the most tatted up athletes in the world, let’s look at...
Toronto Raptors Fall to Denver Nuggets; Linas Kleiza and Al Harrington Fight
The Raptors fell to the Denver Nuggets friday night
Happy Linas Kleiza harbors no ill-will toward Nuggets organization
The buzz cut has grown out to a longer mane, but the trademark smile and jumper remain the same. Linas Kleiza is loving his basketball life so much more now.
First, he’s playing. Shelved for nearly a year after undergoing microfracture surgery on his right knee last February, Kleiza is just starting to get his legs under him. He’s played in nine games this season. Ice packs...
Via All Things Nuggets
January 27, 2012
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Linas Kleiza: Actually, I will be playing in Lithuania during NBA lockout
What gives? Days after Lithuania-based Basket News reported that the former Olympiacos/current locked-out Toronto Raptor wouldn’t be playing for Lietuvos Rytas any time soon, Linas Kleiza – or at least reportage regarding Linas Kleiza – has made a 360º turnaround in viewpoint in the past week vis-à-vis returning to Europe.
This morning, Lithuania Basketball has Kleiza quoted...
Via Ball in Europe
November 23, 2011
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