Yardbarker: Antoine Wright

Chris Bosh's Groin Is Probably Sore Today

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:15:41 -0500

Paul Pierce posterized Chris Bosh on a dunk during Boston's 116-103 victory over Toronto yesterday. In the process, Pierce kneed Bosh in the groin and then was assessed a foul for taunting. And no Raptors teammate appeared to care. Bosh expressed his frustration at the lack of support displayed by his fellow Raptors after the incident, telling Toronto Star reporter Dave Feschuk (via FanHouse): "Yeah, I'd like to see the team more passionate. I look at their bench and they'...

Raptors punked by Celtics, according to Wright

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:56:18 -0500

Toronto Raptors 103 BOSTON CELTICS 116 Fri Nov 27 2009 - Game Summary Feschuk: Raptors bow down meekly to Celtics 103-116 [excerpt #1] “There’s no other way to say it – we just got punked,” said Antoine Wright, Toronto’s veteran swingman, a rare voice of outrage on a ho-hum club. “We’ve got guys standing over our best player, flexing, and [...]

Raptors punked by Celtics, according to Antoine Wright

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:56:18 -0500

Toronto Raptors 103 BOSTON CELTICS 116 Fri Nov 27 2009 - Game Summary ———————————– ———————————– Feschuk: Raptors bow down meekly to Celtics 103-116 [excerpt #1] “There’s no other way to say it – we just got punked,” said Antoine Wright, Toronto’s veteran swingman, a rare voice of outrage on a ho-hum club. “We’ve got guys standing over our bes...

The Morning Dump... Where 'Sheed is being 'Sheed

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:07:24 -0500

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying a good morning dump.Wallace was whistled for a foul after clashing with Turkoglu, then referee Ed Malloy called the technical.“I didn’t use no profanity, I just said, ‘He’s a flopper,’ ’’ Wallace said after Boston’s 116-113 victory at TD Garden. “And [Malloy] gave me a tech for that. The league should make t...

Game Notes: Detroit vs. Toronto

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:13 -0500

Sure, the story of the game is the Raptors bench helping the team gut out a big win so there's some great audio from Jarrett Jack, Antoine Wright and Amir Johnson in these Games Notes. So why is there a picture of a player who didn't even suit up in the game? Because the big news in these Game Notes is the audio clip we scored before the game of Rip Hamilton doing a little rap freestyle for us. Trust me, this is something you want to hear.

Could There Be Another Trade?

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:42:21 -0500

Well, I'm basing this on nothing that relevent. Bryan Colangelo never introduced Antoine Wright nor Devean George. But, he has said that he plans on keeping Wright because he is added toughness and defense. After, talks with Rick Carlsile who said that Wright was probably the toughest player on the Dallas team and was the best perimeter defender(yes, that means better than josh howard). He also talked with Triano who says he wants Wright on the team. So, that's mus...

Another Day in the Life...

Sun, 10 May 2009 11:41:56 -0500

More photos » by Donna McWilliam - AP Browse more photos » Well, that really sucked. Dallas is down 3-0. The 08/09 season will most likely be over in the next week. And as hard as I I try to focus on the other aspects of the game and series that got Dallas to this point, all I can think of is Antoine Wright, Carmelo Anthony, and Mark Wunderlich. There's no doubt Wright fouled Carmelo. It'...

Gag-Job Video: Carmelo Anthony Sends Choking Dog Mavericks to Defeat

Sun, 10 May 2009 10:07:09 -0500

The Mavericks had a four point lead with 31 seconds left, but somehow, despite knowing that a loss would all but eliminate them from the playoffs, they managed to choke it away like dogs. But of course Mark Cuban and his boys have a built-in excuse: Antoine Wright was trying to foul Carmelo Anthony before [...]

Smith Says Cuban’s Remarks Won’t Bother Him

Fri, 01 May 2009 21:31:06 -0500

The “Denver Post” has reported that Denver Nuggets shooting guard J.R. Smith has stated that he is not about to allow Dallas Mavericks Team Owner Mark Cuban to get under his skin during the upcoming second round NBA Playoff series between the Nuggets and the Mavericks. The shooting guard who just finished his fifth regular season in the Association has a history with the controversial Dallas owner that stems from an incident that occurred in January.

Twitter's Impact on the NBA

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:07:18 -0500

So Twitter is the new social media craze that is sweeping the United States and the rest of the world for that matter. While bloggers have utilized Twitter for almost three years now, many of the sports figures that those bloggers follow are now getting involved in the Twitter craze. By now many of us have seen the the many Tweets of Shaq, who seems to be the Godfather of athletes on Twitter. Well as of today, another popular NBA personality has gotten bit by the Twitter bug, and this time it bit back.

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was fined $25,000 by the NBA Monday morning because of a tweet he left earlier this week. Thanks to Twitter, Cuban has found a new medium to speak with his fans and more importantly criticize NBA officials. unfortunately for Cuban, David Stern's office has eyes everywhere, and that includes social media.

Cuban used Twitter to complain after Friday night's game that Denver's J.R. Smith was not called for coming off the bench to taunt Antoine Wright after he missed a shot near the Nuggets bench.

Cuban said in another posting Sunday that he "can't say no one makes money from twitter now. the nba does."

And people say spending time on Twitter doesn't pay off. Once again David Stern is proving to be smarter than the rest of us.

Crips, Bloods Showing Up In NBA Locker Rooms?

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:25:36 -0500

In the locker room of the Dallas Mavericks, two bandanas hang from two different players? lockers. Antoine Wright hangs up a blue bandana, while teammate Jason Terry has a red one. And anyone who has followed gang culture knows that these are the calling cards of two of L.A.?s most violent gangs ...

Basketball Injuries: The Pain of a Sprained Ankle

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:39:57 -0500

Caught the tail end of the New Jersey Nets @ Miami Heat third quarter. With 0.3 tenths of a second left in the quarter, New Jersey Nets swingman Antoine Wright landed badly on his right ankle (which may effectively keep him out of action for the next few weeks based on the fact that he had to be carried to the locker room by a couple of his teammates). Watching Wright lying on the baseline of American Airlines Arena brought chills down my spine as I began to recall a similar injury that I suffered to right ankle back in July. It's no picnic folks. YES Network analyst Mark Jackson wasn't kidding when he said that "your body goes weak" and "you wonder if you will ever walk again" when one suffers such an injury. At least Wright's ankle was "likely" taped (a standard operating procedure for today's NBA player) when he landed near the base of his opponents foot. Mine wasn't. And I had the misfortune of wearing running shoes in lieu of basketball shoes. Anyway, here is hoping for a quick and speedy recovery to Antoine Wright. Shout outs and best wishes as well to Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning who had surgery yesterday on a "torn patellar tendon and quadriceps tear in his right leg." Congratulations are also in order to New Jersey Nets quintessential point guard who scored his 14,000th career point in their game against Miami yesterday. Yahoo Sports reports that Kidd is "the third player in NBA history with that many points to go with 8,500 assists and 6,500 rebounds, joining Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson."

Antoine Wright, NJ Nets nice move to the basket

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:23:21 -0500

Antoine Wright of the NJ Nets displays a nice ball-fake move to beat the rotation and help the Nets beat the 76ers to bounce back after an ugly loss to the Raptors.

Antoine Wright exposes cheating at Texas A&M

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:12:15 -0500

On a special episode of HBO 's Costas Now last night focusing on college athletes and academics, Antoine Wright revealed that athletes at Texas A&M athletes are steered into agricultural majors and states that he got more of an education in high school. He also states that athletes were provided with cheat sheets including copies of old exams. Link includes video.

Antoine Wright exposes cheating at Texas A&M

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:52:29 -0500

Antoine Wright, a former Aggie, was a featured interview on HBO's Costas Now and he wasn't doing much to defend the reputation of the "Student Athlete." Bevo Sports has a great writeup/reaction to the interview as well as video of part of the Costas Now segment.