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Ron Artest Had a Rough Thanksgiving
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Artest and his sister are under investigation for welfare fraud. After the story was published on Thanksgiving, Ron-Ron took to Twitter to vent about the media disturbing his holiday: “Do you think the state of Indiana wants Ron Artest in Jail? Or do They want my Half sister...
Shaq’s Latest Good Deed
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The big fella has a big heart: “Shaniya Davis, a 5-year-old who last week was found murdered in North Carolina. Police have said the girl’s mother, Antoinette Davis, sold her daughter into sexual slavery. ‘I was sitting at home watching it on the news and the story...
Jaw Knocks Lou Williams Out 8 Weeks
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This doesn’t sound like it was a lot of fun for Lou to go through. The image he posted online following the procedure certainly confirms that: “76ers point guard Lou Williams underwent surgery Thursday morning to wire together his upper and lower jaws. Williams will miss...
Former Kings Exec Banned for Betting
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Well, this can’t be good: “Jack Mai, the former assistant director of scouting for the Kings, was banned by the league for ‘betting small amounts of money’ on Kings and NBA games, the Kings announced today. Mai was fired by the Kings in early 2009 for reasons...
Does Rondo Have Confidence in Jumper?
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It’s coming along slowly. And it’s not like he’s left with much of a choice when it comes to shooting it, especially at crunch time: “While he admitted earlier this week that he’ll always be a pass-first player, Rondo didn’t pass up the opportunity...
Dude, Where’s My Job?
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by Brett Callahan
Nearly a fifth of the way through the NBA season, team rotations are starting to solidify, leaving many in the League wondering where their assumed starting jobs have gone. Highly paid new acquisitions, former role players taking a back seat to young blood, and incoming...
MJ Should Keep Taunting Gerald Wallace
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If this is the end result, Jordan needs to keep up with the taunts. It might be his sole positive contribution to the Bobcats front-office: “Memo to Michael Jordan: Wanna beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday? Then direct some really ugly one-liners at Gerald Wallace. Jordan...
Jason Kidd’s Latest Milestone
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Last night, the great Jason Kidd became the second all-time career assist leader in NBA history: “Jason Kidd moved into second place on the NBA’s career assists list, Jason Terry scored 27 points and the Dallas Mavericks shot 65.5 percent in a 130-99 victory over the Houston...
Is This Really the End for Allen Iverson?
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by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni
For now, the only two people who seem absolutely certain that this is the end of Allen Iverson’s career, are A.I. himself and his personal manager, Gary Moore. Everyone else is still in a bit of shock, and waiting (some hoping) to see if The...
Ben Gordon Goes Down
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The Pistons have little to give thanks for this week, as BG’s sprained ankle added to their list of problems: “You can add shooting guard Ben Gordon, who sprained his left ankle, to the list of injured stars after Wednesday night’s 98-88 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers...
Report: Allen Iverson Retires
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by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni
The details are very scarce at the moment, but according to Yahoo! Sports columnist Marc J. Spears, Allen Iverson’s career has come to an end.
The news broke via Twitter:
AI’s personal mgr Gary Moore tells Y! Sports AI is retiring.
Let...
SLAM #104
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Originally published in SLAM 104
The 6th Man: Call me jaded, I guess. Like most of our staff, I’ve been at SLAM long enough that I don’t get geeked up to hang with ballplayers anymore. There are exceptions—I’m not even a Jordan fan, but sitting down for a one-on-one with Mike...
Game Notes: 76ers at Wizards
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by Aaron Kaplowitz
Hours after learning that beloved owner Abe Pollin had died, the Washington Wizards held off a late push by the visiting 76ers to pick up their fourth win of the season, 108-107. Antawn Jamison scored a game-high 32 points and collected 14 rebounds and Nick Young...
Sterling on Winning, Or Lack Thereof
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Here’s the Clippers owner flat out lying talking about valuing winning over making money: “If only he could dismiss his team’s poor record so easily, the Lakers a constant reminder of what happens when things go well, and it was Sterling who bought property from Buss...
Shaq Returns Tonight
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The Cavs won four of the five games he missed, but they’re ready to welcome him back to the lineup: “After missing five games with a shoulder strain, O’Neal said he expected to play Wednesday night at Detroit. Asked to put a percentage on his chances of returning...
Original Old School: Coup de’ Ville
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In about a month’s span, the NCAA Tournament captures the entire nation like the Superbowl does in one day. It’s a spectacle to behold, from the Cinderella story stomping their way through storied institutions to the ultimate play in sports, the buzzer-beater. And guess...
K-Mart Blames Bruce Ratner for Nets’ Mess
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Before helping to send his former team spiraling to 0-14, Martin placed the blame for how things are in New Jersey squarely on the shoulders of one man: ”You wish it would have worked out different but things happen for whatever reason and you just have to move on,’ said...
Gilbert Arenas Rembers Slap-Happy Pollin
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Gil remembers Abe as only he can: “This is, apparently, how the Wizards mourn. For example, a reporter asked Gilbert for his favorite Abe Pollin memory. ‘You know, after every win he would slap the [bleep] out of you in the face,’ Gilbert said, cracking up the room...
Artest on Playing in NY: Have No Fear
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Ron says players are scared to play in Gotham because of the pressure. Is he sure it has nothing to do with how awful the city’s team is?: “I think people need to stop being scared and go to New York,’ Artest said Tuesday. ‘They’re scared. They’re...
Six Warriors Enough to Beat Dallas
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The Mavs (and the local media) were understandably furious following a humiliating home loss to a rag-tag group of Warriors: “And those six bodies? Three of them played all 48 minutes … and yet right when the Warriors should’ve been corpses – for instance, when Dallas had...
Does Brandon Roy Hate America?
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by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni
That, more or less, is the question being asked by one columnist in Portland. You see, for whatever reason, Roy doesn’t stand with the rest of the team during “The Star-Spangled Banner” prior to every game, and this clearly means...
Wizards owner Abe Pollin dies, 85
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by Lang Whitaker
Longtime Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin died today after a long battle with a rare brain disease. According to the Washington Post:
“Pollin was among the last of the old-school pro sports owners who ran his teams as a family business, shaped by his strong...
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