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Nets reportedly set to fire Lawrence Frank
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On the brink of tying the NBA record for most losses to start a season, the Nets will fire coach Lawrence Frank after the team returns from its game Sunday against the Lakers, Yahoo! Sports reports.
The firing would likely take place Monday, and...
Lakers booed at home in 101-91 loss to Rockets
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LOS ANGELES -- Aaron Brooks scored a career-high 33 points, including five 3-pointers, and the Houston Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 101-91 on Sunday night, sending them to a second consecutive loss.
The NBA champion Lakers were coming off a 105-79...
Ask Richard Jefferson or Jonny Flynn a question
October 22, 2009 by
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If you have a question for San Antonio's Richard Jefferson or Minnesota rookie Jonny Flynn, send it along with your name and hometown to kbradley@sportingnews.com and we'll have the two NBA players answer the best ones in a future issue of Sporting...
What he did this summer: Dwight Howard focuses on jumper, free throws
October 05, 2009 by
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Magic center Dwight Howard averaged 20.6 points and 13.8 rebounds last season. Just think how many more points he could have scored if he shot better from the free throw line—he made only 59.4 percent of his attempts from the stripe.
Indeed...
Bulls need Hinrich to ne newest super sub
October 01, 2009 by
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Kirk Hinrich expects to get the call to come off the bench often this season.
It was a strange summer for Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich. Entering free agency, the Bulls were claiming they'd push to keep shooting guard Ben Gordon, a move that would keep the Bulls' backcourt...
Sessions to T-wolves after Bucks decline to match
September 11, 2009 by
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The Bucks will not match the Timberwolves' four-year, $16.4 million offer for restricted free agent guard Ramon Sessions, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
Minnesota moved to sign Sessions after PG Ricky Rubio opted to stay...
LeBron's mom says he's not going to be a Knick
September 11, 2009 by
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LeBron James will not be with the New York Knicks next season, his mother, Gloria, said at a book signing Thursday in New York.
"He's a hometown boy," she said. LeBron grew up in Akron, Ohio, but his home now is Cleveland.
The James...
Robinson humbled to be part of 2009 class
September 10, 2009 by
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There's little doubting the Hall of Fame credentials carried by Spurs center David Robinson. Over the course of his 14-year career, Robinson averaged 21.1 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.0 blocks, winning two championships along the way. Robinson talked with Sporting News' Sean...
Introducing the 2009 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class
September 10, 2009 by
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The 2009 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class, which is enshrined Friday:
Michael Jordan
Teams: Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards
NBA titles: Six
All-Star selections: 14
Numbers: NBA-record 10 scoring titles, five-time MVP, six-time Finals MVP, career leader in scoring...
Stockton always came ready to play
September 10, 2009 by
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Suppose you were a player for the John Stockton-Karl Malone Jazz teams of the '90s, and suppose you were feeling a bit of soreness flaring up in your knee just before a game. Not unbearable pain, but enough to give you a limp. And suppose you took that limp into the locker room...
Passion, consistency lead Sloan to Hall
September 10, 2009 by
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In most NBA quarters, there is unprecedented excitement for this year's group of Hall of Fame inductees. Just don't ask Jerry Sloan to get all het up for the occasion, even though the longtime Jazz coach is part of the incoming class.
Truth is, he's never been to the...
Rockets GM says Yao Ming might play in 2009-10
August 31, 2009 by
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Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey believes there's a small chance Yao Ming could play in the 2009-10 season, and the team no longer considers the center's broken foot a career-threatening injury, ESPN.com reports.
"Yao Ming...
NCAA let Rose play, so why does Memphis have to pay?
August 20, 2009 by
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It is not uncommon for history to be altered after it is written. Pluto once was considered a planet but now is not. Harry Truman left office with an approval rating in the low 20s but eventually became the model of the modern Democrat. Jim Rice was not deemed worthy of baseball'...
5 players primed for a breakout year
August 20, 2009 by
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Sometimes, it's circumstance.
Sometimes, it's simply maturation. And sometimes, it's a new twist added to a player's game that changes everything. Whatever the cause, every season there are breakout players—those who manage to go from middling to mint almost...
Rockets sign Budinger to four-year deal
August 11, 2009 by
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Sean Deveney, Sporting News
Draft night was a bit of a disappointment for swingman Chase Budinger, a first-round prospect who slipped into the second round, No. 44 overall to the Houston Rockets. But contract day has turned out pretty well.
A source tells Sporting News...
Report: Cavs agree to two-year deal with Powe
August 11, 2009 by
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The Cleveland Cavaliers have completed the framework for a two-year deal with free-agent forward Leon Powe, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
The deal could become official as early as today, depending on when Powe arrives in Cleveland...
Who is the NBA athlete of the decade: Kobe or Duncan?
August 05, 2009 by
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Sporting News magazine is preparing to name our athletes of the decade in each of the seven sports we cover: NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, college football and college basketball. And we want your input, as well. Cast your vote below and check out...
Olympiakos makes a run at Iverson
August 04, 2009 by
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Greek club Olympiakos is making a run at another NBA star.
Multiple media outlets are reporting that the club is offering 10-time All Star guard Allen Iverson a two-year, $10 million contract. The club already employs former Atlanta Hawks...
Q&A with ... Lakers coach Phil Jackson
August 02, 2009 by
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Sporting News' 50 greatest coaches of all time
July 29, 2009 by
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Jeff D'Alessio
John Wooden, SN's No. 1 coach, won 10 national championships at UCLA.
Headlining the new issue of Sporting News Magazine: our list of sports' 50 greatest coaches of all time, as selected by a panel of 118 Hall of Famers, championship coaches...
Fly: Kahn goes to West Coast for T-wolves interviews
July 28, 2009 by
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Hey, didn't you used to be the cornerstone of the Bobcats?
Spies in Minneapolis say Kurt Rambis and Mark Jackson are finalists for the Timberwolves job. David Kahn is out on the left coast doing second interviews.
The New York Daily News has not one, but FOUR stories Tuesday rebutting...
Grizzlies clear space for flexibility (Iverson?)
July 26, 2009 by
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The Grizzlies renounced their $3 million qualifying offer to F Hakim Warrick, making him an unrestricted free agent—and possibly clearing the way for a bigger-name free agent.
Although Yahoo! Sports reported earlier this week that talks between...
Past to present: Bryant took a page from Jordan's training manual
July 24, 2009 by
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Sean Deveney, Sporting News
In November, trainer Tim Grover got a call from a notable client—Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant. Grover had spent two summers working with Bryant, helping him prepare for his commitment to Team USA. But, just after the start of the season...
Nets owner Bruce Ratner looking to sell team
July 24, 2009 by
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Nets owner Bruce Ratner is reportedly looking into the possibility of selling the team.
Citing several sources, the New York Post is reporting that Ratner is looking to unload most of his share of the Nets as the franchise continues to lose money...
The contenders have emerged after offseason moves
July 22, 2009 by
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Sean Deveney
By no means has the NBA's offseason ended. We still need to know what will become of some key free agents, and some teams still have big decisions left to make. But, with just a little more than a week remaining in July, the league is easing into its recess...
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