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Jason Kidd: Declining Tim Duncan's Spurs was my 'biggest disappointment
The swift and still-shocking “nice guy turns heel by joining those that had previously vanquished him”-storyline that Kevin Durant recently handed us on maxed-out platter has precedent. Durant’s former Oklahoma City Thunder crew fell to the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference finals, and though Stephen Curry’s team wouldn’t go on to defend its title, the NBA’s MVP still led the squad that downed Durant’s Thunder. The last NBA player to win MVP before Curry ended up signing with the team that beat him, in a move that almost exactly mirrors what then-New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd nearly attempted in 2003. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:23:33 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Report: ‘Wasted’Lamar Odom vomits on plane, removed from flight (Ball Don't
Lamar Odom watches a March 30, 2016, game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. Lamar went to the Delta lounge at LAX before boarding a red-eye for NYC, and according to eyewitnesses was pounding down beers and whisky. Two passengers in first class tell TMZ, Lamar went to 4B and sat down, but as the plane was about to pull back he bolted for the front, threw up in the galley and then walked in the bathroom and with the door open threw up again. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:16:42 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Kobe and Vanessa Bryant expecting 3rd daughter, another 'Baby Mamba' (Ball D
Many NBA fans have wondered how Kobe Bryant will spend his retirement now that he can no longer obsess over basketball. The Los Angeles Lakers legend will return to a familiar job soon —looking after a baby daughter. Bryant announced on Instagram Wednesday that he and his wife Vanessa are now expecting their third daughter. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 20:05:53 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Lakers forward Nance has 'probable fracture' in right hand (The Associated Pre
The Los Angeles Lakers say forward Larry Nance Jr. has a ''probable fracture'' is in right hand. Nance played Thursday in an 88-80 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Las Vegas during the NBA Summer League, getting injured with only seconds remaining. The Lakers say X-rays taken after the game show a ''probable fracture.'' They say Nance will return to Los Angeles to be examined by a hand specialist on Friday. [read full article]
Posted Fri, 15 Jul 2016 07:12:35 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Timberwolves new CEO knows exactly what he's getting into (Yahoo Sports)
In the winter of 1998, Ethan Casson started calling professional franchise after professional franchise, begging them to get his foot in the door in any capacity. One night, a human resources employee for the Minnesota Timberwolves picked up the phone and Casson talked his way into a meeting. [read full article]
Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2016 13:38:46 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
AP Source: Pistons agree to 1-year deal with McCallum (Yahoo Sports)
DETROIT (AP) -- A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Detroit Pistons have agreed to a one-year contract with guard Ray McCallum. [read full article]
Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2016 15:26:09 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
AP Sources: Dion Waiters to Miami on 1-year deal (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2016 15:33:44 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Jordan gives $2M; looks to build trust between blacks, cops (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2016 15:26:09 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
AP Source: Pistons agree to 1-year deal with McCallum
DETROIT (AP) A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Detroit Pistons have agreed to a one-year contract with guard Ray McCallum. [read full article]
Posted Jul 25, 2016 7:26 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
AP Sources: Dion Waiters to Miami on 1-year deal
Two people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that the Miami Heat have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with free agent guard Dion Waiters. [read full article]
Posted Jul 25, 2016 7:33 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
Jason Kidd: Declining Tim Duncan's Spurs was my 'biggest disappointment
The swift and still-shocking “nice guy turns heel by joining those that had previously vanquished him”-storyline that Kevin Durant recently handed us on maxed-out platter has precedent. Durant’s former Oklahoma City Thunder crew fell to the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference finals, and though Stephen Curry’s team wouldn’t go on to defend its title, the NBA’s MVP still led the squad that downed Durant’s Thunder. The last NBA player to win MVP before Curry ended up signing with the team that beat him, in a move that almost exactly mirrors what then-New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd nearly attempted in 2003. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:23:33 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Report: ‘Wasted’Lamar Odom vomits on plane, removed from flight (Ball Don't
Lamar Odom watches a March 30, 2016, game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. Lamar went to the Delta lounge at LAX before boarding a red-eye for NYC, and according to eyewitnesses was pounding down beers and whisky. Two passengers in first class tell TMZ, Lamar went to 4B and sat down, but as the plane was about to pull back he bolted for the front, threw up in the galley and then walked in the bathroom and with the door open threw up again. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:16:42 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Kobe and Vanessa Bryant expecting 3rd daughter, another 'Baby Mamba' (Ball D
Many NBA fans have wondered how Kobe Bryant will spend his retirement now that he can no longer obsess over basketball. The Los Angeles Lakers legend will return to a familiar job soon —looking after a baby daughter. Bryant announced on Instagram Wednesday that he and his wife Vanessa are now expecting their third daughter. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 20:05:53 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Lakers forward Nance has 'probable fracture' in right hand (The Associated Pre
The Los Angeles Lakers say forward Larry Nance Jr. has a ''probable fracture'' is in right hand. Nance played Thursday in an 88-80 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Las Vegas during the NBA Summer League, getting injured with only seconds remaining. The Lakers say X-rays taken after the game show a ''probable fracture.'' They say Nance will return to Los Angeles to be examined by a hand specialist on Friday. [read full article]
Posted Fri, 15 Jul 2016 07:12:35 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
USA romp past China in Rio basketball warm-up (AFP)
The game at Staples Center, home of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, was a preview of the teams' scheduled August 6 clash in Rio de Janeiro, in the first-round opener for each. Kevin Durant, the erstwhile Oklahoma City Thunder star who rocked the NBA with his recent decision to depart for rivals Golden State via free agency, came off the bench to lead the USA with 19 points. "We should have won, but the way we won was excellent," said US coach Mike Krzyzewski. [read full article]
Posted Sun, 24 Jul 2016 21:46:08 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Boos to cheers: Durant heads home to Oakland with Team USA (Yahoo Sports)
Even in a jersey with ''USA'' on the chest, Kevin Durant got some boos at Staples Center on Sunday night. When he suits up in Oakland on Tuesday for the first time since joining the Golden State Warriors, he'll get another reception entirely. ''The crowd here tonight was great, so hopefully it's just as good at Oracle,'' Durant said after scoring 19 points at a packed Staples Center during the Americans' 106-57 victory over China in the second stop of a five-game pre-Olympics showcase. [read full article]
Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2016 05:59:10 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Why LeBron James still hasn't re-signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers
LeBron's taking his sweet time. Should Cleveland be worried? [read full article]
Posted Jul 25, 2016 1:30 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
Jason Kidd: Declining Tim Duncan's Spurs was my 'biggest disappointment
The swift and still-shocking “nice guy turns heel by joining those that had previously vanquished him”-storyline that Kevin Durant recently handed us on maxed-out platter has precedent. Durant’s former Oklahoma City Thunder crew fell to the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference finals, and though Stephen Curry’s team wouldn’t go on to defend its title, the NBA’s MVP still led the squad that downed Durant’s Thunder. The last NBA player to win MVP before Curry ended up signing with the team that beat him, in a move that almost exactly mirrors what then-New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd nearly attempted in 2003. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:23:33 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Report: ‘Wasted’Lamar Odom vomits on plane, removed from flight (Ball Don't
Lamar Odom watches a March 30, 2016, game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. Lamar went to the Delta lounge at LAX before boarding a red-eye for NYC, and according to eyewitnesses was pounding down beers and whisky. Two passengers in first class tell TMZ, Lamar went to 4B and sat down, but as the plane was about to pull back he bolted for the front, threw up in the galley and then walked in the bathroom and with the door open threw up again. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:16:42 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Kobe and Vanessa Bryant expecting 3rd daughter, another 'Baby Mamba' (Ball D
Many NBA fans have wondered how Kobe Bryant will spend his retirement now that he can no longer obsess over basketball. The Los Angeles Lakers legend will return to a familiar job soon —looking after a baby daughter. Bryant announced on Instagram Wednesday that he and his wife Vanessa are now expecting their third daughter. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 20:05:53 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contractin NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Lakers forward Nance has 'probable fracture' in right hand (The Associated Pre
The Los Angeles Lakers say forward Larry Nance Jr. has a ''probable fracture'' is in right hand. Nance played Thursday in an 88-80 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Las Vegas during the NBA Summer League, getting injured with only seconds remaining. The Lakers say X-rays taken after the game show a ''probable fracture.'' They say Nance will return to Los Angeles to be examined by a hand specialist on Friday. [read full article]
Posted Fri, 15 Jul 2016 07:12:35 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Jason Kidd: Declining Tim Duncan's Spurs was my 'biggest disappointment
The swift and still-shocking “nice guy turns heel by joining those that had previously vanquished him”-storyline that Kevin Durant recently handed us on maxed-out platter has precedent. Durant’s former Oklahoma City Thunder crew fell to the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference finals, and though Stephen Curry’s team wouldn’t go on to defend its title, the NBA’s MVP still led the squad that downed Durant’s Thunder. The last NBA player to win MVP before Curry ended up signing with the team that beat him, in a move that almost exactly mirrors what then-New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd nearly attempted in 2003. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:23:33 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Report: ‘Wasted’Lamar Odom vomits on plane, removed from flight (Ball Don't
Lamar Odom watches a March 30, 2016, game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. Lamar went to the Delta lounge at LAX before boarding a red-eye for NYC, and according to eyewitnesses was pounding down beers and whisky. Two passengers in first class tell TMZ, Lamar went to 4B and sat down, but as the plane was about to pull back he bolted for the front, threw up in the galley and then walked inthe bathroom and with the door open threw up again. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:16:42 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Kobe and Vanessa Bryant expecting 3rd daughter, another 'Baby Mamba' (Ball D
Many NBA fans have wondered how Kobe Bryant will spend his retirement now that he can no longer obsess over basketball. The Los Angeles Lakers legend will return to a familiar job soon —looking after a baby daughter. Bryant announced on Instagram Wednesday that he and his wife Vanessa are now expecting their third daughter. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 20:05:53 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Lakers forward Nance has 'probable fracture' in right hand (The Associated Pre
The Los Angeles Lakers say forward Larry Nance Jr. has a ''probable fracture'' is in right hand. Nance played Thursday in an 88-80 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Las Vegas during the NBA Summer League, getting injured with only seconds remaining. The Lakers say X-rays taken after the game show a ''probable fracture.'' They say Nance will return to Los Angeles to be examined by a hand specialist on Friday. [read full article]
Posted Fri, 15 Jul 2016 07:12:35 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Thunder sign Spanish guard Alex Abrines (Yahoo Sports)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed guard Alex Abrines to a multiyear contract. [read full article]
Posted Sat, 23 Jul 2016 18:23:22 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Thunder sign Spanish guard Alex Abrines
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed guard Alex Abrines to a multiyear contract. [read full article]
Posted Jul 23, 2016 10:23 PM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
Joel Embiid arm-wrestled Justin Bieber to tip off weird weekend
The Philadelphia 76ers youngster has never played in an actual NBA game, but he's arm-wrestled Justin Bieber and dunked all over a trainer. So there's that. [read full article]
Posted Jul 24, 2016 7:49 AM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
Jason Kidd: Declining Tim Duncan's Spurs was my 'biggest disappointment
The swift and still-shocking “nice guy turns heel by joining those that had previously vanquished him”-storyline that Kevin Durant recently handed us on maxed-out platter has precedent. Durant’s former Oklahoma City Thunder crew fell to the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference finals, and though Stephen Curry’s team wouldn’t go on to defend its title, the NBA’s MVP still led the squad that downed Durant’s Thunder. The last NBA player to win MVP before Curry ended up signing with the team that beat him, in a move that almost exactly mirrors what then-New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd nearly attempted in 2003. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:23:33 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Report: ‘Wasted’Lamar Odom vomits on plane, removed from flight (Ball Don't
Lamar Odom watches a March 30, 2016, game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. Lamar went to the Delta lounge at LAX before boarding a red-eye for NYC, and according to eyewitnesses was pounding down beers and whisky. Two passengers in first class tell TMZ, Lamar went to 4B and sat down, but as the plane was about to pull back he bolted for the front, threw up in the galley and then walked in the bathroom and with the door open threw up again. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:16:42 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Kobe and Vanessa Bryant expecting 3rd daughter, another 'Baby Mamba' (Ball D
Many NBA fans have wondered how Kobe Bryant will spend his retirement now that he can no longer obsess over basketball. The Los Angeles Lakers legend will return to a familiar job soon —looking after a baby daughter. Bryant announced on Instagram Wednesday that he and his wife Vanessa are now expecting their third daughter. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 20:05:53 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Lakers forward Nance has 'probable fracture' in right hand (The Associated Pre
The Los Angeles Lakers say forward Larry Nance Jr. has a ''probable fracture'' is in right hand. Nance played Thursday in an 88-80 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Las Vegas during the NBA Summer League, getting injured with only seconds remaining. The Lakers say X-rays taken after the game show a ''probable fracture.'' They say Nance will return to Los Angeles to be examined by a hand specialist on Friday. [read full article]
Posted Fri, 15 Jul 2016 07:12:35 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Jason Kidd: Declining Tim Duncan's Spurs was my 'biggest disappointment
The swift and still-shocking “nice guy turns heel by joining those that had previously vanquished him”-storyline that Kevin Durant recently handed us on maxed-out platter has precedent. Durant’s former Oklahoma City Thunder crew fell to the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference finals, and though Stephen Curry’s team wouldn’t go on to defend its title, the NBA’s MVP still led the squad that downed Durant’s Thunder. The last NBA player to win MVP before Curry ended up signing with the team that beat him, in a move that almost exactly mirrors what then-New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd nearly attempted in 2003. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:23:33 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Report: ‘Wasted’Lamar Odom vomits on plane, removed from flight (Ball Don't
Lamar Odom watches a March 30, 2016, game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. Lamar went to the Delta lounge at LAX before boarding a red-eye for NYC, and according to eyewitnesses was pounding down beers and whisky. Two passengers in first class tell TMZ, Lamar went to 4B and sat down, but as the plane was about to pull back he bolted for the front, threw up in the galley and then walked in the bathroom and with the door open threw up again. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:16:42 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Kobe and Vanessa Bryant expecting 3rd daughter, another 'Baby Mamba' (Ball D
Many NBA fans have wondered how Kobe Bryant will spend his retirement now that he can no longer obsess over basketball. The Los Angeles Lakers legend will return to a familiar job soon —looking after a baby daughter. Bryant announced on Instagram Wednesday that he and his wife Vanessa are now expecting their third daughter. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 20:05:53 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Lakers forward Nance has 'probable fracture' in right hand (The Associated Pre
The Los Angeles Lakers say forward Larry Nance Jr. has a ''probable fracture'' is in right hand. Nance played Thursday in an 88-80 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Las Vegas during the NBA Summer League, getting injured with only seconds remaining. The Lakers say X-rays taken after the game show a ''probable fracture.'' They say Nance will return to Los Angeles to be examined by a hand specialist on Friday. [read full article]
Posted Fri, 15 Jul 2016 07:12:35 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Dirk to remain a Dallas Maverick for remainder of career
It is official that Dirk Nowitzki will remain with the Dallas Mavericks for the remainder of his career. [read full article]
Posted Jul 23, 2016 12:02 AM ET - via FOX Sports Digital
Jason Kidd: Declining Tim Duncan's Spurs was my 'biggest disappointment
The swift and still-shocking “nice guy turns heel by joining those that had previously vanquished him”-storyline that Kevin Durant recently handed us on maxed-out platter has precedent. Durant’s former Oklahoma City Thunder crew fell to the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference finals, and though Stephen Curry’s team wouldn’t go on to defend its title, the NBA’s MVP still led the squad that downed Durant’s Thunder. The last NBA player to win MVP before Curry ended up signing with the team that beat him, in a move that almost exactly mirrors what then-New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd nearly attempted in 2003. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:23:33 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Report: ‘Wasted’Lamar Odom vomits on plane, removed from flight (Ball Don't
Lamar Odom watches a March 30, 2016, game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. Lamar went to the Delta lounge at LAX before boarding a red-eye for NYC, and according to eyewitnesses was pounding down beers and whisky. Two passengers in first class tell TMZ, Lamar went to 4B and sat down, but as the plane was about to pull back he bolted for the front, threw up in the galley and then walked in the bathroom and with the door open threw up again. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:16:42 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Kobe and Vanessa Bryant expecting 3rd daughter, another 'Baby Mamba' (Ball D
Many NBA fans have wondered how Kobe Bryant will spend his retirement now that he can no longer obsess over basketball. The Los Angeles Lakers legend will return to a familiar job soon —looking after a baby daughter. Bryant announced on Instagram Wednesday that he and his wife Vanessa are now expecting their third daughter. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 20:05:53 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Grizzlies' Conley says big contract won't affect his play (The Associated Pres
The Memphis Grizzlies wanted to keep Mike Conley so much that they gave their veteran point guard the richest contract in NBA history. For Conley, the basketball - and pressure - is in his court after signing a five-year, $153 million deal Thursday. Conley's play will be closely monitored during an upcoming season in which he will earn more than new Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, a seven-time All-Star with four league scoring titles and an NBA Most Valuable Player award. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:13:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Lakers forward Nance has 'probable fracture' in right hand (The Associated Pre
The Los Angeles Lakers say forward Larry Nance Jr. has a ''probable fracture'' is in right hand. Nance played Thursday in an 88-80 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Las Vegas during the NBA Summer League, getting injured with only seconds remaining. The Lakers say X-rays taken after the game show a ''probable fracture.'' They say Nance will return to Los Angeles to be examined by a hand specialist on Friday. [read full article]
Posted Fri, 15 Jul 2016 07:12:35 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Jason Kidd: Declining Tim Duncan's Spurs was my 'biggest disappointment
The swift and still-shocking “nice guy turns heel by joining those that had previously vanquished him”-storyline that Kevin Durant recently handed us on maxed-out platter has precedent. Durant’s former Oklahoma City Thunder crew fell to the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference finals, and though Stephen Curry’s team wouldn’t go on to defend its title, the NBA’s MVP still led the squad that downed Durant’s Thunder. The last NBA player to win MVP before Curry ended up signing with the team that beat him, in a move that almost exactly mirrors what then-New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd nearly attempted in 2003. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:23:33 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Report: ‘Wasted’Lamar Odom vomits on plane, removed from flight (Ball Don't
Lamar Odom watches a March 30, 2016, game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. Lamar went to the Delta lounge at LAX before boarding a red-eye for NYC, and according to eyewitnesses was pounding down beers and whisky. Two passengers in first class tell TMZ, Lamar went to 4B and sat down, but as the plane was about to pull back he bolted for the front, threw up in the galley and then walked in the bathroom and with the door open threw up again. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:16:42 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
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