NBA News for 2/16/2008
Weekly Fantasy Basketball Position Ranks: Week 17
I hope everyone is enjoying the NBA All-Star festivities going on in New Orleans, LA. If you caught the Celebrity game on Friday, you'll understand why I'd tab Deion... - Read More...
Gibson's 11 three-pointers lead sophs over rooks
Daniel Gibson walked away with an MVP award, and had the look of someone who has another trophy coming during All-Star weekend.
Nets' Thorn: 'You can't make deals like that'
Nets president Rod Thorn said Friday he has no side deal with Mavericks swingman Jerry Stackhouse, an illegal arrangement that could put a potential Jason Kidd-to-Dallas trade in jeopardy. The Nets thought they had worked out a deal with the Mavericks on Wednesday that would have sent Kidd to Dallas, but the trade is on hold because Devean George exercised his right to block it.
Handing out NBA's midterm grades
Professor Charley Rosen is here to hand out his midterm grades, and some former heavyweights aren't going to be happy.
Impact is Great in Big Easy
An extravaganza in every other city, NBA All-Star Weekend comes to the Gulf Coast as part of a recovery effort. The league is putting its weight behind community service programs and encouraging attention to non-basketball issues in the epicenter of a region rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina. Local officials estimate that 50,000 to 70,000 people ? most of whom won't attend Sunday's All-Star Game ? will visit for the festivities and that the economic impact will be worth $80 million to $90 million. - Read More...
Injured Kobe will suit up for NBA All-Star Game
Despite suffering a complete tear of the radial collateral ligament and an avulsion fracture in his pinkie, Kobe Bryant will play in Sunday night's NBA All-Star Game, according to a Lakers spokesperson. - Read More...
Kobe misses All-Star practice, still expects to start
Wearing a black brace on his injured right hand, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant sat out the Western Conference's light practice on Saturday but still expects to start in Sunday's NBA All-Star game. Bryant, the MVP in last year's game, has a torn pinkie ligament from dislocating the finger on Feb. 5 in a game against New Jersey. Although surgery has been recommended, Bryant wants to keep playing and postpone any operation until after the Beijing Olympics in August.
Report: Kings Closing in on Deal to Send Bibby to Atlanta
ESPN reports, "Mike Bibby propelled the Sacramento Kings on one of the longest playoff runs in their history with several clutch shots. Now he'll likely be taking his clutch ability East to help the playoff-hopeful Atlanta Hawks." - Read More...
Hawks bring in Bibby in five-player swap with Kings
The Atlanta Hawks traded four players and a draft pick on Saturday for Mike Bibby, the point guard they hope will end the league's ...
Atlanta Hawks Acquire Mike Bibby From Sacramento
The Atlanta Hawks today acquired guard Mike Bibby from the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Anthony Johnson, Tyronn Lue, Shelden Williams, Lorenzen Wright and a 2008 second round draft pick according to Hawks Executive Vice President/General Manager Billy Knight. - Read More...
Hawks make out good in Bibby deal
The Mike Bibby trade gives the Hawks their leader. But what about the reloading Kings? Charley Rosen breaks down the deal.
Breakdown
Stern: Sonics likely to move; Hornets have hope
NBA commissioner David Stern said Saturday he expects the SuperSonics to leave the city, either this year or when their lease expires in 2010. - Read More...
Stern: Sonics' departure from Seattle is an 'inevitability'
To the surprise of almost no one, the SuperSonics are "heading out of Seattle," NBA Commissioner David Stern said in his state-of-the-league ...
Creative Howard rattles rim, hoists slam dunk trophy
Dwight Howard combined degree of difficulty and showmanship while Gerald Green added a touch of creativity to make Saturday's ...
Soul Patrol, You Have My Apology
It all started with what I thought was an innocent joke - "Taylor Hicks? The guy can sing, but he can't ball." Little did I know my well-intended joking... - Read More...
PHOTOS: All-Star weekend
Olajuwon and Ewing among Hall of Fame finalists
Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing, who battled for NCAA and NBA titles, and Miami Heat coach Pat Riley were selected as finalists ...
Moon Gaurantees Dunk Victory
Jamario Moon is guaranteeing a win in tonight's all-star dunk competition. The 27-year-old rookie who was getting ready for the CBA playoffs this time last year with the Albany Patroons says he will fly higher, dunk better and ultimately draw more votes from the NBA public to best the likes of Dwight Howard, who nearly won last year's dunkoff, Gerald Green who did win it, and Memphis high-flyer Rudy Gay, who already has been crowned chief trash talker of the much anticipated event. - Read More...
Rules changes translate into more offense
You don't need to watch the All-Star Game to see a scoreboard light up. The NBA is in a golden age of offense, says Greg Boeck.
Bryant Sits Out All-Star Practice but Expects to Play
Wearing a black brace on his injured right hand, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant sat out the Western Conference's light practice on Saturday but still expects to start in Sunday's NBA All-Star game. - Read More...
Report: Kings set to trade Bibby to Hawks
The Sacramento Kings have reached an agreement in principle to trade guard Mike Bibby to the Atlanta Hawks, the Sacramento Bee reported on its Web site Saturday.
Kobe sits out practice, expects to start All-Star game
Wearing a black brace on his injured right hand, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant sat out the Western Conference's light ...
Kings trading Bibby to Hawks for 4 players
Mike Bibby propelled the Kings on one of the longest playoff runs in their history with several clutch shots. Now he'll likely be taking his clutch ability East to help the playoff-hopeful Atlanta Hawks. - Read More...
Wrigley's, NBA Cares Announce 'Double-Double Challenge'
The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (NYSE:WWY), the world's number one maker of chewing gum, announced that the Wrigley's? brands ? Doublemint®, Big Red®, Juicy Fruit®, Winterfresh® and Wrigley's Spearmint® ? and NBA Cares, the Nation Basketball Association's social responsibility initiative, today launched a charitable program called the Wrigley's "Double-Double Challenge." The program will benefit Prevent Child Abuse (PCA) America, a national nonprofit advocate for public policies to diminish or eliminate risk factors for child abuse and neglect. The announcement was made at a press conference today at NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by adidas in New Orleans. - Read More...
Kings set to trade Bibby to Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks have agreed to acquire veteran point guard Mike Bibby from the Sacramento Kings.
Kings send Bibby to Hawks in five-player trade
The Atlanta Hawks traded four players and a draft pick on Saturday for Mike Bibby, the point guard they hope will end the league's longest streak without a playoff appearance.
Source: Nets still 'talking' with Mavericks on Kidd
There is a rising possibility that Jason Kidd's expected trade to from New Jersey to Dallas won't happen before the league's trade deadline Thursday at 3 p.m. ET.
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Stern says Sonics likely to leave Seattle
Sorry Seattle, there is no saving your Sonics. That's the feeling of NBA commissioner David Stern, who said Saturday he expects the SuperSonics to leave the city, either this year or when their lease expires in 2010. "It's apparent to all who are watching that the Sonics are heading out of Seattle," Stern said during his annual All-Star weekend press conference. "I accept that inevitability at this point. There is no miracle here.
Raptors' Kapono wins 3-point shootout
Deron Williams was flawless and fast. With a nearly perfect run through an obstacle course of dribbling, passing and shooting, Utah's point guard won the Skills Challenge on All-Star Saturday, defeating New Orleans playmaker Chris Paul in the final round. Williams blazed up, down and around the floor of the New Orleans Arena in 25.5 seconds, a new record for the six-year-old event. Cheered on by his home crowd, Paul, who completed the circuit in 29.9 seconds in the first round, finished in 31.
Artest backing off desire to be traded from Kings
Mike Bibby has been exiled after nearly seven seasons with the Sacramento Kings. Is Ron Artest next? - Read More...
Howard wins dunk contest, Kapono 3-point shootout
Look, up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Dwight Howard - super slam dunk champion. A red cape trailing behind him, Orlando's man of steel made like Superman and won perhaps the best dunk contest, definitely the most creative, in NBA history to close a memorable All-Star Saturday.