Mike D’Antoni stood near the sideline Tuesday with arms folded. Smiling as he watched players speed by during full-court drills. At that moment, he might’ve been the only one in the gym enjoying himself. D’Antoni’s New York Knicks are going to play fast, just like his Phoenix teams did for the past 4 1/2 seasons. [...]
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Elton Brand wasn’t shy in his first practice with the Philadelphia 76ers. Swinging a pass on the wing to Kareem Rush before setting up in the post. “Hey, hey!” the power forward yelled, with arms waving above him, demanding the ball back from Rush before turning and hitting a jumper off the glass for an [...]
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Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers considered taking his team on a tour. Of the historic Newport mansions, then he realized it might be a waste of time. “For some of my players, their mansions might be bigger,” Rivers said after the first day of training camp amid the polo pony and sailboat set. “They might [...]
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The Nets effort to move to Brooklyn has suffered a setback in New York State Appellate Court. A ruling that should ensure thatthe basketball team will remain at the Meadowlands for at leastthree more seasons. The court, in a decision made public on Monday, declined todismiss a lawsuit challenging New York State’s authority to useeminent [...]
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Yao Ming birthday wish getting through an NBA season without getting hurt. The 7-foot-6 center – who turned 28 on Sept. 12 – has missed more than 80 games across the last three seasons with four separate injuries. In 2005-06, he contracted an infection in his left big toe that required surgery, then broke his [...]
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The Raptors signed free-agent forward Jamal Sampson. A cousin of Ralph Sampson who is expected to give Toronto frontcourt depth after the loss of Nathan Jawai. The Raptors announced Monday that Jawai will be held out of practice because of concerns from a routine cardiac screening. The first indigenous player from Australia to be drafted [...]
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Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol might sit out some of the Los Angeles Lakers preseason games after a hectic offseason. Bryant helped lead the United States to a victory over Gasol and Spain in the gold medal game in the Summer Olympics. Bryant and Gasol each took only a few weeks off before reporting for [...]
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For Heat rookies Michael Beasley and Mario Chalmers. The joy of getting drafted and settling into their new homes in Miami has long been forgotten. Getting into trouble with the NBA before their first seasons even started took care of that. Answering questions for the first time about the Sept. 3 incident at an NBA [...]
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It not in Erik Spolestra contract, but he has an unspoken agreement with the Miami Heat. For one week every summer, without fail, he gets to attend a family reunion in Hawaii. On this year’s trip, he found a new obsession: Paddleboarding. For two, three, sometimes four hours a day, the rookie Heat coach would [...]
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It still training camp, not boot camp. The NBA’s referees are now reporting to a general, and so far he seems a perfect fit for a group that was seeking a strong leader to guide them through the toughest times their profession has ever endured. Ron Johnson, a two-star general who served 32 years in [...]
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