Archive for January, 2007
Hotlanta: Hawks ground Warriors to cap winning month
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Magic buck lastest trend, end skid against Milwaukee
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Roy, Morrison, Bargnani to play All-Star Rookie game
Andrea Bargnani of Toronto will lead the rookie team trying to snap a four-game losing streak against the sophomores in the Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam at All-Star weekend.
Raptors’ 43-point third quarter casts spell on Wizards
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Raptors contain Arenas, light up Wizards
Chris Bosh scored 34 points and Jose Calderon had a career-high 24 points and 11 assists to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 119-109 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.
ABA team unveils 7-foot-9 Chinese player
The Maryland Nighthawks of the American Basketball Association introduced their newest player, 7-foot-9, 370-pound Sun Ming Ming from China, a man they’re touting as the tallest in the history of professional basketball.
Hornets’ Paul returns from injury
Reigning Rookie of the Year Chris Paul returned to the New Orleans Hornets’ lineup Wednesday night after missing the previous month with a severely sprained right ankle.
Thanks OKC, but Hornets to return home
The New Orleans Hornets planned to let a deadline pass Wednesday on the team’s option to play a third season at its temporary home in Oklahoma City.
Abdur-Rahim inactive for Kings with sore right knee
Sacramento Kings forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim was inactive for Wednesday’s game at Minnesota because of a sore right knee.
Timberwolves bring back McCants from knee injury
Minnesota guard Rashad McCants returned from microfracture surgery on his right knee, entering the Timberwolves’ game against Sacramento early in the second quarter on Wednesday night.
Man behind Blazers’ lone title dies at 80
Stu Inman, who helped build the Portland Trail Blazers’ 1977 NBA championship team, died of an apparent heart attack. He was 80.
Abdur-Rahim rests sore knee vs. Wolves
Sacramento Kings forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim was inactive for Wednesday’s game at Minnesota because of a sore right knee.
McCants close
Minnesota guard Rashad McCants, nearing a return from microfracture surgery on his right knee, was on the active list for the Timberwolves’ game against Sacramento on Wednesday night.
Paul returns for Hornets
Reigning Rookie of the Year Chris Paul returned to the New Orleans Hornets’ lineup Wednesday night after missing the previous month with a severely sprained right ankle.
Big presence: Maryland ABA club adds 7-foot-9 player
The “have size, will travel” basketball odyssey that’s taken 7-foot-9, 370-pound Sun Ming Ming from China to California to Kansas to North Carolina made its latest stop Wednesday in the back room of a Chinese restaurant in this tony Washington, D.C.,
LeBron’s toe could be lingering problem for Cavaliers
LeBron James, who has missed two of Cleveland’s last three games to rest a sprained right big toe, said Wednesday that his injury could linger for the remainder of this season.
The Dish: Boozer’s out, but the Jazz aren’t
If you think the loss of Carlos Boozer for several weeks is going to bring the Utah Jazz back to the pack in the West, Tony Mejia sets you straight in The Dish: They have plenty of talent, and a favorable schedule, to weather the storm.
NBA Finals in Top 10 of Forbes’ most valuable brands
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Inman, VP of Portland champs, dies
Stu Inman, who helped build the Portland Trail Blazers’ 1976-77 NBA championship team, has died of an apparent heart attack. He was 80.
Clippers sign Christie to 10-day deal; to dress vs. Bulls
The Los Angeles Clippers signed guard Doug Christie to a 10-day contract Wednesday.
Christie back with 10-day deal from Clips
The Los Angeles Clippers signed guard Doug Christie to a 10-day contract Wednesday.
Bobcats’ backup center Harrington out 3-6 weeks
Charlotte Bobcats reserve center Othella Harrington will undergo surgery Thursday to repair torn cartilage in his left knee and is expected to miss three-to-six weeks.
Fractured leg to sideline Jazz forward Boozer 4-6 weeks
Utah forward Carlos Boozer has a hairline fracture of his left leg and may be out 4-to-6 weeks.
Wiz lose Jamison, still beat Pistons in East battle
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Dunk of the Night: Tayshaun Prince
Tayshaun Prince grabs the alley-oop pass from Richard Hamilton and slams it home.
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