The Washington Wizards won the draft lottery Tuesday night, moving up from the No. 5 spot to earn the top pick in next month’s draft.
The Wizards will almost certainly be choosing between Kentucky freshman John Wall and national player of the year Evan Turner of Ohio State.
Irene Pollin, the wife of longtime owner Abe [...]
Posted on May 19, 2010 in theBasketballcategory.
According to reports, Kobe Bryant has had a significant amount of fluid drained from his right knee recently and hasn’t practiced with the Los Angeles Lakers since they advanced through the Western Conference Semifinals.
Kobe’s not the only Laker hurting these days.
Center Andrew Bynum has practiced only one time since Los Angeles advanced to the conference [...]
Posted on May 17, 2010 in theBasketballcategory.
President Barack Obama welcomed the University of Connecticut’s national champion women’s basketball team to the White House Monday.
That’s great. Our nations economy is in the toilet, unemployment is the highest it’s ever been, not to mention, the war in Afghanistan is getting out of control, but Barack never met a photo-opt he didn’t like.
The UConn [...]
Posted on May 17, 2010 in theBasketballcategory.
Gilbert Arenas has arrived home from a halfway house, after having completed the first part of his punishment for bringing guns into the Washington Wizards locker room.
His sentence for felony gun possession also includes two years of probation, a $5,000 fine and 400 hours of community service.
According to reports, upon arriving at his home in [...]
Posted on May 7, 2010 in theBasketballcategory.
During tonight’s game against the Boston Celtics, Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat was talking to his own hand. In a post game interview he said he was telling his right hand that it was “hot.”
He was right.
Playing what might have been his final game in Miami, Wade scored 46 points, 30 in the second [...]
Posted on April 26, 2010 in theBasketballcategory.
Friday night in American Airlines Arena, the Boston Celtics defeated the Miami Heat 100-98 to take a 3-0 series lead.
In an extremely close one, Celtics’ forward Paul Pierce knocked down a 21-footer at the buzzer to cement the victory for Boston.
Now the Heat have to win four straight to stay alive, something no team has [...]
Posted on April 24, 2010 in theBasketballcategory.
According to reports coming out of Philadelphia, the 76ers have fired head coach Eddie Jordan after just one season.
The Sixers finished 27-55 and missed the playoffs for the first time in three years. Apparently, that was not nearly good enough for team president and general manager Ed Stefanski.
Stefanski called this past season an “unacceptable” step [...]
Posted on April 15, 2010 in theBasketballcategory.
According to Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl’s doctor, there is a chance of him being able to return to his team for the second round of the NBA playoffs.
Dr. Jacques Sarri has apparently told Karl and others that the coach’s cancer treatment has been extremely positive. Jacques feels Karl would have to miss the [...]
Posted on April 13, 2010 in theBasketballcategory.
Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony may have put up more than 30 points on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Lakers, but it was his defense that won it at the buzzer.
Anthony’s block of Derek Fisher’s shot preserved the Nuggets’ 98-96 win over a Los Angeles team that was playing without Kobe Bryant.
None the less, [...]
Posted on April 9, 2010 in theBasketballcategory.
Brad Stevens, 33-year old coach of the Butler Bulldogs, is happy right where he is. So content in fact, that he has signed a contract extension that will keep him in Indianapolis until, at least, the 2021-22 season.
Although the financials have not been released, the 12-year deal is said to be worth quite a bit [...]
Posted on April 9, 2010 in theBasketballcategory.