
| Police called after altercation involving Nuggets’ Smith | |
The Denver Nuggets are trying to trade guard J.R. Smith , whose value wasn’t helped when police were called to the team’s practice facility last Friday as a result of an altercation involving the player. AOL Fanhouse reports that a player not associated with the team claimed Smith "attacked" him Thanks for visiting my blog =). Posted in Uncategorized, nba | No Comments »
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| Bobcats trying to trade Dampier | |
When Michael Jordan was running the show with the Washington Wizards , he picked center Kwame Brown first overall in the draft, which pretty much gained MJ a load of criticism rather than franchise-changing player. Now Brown has signed on with Jordan’s Charlotte Bobcats as the team tries to unload center Erick Dampier , according to the Associated Press. If you like reading our blog, remember to bookmark it. |
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| Nuggets GM search moves on to Toronto | |
The Denver Nuggets are a team in transition. Its star, Carmelo Anthony , supposedly wants to split town That’s all the news for today. |
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| Amundson signing this week | |
Three teams are left in the running for free agent forward Lou Amundson and the final choice will be made this week , according to USA Today. The Golden State Warriors , New Orleans Hornets , and Indiana Pacers , which needs a big man after trading away Troy Murphy , are all trying to get Amundson to come aboard, the paper reports. What are your opinions. |
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| Amundson expected to sign this week | |
Three teams are left in the running for free-agent forward Lou Amundson, who is expected to make his final choice this week , according to USA Today. The Golden State Warriors , New Orleans Hornets , and Indiana Pacers , which needs a big man after trading away Troy Murphy , are vying for Amundson, the paper reports. If anybody needs tickets to games, remember to click the tickets link at the top. |
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| Nuggets and Anthony meet | |
Carmelo Anthony hasn’t exactly made it clear that he wants to stay with the Denver Nuggets recently, but the team would love to hang onto him. So Nuggets exec Josh Kroenke met up with Carmelo Anthony this past weekend in Baltimore, according to Yahoo! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski to try to sell the player on sticking with the franchise. Thanks for reading! . |
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| Nuggets exec meets with Anthony | |
Carmelo Anthony hasn’t made it clear that he wants to stay with the Denver Nuggets , but the team certainly wants him to stay. So Nuggets exec Josh Kroenke met with Anthony last weekend to try to sell him on staying, according to Yahoo! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski . The 30-year-old Kroenke, who is the owner’s son and is likely to take over the team someday, got a taste of the responsibility over the weekend as he presumably tried to convince Anthony to take the three-year, $65 million contract extension rather than become a free agent next summer. If anybody needs tickets to games, remember to click the tickets link at the top. |
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| Suns’ Dragic not planning exit | |
Phoenix Suns guard Goran Dragic wants to put to rest some rumors that Arizona Republic was hearing out of Greece that had him quitting pro ball in America after his contract runs out in 2012. Thanks for reading! . |
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| Nuggets trading J.R. Smith? | |
Shooting guard J.R. Smith has just one more year left on his contract with the Denver Nuggets and it’s looking like he’ll be spending it in another town . Running low on time today, i’ll be back tomorrow hopefully with some more news. |
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| Bucks’ Bogut not ready for season? | |
Milwuakee Bucks fans are expecting center Andrew Bogut to be fully recovered when the season kicks off from the broken arm he suffered in an on-court crash in April, but AOL FanHouse is reporting that they might want to r ethink their expectations . Bogut told Australian sports network that he "still isn’t able to practice shooting and will hold himself out of the Bucks’ opening games if he’s not 100 percent," the site reports. Not much else going on in the NBA world today. |
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| Grizzlies getting calls on Xavier Henry | |
Rookie Xavier Henry (notes) , picked twelfth overall in this summer’s draft, is still unsigned by the Memphis Grizzlies and "several trade offers" have come from other teams for him, according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal. Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley doesn’t want to deal Henry, though. "I’m not looking to trade him just to trade him," Heisley told the paper Running low on time today, i’ll be back tomorrow hopefully with some more news. |
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| Blazers’ Fernandez ditching NBA | |
Guard Rudy Fernandez (notes) may have two more years left on his contract with the Portland Trail Blazers but the Oregonian reports that he doesn’t plan on showing up for any practice or game with the team. In fact, the paper reports, Fernandez is happy to just sit out for the next two years until he can return to Spain and play where he really wants to play. The 25-year-old Fernandez had already requested to be traded from the team but that wasn’t going anywhere so he had his agent tell the team he would be fine if they suspended him and he had to forfeit the two years left on his contract, the paper reports If anybody needs tickets to games, remember to click the tickets link at the top. |
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| Rasheed Wallace returning in February? | |
The Boston Celtics bought out the contract of 35-year-old Rasheed Wallace (notes) earlier this month before he officially retired on Aug. 10, but Paul Pierce (notes) is thinking that Wallace will be back on the roster in February before playoff rosters need to be set, according to CSN New England. Pierce tells the site, "I told him, ‘Go ahead, do all you need to do Thanks for visiting my blog =). |
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| Might the retired Rasheed Wallace return in February? | |
The Boston Celtics bought out the contract of 35-year-old Rasheed Wallace (notes) earlier this month before he officially retired on Aug. 10, but Paul Pierce (notes) is thinking that Wallace will be back on the roster in February before playoff rosters need to be set, according to CSN New England. That’s all for today guys, i’ll be back to blog you tomorrow. |
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| Knicks and Magic top Carmelo Anthony’s list | |
Carmelo Anthony (notes) seems destined now to leave the Denver Nuggets when he becomes a free agent next summer. Not much else going on in the NBA world today. |
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| Four teams after Amundson | |
Forward Louis Amundson (notes) has already played for three teams in his four seasons in the NBA and it looks like he’s about to add another. The 6-9, 238-pound free agent out of UNLV has four teams trying to sign him , according to ESPN. Amundson is close to making a decision, the site’s sources report, between the Golden State Warriors , New Orleans Hornets , Indiana Pacers , and "an unidentified fourth team." The Hornets and Warriors are working the hardest to get Amundson, according to another ESPN source If anybody needs tickets to games, remember to click the tickets link at the top. |
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| Carmelo Anthony leaning toward leaving Nuggets | |
The word may be that Denver Nuggets is still considering that three-year, $65 million contract extension from the team, but ESPN is hearing from its league sources that "it is now a matter of when, not if , Anthony and the Nuggets will go their separate ways." One source told the site, "He’s going to make it real clear that he’s not coming back." Don’t go burning any bridges, Carmelo. Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke knows the situation, the site reports, and the concept of his team without Anthony after next season started to become real at the player’s New York wedding in June, where New Orleans Hornets Chris Paul (notes) , New York Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire (notes) , and Anthony’s brother, Robert, publicly laid pressure on Anthony to leave Denver for New York. Say goodbye, Nuggets fans. That’s all for today guys, i’ll be back to blog you tomorrow. |
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