LOS ANGELES, Calif. – After Mike Dunleavy stepped down as coach but stayed on as the team’s GM, things did not improve so on Tuesday the team announced it had severed ties with Dunleavy.
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GM Dunleavy Fired; Are L.A. Clippers Positioning For LeBron James?
Posted on March 10 2010 by Paula Duffy.
LeBron Files For Uniform Number Change
Posted on March 02 2010 by Paula Duffy.
It was reported that LeBron James has filed paperwork to wear a uniform sporting the No. 6, foregoing the No. 23 that he has worn his entire NBA career, leaving his old number to Michael Jordan’s legacy.
Miami Heat player Carlos Arroyo mugshot and arrest
Posted on February 27 2010 by J. Donetelli.
MIAMI, Fla. – NBA Miami Heat player Carlos Arroyo was arrested and accused of being confrontational. By the looks of his mugshot that reveals a bunch of nicks and scathes, it may have been the cops who were a little overzealous.
108,000 Cram Into Jerry’s House for NBA All-Star Game
Posted on February 15 2010 by Tom Ferda.
A record-setting crowd of 108,713 jammed into Cowboys Stadium Sunday to watch the NBA Eastern Conference squeak out a 141-139 victory over the West. Originally designed and listed to support a capacity of 35,000 fans for basketball and 80,000 for football, most of the fans had to watch the game on the giant screen to even have a clue what was happening on the court.
Bitch-Slap-of-the-Week – The Pitiful New Jersey Nets
Posted on February 11 2010 by J. Donetelli.
When is the last time we saw a team in the NBA nearly mathematically eliminated from the playoffs at All-Star break? With an embarrassing 4-48 record, the dreadful New Jersey Nets are almost there.
NBA News: Oden Admits Taking Nude Photos, Crittenton’s Gun Plea
Posted on January 27 2010 by Paula Duffy.
PORTLAND – Portland Blazers center Greg Oden has stepped up to the mic and apologized, admitting the nude photos circulating the internet are of him and were taken 1 1/2 years ago with his cell phone and sent to a former girlfriend.
NBA Announces Starting All-Star Rosters
Posted on January 22 2010 by Tom Ferda.
NEW YORK – The results of the fan balloting are in for the NBA All-Star game and this year like most other years reminds us how the best or most deserving players do not always make it to the game.
Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson was voted to start for the Eastern Conference alongside Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett. Garnett has missed a good portion of the season and A.I. well, we know all about A.I.
NBA Player Arenas Pleads Guilty To Felony Gun Charge
Posted on January 15 2010 by Tom Ferda.
WASHINGTON – Washington Wizards player Gilbert Arenas pleaded guilty Friday for carrying a pistol without a license in D.C. That charge is a felony and the player awaits to see what effect the felony conviction will have on his personal life and NBA career.
NBA Commissioner Stern Suspends Gilbert Arenas
Posted on January 07 2010 by Tom Ferda.
Gilbert Arenas should stick to basketball and leave his comedy routine off the court because he and NBA Commissioner David Stern clearly have a different opinion on what is funny and what is not.
Lakers Great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Diagnosed with Leukemia
Posted on November 10 2009 by J. Donetelli.
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Lakers great, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the man formally known as Lew Alcindor, was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia. Similar to how Los Angeles Laker star Magic Johnson brought awareness to HIV after contacting the disease in the mid-90’s, Kareem wants to do the same with his disease.