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Blazers F Webster has fracture in foot (AP)
Yahoo NBA - Wed, 10/08/2008 - 20:53
Trail Blazers forward Martell Webster fractured a bone in his left foot Tuesday night in a preseason victory over the Sacramento Kings. The Trail Blazers said Webster will be evaluated to determine the best course of treatment. A timetable for his return was not set. Webster led the Blazers with 15 points and six rebounds in the 110-81 win.
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Wizards C Haywood needs wrist surgery (AP)
Yahoo NBA - Wed, 10/08/2008 - 20:12
Wizards center Brendan Haywood will have surgery for a torn ligament in his right wrist, but it was not clear Wednesday how much of the regular season he will miss. Haywood, hurt during training camp, visited two hand specialists in New York on Wednesday. His operation has not been scheduled, and the team said it wouldn't have a timetable for his return until after the surgery.
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Lakers coach Jackson returns to practice (AP)
Yahoo NBA - Wed, 10/08/2008 - 18:26
Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson was at practice Wednesday, a day after missing the team's preseason opener because of soreness and swelling in his lower legs. Team spokesman John Black said Jackson felt better, although he hadn't decided whether he would travel to Fresno for Thursday night's game against the Los Angeles Clippers and probably wouldn't make a decision until Thursday morning.
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Heat, Nets meet in NBA Europe Live tour (AP)
Yahoo NBA - Wed, 10/08/2008 - 14:31
For the Miami Heat and the New Jersey Nets, this is more than a showcase for Olympic gold medalists Dwyane Wade and Vince Carter. Their NBA Europe exhibition on Thursday is a chance for both teams to start recovering from last season. Wade's Heat posted the NBA's worst regular-season record, and Carter's Nets failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2001.
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Oden scores 13 points in preseason debut (AP)
Yahoo NBA - Wed, 10/08/2008 - 01:48
Greg Oden announced his delayed arrival to the NBA with a dunk two minutes into the preseason. Oden debuted to a standing ovation, as did the rest of the young Portland Trail Blazers, in a 110-81 exhibition victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. Oden finished with 13 points in just under 20 minutes.
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Artest scores 15 in Rockets debut (AP)
Yahoo NBA - Wed, 10/08/2008 - 00:27
Ron Artest gave Houston fans an early glimpse of what he brings to the team. Artest scored 12 of his 15 points in the first quarter of his Rockets debut, and Houston beat the Memphis Grizzlies 96-93 on Tuesday night in its preseason opener. The Rockets picked up Artest in an offseason trade with Sacramento with the hope that the talented, temperamental forward transforms them into a title...
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Longtime Clippers exec Baylor resigns (AP)
Yahoo NBA - Tue, 10/07/2008 - 20:45
Elgin Baylor is out as vice president of basketball operations with the Los Angeles Clippers, and coach Mike Dunleavy will assume his responsibilities as general manager. Dunleavy said Baylor had decided to resign after spending 22 years as an executive with the team. "We greatly appreciate Elgin's efforts during his time with the Clippers, and we wish him the very best," Clippers owner and...
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Beasley scores 16 in Heat preseason loss (AP)
Yahoo NBA - Sun, 10/05/2008 - 22:28
Michael Beasley only wanted to see a movie. So on Saturday night, he left his new house in the Coconut Grove section of Miami, headed to a nearby theater and tried to get tickets for "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist." Small problem: Word of the Heat first-rounder's presence leaked, and the 19-year-old was quickly mobbed by dozens of people.
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Hornets' Chandler OK after ankle sprain (AP)
Yahoo NBA - Sun, 10/05/2008 - 22:14
Hornets center Tyson Chandler sprained his right ankle in the first quarter of New Orleans' preseason opener against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night. Chandler sat out the rest of the game, but returned to the bench in his warmups to watch the second half and stood without apparent pain to chat with teammates during timeouts.
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Rivers happy with Celtics training camp (AP)
Yahoo NBA - Sun, 10/05/2008 - 18:26
Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers canceled training camp practice scheduled for Monday, saying he wants to give the defending NBA champions a day off before they prepare for their first preseason game. Boston takes on the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday at the University of Massachusetts' flagship campus in Amherst.
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Knicks coach D'Antoni praises G Robinson (AP)
Yahoo NBA - Sat, 10/04/2008 - 18:04
Even though Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni isn't ready to determine his rotation, he liked what he saw from Nate Robinson during New York's first week of practice. "I'm really surprised with him and how good he is," D'Antoni said of the 5-foot-9 guard after the team broke training camp at Skidmore College on Saturday.
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Heat sign PG Shaun Livingston (AP)
Yahoo NBA - Fri, 10/03/2008 - 16:40
Shaun Livingston has never seen the gruesome video of himself grabbing a loose ball near midcourt, dribbling three times, going in for a layup attempt and having his left knee shred on the landing. He doesn't intend to watch it anytime soon, either. "I'm not focusing on the past. I'm just really looking forward," Livingston said.
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Pacers mum on reported Tinsley trade (AP)
Yahoo NBA - Fri, 10/03/2008 - 16:29
The Indiana Pacers declined to comment Friday on a report that point guard Jamaal Tinsley would be traded to Denver for Steven Hunter and Chucky Atkins. Pacers president Larry Bird downplayed the report, which appeared in Friday's New York Post, saying the team wouldn't comment on "trade rumors" involving any of its players.
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Bulls F Noah out 5 days with eye injury (AP)
Yahoo NBA - Fri, 10/03/2008 - 12:57
Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah is out with an eye injury. The team says Noah will likely miss five days after being poked in the left eye during practice on Wednesday. The team said on Friday that the injury left Noah with blood in the front chamber of his eye. He'll be monitored daily by the Bulls' medical staff.
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Wolves' Love makes good early impression (AP)
Yahoo NBA - Fri, 10/03/2008 - 04:23
Aside from being tall, Kevin Love doesn't necessarily look like a basketball player. The 6-foot-9 forward has a frame that is a little on the lumpy side. When he gets moving down the court, he doesn't glide so much as he lumbers, elbows out to his sides and head bobbing. Outward appearances alone, including his skin color, may lump Love in with players like Adam Keefe, Nick Collison or even teammate...
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Refs report: No crimes beyond Donaghy (AP)
Yahoo NBA - Fri, 10/03/2008 - 04:22
Tim Donaghy is in prison, and David Stern doesn't want anyone else in the NBA to get in trouble because of gambling. So Stern responded to a report on NBA referees Thursday by vowing to build the "most effective possible system" to monitor illegal activity and preserve the game's integrity. "The best we can do is do the best we can, and that's all we can do.
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Knicks F Jeffries to miss 6-to-8 weeks (AP)
Yahoo NBA - Thu, 10/02/2008 - 21:18
New York Knicks forward Jared Jeffries fractured his left fibula at practice Thursday and is expected to miss six-to-eight weeks. The 6-foot-11 seventh-year pro pulled up in the backcourt during a scrimmage and was immediately waved off the court by coach Mike D'Antoni. Jeffries' lower leg was wrapped in an ice pack as he sat out the rest of practice until some light shooting at the end.
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Hawks C Pachulia aches for homeland (AP)
Yahoo NBA - Thu, 10/02/2008 - 19:09
While war raged in his homeland, Zaza Pachulia ached from afar. He was a Georgian stuck in American Georgia, unable to return to his native country after the Russians invaded over the summer. "My mom, cousins, grandparents, friends ... they're all back there," said Pachulia, the Atlanta Hawks' rugged center.
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Wolves F Jefferson close to being ready (AP)
Yahoo NBA - Mon, 09/29/2008 - 18:25
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Al Jefferson says he's "feeling wonderful" just a couple weeks after spraining his right knee during a workout with teammates. Jefferson was moving around fine during the team's media day on Monday and says he plans to do plenty of running and some light work when the team gathers in Mankato for training camp on Tuesday.
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Backup PG Cassell re-signs with Celtics (AP)
Yahoo NBA - Mon, 09/29/2008 - 18:09
Of all the issues Doc Rivers had to deal with in his first summer as an NBA champion -- replacing the free agents who left, working on his golf game, figuring out what to wear to the White House -- there's one thing that never came up. "I can't imagine even seeing a laid-back Kevin Garnett," Rivers said Monday.
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