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Posts Tagged ‘Michael Jordan’

Gaps between owners’ and players’ positions remain large

Thursday, June 23, 2011 22:17

The last time "lockout" was on the lips of so many NBA players, team owners and fans, Kevin Garnett still really was a kid, befitting an early nickname that has fallen by the wayside over time. He was 22, three years removed from his senior prom, an historic ...

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LeBron hits 2,000-point mark for seventh season in a row

Wednesday, April 6, 2011 21:38

Heat forward LeBron James has now scored 2,000 points in seven straight seasons. James entered Wednesday night's game against the Milwaukee Bucks with 1,998 points this season. He made a pair of free throws with 2:12 remaining in the first quarter to reach the 2,000 milestone. The NBA's two-time ...

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Wallace still critical of trade from Bobcats to Blazers

Thursday, March 10, 2011 23:13

Calling it a "stab in the back" and "slap in the face," Gerald Wallace hasn't got over being blindsided by Michael Jordan's Charlotte Bobcats. Back in Charlotte on Thursday for the first time since being traded last month to the Portland Trail Blazers, the last original member of the ...

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Bobcats defend Wallace trade, Jordan’s spending habits

Friday, February 25, 2011 21:11

First, Michael Jordan's Charlotte Bobcats allowed starting point guard Raymond Felton to leave in free agency. Then they traded center Tyson Chandler for payroll relief. On Friday, arena employees were scrambling to cover up all likenesses of forward Gerald Wallace, the only All-Star in franchise history, who was ...

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All-Star Game scores highest ratings since ’03

Monday, February 21, 2011 23:24

The 2011 NBA All-Star Game on TNT delivered 9.1 million total viewers and 6 million households, along with strong growth across all key demos, according to Nielsen Fast Nationals. This year's star-studded contest in Los Angeles ranks as the most watched and highest rated game since 2003, which ...

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James ready to lead Heat’s charge in season’s second half

Monday, February 21, 2011 23:13

LeBron James acknowledges there is a point in the NBA schedule where regular-season games start carrying a little bit more significance. It's now. He's not shy about saying that, either. Though they all count the same in the marathon 82-game schedule, games after the All-Star break just seem to carry ...

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Suns hope trade delivers much needed defensive boost

Monday, December 20, 2010 22:15

Vince Carter went home to revitalize his career. A little over a year later, he's getting another shot at it, this time with Steve Nash and the uptempo Phoenix Suns. Part of a six-player deal with his hometown Orlando Magic completed on Sunday, Carter is hoping to show ...

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Jordan had ‘absolutely nothing’ to do with LeBron video

Thursday, December 2, 2010 19:32

Michael Jordan is telling The Associated Press that he had nothing to do with a viral video that mocks LeBron James. The video looks so much like a real commercial that Jordan felt compelled to say he wasn't part of it. "I had absolutely nothing to do with it, Nike had absolutely ...

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Blazers’ Oden to have second microfracture surgery

Thursday, November 18, 2010 6:29

Trail Blazers center Greg Oden, the former No. 1 draft pick whose short career has been marred by injuries, will have microfracture surgery on his left knee and will not play this season. Oden hasn't played since last December because he needed surgery to repair a fractured ...

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Bobcats’ Jackson tweaks ankle ahead of opener

Tuesday, October 26, 2010 16:55

All that talk about the Charlotte Bobcats avoiding another poor start was silenced briefly Tuesday when Stephen Jackson crashed to the floor in the final practice before the season opener. Coach Larry Brown said he was "alarmed," fearing his top scorer from last season had hurt ...

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