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Too many potential jokes: Former NBA All-star, and alcohol abuser Vin Baker looks to resurrect his career with the Los Angeles Clippers. With backup big man Chris Wilcox being shipped to the Seattle SuperSonics, Baker is being reunited with former coach Mike Dunleavy. Baker and Dunleavy were together during their stint with the Milwaukee Bucks. Good luck Vin, don’t fall off the wagon!
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No, Gilbert Arenas isn’t mad at anyone, he just doesn’t know how to let go of a grudge. This news from the Arizona Republic states that Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas, is still furious about slipping to the 2001 NBA draft’s second round. He now has extra motivation to fuel him at the All-Star Game and the rest of the season. The fourth-leading scorer in the NBA, Arenas was added to the Eastern roster by Commissioner David Stern because Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O’Neal is injured and can’t play. “I’m on a mission,” says Arenas, who aims to show that coaches should have voted him on as a reserve. “Somebody has to pay. Somebody is going to pay until I end my career.”
I’m surprised this hasn’t been talked about more during All-Star weekend. During the Slam-Dunk Contest, Damon Jones was seated next to Shaquille O’Neal with an outfit that made him look like he manages “working girls” for a living. Jones is well-known for his off-beat character. He has had a few wacky appearances with the media in the last few years, once wearing a “Trust Me, I’m a Virgin” t-shirt, while playing on Miami last year. Also last year in the first round of the Playoffs, Jones was asked by the NBA to remove his sunglasses for post-game interviews. In even more brash news, Jones became the first current American player of the NBA to sign with a Chinese sportswear company. Yes, Damon Jones has a basketball shoe contract with a Chinese company named Li-Ning, which was founded after a former gymnast. Jones will rock the Li-Ning, “Feijia” shoe, which translated means “Fly home”. I’m guessing the translation of zany, black dude that shoots three-pointers would be too long of a name of a shoe.
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Andre Iguodala and Nate Robinson gave the Houston crowd something to cheer about yesterday. Nate Robinson’s slam, with the help of 1986 slam dunk champ Spud Webb, got the biggest cheer and a perfect score of 50. The other perfect score slam which was very creative was Iguodala’s slam off the back side of the backboard coming from out of bounds. The win was somewhat tainted, because Robinson needed a number of attempts for one of his dunks which scored a 47 out of 50.
Just in time for the NBA All-Star game, the 21st Air Jordan sneaker will make its way to retail stores. These shoes will retail for an astronomical $175. I’m no expert on the fascination and sub-culture of basketball sneakers, but this price is just a tad too steep for the average consumer. I mean, isn’t the purpose of a basketball sneaker to be light and comfortable so you feel like your jumping just a little bit higher for that lay-up or rebound? To all you Air Jordan fans, I apologize for my ignorance. I suppose it means much for than wearing comfortable shoes on the basketball court, it must be a fashion thing or something even more important. Here is a look at the other sneakers that will be worn during the All-Star game, by other NBA stars.
Jordan will also auction off the entire set of Jordan brand sneakers (1-21) to help raise money for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. While this is a nice gesture to promote awareness, hopefully he has contributed his own money to this cause as well.
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Darko Milicic so far has drawn some unfavorable Sam Bowie comparisons in his short career, but he may finally have a chance to show what he can do on the basketball courts. The Pistons trade Milicic, and backup PG Carlos Arroyo to the Orlando Magic for a first round pick (top 5 protected in 2007) or an 2008 unrestricted first round pick and C Kelvin Cato. Detroit has activated Lindsey Hunter to assume the backup PG duties.
Yes, fans are already aware of Darko being known as the guy who was drafted after Lebron James and taken ahead of other studs such as Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade. One thing is for sure, NBA fans will now be looking through the box score of Orlando Magic games to check out Milicic’s progress.
The Los Angeles Clippers acquired Vladimir Radmanovic from the SuperSonics for PF Chris Wilcox. This moves strikes me as a message to Clipper fans that they are serious about contending this season. Radmanovic, a free agent after this season is deadly from three-point range shooting at 38% for his career. This move looks like it will absolve the brain freeze Clippers G.M. Elgin Baylor had during the 2002 draft drafting #8 Wilcox and #12 Melvin Ely in the lottery even though they already had Elton Brand as their starting power forward.
On Seattle’s standpoint, with PF Nick Collison recently breaking into the starting lineup and adding Wilcox to the roster, Seattle is probably ready to trade either Reggie Evans or Danny Fortson to straighten out this log-jam at the forward position.
Cleveland Cavaliers Guard Larry Hughes Still Out with Finger Injury
Posted by Jeff Chan Categories: Athletes, Fantasy, Injuries, NBA,
Sorry to dampen the mood Cavs fans, especially after the impressive wins over the defending NBA champs San Antonio Spurs. Looks like if the Cavs are going to make the post-season this year, it will be without arguably their second best player in Larry Hughes. Hughes was supposed to come back from a broken right middle finger. Hughes cashed in during last summer’s free agent market with a five-year, $60 million contract. This move was to entice mega-star Lebron James to stay in Cleveland instead of testing the waters of free agency himself when the time comes. Look for rumors to swirl around PF Drew Gooden once again, since the Cavs may now look to add another scoring threat or PG.
Kevin Martin has a couple things working for him, the defenses focusing on Ron Artest and the green light to shoot away in the place of the injured Bonzi Wells. For you NBA fantasy players out there in need of some scoring punch, Martin is your man. In his last 11 games, he has hit the 20 point plus mark six times. He shoots around 50% from the field this year, hits three pointers at least once a game, and grabs a few rebounds for you also.
The Sporting News magazine ran a little graphic on a Bryant/ Prince comparison on their To Know List, which is the 8 hottest topics of the week. If this was supposed to be a joke, but I found myself to be pretty offended. The comparison was to slight Bryant and his “selfish” play, but even in humorous tone, there is always some underlying truth behind the joke.
They called Bryant’s 81 points “comparatively wussy” to Prince’s 113. “Prince - Expert analysis: Yes! Bryant - Oh, please”. Let me first off say, Prince’s individual accomplishment was criticized by the opponent’s coach, and instructed for his players not to play defense in the second half, in response to Prince and her Murry Bergtraum team running up the score. The Jordan comparison, I don’t find the humor in implying Prince is a closer comparison to Michael Jordan than Kobe Bryant is. Next time they want to recognize individual accomplishments, they should use better taste and actually praising the individual rather than ridiculing them.
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