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| 2008-09 Denver Nuggets Preview |
NBA Basketball |
10/21/2008 |
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| down a team-best 13.1 rebounds per contest and star forward Carmelo Anthony averaged 25.7 points, 7.4 boards and 3.4 assists. The Nuggets have to play defense if they hope to win in the playoffs but shipped Camby, its only top-tier defender, to the Los Angeles Clippers for virtually nothing. They also let high energy defender Eduardo Najera walk and sign with New Jersey. It's hard to understand where George Karl, a noted defensive specialist who coached some of the best defensive teams in NBA during the 1990s in S |
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| Finger injury may not sideline Clippers G Davis for season opener |
NBA Basketball |
10/20/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Los Angeles Clippers point guard Baron Davis may be able to play in the team's season opener despite a finger injury. Davis was looked at by a hand specialist on Monday, and the exam revealed that he had sustained a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his left ring finger. The injury doesn't require surgery and is expected to heal on its own. Davis will wear a splint and is expected to resume basketball activities in a week, meaning he could be ready for next Wednesd |
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| Celtics waive F Miles |
NBA Basketball |
10/20/2008 |
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| ofracture surgery on his right knee, and was attempting to get back in the league with the defending NBA champions. The Celtics signed Miles, who was an unrestricted free agent, on August 22. Miles, the former No. 3 overall draft pick in 2000 by the Los Angeles Clippers out of East St. Louis High School, averaged a career-high 14 points and 4.6 rebounds in 40 games for the Trail Blazers during the 2005-06 campaign. He has posted career averages of 10.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.15 blocks in 412 career games with t |
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| Baylor out as Clippers VP; Dunleavy adds GM role |
NBA Basketball |
10/07/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Clippers announced Tuesday that head coach Mike Dunleavy is taking on the added role of general manager, replacing vice president of basketball operations, Elgin Baylor. There are conflicting reasons for Baylor's departure. Dunleavy told the Los Angeles Times that the team informed him Baylor was retiring, but Baylor told the newspaper there is a dispute with the team and on the advice of his attorney, he wouldn't discuss the move. "We greatly appreciate Elgin's e |
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| Heat take chance on G Livingston |
NBA Basketball |
10/04/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Miami Heat signed former Los Angeles Clippers guard Shaun Livingston on Friday to an undisclosed contract. Livingston has not played since a gruesome knee injury sidelined him in February 2007. The 23-year-old underwent successful reconstructive left knee surgery but did not participate in the 2007-08 season. The Peoria, Illinois native, who decided against attending college after his draft stock rose due to a prolific high school career, tore the anterior cruciate ligament, poster |
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| Dickau signs with Warriors |
NBA Basketball |
10/01/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - The Golden State Warriors signed guard Dan Dickau on Wednesday. The 30-year-old Dickau will join his seventh different NBA team since breaking into the league in 2002. Last season, he averaged 5.3 points over 67 games with the Los Angeles Clippers. Dickau has played in 300 games during his career and has posted averages of 5.8 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists. |
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| Celtics re-sign Cassell |
NBA Basketball |
09/29/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Celtics signed guard Sam Cassell on Monday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Cassell joined the Celtics last season after he was waived by the Los Angeles Clippers. He played 17 games with the Celtics and averaged 7.6 points and 2.1 assists per game. In Celtics' successful postseason run, he averaged 4.5 points and 1.2 assists in 17 games on the way to winning his third NBA title. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Cassell, a 15-year NBA veteran, was originally s |
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| Clips G Williams retires |
NBA Basketball |
09/26/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Los Angeles Clippers point guard Jason Williams announced his retirement from the NBA Friday, ending a 10-year NBA career. The Clippers had just signed the veteran in August. Known as a spectacular passer, Williams played for three different teams (Sacramento 1998-2001, Memphis 2001-2005 and Miami 2005-2008) and leaves the NBA with career averages of 11.4 points, 6.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.4 rebounds in 679 total games. Williams enjoyed his best statistical season in 2001-02 w |
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| Cavs sign C Wright |
NBA Basketball |
09/05/2008 |
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| undisclosed contract Friday. Wright, 32, played in 13 games last season with the Atlanta Hawks and five games with the Sacramento Kings, averaging 0.8 points and 2.1 rebounds per contest. The 6-foot-11, 255-pound center was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers with the seventh overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft and has played in 761 career games (445 starts) with averages of 8.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. "Lorenzen brings us valuable size and experience and adds depth to our front court," Cleveland |
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| Former Blazer Duckworth dies |
NBA Basketball |
08/26/2008 |
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| Portland, OR (MySportsbook) - Former Portland Trail Blazers center Kevin Duckworth died Monday. He was 44. A member of the Trail Blazers from 1986-93, the 7-footer also played for San Antonio, Washington, Milwaukee and the Los Angeles Clippers during his 11-year NBA career. "Today is an extremely sad day for the Trail Blazers family," Trail Blazers President Larry Miller said. "Kevin will be remembered by fans as one of the most popular and recognizable players to ever wear the Blazers uniform, but to people who |
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