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| Spurs' Ginobili has surgery |
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09/03/2008 |
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| of his left ankle. Ginobili will be in a splint and on crutches for three weeks. He will then be evaluated to begin a rehabilitation process. The reigning NBA Sixth Man of the Year originally suffered the injury in the Spurs' playoff series with the Phoenix Suns. After a rehabilitation program, Ginobili was cleared to play in the 2008 Olympics. He then aggravated the injury in a semifinal loss to the United States during the Olympics and did not play when Argentina downed Lithuania in the bronze medal game. |
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| Spurs' Ginobili needs surgery |
NBA Basketball |
08/29/2008 |
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| elped Argentina to a bronze medal in the Beijing Olympics, revealed the information is his column for Argentina's La Nacion newspaper Friday. The reigning NBA Sixth Man of the Year originally suffered the injury in the Spurs' playoff series with the Phoenix Suns. After a rehabilitation program, Ginobili was cleared to play in the 2008 Olympics. He then aggravated the injury in a semifinal loss to the United States during the Olympics and did not play when Argentina downed Lithuania in the bronze medal game. |
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| Houston Rockets |
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08/26/2008 |
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| Acquired guard D.J. Strawberry from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for guard Sean Singletary. |
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| Addition of Artest has moved Rockets up ladder |
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08/20/2008 |
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| playoff series was 1997. 5. UTAH JAZZ - The Jazz have been almost silent this summer. Power forward Carlos Boozer and point guard Deron Williams, who signed a lucrative contract extension, are good enough to keep Utah in the top five in the West. 6. PHOENIX SUNS - New head coach Terry Porter will slow things down in Phoenix, which may bring two-time MVP point guard Steve Nash back to earth. Shaquille O'Neal is no longer the dominant force he once was, while Amare Stoudemire has shown that he is recovered fr |
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| Celtics to begin title defense against James, Cavaliers |
NBA Basketball |
08/07/2008 |
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| feature a ceremony before the game where Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and company will receive their championship rings. ESPN will then take over the following night with a doubleheader of its own. First, the San Antonio Spurs will host the Phoenix Suns and the nightcap will feature an intra-city battle as the new-look Los Angeles Clippers, led by Baron Davis, host the Lakers. Other highlighted matchups of opening week, titled "NBA Tip-Off 08" include Houston taking on in-state rival Dallas on Thur |
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| Clippers sign F Skinner |
NBA Basketball |
07/31/2008 |
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| n Skinner on Thursday. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Skinner, who was originally selected by the Clippers in the first round (22nd overall) of the 1998 NBA Draft, rejoins the team after spending the 2007-08 campaign with the Phoenix Suns. He averaged 3.3 points and 3.6 rebounds in 66 games last season. "Brian Skinner is a veteran NBA player who will give us both size and depth in the middle," Clippers vice president of basketball operations Elgin Baylor said. "We are familiar with B |
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| Suns sign F Barnes |
NBA Basketball |
07/23/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns have come to terms on a one- year deal with free agent forward Matt Barnes. Barnes averaged 6.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in 73 contests last season for the Warriors. The 28-year-old will suit up for his sixth NBA team in his seventh season, with career averages of 6.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game for the Clippers, Kings, Knicks, Sixers, and Warriors. Drafted in the second round out of UCLA by the Memphis Grizzlies in 2002, Barnes spent a season in |
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| Love, Lopez round out USA Basketball Select Team roster |
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07/19/2008 |
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| Colorado Springs, CO (MySportsbook) - USA Basketball announced on Saturday that Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love and Phoenix Suns center Robin Lopez have been named the two remaining members of its Men's Select Team, rounding out a roster of 12. The initial 10 players were announced on Wednesday with the promise of adding two of the more impressive players from the 2008 NBA Summer League, which concludes on Sunday. Love is averaging 20.7 points and 15.0 rebounds per game while Lopez posted avera |
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| Suns sign Robin Lopez |
NBA Basketball |
07/10/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns signed rookie center Robin Lopez on Thursday. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 15th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, Lopez averaged 8.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.33 blocked shots in 67 career games (61 starts) at Stanford University. He was named to the Pac-10's All-Defensive Team as a sophomore last season. Lopez will make his professional debut at the 2008 NBA Summer League. The New Jersey Nets selected Lopez's twin brother and |
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| James Jones inks deal with Heat |
NBA Basketball |
07/09/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Miami Heat signed guard/forward James Jones on Wednesday. Jones, a local Miami product, played in 58 games for Portland last season when he averaged 8.0 points and 2.8 rebounds. The five-year veteran has also suited up for the Phoenix Suns after being drafted with the 49th selection of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. |
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