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| Charles Barkley faces gambling debt case |
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05/15/2008 |
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| ediately respond to messages seeking comment, and a TNT spokeswoman in Atlanta declined comment. Wynn Las Vegas spokeswoman Dorothy Land also declined comment, citing ongoing litigation. Barkley, 45, played 16 seasons for the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets. He was named MVP in 1993 and was an 11-time NBA All-Star. Barkley also played on the USA Olympic ``Dream Team'' in 1992 and 1996. Barkley estimated during a May 2006 interview with ESPN that he'd gambled away about $10 million |
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| Spurs try to stave off elimination against Hornets |
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05/15/2008 |
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| opening round to Phoenix, and lost in the semis to the Lakers in 2004 and Dallas in 2006. San Antonio, which is playing in the postseason for the 11th straight year, advanced to the West semis for the eighth straight year. The Spurs knocked out Steve Nash and the sixth-seeded Phoenix Suns in five games in round one. The Spurs have won four of their last seven trips to the West semis. They defeated the Suns, 4-2, last year in this round. This is the first time the Hornets and Spurs have met in the playoffs. |
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| Knicks hope D'Antoni helps present and future |
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05/14/2008 |
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| s their new coach Tuesday, hoping one of the NBA's top offensive minds can turn around a team with seven straight losing seasons - and make New York an exciting future destination for free agents who want to play his entertaining style. The former Phoenix Suns coach believes he can win right away, even though the mismatched group of players he inherits makes that difficult to imagine. ``I look at the roster and that's the roster I'm going to win with,'' D'Antoni said. ``My focus is to win this coming ye |
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| Knicks introduce D'Antoni as coach |
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05/13/2008 |
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NEW YORK (AP) -Mike D'Antoni is bringing his high-scoring brand of basketball to a Knicks team that seems ill-suited to run it. No matter. The former Phoenix Suns coach figures he'll come up with something that works. ``I will adapt what I do. Now I like to play fast, move the ball and all that stuff, and we'll try to do that as best as we can,'' D'Antoni said Tuesday. ``Obviously you're going to be a little slower than (the Suns), but at the same time there's no reason why you can't run, be exciting |
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| Hornets, Spurs battle in pivotal Game 5 |
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05/13/2008 |
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| opening round to Phoenix, and lost in the semis to the Lakers in 2004 and Dallas in 2006. San Antonio, which is playing in the postseason for the 11th straight year, advanced to the West semis for the eighth straight year. The Spurs knocked out Steve Nash and the sixth-seeded Phoenix Suns in five games in round one. The Spurs have won four of their last seven trips to the West semis. They defeated the Suns, 4-2, last year in this round. This is the first time the Hornets and Spurs have met in the playoffs. |
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| Knicks to introduce D'Antoni Tuesday |
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05/12/2008 |
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| ntoni as their next head coach. Late Saturday, the Knicks agreed in principle for D'Antoni to take over as coach, and the New York Post reports D'Antoni will get a four-year deal worth $24 million. After their first-round exit from the playoffs, the Phoenix Suns granted permission to the 2004-05 Coach of the Year to talk with other teams about their coaching vacancies, and the 57-year old D'Antoni chose the Knicks. The Knicks, under new general manager Donnie Walsh, fired head coach Isiah Thomas last month, |
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| Kerr: No "huge rush" to hire new Suns coach |
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05/12/2008 |
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PHOENIX (AP) -There is ``no big rush'' to hire a new coach for the Phoenix Suns, the team's general manager said Monday. Steve Kerr said he plans a thorough search that includes people with teams still in the NBA playoffs. ``We're going to make sure we cover our bases,'' he said. ``There's not a huge rush because we're not one of five or six teams out there looking for someone, so we don't feel like we're competing with other people.'' The Suns are looking for a coach in the offseason for the first |
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| Bryant, Garnett lead All-Defensive Team |
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05/12/2008 |
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| n, making the team for the eighth time, play for the San Antonio Spurs. The second team is Shane Battier of the Houston Rockets, Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets, Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic, Tayshaun Prince of the Detroit Pistons and Raja Bell of the Phoenix Suns.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
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| Change in Phoenix came at the right time |
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05/12/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Did the Phoenix Suns really want Mike D'Antoni back on their bench for the 2008-09 campaign? Or are they thrilled that D'Antoni is headed to the Big Apple to be the head coach of the New York Knicks? General manager Steve Kerr and D'Antoni reportedly did not see eye-to-eye on important issues. Kerr would like the Suns to go back to a traditional style of play, and now he will get the chance to hire a head coach with his same philosophy. D'Antoni likes to push the ball up the court and st |
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| Spurs attempt to even series with Hornets |
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05/11/2008 |
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| ll in the opening round to Phoenix, and lost in the semis to the Lakers in 2004 and Dallas in 2006. San Antonio, which is playing in the postseason for the 11th straight year, advanced to the West semis for the eighth straight year. The Spurs knocked out Steve Nash and the sixth-seeded Phoenix Suns in five games in round one. The Spurs have won four of their last seven trips to the West semis. They defeated the Suns, 4-2, last year in this round. This is the first time these teams have met in the playoffs. |
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