Archive for November, 2008

Richardson out again.

Friday, November 28th, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

Richardson out again. Charlotte guard Jason Richardson missed his seventh straight game Wednesday when the Bobcats visited the Toronto Raptors. Richardson, Charlotte's leading scorer with 17.6 points, woke up with pain and swelling his right knee on Nov. 12, a day ...

Yao leaves with cut over eye.

Friday, November 28th, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

Yao leaves with cut over eye. Houston center Yao Ming left the Rockets' game against Indiana on Wednesday night with a cut over his right eye, then returned after getting four stitches. The Pacers' Troy Murphy hit Yao with his right ...

National Basketball Association Capsules for Wednesday.

Friday, November 28th, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

National Basketball Association Capsules for Wednesday. TORONTO 93, CHARLOTTE 86 TORONTO Chris Bosh continues to carry the Toronto Raptors. The All-Star forward scored 39 points and pulled down 11 boards to help the Raptors snap a two-game skid by edging the Charlotte Bobcats, ...

O’Neal out against Bobcats.

Friday, November 28th, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

O'Neal out against Bobcats. Forward Jermaine O'Neal missed Wednesday's game against Charlotte with a sore left ankle after leaving Toronto's previous two games because of injuries. Jamario Moon replaced O'Neal in Toronto's starting lineup. A strained left knee forced O'Neal out in ...

Lakers focus on keeping their edge intact.

Thursday, November 27th, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

Lakers focus on keeping their edge intact. The Lakers did not play as well as they would have liked Sundaynight, but they still defeated the Sacramento Kings. They did not defend the Kings as well as they had hoped, but they ...

National Basketball Association Capsules for Tuesday.

Thursday, November 27th, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

National Basketball Association Capsules for Tuesday. CLEVELAND 119, NEW YORK 101 NEW YORK Before the game, fans at Madison Square Garden greeted LeBron James warmly. Once the game began, the New York Knicks were more than hospitable to James and the Cleveland ...

Bucks center Andrew Bogut out with bruised knee.

Thursday, November 27th, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

Bucks center Andrew Bogut out with bruised knee. Bucks center Andrew Bogut will be sidelined for a week to 10 days after sustaining a bone bruise to his left knee Monday night in a loss at Orlando. The announcement from Milwaukee ...

Knicks trade official, but Mobley status unclear.

Thursday, November 27th, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

Knicks trade official, but Mobley status unclear. The trade that sent Zach Randolph from New York to the Los Angeles Clippers was completed Tuesday, though Cuttino Mobley still wasn't available to play for the Knicks. The deal was made Friday but ...

Bobcats top-scorer Richardson nears return.

Thursday, November 27th, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

Bobcats top-scorer Richardson nears return. Charlotte Bobcats' top-scorer Jason Richardson practiced Tuesday for the first time since undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery and could play Wednesday in Toronto. Richardson has missed six straight games since waking up with pain and swelling his right ...

NJ Supreme Court to hear Jayson Williams appeal.

Thursday, November 27th, 2008 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

NJ Supreme Court to hear Jayson Williams appeal. New Jersey's Supreme Court will determine what role a racial slur will play in the reckless manslaughter retrial of former NBA star Jayson Williams. The court said Tuesday it would hear oral arguments ...