Thunders overhauled arena awaits final touches
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Less than two months before it is to be unveiled to Oklahoma City Thunder players and their fans, the Ford Centers overhauled interior sits waiting like a present ready to be unwrapped. Under thin layers of plastic wrap and paper are ...
Obama to appear in back-to-school program
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »President Barack Obama will appear in a back-to-school television special with singer Kelly Clarkson and basketball star LeBron James next month. Obama is appearing in a 30-minute documentary that will air at 8 p.m. Sept. 8 on BET, MTV, VH1, CMT, ...
Anthony sues former business manager
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Carmelo Anthony is suing his former business manager, alleging he misappropriated more than $2 million of the Denver Nuggets stars assets. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Sacramento, Calif., on Monday, alleges that Anthonys former business manager, Larry W. ...
Maryland judges ruling a setback for Belkin
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »A Maryland judge has ruled the eight owners of the Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Thrashers are back in business under the same operating agreement they shared before their legal battles began in 2005. Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Durke G. Thompson ...
Former NBA player guilty of mortgage fraud
Sunday, August 16th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Former NBA player Grant Gondrezick has pleaded guilty in a mortgage fraud case that involved the sale of 24 homes in Houston suburbs. U.S. Attorney Tim Johnson announced the plea by the 45-year-old Gondrezick on Friday. The former Houston resident faces ...
Nuggets re-sign backup point guard Anthony Carter
Saturday, August 15th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »The Denver Nuggets, who lost Dahntay Jones and Linas Kleiza to free agency, have fulfilled one of coach George Karls offseason wishes with the re-signing of backup point guard Anthony Carter. Nuggets executive Mark Warkentien said: ACs loyalty to (owner) Stan ...
Cavaliers sign free agent F Leon Powe
Thursday, August 13th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »The Cleveland Cavaliers signed free agent forward Leon Powe, who as a youth played with LeBron James on several AAU teams, to a two-year contract on Wednesday. Powe wont be playing with James anytime soon. He played in 70 games with ...
Clippers get Butler from New Orleans
Thursday, August 13th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »The Clippers have acquired shooting guard Rasual Butler and cash from the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for a conditional second-round draft pick in 2016. Butler had the most productive season of his seven-year career in 2008-09, averaging 11.2 points and ...
Wizards sign Fabricio Oberto for frontcourt depth
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »The Washington Wizards say they have signed forward-center Fabricio Oberto, giving the team added frontcourt depth. The 6-foot-10, 245-pound Oberto averaged 3.6 points and 3.9 rebounds in four seasons with San Antonio. The Spurs traded Oberto to Detroit this summer as ...
Lakers Gasol has surgery on non-shooting hand
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol had surgery on his left index finger after an injury during practice with Spains national team. He will be sidelined at least three weeks. The Spanish basketball federation said Tuesday that Gasol damaged a ligament ...
