Who ever said that being raise out of a broken home or not in a traditional fashion can detour a child’s life? Tyreke Evans was born on September 19, 1989, in Chester , Pennsylvania and was mainly raised by his three older brothers. His story is one of one of gleam, a child who used [...]
1. Celtics (8-3): Nobody has stepped up to knock them off the top yet. 2. Lakers (8-3): Came back down to earth a bit. 3. Suns (10-2): Playing better than expected. 4. Nuggets (8-3): Really dangerous team, both regular and post season. 5. Hawks (9-2): Young and playing good basketball. 6. Magic (8-3): The Magic [...]
The Knicks sound interested in signing Allen Iverson and one team official said it was 50-50 that the team would pursue the aging and seemingly mentally ill guard. And as news keeps trickling out of the Garden (well, actually, Indianapolis, where the Knicks are playing on Wednesday night), it does sound like there’s a decent [...]
Nets G/F Chris Douglas-Roberts had career highs of 27 points and 12 rebounds in Tuesday’s loss to the Pacers, dropping the Nets to 0-11 on the season. CDR had been out with the flu but is back and appears to be developing into a very good player. Elsewhere around the NBA: Houston: Houston Rockets F [...]
Memphis G Allen Iverson will be waived by the Grizzlies on Monday after the two sides have agreed to terminate his contract. Iverson is expected to be placed on waivers by 6 p.m. ET Monday, a league source said. Iverson will only get a fraction of the $3 million he was scheduled to earn and [...]
Warriors coach Don Nelson flatly denied a report that he would be stepping down as the Golden State Warriors head coach or that the club is shopping guard Monta Ellis. The Warriors have quickly become one of the worst teams in the league and are even comical at times. Even if Nelson doesn’t step down [...]
The Sacramento Kings are discussing a trade that would send Kenny Thomas to New Orleans Hornets in exchange for center Emeka Okafor. Thomas, who is due $8.7, will be an unrestricted free agentin 2010 and this is why he is a coveted player. However, Okafor is due about $62 million over the next five seasons. [...]
Bucks rookie PR Brandon Jennings scored 55 points, breaking Abdul-Jabbar’s franchise rookie record, to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a come-from-behind 129-125 victory Saturday over the Golden State Warriors. Jennings, who scored 29 points in the fourth quarter alone, finished the game making 21-of-34 FGs, 7-of-8 three-pointers, and 6-of-8 FTs. “It was a very, very [...]
Only nine games into the season, the New Orleans Hornets have fired head coach Byron Scott. The move will be formally announced at a news conference Thursday afternoon. “Our expectations are high. Our sense of urgency is high. Our patience is low and we hope that translates into results quickly,” GM Jeff Bower explained. GM [...]
1. Celtics (7-1) 2. Lakers (6-1) 3. Suns (6-1) 4. Nuggets (5-2) 5. Magic (5-2) 6. Hawks (5-2) 7. Cavaliers (4-3) 8. Mavericks (4-2) 9. Heat (5-1) 10. Trail Blazers (4-3) 11. Bulls (4-2) 12. Spurs (2-3) 13. Rockets (4-2) 14. Raptors (3-3) 15. Pistons (3-4) 16. 76ers (3-3) 17. Jazz (2-4) 18. Thunder (3-3) [...]