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Great news on the Nathan Jawai front, for
both Australian basketball fans and those up in sunny
Toronto following the Raptors. After a long wait, one that has excluded Jawai from the 24 games to date in the 2008-09 season, the big man has been cleared to play. The National Post : "The ...
Definition of insanity: "Mike gave the option to
play," Marbury said. "He couldn't come to me man
to man and say, `You have to play.' It was an option."
The NBA All-Star Game of 1989 was one
full of stars. It had MJ, it had Sir
Charles Barkley, the Mailman, the Human Highlight Film, Clyde the Glide, Zeke and even Kareem. The game did lack a certain Bird and Magic touch, but apart from that, what more could you ask for as an NBA fan? In the ...
The Portland Trail Blazers made a real statement
with their 101-86 victory over the New Orleans Hornets
at the Rose Garden last night. This was about proving that they belong as a playoff team -- one that will make some noise. In what was a tight game throughout, the Blazers refused to ...
Stephen Curry has been getting some unwanted attention
of late. Includes video interview via FIBA.
Fireside chat with Pete Marasmitch about Andrea Bargnani
and the Raptors, news from Downunder and some other
prime quality links.
Inspired by the great, unrelenting and indefatiguable work
of NESW Sports , here is a new series
entitled " Do You Remember...? " This series will bring up old videos which hark back to an era when basketball was still innocent in my head and hopefully yours. First up today...
Michael Jordan, An American Hero, Movie Trailer .
I totally forgot about this movie until I saw
it on Ye Ole Youtube. Michael Jace plays Michael Jordan in this 1999 flick . Was it straight to VHS? I think so, but I do not want to say so. This movie was done before the Wizards stuff, and do not ...
Greg Oden's home debut for the Blazers was
a success. 116-74 was the final result, but the
game was over not long into the first quarter. The home crowd loved having their prized centre in the Rose Garden finally and the game turned into one big party, with the Chicago Bulls the ugly girl sitting in
Some with captions, some you can make up
yourself!
That Earvin "Magic" Johnson sure does pop up
in the strangest places. Now promoting Cisco, his two
new books and advising former NBA players on how to succeed after basketball.
Rome wasn't built in a day, nor were
the Cavs. Unless you're as old as Dikembe Mutombo
this is a great resource for seeing what Ancient Rome looked like in 3D!
Baron Davis has become the latest NBA player
to make the move overseas. No, he is not
following Josh Childress to the delights of souvlaki and a long hot Summer -- he won't be leaving the Clippers any time soon. Instead, Davis is the newest signing by growing shoe giant Li-Ning.
Surprise, surprise... it appears that there are problems
already in Clipperville. Baron Davis' arrival with the Los
Angeles Clippers was already a controversial affair, as he arrived seemingly to join friend Elton Brand, who then fled to the Philadelphia 76ers. Now after only two weeks of ...
Greg Oden is back for the Blazers and
thankfully this time, the pressure is off the big
man. Coming off the bench versus the Miami Heat, Oden played only 16 minutes, allowing him to re-acclimatise himself with competitive basketball without the anxiety that came with his initial game ...
Brandon Jennings gives his impressions of life in
Italy, as he has had a taste of life
in Roma. He tells us that he models his game after Kenny Anderson and that he is close friends with Marcus Williams and Tyson Chandler, who both give him advice on what he should do when he reaches the NBA. ...
LeBron. Obama. Video. Do you need any more
reasons to watch this?
Mike Fratello explains the Pistons’ Jordan Rules, Video
. This video is awesome because it is vintage
and reminds you just how good MJ was. Fratello explains the Jordan rules and Jordan displays how he broke the rules . He was good from the left, and from the right. He was good inside, ...
Eco-friendly shoes by Nike.
As we enjoy watching Yao Ming's Houston Rockets
take on Kevin Garnett's Boston Celtics, let's not forget
the style and grace of a matchup of these teams from a past era. Here we have Hakeem "the Dream" Olajuwon taking on Kevin McHale in Game 6 of the 1986 NBA Finals. Classic action.







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Nathan Jawai : fit and ready to be a Raptor