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Manu Ginobili limped through the playoffs and then proclaimed himself healthy enough to play in the Olympics for Argentina. He went down again in their game against Team USA and on Friday it was announced that he would undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair a ligament injury to his left ankle. An MRI conducted earlier this week confirmed that he had re-aggravated the injury that plagued ...
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Courtside View Workout day in Waltham for three new faces CelticsBlog Livingston a sensible target for Warriors Thunder-struck LOY's Place Rumors and free agent updates - Centers on the mend edition SI.com Central Division summer report card Hoopsworld The Euro effect on the 2009 draft Heart and Sole When bandwagonning goes wrong Lex Nihil Novi Ainge trial begins ...
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First there was the rumor that teams were talking to the 7'2" Iranian center, Hamed Haddadi. Then there was the word that the NBA sent a memo to teams saying that they were forbidden from talking with him. Next came the memo that said that teams were cleared to talk to Haddadi. Finally word is out that the Memphis Grizzlies have signed the Iranian center who led all players in the ...
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CelticsBlog Thrilled by the prospect of more Brown LOY's Place Rumors and free agent updates - Injuries and rookie signings edition Celtics 17 Still Miles to go Red's Army The mighty Atlantic FL's Take: The Atlantic has definitely come a long way from being the laughingstock of the league. The Raptors and Sixers are considerably improved and even the Nets and Knicks will be ...
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The Blazers got more bad news as they learned that their point guard Monta Ellis will be out at least 3 months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn deltoid ligament in his left ankle. Ellis injured his ankle last Thursday playing pick-up ball in his native Mississippi and had the surgery on Wednesday. The Warriors have had a rough start to the off season, losing Baron Davis to the ...
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Herald Celtics sign top pick J.R. Giddens CelticsBlog 10 Things About the Coming Season Amazed By the Ongoing Jax Story Tremendous Upside Potential FL's Take: The Celtics young players do have a lot of potential, but then again, so did Gerald Green. Hopefully these guys can realize it. I see Patrick O'Bryant breaking out as a Celtic and I think our 2 draft picks are going to ...
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We start todays update with some very sad
news. Former Portland Trailblazer Kevin Duckworth,44, has passed away.
Duckworth was in Lincoln City to host a free basketball clinic for kids and was found unresponsive in his room. Duckworth was a ...
The Celtics announced today that they have officially signed first-round draft pick J.R. Giddens. Signing first-round picks is typically a simple process, but it took awhile for the Celtics to reach an agreement with their first round pick. Giddens drew considerable interest from professional teams in Europe and with the high number of NBA players taking their games overseas this ...
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Celtics.com Celtics recruiting for Green Team CelticsBlog Runnin' fives: New Orleans Hornets Bench question marks ESPN Redeem Team proves worthy of Dream Team comparison Prosecutor seeks information on Donaghy investigation FL's Take: This guy just won't go away. Personally, I was hoping the FBI would investigate the allegations he made that orders came from the top to ...
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With the free agent pool thinning out, teams are starting to look to trades to fill needs. The Rockets and Suns traded guards on Monday. The Rockets have acquired guard D.J. Strawberry from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for guard Sean Singletary. Strawberry averaged 2.2 points, 0.9 assists and 8.2 minutes in 33 games as a rookie with the Suns in 2007-08. Singletary averaged 19.8 points ...
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Globe Redemption as good as gold FL's Take: Lost in all the hoopla about the "Redeem Team" has been the quiet domination by the American women's basketball team. They haven't lost a game in 4 Olympics and have won their 4th consecutive gold medal. I guess you have to be bad and then come back and win to get any attention. Kudos to Lisa Leslie and the WNBA players who have been ...
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Well, the Olympics are over. The Redeem Team
redeemed themselves and brought home the gold medal, proving
once again that USA Basketball is at the top of the basketball world. The final game against Spain had some anxious moments as the game was ...
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As I watched the Olympics, it seemed as
though athletes in just about every sport were seen
sporting that wide tape on shoulders, arms, legs, knees, etc. First, we saw gold medal winner in beach volleyball, Kerri Walsh, sporting it on her ...
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The conspiracy theories are coming out in force
with the Celtics' signing of Darius Miles. Before signing
with the Celtics, Miles worked out with the Nets, Celtics, Suns and Mavericks and reports out of the workouts were very positive. In the ...
Herald Celtics ink Darius Miles, Bill Walker Celtics sign Darius Miles Globe Miles's hiatus ends as Celtics sign him Celtics sign Bill Walker MetroWest Daily United States 101, Argentina 81: One more to go Celtics.com Celtics Sign Darius Miles Celtics Sign Forward Bill Walker CelticsBlog Looking toward the future in Phoenix LOY's Place Rumors and free agent updates - ...
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The Celtics were busy on Friday, first with
the news that they had signed Darius Miles and
then Bill Walker. This gives the Celtics 15 players under contract, the maximum number allowed. So, the roster is complete. There will be some pretty good ...
Danny was busy today, first signing Darius Miles to a non-guaranteed contract and now we get word that Danny also signed second round pick Bill Walker. From the Globe: The Celtics announced today that they have signed 2008 second round draft pick Bill Walker. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Walker, a 6-foot-6-inch, 220-pound forward from Kansas State, was taken with the 47th pick ...
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The Celtics announced today that they have signed
6'9" free agent forward Darius Miles to a non-guaranteed
contract. He was originally drafted with the third overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. After 2 years with the ...
Globe Big win is this team's dream FL's Take: As I write this, the game is about to start and the winner will face Spain who just beat Lithuania. Queen Mother FL's Take: I love Lisa Leslie. She is my favorite player. She has been one of the classiest players in basketball for her entire career and has accomplished a staggering legacy as a player and ambassador for the game. ...
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