providencedailydose.com - 2/16/2008
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"No other event in the American sporting scene quite captures the essence of sports like the NBA All-Star game. Where else could you find flashy rich white dudes from New Jersey bobbing their heads to Mary J. Blige?"
NBA, corporations put community efforts in spotlight in New Orleans
nowpublic.com 2/16/2008 — Today's Day of Service, the centerpiece of the NBA's work in the area, will include more than 2,500 people affiliated with the All-Star festivities working at one of 10 project sites. It is a single-day event with a magnitude that the NBA said is unprecedented.
NBA All-Star Weekend: NOLA Needs the NBA and the NBA Needs NOLA
dwil.wordpress.com 2/16/2008 — ". . . unlike the Saints, the Hornets do not fill their arena. They are 29th out of the 30 NBA teams in attendance, averaging 12,645 fans per game. And according to some, that figure is generous. Because of this blatant lack of support the team, NBA commissioner David Stern’s decision to reward an NBA city, any city, especially New Orleans, with an All-Star game is a controversial choice."
N.O. isn't only struggling NBA market
nola.com 2/16/2008 — Defending one's own: "Although the Hornets have struggled to fill the New Orleans Arena in their first full season back from a two-year Hurricane Katrina-forced exile to Oklahoma City, they aren't the only NBA team with attendance issues."
Top Stories - Sources: Kings close to trading Bibby to Hawks - sacbee.com
sacbee.com 2/16/2008 — The Kings have reached an agreement in principle to send veteran guard Mike Bibby to the Atlanta Hawks for guards Anthony Johnson and Tyronn Lue and forwards Lorenzen Wright and Shelden Williams, sources told The Bee on Saturday.
The deal is contingent upon league approval that could come as early as today. According to sources who did not want to be identified because of ongoing trade ...
WGSO NEWSLETTER FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2008
wgso.com 2/16/2008 — Not so much an NBA story but I love the idea of NBA stars and Chinese spies together in New Orleans:
"Michael Green and Ken Trahan landed former NBA and ABA All-Star Bobby Jones . . .Terry Easley had exclusive features with neighbors of the alleged Chinese spies in New Orleans . . ."
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