Checking In With Etan Thomas

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BLINKing the Night Away
Published 1/18/2008 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog
... first time their top 12 players are healthy for the same game this season. A TrueHoop interview that reveals everything you ever wanted to know about the triangle offense . Henry also passes along this link about Joakim Noah 's intensity. David Berri claims Gilbert Arenas should be even more impressed with Caron Butler than he already is . Dave Zirin (whose Edge of Sports column is a weekly must-read) checks in with a recovering Etan Thomas . Nice profile of D-League coach Joe Wolf , who might be in ...

Etan Speaks
Published 1/18/2008 by washingtonpost.com Sports Editor at D.C. Sports Bog
Etan Speaks Dan asked that we put this up for him today -- Etan Thomas talks to Dave Zirin of SlamOnline about his recovery from open heart surgery. Among the highlights, he talks about how soon he could return to the Wizards: I anticipate being fully cleared to practice shortly. I know people usually want definite dates and bottom lines, but everything has to be taken in steps. Now, after I workout with the team for however long the doctors feel is sufficient, then they will re-evaluate me again, running me through every series of tests that they can possibly think of, and ...

Etan Thomas' Heart Has Plenty of Fight
Published 1/18/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
Filed under: Wizards, NBA Media Watch, Washington, DCDave Zirin gives us an update on Etan Thomas by way of Q&A at SLAMonline (via The Bog). Short story: A few months after open heart surgery, Etan has been working out in Florida and feels good. No timetable for his return yet, but it looks like it will happen before the season ends. More interest-piquing from a blog point-of-view: Etan's battle with the Washington Post's Ivan Carter isn't over. If you'll remember, Thomas had beef with Carter ...

Open thread: Regular season game 38
Published 1/18/2008 by Pradamaster <info@bulletsforever.com> at Bullets Forever
... Once again, here's Dave Zirin's interview with Etan Thomas.  He's also not a fan of Ivan Carter and levies pretty ridiculous accusations against him. ...

Live Game 38 Blog: Washington Wizards vs. New York Knicks
Published 1/19/2008 by Truth About It at truthaboutit.net
... First of all.....Etan Thomas really hasn't been cleared to practice, not yet. Slam Mag catches up with Etan. Godspeed. ...

Blogdome Gets Sexy [Daaaaamn, I'm Shameless]
Published 1/19/2008 by Unsilent Majority at Deadspin
... • Dave Zirin sits down with Etan Thomas to talk basketball, life, and heart surgery. Come back Etan, we miss you in Chinatown. Brendan smells. [SLAM Online] ...

Etan Speaks to the Media
Published 1/21/2008 by Dan Steinberg at D.C. Sports Bog
Etan Speaks to the Media Etan Thomas pre-empted his media availability this morning by speaking to Dave Zirin in SLAM Online and then ...

SLAM interviewt Etan Thomas
Published 1/24/2008 by Paul Niemeyer at nba-blog
... Gilbert Arenas' verliert, schreiben viele Leute die Saison ab. Unsere Spieler aber haben das Gegenteil bewiesen. Hast du die beiden Spiele gegen die Celtics gesehen? Es macht Spaß, ihnen zuzusehen. Sie spielen alle zusammen, jeder ist involviert, sie helfen sich gegenseitig in der Defensive, sie treten als Einheit auf, treiben sich gegenseitig nach vorn, auch indem sie sich kritisieren - das alles sind Aspekte, die Head Coach Eddie Jordan hier installiert hat. [...] [Quelle: SLAM Online]