The 10-man rotation, starring the story behind Gil's surgery
Ball Don't Lie —
... all 300-plus pounds of Shaq. He's a human ant! 7th: Pickaxe and Roll. Crystall ball question: Will the Denver Nuggets make the 2009 NBA Playoffs? 8th: Washington Wizards Blog. A little Q & A session with the Wizards "veteran" Nick Young. 9th: The Sporting Blog. Shoals lists five "pseudo-stars" that he thinks might take a step back this year. 10th: TrueHoop. Abbott with some sound knowledge for Michael Beasley: "At 19, youth, ...
Michael Beasley Is A Young Man In Need Of A Crazy Joe Clark-Like Figure [NBA]
Deadspin —
... all out. All those worries, the agent selection, the marketing deals, the money management, the things your family needs from you, the trouble with the league ... it all takes time and energy. Miami Heat president Pat Riley backed Beasley and praised him for (eventually) coming forward and admitting it, but only after he took his number one pick to the top of the American Airlines Arena and scared him straight:"You smoke weed, doncha! Go ahead. Jump!" The Good Ship Michael Beasley, Adrift [True Hoop]
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ESPN: We Didn't Cover for Michael Beasley
FanHouse —
... of the news remains a top NBA ESPN headline, and Henry Abbott has written a lengthy post on the matter. (I'm not aware of what flavor of TV coverage the story received Thursday evening and Friday morning.) But Broussard clearly had something two weeks ago when he mentioned Beasley's name, and Abbott confirms this by noting all the rumors he has heard over the weeks from NBA sources. ...
