11/09/2008 | 12:21 AM
MANILA, Philippines - What depleted lineup?
Harbour Centre’s quest for a sixth straight championship went into full gear after the Batang Pier dismantled the Pharex Generix 83-66 on the opening day of the Philippine Basketball League PG Flex Linoleum Cup Saturday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.
The Batang […]
Thumb injury to sideline Bulls’ Hinrich up to three months
Posted Nov 8 2008 9:41PM
Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich could miss some three months with a torn ligament in his right thumb, the National Basketball Association team said Saturday.
Hinrich departed Friday’s 100-83 victory over the Phoenix Suns in the third quarter and had an MRI exam […]
Spurs’ Parker out 2-4 weeks with sprained ankle
Posted Nov 8 2008 4:06PM
Before his injury, Tony Parker was leading the league in scoring at 33.3 points a game.
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker will miss two to four weeks with a sprained left ankle he suffered in the Spurs’ […]
Josh Smith out 2-4 weeks with ankle injury
By SEKOU SMITH
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Friday, November 07, 2008
The Hawks lost starting power forward Josh Smith with a sprained left ankle with 56.1 seconds to play in the first quarter of Friday’s game against Toronto at Philips Arena.
Smith is expected to be out two to four weeks with a […]
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Mixed results for Billups, Iverson; Sloan hits milestone
By NBA.com staff reports
Posted Nov 8 2008 11:07AM
It was a return home for Chauncey Billups and a trip back East for Allen Iverson, but only one player ended his night with a win. And out in Utah, the […]
Jordan says he’d like to be Bobcats’ majority owner
Posted Nov 8 2008 1:58PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte Bobcats part-owner Michael Jordan wants the team all to himself.
Jordan told The Charlotte Observer on Friday that he would be interested in taking control of the Bobcats from majority owner Bob Johnson if and when he […]
Suns give Shaq a rest against Bulls
Posted Nov 7 2008 9:34PM
CHICAGO (AP) — Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O’Neal got the night off against the Chicago Bulls on Friday night, part of a plan to rest him periodically throughout the season.
“The thought process, in some of our back-to-backs is try to give him some kind […]
Posted Nov 7 2008 8:30PM
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Michael Redd missed his second straight game with a sprained right ankle when the Milwaukee Bucks faced the Boston Celtics on Friday night.
He was replaced in the lineup by Charlie Bell, who made his second start of the season. Redd is day to day.
Redd, averaging a team-best 21.3 […]
Posted Nov 7 2008 7:56PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Unable to make a comeback on the court, Allan Houston was given a front office position with the New York Knicks on Friday, hired as the assistant to the president for basketball operations.
Houston, the fourth-leading scorer in franchise history, was waived during preseason last month to end […]
Warriors fire assistant GM, promote Larry Riley
Posted Nov 7 2008 4:46PM
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors fired assistant general manager Pete D’Alessandro on Friday and replaced him with assistant coach Larry Riley in another sign of big trouble for Chris Mullin, the club’s top basketball executive.
In Mullin’s first five years of running […]