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Charlotte Bobcats GM waived his son
Christmas is going to be more than a tad awkward at the Higgins residence this year. Bobcats president of basketball operations Rod Higgins cut his own kid, Cory, so that Charlotte could attain more size. “When you make a decision like that to sign your son, you know a day like this could always happen,”…
Read MoreJeff Adrien called up from D-League to Bobcats
NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2012 – The Charlotte Bobcats today signed forward Jeff Adrien for the fourth GATORADE Call-Up of the 2012-13 NBA Development League season. Adrien joins more than 100 players with NBA D-League experience currently on NBA rosters. Adrien (6-7, 245, Connecticut) has appeared in 5 games for the Vipers this season, averaging…
Read MoreNBA D-League Transaction Report
The following player has been waived due to season-ending injury: Jazwyn Cowan (AUS) The following player has been activated: Travis Hyman (TUL) The following player has been deactivated: Hassan Whiteside (SXF) D’Aundray Brown (CTN) Will Creekmore (TUL) Chris Daniels (SCW) The following NBA players have been assigned: Quincy Acy (BAK from TOR) Jon Leuer (CTN…
Read MoreEddy Curry signs with Zhejiang
NBA veteran Eddy Curry (211 cm) signed in China with Zhejiang Golden Bulls. Eddy Curry was the 4th pick overall straight out of High school in the NBA Draft of 2001. He played most of his NBA seasons for the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks. During the 2011/2012 season he made $ 11.530.592 with…
Read MoreNBA: T-Wolves Find Success with International Players
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The cold, snowy climate in Minnesota has always been considered a hindrance to the Timberwolves’ efforts to recruit top-flight free agents to join them. American players seem more enamored with the sun in Los Angeles, the sand in Miami, or the lights in New York. It turns out Russians feel right at…
Read MoreKobe Bryant: Youngest ever to reach 30,000
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kobe Bryant has become the youngest player in NBA history to eclipse 30,000 career points and only the fifth overall to hit that mark. Bryant entered the elite scoring club during the first half of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the New Orleans Hornets. He arrived in New Orleans 13 points…
Read MoreHornets to change nickname to Pelicans
The New Orleans Hornets are expected to become the Pelicans as early as the 2013-14 season. A change of the nickname has been expected since Tom Benson purchased the team. Benson owns the rights to the nickname Pelicans and has actively been pushing for that nickname for years. Louisiana is known as the Pelican State.…
Read MoreNBA D-League Transaction Report
The following players have been waived: Hassan Whiteside Eric Frederick Brian Cusworth The following players have been added: DaJuan Summers (MNE) Dominique Johnson (CTN) Antoine Wright (RNO) The following NBA players have been assigned: Perry Jones III (TUL from OKC) – 12/03 Kris Joseph (MNE from BOS) – 12/02 Nando de Colo (AUS from SAS)…
Read MoreJohnson, Hollins named NBA Coaches of the Month
The Brooklyn Nets’ Avery Johnson and the Memphis Grizzlies’ Lionel Hollins today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in October and November. Johnson led the Nets to an 11-4 (.733) mark in October and November, with the 11 wins tying for the most in the…
Read MoreNBA fines San Antonio Spurs $250,000
The NBA announced Friday that the San Antonio Spurs organization has been fined $250,000 for its decision to send four players home prior to the Spurs’ Nov. 29 game in Miami. The Spurs’ actions were in violation of a league policy, reviewed with the NBA Board of Governors in April 2010, against resting players in…
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