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| 03/09/2010 |
15:49 - Rodney Stuckey Attends Pistons Practice Rodney Stuckey Attends Pistons PracticePistons guard Rodney Stuckey was at practice Tuesday, though he did not participate, The Detroit News reported.
Stuckey collapsed Friday in the third quarter against Cleveland. Stuckey said tests have been done on his heart and his blood, and everything has come back negative.
"I'm good, everything is good," said Stuckey. "They ran a lot of tests on me and everything came back good. I'm just taking it day by day."
Stuckey is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Jazz. |
08:35 - Spurs G Parker won't need surgery Spurs G Parker won't need surgerySpurs guard Tony Parker won't need surgery on his broken right hand, meaning he may be able to return for the playoffs. He is expected to miss about six weeks.
"Everything is by degrees. That would be worse if he needed surgery, so I guess it makes me feel better," Spurs coach Greg Popovich said. "They told us they thought it'd be six weeks before he could do anything, so it's probably four to eight weeks." |
| 03/08/2010 |
12:45 - Iverson Reportedly Has Gambling Problem, Too Iverson Reportedly Has Gambling Problem, TooDays after reporting that Sixers guard Allen Iverson has an alcohol problem, the Philadelphia Inquirer's Stephen A. Smith says in a column Monday that the player also has gambling issues.
Smith writes, If numerous NBA sources are telling the truth?and there's no reason to believe they'd do otherwise in a situation of this magnitude?Iverson will either drink himself into oblivion or gamble his life away.
The column is a plea for Iverson's confidantes to stand up and be counted, to provide some semblance of tough love?by any means necessary. Smith says the alcohol and gambling have put Iverson's once-promising career in tatters. He adds that Iverson has been banished from casinos in Detroit and Atlantic City, N.J. |
| 03/07/2010 |
08:12 - Jennings Scores 25, Bucks Top LeBron-Less Cavs Jennings Scores 25, Bucks Top LeBron-Less CavsThe sellout crowd expected to see LeBron James. Instead, rookie Brandon Jennings, sporting a new dyed red mohawk that makes him look a little like a rooster, did all the strutting.
The 20-year-old point guard scored 25 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat Cleveland 92-85 on Saturday night, with James reduced to a spectator on the bench and limping noticeably when he walked from it.
Right now, I'm playing for something bigger, Jennings said. Main thing is get to playoffs, having the city start believing in us and keep going on from there. |
| 03/06/2010 |
09:52 - Pistons: Stuckey Is Doing Well After Collapse Pistons: Stuckey Is Doing Well After CollapseDetroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey seems to be OK after collapsing on the bench Friday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
He's doing well, Pistons strength and conditioning coach Arnie Kander told The Associated Press on Saturday morning. All the tests have come back negative.
Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey is carried out on a stretcher in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Friday, March 5, 2010, in Cleveland. Stuckey collapsed into a trainer's arms on the bench Friday night during a game against the Cavaliers.
Stuckey spent the night at the Cleveland Clinic for observation while cardiologists check him out. He might get cleared to return to Detroit later Saturday.
Stuckey was conscious and breathing on his own as he was taken to the hospital after collapsing into Kander's arms on the bench during the third quarter. |
| 03/05/2010 |
13:54 - Allen Iverson Has a Drinking Problem Allen Iverson Has a Drinking ProblemStephen A. Smith and Bill Ordine of The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote a piece today detailing Allen Iverson's failed marriage, and it's full of all sorts of juicy bits of intrigue.
According to several NBA sources with knowledge of the situation, Iverson has been troubled by excessive drinking. If true, that's a major issue, and something that everyone should hope he can take care of soon. In terms of his legacy, though, the most interesting part of the article comes from Iverson?s former coach Larry Brown. With his basketball career likely over, it's clear that Iverson needs to take care of his personal life, and we all wish him luck. |
09:32 - Michael Finley Signs With Boston Celtics Michael Finley Signs With Boston CelticsThe veteran swingman asked for and was granted his release from the San Antonio Spurs earlier this week. He will earn a prorated portion of the veteran's minimum of $1.1 million.
Celtics coach Doc Rivers said after practice in Philadelphia on Friday that he expects Finley to join the team in Boston on Saturday and debut the next day against the Washington Wizards.
Finley sprained his left ankle early this season and appeared in just 25 games for San Antonio. He had fallen out of the Spurs? rotation, prompting him to request to be waived. |
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