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Report: Mike D'Antoni Likely to Skip Next Season - SLAM Online
... taking his speedball offense to Orlando if Stan Van Gundy is fired, a person close to the former Knicks coach said he is just as likely to spend next season at home in New York 'for personal reasons' as his son finishes high school in Westchester.
NBA Fined Kobe, Rondo and Pierce for Missed Charity Appearances - SLAM Online
Reports USA Today: “The NBA fined the Los Angeles Lakers guard $40000 for missing a news conference and a mandated charity appearance for NBA Cares during All-Star weekend in Orlando, according to a league official who requested anonymity because he ...
Reports: Derrick Rose Wants Pau Gasol in Chicago - SLAM Online
From Marca and Sheridan Hoops: “Derrick Rose has let it be known to Bulls management that we wants to play with Pau Gasol if Chicago is able to swing a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers for the veteran power forward from Spain, a source said.
Magic Johnson, Mark Cuban Submitted Bids to Buy the LA Dodgers - SLAM Online
Mark Cuban and Magic Johnson were two of the parties who placed bids to buy the iconic baseball franchise, reports the LA Times: “The Dodgers received 'more than 10′ opening bids for the team by Monday's deadline, according to a person familiar with ...
Dallas Mavericks to Sign Sean Williams - SLAM Online
After losing Tyson Chandler and with no true center behind Brendan Haywood, the Mavericks are in the market for big bodies, and sources close to the situation say Dallas will sign former Nets forward Sean Williams. From ESPN: “After securing his ...
Source: Delonte West Agrees to Deal with Mavericks - SLAM Online
Guard Delonte West has agreed to a one-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks, sources close to the 28-year-old say. West, a talented guard known best for his off-court personality, also had spoken with the Boston Celtics and ...
Magic Front Office Confused About Dwight Howard's Permission to Seek Trade - SLAM Online
'No team would think of acquiring a star of Dwight's magnitude without talking to him first,' the agent said, who asked to remain anonymous. Sources said New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul had such conversations with both the Lakers and Clippers, ...
Report: Amar'e Stoudemire Interested in Opening a Hebrew School - SLAM Online
A source close to the New York Knick tells us the power forward is interested in opening a Hebrew school, which would focus on teaching the language and Jewish history. The insider says the idea appears to be on the back burner for the time being but ...
Samuel Dalembert Wants to Play for the Miami Heat - SLAM Online
No one has even stepped forward saying that they had an anonymous source on this (!) but everybody ran with it. I don't want Baron Davis jacking 25 footers for Miami, no thanks. Miami needs a center, that's the priority. Nene, Dalembert, Kwame Brown. ...
Report: David Stern Told ESPN and TNT That 82-Game Season Still Possible - SLAM Online
Yet on Friday, people on both sides of the divide, speaking off the record, predicted there would be a phone call or two over the weekend and probably another meeting next week. That has been the pattern all month: every dramatic breakdown followed by ...
Report: NBA, Players Union to Meet Again - SLAM Online
... but this report from ESPN's Chris Broussard sounds like both sides may be finally getting serious: “Officials from the NBA and the players' union will meet again Wednesday in New York City, according to sources close to the situation. ...
Top 20: Lauren Jackson, no. 3 - SLAM Online
I had given one of my writing brethren (who asked to remain anonymous) the Top 20 list that same month (just a couple weeks before No. 20 went live) to get his honest opinion of the rankings. He writes about the NBA for a national publication but has ...
Sneakers for a Dream - SLAM Online
But on occasion, I get to interact with a person close to my age from Job B. I'm by no means old but I'm slightly out of the young category also. ...