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Tweet of the Day: Pau Gasol

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Today @ is having surgery, I wish him good luck and a speedy recovery. We're all with you Ricky #StayPositive
March 21, 2012 12:04 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite
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Pau Gasol
My main reason for considering this the Tweet of the Day is my unconditional love for Ricky Rubio as a player. He’s incredibly young, he’s a unique spanish player, and he is one of the best young passing point guards I have seen in years; and I have an incredible amount of respect for point guards who see the court. Therefore, when he went down with the severe knee injury he suffered, I must say, it did not sit

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Blazers release Mehmet Okur to sign J.J. Hickson

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J.J. Hickson

Mehmet Okur will soon be on the open market as he was released Wednesday by the Portland Trail Blazers, who signed J.J. Hickson. Okur was acquired last week in the deal that sent Gerald Wallace to the New Jersey Nets. He never took the court for Portland. Okur can be claimed on waivers, but the claiming team must honor his contract. If he clears waivers, he becomes a free agent. A 7-footer with 3-point range who can rebound a little, Okur would be

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News, Notes, and Rumors From Around the NBA: March 21, 2012

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J.J. Hickson

Sam Amick: Source says Portland has been awarded forward JJ Hickson from waivers. Golden State misses out. Twitter David Aldridge: The Hornets, according to a source, have no plans at the moment to buy out Chris Kaman. Twitter Derek Fisher and the Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to terms on a rest-of-the-season contract that will be signed after Fisher clears waivers, according to sources close to the process.ESPN.com The Miami HEAT announced today that they have signed free agent center Ronny Turiaf. Per club policy, terms of the deal were

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Tonight’s best game: New York at Philadelphia

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The rollercoaster of a season continues for the New York Knicks. What seemed like a hopelessly lost season just a week ago has turned into a revitalizing one. Since the Mike Woodson era began, Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks (22-24) have displayed the type of defensive effort that was never present when Mike D’Antoni was still around, and the results have been astoundingly good. The Knicks take their renewed energy and a four-game winning streak into the Wells Fargo Center for a revenge game

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Ronny Turiaf joining the Miami Heat

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Ronny Turiaf was polite when he answered the telephone this afternoon. “It’s not a good time to talk. I’m taking my physical,” the 7-foot Frenchman told SheridanHoops.com. After being traded by the Washington Wizards and waived by the Denver Nuggets, Turiaf has signed with the Miami Heat to add some depth to their weakest position. Agent Mark Bartelstein said 10 teams had expressed interest in signing the veteran. Whether Turiaf can remain healthy enough to contribute remains an open question, but he will

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Bernucca: Celtics hope slow and steady wins the race

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The other day, I was stuck behind the Boston Celtics on the highway. I was in the left lane and I wanted to go considerably faster than the car in front of me, who was doing about 60. Against my better judgment, I got up on his tail and applied some pressure, but he refused to go any faster or move into the right lane. Somewhat annoyed, I drove right behind him for about a quarter-mile before a gap opened in the

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Diaw, Bobcats agree to contract buyout; Spurs interested?

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Boris Diaw is a free man — or at least he will be in two days. Diaw and the Charlotte Bobcats reached agreement Wednesday on a buyout of the remainder of his $9 million contract, and he was expected to be waived later today. It takes 48 hours to clear waivers, meaning Diaw could sign with a playoff contender as soon as Friday. Tony Parker is expected will lobby hard, according to Tim Griffin of the San Antonio Express-News, to add Diaw

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Heisler’s Wednesday Power Rankings

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So what was Dwight Howard thinking after the Magic scored 81 points in a loss in Miami, then 59 in one to the Bulls… in Orlando… without Derrick Rose… after his heart-warming decision to opt in? “I just tied myself to these guys for another season?” Actually, nobody knows what Howard is thinking, if he’s thinking or who’s doing his thinking, not that that’s anything new. To recapitulate: I never thought he was going anywhere before June and he didn’t. I didn’t think it would

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