Archives for July 2012

Griffin experiencing knee soreness, could miss Olympics

July 12, 2012 by Chris Sheridan

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Tweet of the Day: Iman Shumpert

July 12, 2012 by James Park

Prayers out to big Blake. Hope ain't nun serious wit that knew #USA

July 12, 2012 1:50 pm via Twitter for iPhone ReplyRetweetFavorite

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Iman Shumpert

Tweet of the Day goes to Iman Shumpert, who sent out a prayer of hope to Blake Griffin. Though he seemed just fine during his comedy skit with Kevin Love on the ESPYS, news came today that Griffin’s left knee – the same knee he injured in the playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies – was twisted during Wednesday’s scrimmage and swelled up on Thursday. He will need an MRI to determine the severity of the injury, and Anthony Davis is

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Sheridan: What happens next with Dwight Howard?

July 12, 2012 by Chris Sheridan

The Orlando Magic want Dwight Howard to reconsider if he’d like to play for them next season. But Howard’s mind has been made up for a long time — and he wants out of central Florida. So what happens next? Presumably, Howard will come up with a second list of teams that he would be amenable to playing for long-term. It has long been known that the Mavericks, Lakers and Clippers were on Howard’s B-list. But the Mavericks would rather wait a year

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SH Blog: Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan laugh at Kobe Bryant’s opinion

July 12, 2012 by James Park

Kobe Bryant got bold yesterday during an interview, stating that the current USA Team would edge out the 1992 Dream Team, widely known as the greatest team ever assembled. You can’t blame Bryant for sticking up for his team, but even he sounded rather skeptical of what was coming out of his own mouth. Bryant’s statement received notable attention from Charles Barkley, who went on The Mike Missanelli Show on 97.5 The Fanatic in Philadelphia to discuss how wrong Bryant was: I just started

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SH Blog: LeBron James, Miami Heat and Jeremy Lin winners at ESPYS 2012

July 12, 2012 by James Park

The ESPY Awards are rewarded to athletes by fan vote through polls, and the fans appear to be done with the LeBron James hate based on the results of the winners on Wednesday night, rewarding James with three different trophies – male athlete of the year, best championship performance and best NBA player. Though he wasn’t available at the ceremony due to his obligations to Team USA, he did make an appearance through video to make an acceptance speech. His team,

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Tweet of the Night: Chris Kaman

July 12, 2012 by James Park

Big news for everyone coming shortly….. — Chris Kaman (@ChrisKaman) July 11, 2012 Part of the big news is that I found this dead rodent in my gym this morning!!!I think it’s a muskrat?! twitpic.com/a6jfqb — Chris Kaman (@ChrisKaman) July 11, 2012 Partnering up with @swish41 and heading to the Mavs…….. — Chris Kaman (@ChrisKaman) July 11, 2012 After sharing the type of photo that only Chris Kaman would share and call it a part of his “big news”, the center announced that he would

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SH Blog: Dwight Howard to Nets falls through, players officially sign

July 11, 2012 by James Park

The Dwight Howard saga finally came to an end on Wednesday, at least for the Brooklyn Nets. After much anticipation of a possible trade between the Orlando Magic and the Nets, talks completely broke down and the one team that Howard desired is the only team that now appears to have no shot at acquiring the prized center. See how it broke down, along with a lot of official free agent signings in today’s news: Chris Sheridan explains the only way

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Hubbard: Team USA players opposed to 23-and-under rule for Olympics

July 11, 2012 by Jan Hubbard

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