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Osama Bin Laden’s translator demands LeBron apology

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The LeBron James haters include Osama Bin Laden’s translator. Seriously. Carlos Warner of Akron, Ohio, is a lawyer representing Muhammed Rahim, an Afghan who translated for deceased former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Rahim, who is imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, sent a letter to the Washington Post detailing his client’s complaints about his confinement. He also took a shot at James. “Dear Mr. Warner!” he wrote in a declassified letter. “Lebron James is very bad man. He should apologize to the city of Cleveland.” Warner, speaking to

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Hamilton: Nets and Knicks Are Evenly Matched

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NEW YORK — Since Mikhail Prokhorov and Jay-Z became the faces of the Brooklyn Nets, the objectives of their mission have been made abundantly clear: Become relevant, move to Brooklyn, be better than the Knicks, steal the market. General manager Billy King made the deals and Prokhorov wrote the checks. The Nets embarked on an unprecedented spending spree this past summer and not only retained Deron Williams, but also surround him with some capable talent. Clearly, they are relevant. And yes, they are

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Tweet of the Night: Roy Hibbert

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http://t.co/42xNtEMS. To tall for my own good. Learned this combo today. Took a couple times to get it down. Quick hands. Don't mess with me
August 16, 2012 8:03 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite
@Hoya2aPacer
Roy Hibbert
Tweet of the Night goes to Roy Hibbert, who shared a video of what he learned in his Mixed Martial Arts training session on Thursday. Clearly, he is a center you do not want to mess with. Hibbert improved his game all around last season, though it may be hard to tell by looking at just the statistics alone. With the acquisition of David West, the improved game of Paul George and leading scorer Danny Granger on the team, opportunities

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SH Blog: Jrue Holiday and Evan Turner to play key roles for 76ers, Stoudemire’s post game improved

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The Philadelphia 76ers had an impressive party of sorts on Wednesday for Andrew Bynum’s press conference, thanks to all the devoted fans (see the video below) that showed great love for their newly acquired center. Bynum will surely look to make a notable impact on the team, but the Sixers have other players of significance that will have to mature into greater roles if they wish to play at a high level as a team. See who some of those

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Tweet of the Day: Derrick Rose

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Hard work isn't enough. You got to believe. #theReturn
August 16, 2012 2:07 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite
@drose
Derrick Rose
Tweet of the Day goes to Derrick Rose, who recently opened up a twitter account and looks to be active in sharing his thoughts with the world. On Thursday, he had some words of inspiration to share with his followers. Rose recently opened up about the devastating knee injury he suffered in the first round of the playoffs against the 76ers last season. Here is a direct quote on just how heartbreaking the news of the injury was for him:

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Heisler: L.A. Story: Meet the new boss, same as the old boss

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Having trumped up, er, written more intracity rivalry stories than I care to remember, there are three things I know. 1. They’re really no big deal. So what if the Clippers don’t like the Lakers, who don’t deign to notice the Clippers? The Clips don’t dislike the Lakes any more than the Suns or Warriors do, to say nothing of the Celtics. This isn’t high school. It’s not even USC-UCLA. This is the NBA, where only the Clips would remember if they swept the Lakers,

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NBA Preseason Schedule Released

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NEW YORK — The NBA today released its 2012 preseason schedule, which tips off Friday, Oct. 5, in Istanbul when the Boston Celtics take on Turkish basketball powerhouse Fenerbahce Ulker at Ulker Sports Arena. The preseason schedule features nine games played internationally, with single games in Barcelona, Berlin, Istanbul, and Milan. Following the game in Istanbul, the Celtics move on to Milan to play EA7 Emporio Armani Milano at Mediolanum Forum on Oct. 7. Dirk Nowitzki leads the Dallas Mavericks to Berlin where

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NBA Free Agency: Who Still Needs What?

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With the opening of training camps in late September, there is now more offseason behind us rather than in front of us. With six weeks to go, many teams are looking to fill the final spot or two on their rosters. And as we pointed out last week, there is not much to choose from. Although there has been talk about some of these teams possibly adding another player, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Golden State, Indiana, the Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis, New York, Oklahoma City

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