csprtContainer(); Kobe Bryant is at odds with the Lakers over a Pau Gasol trade, Deron Williams dominated Jeremy Lin, & the Spurs won again. CineSport’s Noah Coslov & Chris Sheridan of SheridanHoops.com discuss.
Pau Gasol is staying right where he has been all season — on the trading block. Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak made that clear Monday night in the wake of my report that Derrick Rose let it be known to Bulls management that he would welcome a trade that would bring Gasol to Chicago — a deal that would likely include Carlos Boozer and another player being sent from the Bulls to the Lakers. “As a former player, I understand
An arena grows in Brooklyn, as you can see in the photo below. The Nets released it this morning, announcing that construction is on schedule and the Barclays Center is scheduled to open Sept. 28. Of course, there is no word yet on whether Dwight Howard and Deron Williams will be playing together in Brooklyn next season. The Nets remain the prohibitive favorites to land both, unless the Dallas Mavericks can trade away Shawn Marion’s two remaining years for an expiring
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 close to Rose told SheridanHoops.com on Sunday. The Spanish news outlet Marca was the first to report Sunday that Rose has given his blessing for the Bulls to go after Gasol with a package that would be centered around Carlos Boozer
NEW YORK — Maybe one day they’ll rename it the Weekly LeBron James Award. James was named the NBA’s Player of the Week for the 35th time in his career and the fourth time this season. (He got it five times last season, his first in Miami). James and Kevin Durant were this week’s recipients of the award, which goes to one player from each conference for games played Mon., Feb. 13, through Sun., Feb. 19. James led Miami to a 4-0 week, averaging
SAN ANTONIO — If the Spurs are going to maintain their incredible winning streak, they’ll have to do so without two of their top reserves. Manu Ginobili was examined by team physician Dr. David Schmidt today in San Antonio. An MRI confirmed that Ginobili suffered a left internal oblique strain. The injury occurred during the second half of the Spurs-Clippers game on Saturday. Ginobili will remain in San Antonio for the remainder of the Spurs’ nine-game road trip. He is expected to be
NEW YORK — See ya after the All-Star break, Rajon. The NBA suspended Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics for two games Monday for throwing a ball at a referee and striking him in the chest. NBA VP of violence Stu Jackson announced the suspension, which will be served tonight when the Celtics play a home game against Dallas and Wednesday when they visit Oklahoma City. The incident occurred with 3 minutes remaining in the third quarter of the Celtics’ 96-81 loss to
You aren’t getting a long intro from me this week. I am on a long intro strike after Heisler said he was going to be the short-intro guy but instead has morphed into the long-intro guy in his Wednesday power rankings. Perhaps I’ll readjust after seeing what Mark does this coming Wednesday. So here they are: RANK TEAM THE RUNDOWN LAST 1 HEAT (24-7) LAST WEEK: 4-0 THIS WEEK: 3 games KEY GAME: SUN vs ORL Lately, it has been like watching Mike Tyson back in the glory days of his early boxing career: How quickly will