Gilbert Arenas is back in the NBA, officially signing Tuesday with the Memphis Grizzlies. Released under the amnesty clause in December – and still due more than $60 million from the Orlando Magic – Arenas worked out for the Grizzlies on Monday. The Memphis Commercial-Appeal reported that Arenas appeared slender and shot the ball well during the workout. The Grizzlies could use Arenas’ shooting ability as they are next to last in the NBA with 3.8 3-pointers per game. Arenas also can
Infamous "Pull my finger" Sports Illustrated cover
Another big man is on the market, although he isn’t all that good. Ryan Hollins was waived today by the cleveland Cavaliers, who apparently saw enough good things out of rookie Tristan Thompson in his two starts at center to deem the 7-foot Hollins expendable. Hollins is the second player waived by the Cavs in the past few days. They also released shooter Jason Kapono, who was acquired from the Los Angles Lakers in the Ramon Sessions deal. Players now dangling on the
March Madness resumes Thursday and Friday with a Sweet 16 that features all four No. 1 seeds, four teams from Ohio (representing four different conferences), four from the Big East and four from the Big 10. The remaining teams are led by a Who’s Who of big-time college coaches, including Kentucky’s John Calipari, Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim, Louisville’s Rick Pitino, North Carolina’s Roy Williams, Michigan State’s Tom Izzo, Kansas’s Bill Self and Florida’s Billy Donovan. Calipari is the only man on that list not to have
Rookie Tristan Thompson had his best game as a pro with 27 points and 12 boards in 37+ minutes and solidified his new role as the undersized C for the Cavaliers. Kyrie Irving added 26 in his return to Jersey, where he was a high school legend just two years ago. Deron Williams scored 28 for the Nets and Gerald Williams exploded for 27, plus 12 REB, in an entertaining (if meaningless) contest. Deep leaguer alert: Donald Sloan, formerly of
It was Chris Mullin’s jersey retirement night in Oracle Arena. A long time coming for the Warriors legend that wore No. 17, it should have been a joyous time for him, his family, the organization and the fans. And then owner Joe Lacob stepped in and all hell broke loose. After hearing rousing cheers from the fans for Mullin’s speech during halftime of the Warriors game, Lacob grabbed the mic to conclude the night when suddenly, the fans started to boo him. Loudly and
Thaddeus Young had now scored 20+ points on six different occasions this year. Rajon Rondo had 10 points, 13 assists, and 6 steals in the Celtics win over the Hawks. Their were no 3-pointers made in the first quarter of the Cavs-Nets game. 49 fouls were called in the Nets game, and neither team was happy about the officiating. The Cavaliers out-rebounded New Jersey 55-37 and outscored them 66-40 in the paint. Rookie Tristan Thompson scored 27 points and had 12 rebounds in their win
