The Lakers are back? If they made it to another Media Day, they made it back from the summer, anyway. Don’t laugh. Some seasons around here, that was an issue, like 2007-08, when Kobe Bryant, who had spent the summer demanding a trade, swore privately he wouldn’t report and didn’t say anything publicly until showing up that morning. So, as far as actual news from Monday goes, all these Lakers showed up! Of course, in today’s talk-show world, it’s important to foretell outcomes that
It’s tough to tell what to make of the news release that came out from the New Orleans Hornets this afternoon. Eric Gordon is experiencing soreness in the same knee had just had surgically repaired. “Gordon will have limited participation in training camp due to soreness in his right knee,” the statement reads. “Eric experienced soreness in his right knee while participating in voluntary workouts with the team at the end of the summer. Gordon underwent arthroscopic surgery last season on
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — The Knicks are so old that even Iman Shumpert has gone waaaaaay old school, sporting a flattop hairstyle that looks like it was an idea spawned by going through old videotapes of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Marcus Camby, Kurt Thomas and Jason Kidd were able to move about Monday without the aid of a walking cane or a wheelchair, but trainer Roger Hinds was not made available to the media to answer the question of how
All-Star Andrew Bynum, the centerpiece in the Philadelphia 76ers’ end of the Dwight Howard trade, will not take the court for three weeks as a precaution for his surgically repaired right knee. Last month, Bynum went to Germany to undergo a non-invasive strengthening procedure on his right knee known as Orthokine/Regenokine. The procedure – not performed in the United States – takes a person’s blood and spins it until it is rich in healing platelets. The blood is then re-injected into
Here are this morning’s top NBA news stories: “Phoenix Suns to stage battle for final roster spot,” by Paul Coro from the Arizona Republic “Rajon Rondo dismisses his former teammate, Ray Allen,” by Dan Duggan from the Boston Herald “30 days and counting for the Thunder to reach a deal with James Harden,” by Darnell Mayberry from the Oklahoman “Timberwolves’ candid Glen Taylor offers glimpse inside front office,” by Britt Robson from the Minnesota Post “Felton begins anew with the New York Knicks,” by Marc
Unique Leagues Before the Internet, there were fantasy leagues, believe it or not. You needed a hard-working Commish who compiled stats manually. That kind of dedication and creativity among commissioners still exists, though record-keeping is much easier; I’ve played in many leagues that go far beyond the “standard” rules to offer greater complexity and challenge. Jeff and I are former champions of a baseball league with 60 teams. It’s been run on Yahoo for more than a decade, featuring three 20-team leagues.
(This entry begins a series of 30 guest columns that will run during October, when optimism reigns supreme across the NBA. The theme will be “Five Reasons to Feel Positive About … ” We encourage you to follow the authors on Twitter and visit their sites. – CS) The squeak of vulcanized rubber against newly finished hardwood once again signals the return of the NBA. As training camps open around the league, veterans are refreshed, rookies are nervously ambitious and new
UNDER CONTRACT: F Amar’e Stoudemire, F Carmelo Anthony, C Tyson Chandler, G Jason Kidd, F Steve Novak, C Marcus Camby, G Iman Shumpert, G Raymond Felton, F Kurt Thomas, G J.R. Smith, G Pablo Prigioni, F Chris Copeland, F James White, G-F Ronnie Brewer, F-C Rasheed Wallace DRAFT PICKS: None of consequence FREE AGENTS: G Mike Bibby, G Baron Davis MOVES: For the Knicks, the early offseason was more about who got away than whom they landed. They seemed to have the inside track to signing