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Tweet of the Night: Dion Waiters

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Lebron james RT @: @ What player are you looking forward to play against the most?
August 21, 2012 9:30 pm via EchofonReplyRetweetFavorite
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Dion waiters
Tweet of the Night goes to Dion Waiters – the fourth overall pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2012 Draft – for looking forward to the challenge of facing LeBron James, the best all-around player in the NBA. Of course, Waiters won’t exactly match up against James given that they play two different positions and Waiters is much smaller in size, but it’s probably music to Dan Gilbert’s ears nonetheless. Before Waiters sets his sights on James, though, perhaps

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Tweet of the Day: Jared Dudley

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Just work out with C.Billups for the 1st time since his injury. Was moving real well and shot the ball lights out. Pass the eye test for me
August 21, 2012 2:37 pm via EchofonReplyRetweetFavorite
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Jared Dudley
Tweet of the Day goes to Jared Dudley, who announced the status of Chauncey Billups after working out with him for the first time since he suffered a season-ending torn left Achilles tendon. Not many may have anticipated the return of Billups in time for the start of the upcoming season, but that is precisely what he is aiming to do, as he vowed to do when the injury initially occurred. The Clippers needed some good news after watching their

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Chris Paul undergoes thumb surgery, out 8 weeks

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Chris Paul underwent surgery this morning to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb, the Los Angeles Clippers announced today, saying the injury occurred last month during Team USA training camp in Las Vegas, Nevada. The surgery was performed by Dr. Steven Shin, a hand specialist at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles. Paul is expected to be sidelined for approximately eight weeks, at which time he is projected to resume all basketball activities including full contact. Paul helped lead Team USA to the gold

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SH Blog: Mark Cuban upset with Jason Kidd, glad Deron Williams didn’t sign

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Owners and coaches (mostly former coaches) have had some very interesting things to say about a number of different topics over the past week or so, and today was no different. The ever-vocal Mavericks owner Mark Cuban had plenty to say about his former point guard and the point guard he almost had. See what was said, along with other notable quotes from various players and coaches in today’s news: Mark Cuban is very upset about the way Jason Kidd left

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Tweet of the Night: Chris Kaman

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I am not deleting anything u Douche! @: @ please delete this pic pronto!!! WTF!?!?
August 20, 2012 8:56 pm via EchofonReplyRetweetFavorite
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Chris Kaman
Tweet of the Night goes to Chris Kaman, who called a fan a  douche for telling him what to do with a photograph he had posted in an earlier tweet. Kaman can be a fun guy to interact with on twitter, but you may want to approach with caution because if you don’t, you may end up being the next fan he calls a douche. This is not the first time Kaman received Tweet of the Night for calling someone

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SH Blog: Stephen Curry and Brandon Jennings want extension, Mikhail Prokhorov calls James Dolan “little man”

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The 2009 NBA Draft had quite a number of notable players – particularly point guards – that have developed over the past three seasons. Today’s news will include perhaps two of the most noteworthy point guards from that draft, and whether they are deserving of a contract extension as the season draws near. You’ll also find Stan Van Gundy and Mikhail Prokhorov talking some smack, along with some entertaining videos below: Stephen Curry believes that he is a good investment piece

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Stan Van Gundy calls Magic CEO Alex Martins “naive”

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Stan Van Gundy, who lost his coaching job as part of the “Dwightmare” saga that surrounded the Orlando Magic, said in a radio interview Monday that CEO Alex Martins showed “naivete” in his belief that the coach could not relate to players. Van Gundy appeared Monday morning on Orlando Sentinel writer Mike Bianchi’s show on 740 AM. He was fired by Martins after Orlando’s first-round playoff exit to Indiana – without the injured Dwight Howard – following his fifth straight winning

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Oklahoma City Thunder Offseason Moves & Analysis

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UNDER CONTRACT: F Kevin Durant, G Russell Westbrook, C Kendrick Perkins, G James Harden, G Thabo Sefolosha, G Daequan Cook, F Nick Collison, C Cole Aldrich, G Eric Maynor, F-C Serge Ibaka, G Reggie Jackson, F Lazar Hayward, C Hasheem Thabeet, C Daniel Orton DRAFT PICKS: F Perry Jones FREE AGENTS: G Derek Fisher MOVES: The Thunder were very quiet during the moratorium period. They did sign free agent center Hasheem Thabeet to a two-year deal at less than $2 million. The erstwhile

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