// Did you get what you wanted? If you are a long-suffering Clippers or Knicks fan, you sure did. If you are a Mavericks fan, you sorta did (a banner), sorta didn’t (a shellacking). If you are a member of the tribes known as Lakers Nation and Celtics Nation, no you did not! Today dawned with a post-Christmas hangover in a lot of places where folks had been accustomed to having their wishes fulfilled and their dreams come true. The Lakers were up six
Garnett facing suspension?
If you punch an opposing player, you get an automatic suspension. If you smack an opposing player in the neck, do you incur the wrath of Stu Jackson? Kevin Garnett will find out soon enough after he hit Knicks forward Bill Walker in the neck with an open-handed smack after missing the potential game-tying jumper in Boston’s season-opening loss to the New York Knicks. Walker had to be restrained from going after Garnett, who may have been fouled on the final attempt. Television
Hamilton column: With Baron Davis, Knicks will win the Atlantic
NEW YORK — Earlier today, news began to trickle out from various media outlets that Baron Davis has agreed to join the Knicks. He will officially sign with the club on Monday and is expected to accept their one year “room exception” offer of $2.5 million. Marc Berman of the New York Post was the first to report Sunday that Davis agreed to join the Knicks and echoed my Friday sentiment—he will play sooner rather than later. According to Berman, the Knicks’
Bad news for Celtics: Jeff Green out for season
Bad news — and scary news — out of Boston this afternoon as Jeff Green is out for the season with an aortic aneurysm. From Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe: The “aortic aneurysm was detected during his Dec. 9 physical. Green was examined by a series of cardiologists who suggested surgery. The Celtics said he should be able to resume his career next season. Green reached out on Twitter after the announcement. “Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers… much appreciated love
Chris Paul to the Celtics?
The news of the morning comes from Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, who reports that despite Celtics president Danny Ainge’s statements to the contrary earlier this week, Boston is indeed trying to move Rajon Rondo in a trade to acquire Chris Paul from the New Orleans Hornets. From a story filed in the pre-dawn hours of this morning by Woj: “The Celtics have relentlessly pursued Paul and have presented the Hornets with as many as eight different scenarios that would bring
May Column: Ainge explains McHale’s return to coaching
By Peter May They all come back. Whether it’s the money, the desire for competition, the lifestyle they thought they missed, they all come back. Kevin McHale is only the latest to leave the security of the broadcast booth to take a coaching job in the NBA. Leaving aside the question of whether the Houston Rockets know what they’re doing, the average person has to ask: what is he doing? Why would anyone want to get back to those long days, the unending
Exclusive: Krstic has $1M buyout with CSKA Moscow
By Chris Sheridan KAUNAS, Lithuania — Contrary to prior reports, Nenad Krstic does have a buyout clause in his two-year contract with CSKA Moscow, and it’ll cost him $1 million to return to the NBA for the 2012-13 season. Krstic revealed the buyout terms Friday in an exclusive interview with SheridanHoops.com following Serbia’s 87-77 loss to Greece in a classification game at EuroBasket. The loss cost the Serbs a chance to qualify for the 2012 Olympics at next summer’s pre-Olympic tournament in early July. “Actually I
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