NEW YORK — The penalty came in rather harsh. Metta World Peace of the Los Angeles Lakers was suspended for seven games by the NBA Tuesday for elbowing James Harden in the head, a punishment that could end the former Ron Artest’s season if the Lakers get knocked out of the first round of the playoffs in six games or less. “The concussion suffered by James Harden demonstrates the danger posed by violent acts of this kind, particularly when they are directed at
// csprtContainer(); // ]]> When I first saw Metta World Peace throw that elbow to James Harden’s head, I thought he would draw a two-game suspension at a minimum. In the 24 hours since, I have been wondering whether I set the bar too low. There was no word as of Monday afternoon from the league office on how long the former Ron Artest will be banned for his most egregious act since going into the stands and fighting fans during the infamous
Brett Martel of the Associated Press has broken a big story, that the New Orleans Hornets are going to play host to the 2014 NBA All-Star game, and the cool thing about the story is how the shifting Mardi Gras schedule for the next several years impacted the decision. Commissioner David Stern was in New Orleans today to announce the news, which comes just three days after the NBA Board of Governors approved the sale of the floundering franchise to New
There are 7 NBA games tonight on Tuesday April 3, 2012. NEWS Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat will not play Tuesday night against the 76ers due to a sore left knee. Eric Gordon of the Hornet is expected to play Wednesday night against the Nuggets. Rookie Kyrie Irving will be back in the lineup Tuesday night after missing one game with a sprained right shoulder. NOTES With the Phoenix Suns clinging to their playoff lives in the Western Conference, star point guard Steve Nash insists that
Quick quiz: Who are the only two referees to work the last five NBA Finals? Dick Bavetta? Sorry, he hasn’t worked a Finals since 2008. Eddie F. Rush? Nope. Since 2007, he’s only gotten the call once. Mike Callahan? You’re getting warmer. He’s worked the last three, as have both Derrick Stafford and Monty McCutchen. Scott Foster? Joey Crawford? Warmer still. Both have worked the last four. If you answered Dan Crawford and Ken Mauer, take a bow. That duo has the longest current
Insiders say that David Stern is planning to tell NBA owners at their April Board of Governors meeting that he’s good for two more seasons, and that he’ll step down as commissioner then. “At one point, he had talked about doing it for one more season, but it looks now like two more,” said a league source. New York Daily News Josh Robbins: Dwight Howard did acknowledge his whole situation has worn on him. Tough to block it out even during games, he said. Twitter But
The New Orleans Hornets lost again last night, dropping their record to 8-27 before an announced crowd of 14,527. They are the worst team in the Western Conference, they are about to trade Chris Kaman for whoever ponies up the best bad offer, and all they are going to have to show for Chris Paul is Al-Farouq Aminu, Eric Gordon (if he doesn’t leave as a restricted free agent, and if his knee is ever going to be OK again), along
The Kings are staying in Sacramento. With a league-imposed deadline looming Thursday, city, team and league officials emerged from a meeting in Orlando, Fla. on Monday where a tentative agreement was reached. Tearful Kings owner Gavin Maloof told the Sacramento Bee, “I’m still emotional. It’s been a long time.” The Kings and the city of Sacramento – which boasts former NBA All-Star Kevin Johnson as its mayor – have been negotiating for more than a year on financing for a new arena. The