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Morning News Roundup

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Here are this morning’s top NBA news stories: “Lakers planning for Dwight Howard to play Sunday,” by Marc J. Spears from Yahoo! Sports “Taj Gibson of Chicago Bulls hopeful about contract extension,” by Nick Friedell from ESPN.com “LeBron James dismisses Los Angeles Lakers free agency talk,” by Michael Wallace from ESPN.com “Kevin Love ‘disappointed’ by injury, won’t  need surgery,” from ESPN.com “MarShon Brooks as Sixth Man? Avery Johnson says ‘We’re not sure yet,'” by Stefan Bondy from the New York Daily News “Vince Carter: You won’t miss Jason Terry; I’ll be

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Bernucca: What the preseason has shown us so far

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Even for hoops addicts, watching NBA preseason games presents a challenge. The baseball playoffs are under way, the college football and NFL seasons are in full swing, and there is this small matter of a presidential election. There is no subscription package for the preseason. League Pass takes a pass until the regular season starts later this month. So the only way you can watch games right now is on NBA TV, which isn’t part of the basic package of a number

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SH Blog: LeBron James working on sky hook, Stan Van Gundy rips ESPN

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How good can LeBron James become now that all the pressure in the world is off his back to win his first championship? How much better does he want to be? Can he really improve much more than what he has already shown in the first nine seasons of his illustrious career? Well, he is apparently working to master the sky hook shot made famous by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to add to his post game, which indicates that his game could

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SH Blog: Dirk Nowitzki’s knee acting up, Deron Williams did not want King to wait on Howard

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The Western Conference, as we’ve become accustomed to, is once again stacked with playoff-level teams. This means one or more of those teams will miss the playoffs due to the level of competition, even if they end up with a winning record. The Mavericks could end up being one of those teams if Dirk Nowitzki, who has a swollen knee that has yet to improve, misses an extended period of time this season. See how the sharp-shooting big man plans

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SH Blog: Phil Jackson says MJ could play three positions while LeBron can play four, McGrady signs with team in China

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What is it about this desire to compare LeBron James to that of Michael Jordan? Clearly, James has a ways to go before you can put him in the “greatest of all time” category. This is not to say that he won’t get there – he is certainly on pace to put up historic numbers when all is said and done – but pitting him against Jordan right now just doesn’t seem very fair, given how much more Jordan has

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Tweet of the Night: Jordan Hill

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Ay you know ya boy coming back strong real soon...nothing too major...we just being careful...pray for da kid
October 8, 2012 9:51 pm via TweetlogixReplyRetweetFavorite
@jordanchill43
Jordan Craig Hill
The Lakers were hit with some bad news on Monday, as backup forward-center Jordan Hill was unexpectedly diagnosed with a herniated disk one day after playing 20 minutes in the preseason game against the Warriors. This is unfortunate news for Hill, who is expected to be a reliable big for the team after showing much improvement during the playoffs last season. Although Hill shared some positive thoughts in his tweet, the severity of his injury is still unclear. As reported by

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SH Blog: Kobe and Nash show great promise against Warriors, Howard wants to be “Iron Man”

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In Sunday night’s preseason game between the Lakers and the Warriors, we witnessed something that may take a while to get used to: Steve Nash was running the floor alongside Kobe Bryant in a Lakers uniform. If you’re not a Lakers fan, what we saw was bad news because Nash – as he always does – made the game look so darned easy for everyone else. The Warriors actually blew the game open for a 110-83 victory and showed promising

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SH Blog: Pau fits perfectly in new offense, Kobe blames last season’s offense to defend Pau

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We all realize at this point that the Los Angeles Lakers have assembled a team to do some special things this season. There is an incredible amount of talent on the team from Steve Nash’s play-making abilities, Dwight Howard’s defensive presence, Kobe Bryant’s scoring prowess to Metta World Peace’s renewed focus. Then there is Pau Gasol, whose ability to be an all-around player for the team could be the x-factor to help carry the Lakers over the top. See why

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