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Kevin Love out 6-8 weeks with broken hand

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Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star forward Kevin Love will miss six to eight weeks with a broken hand, the team announced Wednesday. According to a release from the team, Love fractured the third and fourth metacarpal in his right hand while working out. The plan is for the Team USA member to travel to New York on Thursday to be examined by hand specialist Dr. Andy Weiland at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Love’s injury could be devastating to Minnesota’s postseason hopes. A season ago, they were in

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SH Blog: McHale says Lin will have to play better, Dwight Howard’s back no longer in pain

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If you saw the box score of the Rockets-Spurs preseason game on Sunday, you may have noticed an ugly stat line from Mr. Linsanity – the electrifying point guard that shocked the basketball world last season. Lin managed to hit just one-of-10 shots with one assist while committing two turnovers in 25 minutes of play against the stifling defense of San Antonio. Lin’s biggest issue so far in the preseason appears to be the status of the knee he had surgery

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Morning News Roundup

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Here are this morning’s top NBA news stories: “Lawson, Nuggets nearing an extension?” by Yannis Koutroupis from HoopsWorld “For the Nets’ Joe Johnson, No more Iso-Joe,” by Howard Beck from the New York Times “Marcin Gortat aims to prove more than a Steve Nash creation,” by Michael Schwartz from  Valley of the Suns “Andray Blatche of Brooklyn Nets wears No. 0 as a reminder of troubled stint with Washington Wizards,” by Zach Braziller from the New York Post “Presence of coach Mike Brown helped allure Antawn Jamison to L.A.,”

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D.A. Jordan 8-for-8 vs. center-less Heat; Teletovic off-target; Watch Jon Leuer

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Early this morning in Shanghai, the Clippers welcomed Chris Paul back to their lineup and evened the two-game series with the Heat. Both teams will benefit from the unique experience and it was great for Chinese basketball fans. Fantasy-wise, it was a waste of time. Miami played “small” and had no answer for DeAndre Jordan, who was 8-8 from the floor with nine rebounds and a block. The Clippers are still using Willie Green (5 PTS in 16 minutes) as

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Fantasy Basketball Primer – Part 5

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Draft Planning & Auction Strategies In Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this series, I introduced you to the Fantasy Basketball Primer, reviewed Head-to-Head, Rotisserie and Keeper League strategies, shared strategies for certain league customizations and showed you how to find sleepers. Today, we look at transforming that information into a draft plan for snake-style drafts and some basic auction draft strategies. The goal of your draft is to accumulate as much talent as possible while building a diverse and balanced roster. You can’t win your league at the

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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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SH Blog: How much will ‘Sheed help Knicks? Tyreke for Lowry was “never discussed”

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If you’re someone like me who takes great joy in finding under-the-radar players and watching them rise up the ranks, then you should definitely check out Tommy Dee’s list of eight NBA training camp invitees who could make Opening Night rosters. Most camps open Tuesday, and Monday is media day. We’ll have you covered from different hotspots around the country. Already in the bag are Dallas (championship aspirations in a grand experiment), by Jan Hubbard, and LeBron James’ quest to reach the

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SH Blog: Bosh thought the Heat season was over after his abdominal injury, Darrell Arthur suffers broken leg

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We have some good news and some bad news today. The good news is, we are only days away from the start of training camp, where all the madness of an NBA season will begin for our pleasure. The bad news? Some players are already down and out due to injuries – the buzzkill of the sport (of any sport). See why a couple of Grizzlies players are out for a while, who is likely to miss some or all

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