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Hubbard: Versatile American squad on Dream Team mission

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(function() { var csprtjs = document.createElement('script'); csprtjs.type = 'text/javascript'; csprtjs.async = true; csprtjs.src = 'http://sheridanhoops.cinesport.comhttp://edgecdn.cinesport.com/container.js'; var first_s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; first_s.parentNode.insertBefore(csprtjs, first_s); })(); LAS VEGAS — Although the collective talent of the newest group representing American basketball can probably be compared to the great Olympic team of 1992, there is one area where the current group cannot compete. That was evident Saturday when no one said, “I don’t know anything about

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Hubbard: The Olympic rich get richer; and the good get better

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LAS VEGAS – After a week of NBA teams throwing money around like a busload of retired tourists at a swarm of slot machines, it seemed only appropriate for the best, brightest and richest basketball players to assemble in this city of excess. Had they not been engaged in the task at hand, players probably would have walked around with smile reminiscent of Jim Carrey in The Mask. Salsa anyone? But they came to Las Vegas to play . . . play

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SH Blog: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh on Oprah Winfrey’s “OWN”

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By now, you have probably  heard about the Miami Heat trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh having a sit-down with Oprah Winfrey for some exclusive interviews soon after the NBA Finals on her new network called Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). You know what that means: the revealing of personal, deep, hidden emotions never revealed before. Or something along those lines. While we don’t have the segments by entirety, we do have snippets, thanks to OWN’s youtube channel. Below, you

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SH Blog: Mo Williams allows trade, Bosh to miss Olympics

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With the NBA Draft over, evaluations of the decisions were made from general managers, owners, players, writers and even fans. See our exclusive sights and sounds of the Draft here, and check who said what, along with today’s biggest news below: Mo Williams has cleared the path to complete the Lamar Odom deal, and he was never in the way, reported by Ramona Shelburne: “Los Angeles Clippers guard Mo Williams has officially picked up his option for next season, clearing the way

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Tweet of the Day: Pau Gasol

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Tweet of the Day goes to Pau Gasol, who shared a photo of his imposing Spanish national basketball team. The team includes his brother Marc Gasol of the Grizzlies, Serge Ibaka – amazingly slated to come off the bench – of the Thunder, Jose Calderon of the Raptors, and former Grizzlies teammate Juan Carlos Navarro. Not included in the picture are Ricky Rubio, who will unfortunately miss the Olympics due to a torn ACL, and starting small forward Rudy

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Tweet of the Night: LeBron James

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While watching the Draft my son Bryce ask "Is Ray Allen gonna play for the Heat". I said "I don't know, I hope so".
June 28, 2012 8:34 pm via Twitter for AndroidReplyRetweetFavorite
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LeBron James
Tweet of the Night goes to LeBron James, whose son showed more interest in one of his father’s nemesis in Ray Allen than the NBA Draft. It could also have been James’ relatively subtle way of showing his approval of the Heat’s possible signing of the unrestricted free agent. There have been strong rumors of Allen’s likelihood of signing with the Heat for less money, although Adrian Wojnarowski – who reported (and spoiled for many) every team’s draft pick

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Bauman: Draft picks offer lasting impressions from 2012 NBA Finals

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With the NBA Finals in the rearview and an exciting new crop of prospects hours away from officially entering the NBA, we thought it would be interesting for you to hear their lasting impressions from the showdown between the Thunder and Heat. What did these prospects learn from the championship series? Are they happy for LeBron James, or upset the Kevin Durant didn’t seize the throne? Below we have short responses from 11 of the players invited to the NBA draft’s green

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Bauman: Ready or not, Anthony Davis will embark on his own journey

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NEW YORK — It is 1:28 PM on Wednesday afternoon and a throng of reporters are gathered around an empty table.  A purple microphone sits at the head of the table, awaiting the arrival of a 6-11 rebounding and shot-blocking machine that simply doesn’t come around very often. The NBA draft will take place later today in Newark, NJ. Contrary to popular belief, there are a lot of really good players who will likely help downtrodden franchises on their way back

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