Chris Paul and David West were picked for their first All-Star game Thursday night, giving the hometown Hornets a pair of players for the event New Orleans will host next month. Detroit, Phoenix and Washington also had multiple players chosen as reserves for the Feb. 17 game. Boston will only send two of its Big Three to the Big Easy. Read Original Post Here
Someone told Shaquille O’Neal a few days ago that he wasn’t selected for the All-Star Game, an erroneous statement at the time only because the coaches’ votes still hadn’t been counted. Those votes are now in. And O’Neal is indeed out. Ending his record-tying streak of 14 straight All-Star selections, the Miami Heat center was not on the list of Eastern Conference reserves released Thursday for the… Read Original Post Here
LeBron James is questionable for the Cavaliers’ game Thursday night against the Seattle SuperSonics, after spraining his ankle in the second quarter of a win over Portland. A team spokesman said James, the NBA’s leading scorer at 30.1 points per game, was examined Thursday morning and that he “is currently listed as a game-time decision” to play. Read Original Post Here
The Charlotte Bobcats signed Earl Boykins on Thursday, adding depth at point guard. The 5-foot-5 Boykins, the second-shortest player in NBA history, has been out of the league since he decided last summer not to exercise the $3 million player option on his contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. Boykins’ agent, Mark Termini, said the deal is for the remainder of the season, but provided no other… Read Original Post Here
Point guard Damon Stoudamire plans to sign with the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night, giving the defending champions another veteran option while Tony Parker nurses a left heel injury. Stoudamire negotiated a buyout with Memphis earlier this week after falling behind two young players in the rotation. Read Original Post Here
LeBron James is questionable for the Cavaliers’ game Thursday night against the Seattle SuperSonics, after spraining his ankle in the second quarter of a win over Portland. A team spokeswoman said James, the NBA’s leading scorer at 30.1 points per game, would be examined Thursday morning. He hurt the ankle with 23.3 seconds left before halftime Wednesday night, but still played 44 minutes. Read Original Post Here
Slimmed-down Sacramento Kings center Brad Miller lost 25 pounds this summer, but may have been prouder of the 21 rebounds he collected Wednesday night. Nicknamed “Skinny” this summer by Kings coach Reggie Theus, Miller looked absolutely huge against the Charlotte Bobcats, scoring 22 points and establishing a new career high for rebounds in leading the Kings to a 105-91 victory.
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It is not good to make LeBron James angry. Frustrated by a couple of blocked shots, James took over against the Portland Trail Blazers and made a reverse layup with less than a second left to give the Cleveland Cavaliers an 84-83 victory Wednesday night. James scored 17 points in the fourth quarter — two more than the entire Portland team.
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Utah’s Deron Williams has had a double-double in five straight games and his team has won a season-high six in a row. It’s pretty simple to see the correlation. Williams had 22 points and 12 assists to lead the Jazz to a 100-89 victory over the short-handed New York Knicks on Wednesday night. The Jazz led by as much as 17, let the Knicks close within three, then finished them off in the final few…
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