Things keep getting worse for the reeling Miami Heat. All-Star guard Dwyane Wade is still suffering from flu-like symptoms and did not fly Wednesday with the Heat for their game against the Southeast Division-leading Orlando Magic. “He’s sick,” Heat coach Pat Riley said shortly before tip-off Wednesday.
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Point guard Jameer Nelson returned to the Orlando Magic lineup Wednesday night after missing five games because of a strained right foot tendon. Nelson didn’t start for the Magic against the Miami Heat. “He’s done one day of basketball in the last two weeks. … But he looks healthy,” Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said. Read Original Post Here
A hearing concerning a racial slur used by an officer involved in the investigation of the manslaughter case against former NBA star Jayson Williams has been scheduled for May. The hearing was scheduled for May 14 by the state Appellate Division. At issue is an appeal by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office of a judge’s order to release all details about the incident. Read Original Post Here
Knicks forward Renaldo Balkman was suspended without pay for Wednesday night’s game against the Utah Jazz for committing a flagrant foul against the Los Angeles Lakers’ Sasha Vujacic. Balkman was assessed the foul for throwing an elbow that hit Vujacic in the jaw in the second quarter of the Lakers’ 120-109 win Tuesday. Read Original Post Here
Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao will miss up to four weeks with a left ankle sprain, another loss for a team gaining momentum in the Eastern Conference. Varejao sprained the ankle when he accidentally stepped on Sasha Vujacic’s foot during a win Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers. Team physician Richard Parker said Varejao has a sprain with bone bruises. Read Original Post Here
Things keep getting worse for the reeling Miami Heat. All-Star guard Dwyane Wade is still suffering from flu-like symptoms and did not fly Wednesday with the Heat for their game against the Southeast Division-leading Orlando Magic. Starting forward Udonis Haslem (sprained left ankle) also didn’t make the trip with Miami, which is already playing without injured centers Shaquille O’Neal and Alonzo… Read Original Post Here
The Spurs’ Big Three is down a man yet again. San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich has decided to sit Tony Parker indefinitely, against the point guard’s wishes, because of a bone spur in the star’s left heel. Parker did not appear in the Spurs’ bench area during their 88-85 loss to Seattle on Tuesday night, San Antonio’s season-high third consecutive defeat. Read Original Post Here
Put away the paper bags. Those sad sack SuperSonics can show their faces again. Kevin Durant scored 26 points, including the go-ahead jump shot with 32.6 seconds remaining and Seattle stunned defending NBA champion San Antonio 88-85 on Tuesday night to finally end its team-record losing streak at 14 games.
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What a difference Amare Stoudemire makes. When the Phoenix Suns played at Atlanta in November, Stoudemire was injured and did not play. Tuesday night, Stoudemire was in the Suns’ lineup, scored 22 of his 24 points in the first half and Phoenix rolled to a 125-92 victory over the Hawks. Stoudemire, who played only eight minutes in the second half, made 10 of his 11 field goal attempts and four of his…
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Kirk Hinrich wasn’t hesitating. He was taking open jumpers, driving toward the basket, doing everything he could to score. And finally, the shots started falling. Hinrich finished with 27 points after a rough start, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 96-85, spoiling Randy Foye’s return from a knee injury Tuesday night.
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