Matt Barnes, Theo Ratliff Agree To Deals With The Lakers

Free agents Matt Barnes and Theo Ratliff have agreed to deals with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Yahoo! Sports. Ratliff agreed to a one-year deal worth $1.35 million, the veteran’s minimum for a one-year deal. Barnes agreed to a two-year, $3.6 million deal and is expected to sign tonight. The second year is [...]

Wallace, Chandler Ready To Do The Dirty Work For Team USA

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The Charlotte Bobcats had the eighth worst attendance in basketball last season. Despite a playoff run that ultimately ended up having them face the Orlando Magic in the first round of the playoffs, the Bobcats failed to establish a dedicated fanbase aside from those who showed up for Charlotte’s [...]

O.J. Mayo Comments On The USC Situation

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (But The Game Is On) – O.J. Mayo has a response to the happenings at his alma mater. USC decided yesterday to remove all murals of Mayo and to try to erase the footprints he left in the program as a way of starting over with their athletic program. Mayo [...]

Breaking News: David Lee Out Of Team USA Training Camp

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Hot of the presses is this release from Team USA Basketball about the status of David Lee, who injured his finger in practice yesterday.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (July 21, 2010) – Golden State Warriors’ forward David Lee, who suffered an injury to the middle (long) finger on his right [...]

In The Midst Of A Point Guard Transition, O.J. Mayo Will Stick To The Two With Team USA

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O.J. Mayo had a goal entering the off-season: he wanted to turn himself into a point guard. The Memphis Grizzlies were having some issues at that spot with Mike Conley struggling to live up to the potential most crowned him with in 2007 when he was drafted by [...]

There Is A Method To Omar Samhan’s Madness

Earlier this week, former Saint Mary’s center Omar Samhan signed to play with Zalgiris Kaunas in Lithuania for next season. It is not at all unusual for a player fresh out of college that was not drafted to be playing overseas instead of the NBA, but in Samhan’s case, it was interesting that he [...]

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