Nets finally break ground in Brooklyn (AP)
Officials broke ground Thursday on a much-delayed 22-acre development project that will bring the NBA’s New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn. As protesters chanted and staged a mock funeral for the “soul” of Brooklyn, supporters enjoyed a lavish spread catered by developer Bruce Ratner. “Today is a great day for Brooklyn and for the soul of Brooklyn, which is very much alive,” said…
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News. March 11th, 2010Cavaliers’ James likely to return Friday (AP)
Cavaliers star LeBron James is tired of watching basketball and ready to start playing again. James missed two games after twisting his right ankle last Friday against Detroit, but is likely to play at Philadelphia on Friday night. “I’m always a guy who wants to play every game, but I think now looking back it was definitely the right decision to give the injuries I had some rest,”…
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News. March 11th, 2010Heat F Wright charged with DUI (AP)
Miami Beach police say Heat forward Dorell Wright has been charged with DUI and driving with a suspended license. Wright was stopped around 3:30 a.m. Thursday, then booked. Bond was set at $1,000, according to Miami-Dade County corrections officials. The team did not have an immediate comment, and Wright did not return a message left on his cell phone Thursday afternoon.
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News. March 11th, 2010Evans’ first triple-double lifts Kings (AP)
On a night the Sacramento Kings openly campaigned for Tyreke Evans to be Rookie of the Year, the exciting first-year guard appropriately obliged with another vintage performance. Evans recorded his first career triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, leading the Kings to a 113-90 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News. March 11th, 2010Mavericks extend win streak to 13 (AP)
Top scorer Dirk Nowitzki was struggling, and the Dallas Mavericks needed points from other sources. Jason Kidd, Caron Butler, rookie Roddy Beaubois and Shawn Marion picked up the slack. Kidd had 20 points and nine assists, hitting 5 of 8 from 3-point range, and the Mavericks recovered from a lethargic start to match the NBA’s longest winning streak this season with their 13th straight victory,…
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News. March 11th, 2010


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