Swift done for the year?
Robert Swift is out tonight, and possibly for the foreseeable future Seattle coach P.J. Carlesimo announced during his pre-game conversation tonight. Carlesimo said Swift had an MRI this afternoon, which may have shown further damage in his surgically repaired right knee. Carlesimo will meet with…
February 22, 2008, 11:15 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
OPEN THREAD: NBA Trade Deadline, 12pm PST
Originally Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 at 08:56:13 AM PDT The NBA trading deadline is today at 1pm - just a few hours away. Are the Warriors going to make a deal? Are any more NBA deals going down? Heck, if you have a trade question you can ask Chad Ford of ESPN. Let's start this off with some…
February 22, 2008, 9:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
No Movin' On Up + Rumor: Warriors Interested in Brent Barry
Well this year's NBA trading deadline has come and gone faster than you can say "She keeps on passssssssssssssssin me by!" (shout out to the Pharcyde) and the Warriors did... nothing. Absolutely nothing. I have to say it's pretty disappointing. The Warriors are only 5 games…
February 22, 2008, 8:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Rumor: Mickael Pietrus to the Raptors for Juan Dixon and Joey Graham
SI.com's Marty Burns dropped some NBA trade market info just a few hours ago in his piece Market buzz: Players, teams to watch as trade deadline approaches. The Warriors are buzzing: The Raptors and Warriors have discussed a deal that would center on Mickael Pietrus going to Toronto for…
February 22, 2008, 8:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Open Game Thread #54: Bulls vs Denver Nuggets
None of the new guys are playing, but the old guys are still gone. Net positive.
February 22, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from Blog a Bull
Bynum’s rehab on track
By CURTIS ZUPKE The Orange County Register Andrew Bynum began pool re-habilitation exercises Thursday for his injured knee, a team spokesman said. Bynum ran in a pool in the latest step toward strengthening his left knee. He remains on track to recover within the eight week period that the club…
February 22, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
RECAP: Warriors 119, Celtics 117 - The Shot Heard 'Round The World
WOW! You may have heard myself and the other writers vent in the past about how blowout losses are the hardest recaps to write. But last night's game may prove just as tough. Why? Because the game was... well it was... WOW! Open Thread (340+ Comments) Welcome to Upset City. Population:…
February 22, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Gameday Open Thread: Rockets @ Hornets
Another big game at the Hive tonight. The Houston Rockets roll into town with their oh-look-at-me 10-game game winning streak. Methinks we can take 'em though. Only one of those ten wins came against a team with a winning percentage currently greater than .600.Picture time... Stuff to know...…
February 22, 2008, 8:00 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Lakers 130, Suns 124
PHOENIX – The NBA’s equivalent of this regular season’s Game 7 of the NBA Finals lived up to all the billing in a thriller that saw the Lakers steadier and more spectacular when it counted against the team that has haunted them for three-plus years. The Lakers moved into a tie with the Suns…
February 22, 2008, 8:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
OPEN THREAD: Warriors vs. Atlanta - Time to get ill!
Warriors (W-L): 33-21 Atlanta (W-L): 21-30 Time: 7:30PM PST tip off TV:FSN The Warriors host A-town tonight in Oaktown! Despite the wide margin of difference in their records, the two teams are perhaps more similar than we think. In a basketball sense, they're both…
February 22, 2008, 8:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Kevin Ding turns “wicked”
I’m not quite sure that my two days off over the All-Star break were enough to recharge me fully after 16 consecutive days on the road, but here we go nonetheless for for what could be a long Lakers stretch run. Plenty of stuff to check out as we resume NBA action, including my Lakers…
February 22, 2008, 7:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Pau and Shaq
PHOENIX — There wasn’t a lot of Pau Gasol or Shaquille O’Neal in the first half, Gasol because of foul trouble and O’Neal because he’s easing his way back from a hip injury. Gasol was called for two light fouls and strongly disputed both; he drew his first foul in the…
February 22, 2008, 7:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Phil Jackson calls NBA trading “a sweepstakes”
PHOENIX — Although this is the most highly anticipated game of this NBA regular season, the pregame period was hijacked by yet another trade in this wild stretch of deals: San Antonio bulked up with a move for veteran center Kurt Thomas after the acquisitions of the Lakers (Pau Gasol), Suns…
February 22, 2008, 7:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Sense of closure
By CURTIS ZUPKE The Orange County Register EL SEGUNDO - All was quiet on the El Segundo front when the NBA’s trade deadline passed, bringing a sense of closure to the myriad of big-name moves in the Western Conference. The Lakers returned to practice Friday with a sense of closure knowing…
February 22, 2008, 6:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Pistons look for revenge against Bucks
After getting destroyed by the Bucks for three and a half quarters on Wednesday, the Pistons will get their chance at revenge tonight at the Palace (8pm, TV20). The Pistons needed a 19-4 run late in the fourth quarter of that game just to make the final score look respectable — here’s…
February 22, 2008, 6:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Q&A: Jim from Green Bandwagon
Tonight at the Roaracle for one showing and one showing only we have the Boston Three Party. Yes, I'm still bitter about the Boston collusion and think KG should be on the Warriors right now. Yes, part of me still thinks Nellie and Mully…
February 22, 2008, 6:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
OPEN THREAD: Warriors vs Celtics - Enter the Dragon
Warriors (W-L): 32-21 Celtics (W-L): 41-10 Time: 7:30PM PST tip off TV:FSN Vegas Odds: Boston by 2.5 (source: yahoo.com) Not to sound pessimistic here but we have got quite a task ahead of us tonight. I am referring to, of course, the moment that everyone has been waiting for all…
February 22, 2008, 5:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
RECAP: Warriors 109, Jazz 119: Ugh!
Yea ... it was that ugly! Things I flipped to during the Warrior game for good luck: Seinfeld Flavor of Love 3 Transporter 2 (I never realized they made a second installment) Walker, Texas Ranger (don't judge) It didn't work. So folks ... I have to be completely honest with you. These are…
February 22, 2008, 5:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
OPEN THREAD: NBA Trade Deadline, 12pm PST
Originally Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 at 08:56:13 AM PDT The NBA trading deadline is today at 1pm - just a few hours away. Are the Warriors going to make a deal? Are any more NBA deals going down? Heck, if you have a trade question you can ask Chad Ford of ESPN. Let's start this off with some…
February 22, 2008, 5:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
No Movin' On Up + Rumor: Warriors Interested in Brent Barry
Well this year's NBA trading deadline has come and gone faster than you can say "She keeps on passssssssssssssssin me by!" (shout out to the Pharcyde) and the Warriors did... nothing. Absolutely nothing. I have to say it's pretty disappointing. The Warriors are only 5 games…
February 22, 2008, 5:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Appreciating Primoz
Recognizing Primoz Brezec’s place in Pistons history.
February 22, 2008, 3:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Some reaction on the trades
With only 10 available players, and really nine when Robert Swift went out with a sprained right knee in the first quarter, the Sonics hung tough in a 92-88 loss to Portland. Seattle will get another shot at the Blazers tonight, this time at KeyArena. A wrap-up of the trade and a little more…
February 22, 2008, 1:45 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
An ode to Bobby Jackson, Marcus Vinicius and Adam Haluska
Trades happen, players come and go. But before we close the book on the teal careers of Bobby Jackson, Marcus Vinicius and Adam Haluska, let's spend a minute looking back at the good times we enjoyed with these guys on the team.For me, this is what stands out when I think of the guys we just…
February 22, 2008, 02:15 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Pax answers his cellphone, and his critics
This isn't a type of trade that gives Paxson a 'genius' label (or restores it?) but it is officially an end to the jokes about his phone charger being lost, or his 'internet rumors' paranoia. His number one goal was (and should've been) to dump Ben Wallace, and he did it. Along with his…
February 22, 2008, 01:30 AM ET from Blog a Bull
Swift out
Robert Swift sprained his surgically repaired right knee in the first quarter and will not return. Swift will be reexamined by Sonics team doctors tomorrow. This could be another setback for Swift, who sat out nearly three months rehabbing his knee and losing weight after attempting to come back…
February 22, 2008, 00:45 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
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