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Friday's NBA Notes - 11-16-07

The Suns didn't play tonight, but there was a full slate of games on Friday's schedule. Several teams made a statement on this night, while others continued to struggle. I'll try to give a recap of the biggest stories of the night. Boston Celtics Start...

The Fix Is In! Accusations Arise of NBA Ref Gambling & Fixing Games

7/21/07 - The latest news on the Tim Donaghy story: FBI probes NBA ref for game-fixing by FoxSports.com Did Donaghy fix Game 3 of Suns-Spurs? by FoxSports' Kevin Hench This is a game Donaghy worked in the playoffs... good read for Suns fans, but don't...
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Does the NBA Care? Signs They're Warming Up to Fans

I've been contacted by the NBA several times this week, although I'm sure they're simply a result of signing up on the site and sending them a complaint about the Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw suspensions . Regardless, I find it very interesting to...
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Unbelievable... NBA's Self-Inflicted Black Eye

I think I'm going to be sick.... The NBA has mistakenly applied 1-game suspensions to both Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw of the Phoenix Suns , for walking on court during last night's game against the San Antonio Spurs . Speaking specifically about...

NBA News - Week of 4/23/07

Yes, a couple of these NBA news items are a little behind in terms of posting dates, but they're still newsworthy and maybe some regulars of the site haven't seen them yet. 2006-2007 NBA Coach of the Year - This year's coaching award went to the Toronto...
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Suns Limping to Playoffs

The Phoenix Suns are still playing better basketball than 90% of the league, but at this time of the season it's causing nightmares for many basketball fans. Having lost recently to both the Kings and the Spurs, while winning against the Nuggets and Mavericks...
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NBA News, Suns News - Week of March 5, 2007

NBA News Dwyane Wade (Heat) - The Miami Heat guard has opted to rehab his injured shoulder instead of having season-ending surgery. The NBA superstar has decided that he might be able to return for the playoffs if he goes the rehab route; shoulder surgery...
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NBA News: Celtics Break Losing Streak, Pat Riley Returning

Phoenix Suns News: Steve Nash still out with shoulder inflammation. Don't expect to see Steve return to the court until the middle of next week - at the earliest. As if losing Nash wasn't bad enough, the Suns are now without their 2nd playmaker, Boris...
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NBA News: Anthony, Howard named All-Stars & more

NBA All-Star News NBA Superstar Carmelo Anthony and budding star Josh Howard were selected as All-Star reserves by NBA commissioner David Stern . After some controversial debates about whether Anthony deserved to be selected, because of his role in the...
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Trailblazers Take Suns to Overtime - Nash's Replacement Prevents Loss

Last night's game against the Portland Trailblazers marked the 3rd time that the Suns have played without 2-time MVP Steve Nash in the lineup this season. Fortunately for them they had a good replacement in Leandro Barbosa . After squandering lead after...

NBA All-Star Reserves Selected - Who Made It? Who Got Snubbed?

The league's coaches have voted, and now we have the All-Star reserves for the 2007 All-Star Game in Las Vegas . Each NBA coach had to vote for two guards, two forwards, one center and two flex players (any position). Fortunately for the Western Conference...
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Suns Survive Scare in Milwaukee, Defeat Bucks for 16th Straight Win

Friday night's game against the Milwaukee Bucks should've been a walk in the park for the red-hot Phoenix Suns , winners of their last 15 straight games. Unfortunately, the Bucks had a little more fight in them than Phoenix might have expected and the...
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Suns Throttle Short-handed Timberwolves, 131-102

Several days ago, this game actually looked like a good one... Kevin Garnett & the near red-hot Minnesota Timberwolves vs the Phoenix Suns , winners of their last 12 straight games. Ok, so Garnett threw a punch at Antonio McDyess in Detroit a few...
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NBA: The week in review

The NBA had a number of interesting stories this week... Chris Webber waived - The Philadelphia 76ers agreed to a buyout w/ F/C Chris Webber yesterday. Webber is making more than $20 million per year, so this wasn't cheap for Philly to undertake. The...
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NBA Injury Bug... Paul, O'Neal, Pierce and more

The NBA is being hit hard right now with injuries to it's superstar players. The most recent injury involves the New Orleans Hornets stud Chris Paul , who will be out for a minimum of 4 weeks w/ an ankle sprain. This one hurts me personally, since I just...
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