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Marbury agrees to 3 more years with Chinese team
July 29, 2010A Chinese basketball team says former NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury has agreed to stay with them for up to three more years and that the squad's ownership will produce and sell his line of athletic apparel. Shanxi (SHAN-she) Zhongyu says on its website Thursday that Marbury will play two more years in the rustbelt city of Taiyuan.
USA Basketball roster trimmed to 15 players - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 PST
July 29, 2010Basketball: The United States is down to just two centers, and one of them better pick it up if he wants to make it to Turkey. USA Basketball trimmed its roster of candidates for the world championships Wednesday to 15, a guard-heavy group that features Brook Lopez and Tyson Chandler as its only centers.
NBA Summer League 'fun' experience for Ryan Brooks
July 29, 2010ARDMORE — Ryan Brooks, who helped lead Lower Merion to the PIAA Class AAAA boys’ basketball championship four years ago, enjoyed his experience in the NBA Summer League earlier this month.
Taiwanese signed by NBA hopes to beat stereotypes
July 29, 2010The first Taiwanese-American signed by an NBA team hopes to overcome the negative stereotype of playing college basketball at Harvard and plans on eventually becoming a minister in an inner-city neighborhood. Jeremy Lin, a 1.88-meter (6-foot-3) undrafted point guard, signed last week with the Golden State Warriors after impressing coaches at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
Basketball: Durant likely to lead US at world championships
July 29, 2010With LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh focused on building their own NBA Dream Team in Miami, USA Basketball unveiled a Plan B line-up today for next month's world championships
12 NBA Players Who Will Make Great Head Coaches Someday
July 29, 2010When NBA players decide to hang up their basketball shoes today, it hasn’t meant that it’s the last time we will see them in the NBA. They make quick returns and go from wearing the uniform to wearing suits as NBA coaches. With more than half of the league’s current coaches being former players, it should come as no surprise that more players are finding themselves still in the NBA and on the ...
Basketball-Durant likely to lead US squad at world championships
July 29, 2010With LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh focused on building their own NBA Dream Team in Miami, USA Basketball unveiled a Plan B line-up on Wednesday for next month's world championships.
NBA - USA announce World Championships squad
July 29, 2010USA Basketball have unveiled a Plan B line-up for next month's World Championships.
NBA star Marbury commits to Chinese club
July 29, 2010Former NBA All-Star guard Stephon Marbury committed himself to Shanxi Zhongyu club of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) here on Wednesday.
NBA superstar Stoudemire is Jewish - Jerusalem Post
July 29, 2010 Ha'aretz | NBA superstar Stoudemire is Jewish Jerusalem Post Seven years after he was named NBA Rookie of the Year, joining the ranks of basketball legends Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird and ... Newly Discovered Jewish NBA Star Travels to Israel NBA star Amar'e Stoudemire heads to Israel after discovering Jewish roots Adventure in Israel For Stoudemire |
