The Denver Nuggets signed guard Sonny Weems on Monday. Terms were not disclosed. The Chicago Bulls selected Weems out of Arkansas in the second round of the 2008 NBA draft. He was traded to Denver for a 2009 second-round draft pick. In July, Weems had surgery to repair a sports hernia. He was expected to [...]
Savannah State coach Teddy Wright was so good that legends grew up around him. Like the time he supposedly split his squad in two, sending half to play a game in the Southwest and the other half to play against a school on East Coast. He would play two games in the same night, and [...]
Minnesota Timberwolves center Jason Collins had surgery to repair a ruptured triceps tendon in his right elbow. The team said Thursday that Collins was injured in a freak golf accident when his cart skidded on some wet ground and tipped over. The Wolves acquired Collins in a draft-night deal with Memphis that also brought them [...]
The Oklahoma City Thunder re-signed restricted free agent center Robert Swift on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. We are pleased to have Robert back with our organization, Thunder general manager Sam Presti said. We look forward to his contributions this season. The 12th overall pick in the 2004 draft, Swift has averaged [...]
Shaquille ONeal has produced large numbers throughout his decorated 16-year career in the NBA. On Thursday, he came up with another: 735. The four-time champion and 14-time All-Star told Orlandos News 13 television that he will retire after his current contract with the Phoenix Suns expires following the 2010 season. My basketball career will be [...]
The Hornets have not made any contingency plans yet if Hurricane Gustav causes damage to the Alario Center or New Orleans Arena. The Hornets do not begin training camp until October, but team spokesman Harold Kaufman said at the close of business Friday, the franchise temporarily shut down its operations so employees could make their [...]
Dwight Howard will need no arm-twisting to convince him to return as the starting center on the USA Basketball team. That will play in London at the Olympics in 2012, or even the one that will compete in 2016, wherever in the world those Games might be. He already is standing at the front of [...]
Guard Kyle Weaver, a second-round draft pick, signed a multiyear contract Wednesday with Oklahoma City. Weaver was selected 38th in June by Charlotte but didn’t sign with the Bobcats before being traded to Oklahoma City earlier this month for a second-round choice in next year’s draft. Weaver averaged 12.2 points last season as a senior [...]
Oklahoma City new NBA franchise has finally set a date to announce its name and team colors. The team said Wednesday that it would unveil the name and colors simultaneously on its Web site and at a downtown event Sept. 3. Clay Bennett’s ownership group has applied for trademarks for six names: Thunder, Energy, Wind, [...]
Joe Crawford, the Los Angeles Lakers only selection in the NBA draft last June. Signed a contract with the Western Conference champions on Wednesday. Crawford, the 58th overall pick, averaged 11.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in four years at Kentucky, where he played in 127 games, 76 of them starts. The 22-year-old 6-foot-5 [...]