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Jermaine O’Neal Unlikely To Join Kobe Bryant & Lo... 2007-06-24 00:42:00 Jermaine O’Neal Unlikely To Join Kobe Bryant
& Los Angeles LakersJune 22 07Mike Wells, a writer with the Indianapolis Star, reports on the Pacers keeping Jermaine O’Neal: Jim O’Brien isn’t a gambler. But the new Indiana Pacers coach said he believes the odds favor All-Star forward Jermaine O’Neal wearing a Pacers uniform next season. "I’ve sat down and talked at length with Jermaine and where he sees his career going," O’Brien said from his office Thursday afternoon. "If I’m his coach next year, which I expect to be and want to be, my job and Jermaine’s job as leaders is to be on the same page, which I think we will be, and we both need to be examples for the team." O’Neal, along with Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant, are the marquee names being discussed in trade rumors. O’Neal has said he doesn’t want to stay if the Pacers rebuild. "I know trades are hard to make when you’re talking about a big trade involving somebody like Jermaine O’Neal or K
NBA Rumor: Garnett--- Unlikely to join Celtics in the next season. 2007-06-22 09:48:00 Despite apparent momentum in talks between the Celtics [team stats] and Timberwolves for a trade involving Kevin Garnett
, the man responsible for keeping the Minnesota All-Star happy doesn’t believe he has a future in Boston. “At this point I don’t believe it will go anywhere,” agent Andy Miller said yesterday. “It won’t happen in Boston as far as my side of the equation is concerned.” Miller declined to indicate whether Garnett is against the idea of playing in Boston, saying, “There are a variety of reasons I don’t want to get into.” Many believe Garnett would like to join Steve Nash in Phoenix, nd Miller is trying to make that happen now with his tough stance. The most prohibitive aspect of a Garnett trade would involve his contract - the most expensive in the league. An Eastern Conference official who had looked into a trade for Garnett earlier this season said yesterday that the 7-footer has a contract clause under which his salary increases by 15 perc Read more:NBA
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Williams, Menk and Yap likely to join national team 2007-06-22 09:29:00 SMC-Pilipinas is beefing up its pool of players with the addition of Kelly Williams
, Eric Menk (199-F-74, college: L.Superior) and James Yap, and has set the Jones Cup competition as the final cutoff date to determine the players to be sent to the FIBA-Asia Olympic qualifier next month in Japan.Williams personally talked to PBA commissioner Noli Eala Wednesday, giving his commitment to play for the team even if he's to forego his planned US vacation.Menk and Yap have also been invited to join the training upon the team's return from its training trip in Belgrade, Serbia."I'm very happy with these developments specially with Kelly's decision to forego his vacation. It speaks volumes of the man. Kelly showed true sign of commitment to help the cause of the RP team," said Eala."I'm also thankful for Menk who manifested excitement and willingness to join the training without guarantee from coach Chot Reyes that he will make the Tokushima competition. Hopefully, James also accepts the Read more:likely
RP five bows to Serbian 1A powerhouse KK Novi Sad, 88-85 2007-06-20 08:42:00 BELGRADE, Serbia — San Miguel-Pilipinas dropped another close game Friday, this time against perennial Serbian
1A powerhouse KK Novi Sad, 88-85, at the Sport Ecko Sportski Centar.Showing up with six of their regulars and five key additions in their rebuilding program, Novi Sad played without imports, 7-0 center Charles Chris and point guard Jerome Lagarnge.However, the Nationals were incomplete as well, with Kerby Raymundo sitting out the game due to a bad case of food poisoning.Compounding matters was the exit of Tony dela Cruz early in the second quarter due to a strained back, leaving SMC-RP with only 10 men to do battle against the taller, heftier Serbians.But the Nationals put up a gallant stand, controlling the game three-fourths of the way until Danny Seigle fouled out with five minutes left and SMC-RP ahead 77-74.The Serbs seized the opportunity to string five straight points, capped by a 3-pointer from 6-9 power forward Miroslav Radenkovic that gave the host a 79-77 edge.Bac
RP team blasts Montenegro under-20 national team, 99-85 2007-06-20 08:39:00 RP team blasted the Montenegro
under-20 national team, 99-85, during their tune-up series at the Sports Ecko Sportski Centar in Belgrade, Serbia Monday.Forward Danny Seigle sustained a hamstring pull and failed to see action for the rest of the game, while Mark Caguioa brushed aside a punching foul he took early in the game.Though not in the original schedule of teams to face, the Nationals gave up their day-off to play a young, tall team composed of 6-2 point guard Marko Mijovic, 6-4 off-guard Sead Sehovic (200-G-89, agency: Ultimate Sports Agency), 6-6 small forward Aleksa Popovic, 6-9 power forward Milovan Savovic, and 6-10 center Maksim Sturanovic.The Montis applied the pressure on the Filipinos early and stayed in the passing lanes from the opening buzzer.This forced the Nationals' starting unit of Jimmy Alapag, Caguioa, Dondon Hontiveros, Ranidel de Ocampo and Asi Taulava to spread the floor and look for backdoor cutting opportunities.With Seigle coming off the bench, the Nation
TNT to train in San Antonio Spurs camp 2007-06-20 08:35:00 CLEVELAND - San Antonio
director of pro player personnel Dell Demps said the other day Talk ‘N' Text will train with the four-time NBA champion Spurs
in the Alamo City in August and Phone Pals coach Derick Pumaren is finalizing the details of the two-week camp.Demps played as an import for Pepsi in 1992 and Shell in 1994. He keeps in close touch with Pumaren and has visited Manila at least twice since finishing his PBA career.Talk ‘N' Text is the first foreign team to benefit from the experience of the Spurs' recent sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals.Demps said coach Gregg Popovich's staff, possibly except for P. J. Carlesimo, will supervise the camp for the PBA team. Carlesimo is rumored to be considering a job with the Seattle SuperSonics.“The best thing that ever happened to me in the Philippines was meeting Derick,” said Demps. “Just a few weeks ago, I was on the phone with him. We text each other all the time and I hope Talk ‘N' Text makes it to th Read more:San Antonio
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NBA Finals: Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, & San Antonio Spurs Win Fourth Title, Sweeping LeBron James & Cleveland Cavaliers 2007-06-16 07:46:00 What Happened: Close, but not close enough. On Thursday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers came close, but couldn’t prevent the San AntonioSpurs
from winning game four of the NBA
Finals and taking their fourth championship in nine seasons.The Spurs, who became just the fourth franchise to win four NBA Title
s, are now being called a dynasty.Once again, they were led by The Big Three: Tony Parker
, Manu Ginobili, and Tim Duncan
.Parker scored 24 points, connecting on 10-of-14 shots from the floor. He was the Spurs’ best player and became the first European to be named MVP of the Finals.When the final buzzer sounded, Parker flashed his famous smile before getting a hug from fiancé Eva Longoria.Ginobili paced the Spurs with 27 points. But numbers don’t tell the real story. He had a spectacular fourth quarter, scoring 13 points-including a pair of tough drives and an impressive three-pointer.At the post-game press conference, Ginobili sat at the podium table with a champagne-stained T-s Read more:San Antonio
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Spurs takes 3 to nothing lead over cavs. 2007-06-14 10:40:00 Wednesday, June 13NBA Finals Game 3 was in Cleveland Tuesday night. The Spurs
won, taking a 3-0 series lead. The next two games (Game 5 is 'if necessary') are in Cleveland. Here's what went down in Game 3:nba daily recap - nba daily roundup San Antonio 75, Cleveland 72 -- The AP reports: Bruce Bowen, the defensive stopper, emerged as an unlikely offensive star as the Spurs moved within one win of their fourth championship in nine years with a 75-72 win over the Cavaliers on Tuesday night to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series... Tony Parker scored 17 points and Tim Duncan had 14, but Manu Ginobili, who scored 25 in Game 2, had just three -- all free throws in the final 10.4 seconds -- to hold off the Cavaliers and crush the hopes of their towel-waving crowd, who had never before seen their team play a finals game in person... Cleveland's chances, and maybe their last hopes of extending the season, ended when LeBron James, who led the Cavaliers with 25 points, eight rebounds an
Parker, Ginobili and Duncan carries spurs into a game 3 win 2007-06-11 05:13:00 Gregg Popovich, the coach of the San Antonio Spurs, expects his team to be perfect. For three quarters of Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, they were.The Spurs led 89-62 heading into the fourth quarter. Then LeBron James huddled with his Cavalier teammates.Something clicked.Cleveland went on a fourth quarter tear, cutting the lead to eight before Manu Ginobili converted a rare four-point play to preserve the win for San Antonio.The Spurs held on for a 103-92 victory over the Cavaliers, taking game two of the NBA Finals on Sunday at the AT&T Center.With the win, San Antonio leads the best of seven series 2-0.Once again, Tony Parker
was brilliant. The lightning-quick guard hit several tough lay-ups early on.But he made his biggest shots down the stretch, sinking two tough jumpers in the fourth quarter, which prevented Cleveland from completing an improbable comeback.Parker finished with 30 points. Tim Duncan
had a near triple-double, registering 23 points, nine rebounds, a
Featured Player of The Week : Daniel Gibson 2007-06-09 20:57:00 We all know this guy from the recent baskketball hysteria. . the NBA Playoffs. He bailed out Lebron James in alot of things actually, needless to say, his 3-point shooting. This is the main reason why he is my Featured
player of the week.Daniel
Hiram Gibson
(born February 27, 1986, in Houston, Texas) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. His nickname is "Boobie," affectionately given to him by his mother. High schoolDaniel Gibson averaged 25.5 points per game while leading Jones High School in Houston, Texas to a 31-5 record and the Texas Class 4A state title as a senior. It marked the school's first state championship since 1965. Gibson graduated sixth out of 212 students in his high school senior class and was a member of the National Honor Society.CollegeGibson starred as a guard in college basketball for The University of Texas at Austin. In his two seasons with the Texas Longhorns, he scored 935 points, including 1
What the Cavs needs to do in the coming games. . . 2007-06-09 20:51:00 I Came across this Article on the net. . . I guess the autohor really sums it all up.LeBron James & Cleveland Cavaliers Can Compete With San Antonio Spurs, Must Make These AdjustmentsThe Cleveland Cavaliers had problems in game one of the NBA Finals. However, all is not lost. Cleveland can get back in the series, but they must make these adjustments for game two on Sunday:1) The Cavaliers should relieve LeBron James of his ball handling duties. In game one, he over-handled the rock and struggled with the Spurs’ trapping defense off pick-and-rolls.This is understandable. After all, San Antonio plays outstanding defense.So King James and Cleveland must change things up for game two. Forget the fade-away jumpers. And forget the one-on-one isolations at the top of the key that draw in extra defenders.James should start game two off the ball and on the wing. He can then get points by running Bruce Bowen through a series of picks.Cleveland’s posts, Drew Gooden, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and An
Pic of the week 2007-06-08 02:41:00 This is a pic i came across on the net. If my psychic ability serves me right, these are Filipinos. The basketball fever infects everyone.(even the midgets) lol But hey, you got here a fantasy match-up, Jermaine O'neal Vs. The man himself, Charles Barkley. ;)Keep Posted while i add some more pics in the coming weeks.-Basketbolista
Game 1 Nba Finals Score: San Antonio 85, Cleveland 76 2007-06-08 02:18:00 SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- One of the most anticipated debuts in NBA finals history was way, way off the mark.A LeBrick, if you will.LeBron James couldn't solve San Antonio
's stifling defense and the pick-and-rolling Spurs, as fundamental and selfless as ever, outclassed Cleveland
in an 85-76 win over the Cavaliers in Game 1 on Thursday night.Tim Duncan had 24 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks, and Tony Parker added 27 points for the Spurs, who began their quest for a fourth championship since 1999 by putting on a basketball clinic for the Cavs, finals rookies, who have a ton of work to do if they have any intention of making this a competitive series.With the eyes of Texas, a curious hoops nation and the world upon him, the 22-year-old James, who has rarely failed to rise to any occasion, flopped like never before on the game's grandest stage. James shot just 4-of-16 from the field and finished with 14 points against the Spurs led by Bruce Bowen, San Antonio
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Spurs facing a Cavs team built in their image 2007-06-07 00:15:00 CLEVELAND -- Born and raised a Pistons fan, Dan Gilbert celebrated earnestly in 2004 when his hometown team won a championship and with a defensive-based, blue-collar attitude. The next year he bitterly watched as the San Antonio Spurs
knocked them from the perch to claim their most-recent ring.So in early 2005 when Gilbert wrote a check for $375 million to buy the Cleveland Cavaliers, an underachieving team in another depressed Rust Belt city, he knew exactly how he wanted to make his franchise. As fellow owners attempted to retool their organizations to run like the Phoenix Suns, Gilbert went the other way and aimed at building a team based on defense with a front office that thought likewise.He spent a long time talking to Larry Brown, at one point discussing making him the Cavs' team president, but ultimately hired a Spurs executive in Danny Ferry to be the GM and a first-time head coach in Mike Brown who lived and breathed a defensive style he developed under Gregg Popovich as a
Gabe Norwood - A player to watch out for? Check out his profile. 2007-06-07 00:12:00 Gabe Norwood
enters his fourth year with the Patriots and is a returning starter in the backcourt... Has an excellent "feel for the game"... Versatile player
able to play either guard position and at small forward... Distributes the ball well and has good court vision... Intelligent athlete... Majoring in communication.2005-06: Played in all 35 games and was sixth on the team in minutes played. Started three contests including a pair of games in the NCAA Tournament... Scored in 27 of 35 games and led the team in bench scoring... Was third on the team in steals and blocks and was fourth on the squad in assists... Was one of two players with more assists than field goals (min. 100 minutes)... Enters his senior year among the top 25 in school history in career assists and career blocks... Is also among the top 30 all-time in career steals... Stretching back to the start of his sophomore season, has had an assist in 55 of the past 64 games... Had season-high nine points against UNC Wilming Read more:watch
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FIBA asia ranking of men's basketball 2007-06-06 18:12:00 Ranking---Country-------points11. China CHN 262.0 24. Lebanon LIB 57.0 25. Korea KOR 52.0 26. Qatar QAT 45.0 28. Japan JPN 39.0 37. Iran IRI 18.0 40. Chinese Taipei TPE 14.0 41. Saudi Arabia KSA 12.0 43. Syria SYR 11.0 44. Uzbekistan UZB 10.0 44. Kuwait KUW 10.0 46. India IND 9.0 50. Hong Kong HKG 7.0 52. Malaysia MAS 7.0 56. Kazakhstan KAZ 6.0 56. Jordan JOR 6.0 61. United Arab Emirates UAE 5.0 65. Philippines PHI 4.0 66. Thailand THA 3.0 69. Bahrain BRN 2.0 72. Indonesia INA 2.0 72. Singapore SIN 2.0 *compared to the last FIBA RankingThe countries which are not listed above are all ranked after the last country ranked in the above FIBA Ranking and therefore have the same rank.
Team Philippines in the bracket of GIANTS 2007-06-06 18:00:00 FIBA-Asia draw pits RP five vs heavyweightsChot Reyes: ‘We’re in the group of death’By Musong R. CastilloInquirerMANILA, Philippines
-- Morbid though it may sound, but Chot Reyes picked the perfect words to describe the latest turn of events in Philippine basketball.“We’re in the group of death,” Reyes told the Philippine Daily Inquirer over the phone, a few minutes after learning where Team Philippines landed after the FIBA-Asia championship draw Wednesday in Japan.“We’re in the worst position we could be in,” continued Reyes. “We drew the biggest and best teams in the (Asian) region.”There was no luck in the draw for the Filipinos after they found themselves in the bracket of no less than mighty China and rock-solid Jordan and Iran in Group A, making survival of the eliminations a tough feat in itself.“The good thing about it is that if we survive the eliminations, the quarterfinals will be relatively easy,” Reyes said.“You work so hard only to leave your
Team Philippines Lineup Announced 2007-06-04 23:02:00 Jay Jay Helterbrand, Jimmy Alapag, Mark Caguioa, Danny Seigle, Mick Pinisi, and Asi Taulava.Ren Ren Ritualo, Don Don Hontiveros, Kirby Raymundo, and Ranidel de Ocampo.Kelly Williams and Gabe Norwood (196-G/F-85). Jay Jay Helterbrand, Jimmy Alapag, Mark Caguioa, Danny Seigle, Mick Pinisi, and Asi Taulava.Ren Ren Ritualo, Don Don Hontiveros, Kirby Raymundo, and Ranidel de Ocampo.Kelly Williams and Gabe Norwood (196-G/F-85).What is with the roll call? The RP mens basketball team had a tough time in the Iran meet, especially with teams who had imports, but maybe other teams are also wondering how come the RP team seems as if it has a lot of imports too. The first group of names mentioned are either half blooded or hold dual citizenships. The second group are the home grown talents. The third group also sounds foreign. Gabe Norwood has not even played in any Philippine league yet.Desperate times call for desperate measures perhaps. An Olympic ticket at all costs.by: May ArevaloAsia-Basket Read more:Philippines
Kelly Williams will be Joining the Team Philippines Basketball 2007-06-04 22:59:00 ANTIPOLO CITY, Philippines
—Kelly Williams
(196-F, college: Oakland) got the go-signal from mother club Sta. Lucia to play for the National team, but only after the Realtors have completed their participation in the on-going Fiesta Cup.Sta. Lucia team manager Buddy Encarnado last night told scribes at the Ynares Center here that the team was willing to let go of Williams, subject to the condition set by the PBA board.“I told the (PBA and Samahang Basketbol Pilipinas) that it is an honor and a privilege for us to have Kelly join the national team,” Encarnado said. “The PBA told us that they will not touch him as long as we still have games to play (in the Fiesta Cup).”Williams was named as an additional member of the RP Five along with another Filipino-American, Gabe Norwood, by coach Chot Reyes on Thursday during a meeting with SBP bosses and PBA commissioner Noli Eala.He was initially named to the RP pool two years ago and played for the Nationals in the Jones Cup in Taipei. Read more:Joining
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CAVS Goes to the NBA Finals! 2007-06-03 01:38:00 CLEVELAND -- As his teammates danced and carried on while wearing baseball caps and T-shirts proclaiming "Champions," LeBron James walked around in a daze with a smile etched across his face."This is like a dream," he said, shaking his head. "This is probably the best feeling that I've ever had in my life."An entire city felt the same.For the first time in a long time, championship-starved Cleveland has something to feel good about.The Cavaliers, once the punch line to jokes and Michael Jordan's favorite foil, are Eastern Conference champions -- and on their way to the NBA
Finals.Lugging an entire region's hopes with him on every trip to the basket, James had 20 points and 14 rebounds, and unflappable rookie Daniel Gibson added 31 points -- 19 in the fourth quarter -- to give the Cavaliers a 98-82 victory in Game 6 against the Detroit Pistons.Cleveland, a city that hasn't celebrated a world championship since the Browns won an NFL title in 1964, has the next closest thing. And now
Top 30 Highest paid NBA Players right now. 2007-06-03 00:59:00 You always knew NBA
players were Richest of athletes there is in basketball world. . Ever wondered who's the highest paid ion the NBA? Top NBA Salaries1. Kevin Garnett Minnesota $21,000,0002. Allan Houston New York $20,718,7503. Michael Finley San Antonio $20,154,6254. Shaquille O'Neal Miami $20,000,0005. Chris Webber Detroit $18,307,0086. Allen Iverson Denver $18,281,2507. Jason Kidd New Jersey $18,084,000 8. Jermaine O'neil $17,813,8409. Kobe Bryant LA Lakers $17,718,75010. Tim Duncan San Antonio $17,429,67111. Brian Grant Boston $17,370,62512. Stephon Marbury New York $17,275,78113. Grant Hill Orlando $16,901,50014. Tracy McGrady Houston $16,901,50015. Jalen Rose Phoenix $16,040,00016. Eddie Jones Miami $15,680,00017. Ben Wallace Chicago $15,680,00018. Larry Hughes Cleveland $15,363,01219. Antawn Jamison Washington $15,101,62620. Vince Read more:Players
Report: Kerr to sign 3-year deal as Suns president, GM 2007-06-02 23:03:00 Throughout his playing career, Steve Kerr was known for his accuracy. The Phoenix Suns are likely hoping his first moves as the team's new president of basketball operations and general manager are accurate as well.Steve KerrKerrAccording to a report by The Arizona Republic, Kerr will sign a three-year contract to take over the role from coach Mike D'Antoni. D'Antoni has held both titles since Bryan Colangelo resigned as president and general manager in February 2006 to take a similar post with the Toronto Raptors.Kerr told the newspaper that he thought it was the appropriate time to take the position. Last year, Kerr wasn't ready transition from his current role as a TNT analyst to an NBA front office role. The move would have allowed him less time with his three school-age children in San Diego."I just felt comfortable that this is the right time," Kerr told The Republic. "I felt that I could really add something to the organization that is already so strong and is one of the bes
LeBron Carries Cavs to Classic Game 5 Win 2007-06-02 22:54:00 LeBron James took another step toward legend status on Thursday.James scored Cleveland's final 25 points, spanning the end of regulation and both overtime periods, to finish with a playoff career-high 48. The final two came on a game-winning driving layup with 2.2 seconds left in a 109-107 Game 5 victory over the Pistons that gave the Cavaliers a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals.James shot 18-for-33 from the field, including 2-for-3 from 3-point range, and 10-for-14 from the free throw line, and added nine rebounds and seven assists in the first double-overtime playoff game in Cleveland team history. Zydrunas Ilgauskas tallied 16 points and and eight rebounds before fouling out.Richard Hamilton paced Detroit with 26 points, and Chauncey Billups added 21, including two free throws with 3.1 seconds left in the first extra session that forced the second OT period. He had previously missed a potential game-winning shot from the top of the key at the fourth-quarter buzzer. Chris W Read more:Classic
Lebron James is the "KING OF THE PALACE" 2007-06-01 03:03:00 When one was greater than five By Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports June 1, 2007 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Time and time again came LeBron, no other option, no other chance for the Cleveland Cavaliers. One on five every time. One LeBron, five Piston defenders and Detroit barely had a prayer. In a performance for the ages, the 22-year-old star answered the age-old question of whether one man can beat an entire team. LeBron 109, Detroit 107. In Game 5, in a game of five, one won. Here in the East finals, LeBron James
scored his team's last 25 points, 29 of its final 30 and 48 overall (to go with nine rebounds and seven assists) in one of the most astounding, astonishing efforts in NBA history. With 2:48 remaining in regulation and Cleveland trailing 88-84, James took the ball, took his team on his back and never let up, scoring every Cavaliers point down the fourth-quarter stretch and through two overtime periods until at long last the Detroit Pistons were felled. Pos Read more:Lebron
Timberwolves talking three-way Garnett deal 2007-06-27 17:48:00 NEW YORK – Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett
is close to going to the Phoenix Suns in a monumental three-way trade that would send Phoenix forward Amare Stoudemire to the Atlanta Hawks, league sources said Wednesday.Atlanta would move the Nos. 3 and 11 picks in Thursday's draft, as well as Zaza Pachulia and Anthony Johnson, to Minnesota.Minnesota owner Glen Taylor has delivered a mandate to his basketball executives to get a deal done, one league executive said.Yahoo! Sports has learned that the trade would also save the Hawks from an emerging showdown between the front office and coaching staff over whom to draft with the third pick. The front office and coaching staff had settled on Florida power forward Al Horford, but a faction of the Atlanta Spirit ownership group, with business interests in China, is pushing them to take Yi Jianlian. The deal hinges on Atlanta general manager Billy Knight saying yes, as well as Hawks ownership, which is mired in lawsuits, being will
Yao Ming is Getting Married! 2007-06-26 04:03:00 SHANGHAI (AFP) - China's All Star NBA centre Yao Ming will wed his teenage sweetheart from Shanghai in August, after an eight-year courtship, state press reported Monday.Yao, who has kept his love life closely guarded from the media, will marry Ye Li in a private family ceremony possibly in Shanghai, the eastern metropolis where they were born, met and began dating, the Titan Sports Weekly said."This is a match based on pure love," the paper said. The 2.26 metre (seven-foot-six-inch) centre first met Ye in 1999 when he was playing for the Shanghai Sharks men's team and the 1.9 metre Ye was with the club's women's team.Ye has since gone on to play for the national side, but has been plagued with injuries in recent years.The two were seen walking hand-in-hand at the closing ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympics, when their courtship first became public.According to Titan Sports, Ye, 25, has been a regular at Yao's home in Texas where he stars for the Houston Rockets. She has also st Read more:Getting Married
Yao Ming is Getting Married! 2007-06-26 04:03:00 SHANGHAI (AFP) - China's All Star NBA centre Yao Ming will wed his teenage sweetheart from Shanghai in August, after an eight-year courtship, state press reported Monday.Yao, who has kept his love life closely guarded from the media, will marry Ye Li in a private family ceremony possibly in Shanghai, the eastern metropolis where they were born, met and began dating, the Titan Sports Weekly said."This is a match based on pure love," the paper said. The 2.26 metre (seven-foot-six-inch) centre first met Ye in 1999 when he was playing for the Shanghai Sharks men's team and the 1.9 metre Ye was with the club's women's team.Ye has since gone on to play for the national side, but has been plagued with injuries in recent years.The two were seen walking hand-in-hand at the closing ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympics, when their courtship first became public.According to Titan Sports, Ye, 25, has been a regular at Yao's home in Texas where he stars for the Houston Rockets. She has also stu Read more:Getting Married
New Jersey Nets Will Likely Re-sign Vince Carter, Looking At Dealing Richard Jefferson For Zach Randolph 2007-06-25 05:07:00 Mitch Lawrence, a writer with the New York Daily News, reports on some developments in New Jersey
: Once the Nets get VinceCarter
’s signature on a four-year, $60 million contract, insiders say they’ll investigate making a move for Portland’s Zach Randolph. It’s no surprise that they’re leery of Randolph’s off-court issues and the fact he has around $60 million left on his contract. But they’ve seen that Carter can only get them so far in the playoffs. Randolph’s post presence would give them an attractive alternative, while his board work is something they definitely could use. To get him, they’d have to send a big package to the Blazers, starting with RichardJefferson
, whose development is being hindered by Carter’s presence.My Quick Take: It’s no surprise Carter will re-sign with the Nets. Both the player and organization are comfortable with each other. I think it’s a bit too much money for an inconsistent scorer. But the Nets have to overpay VC to preven Read more:New Jersey
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