Doug Christie to Miss Training Camp

After a career with the Kings in which he only missed three games in five seasons, Doug Christie will have to sit out of training camp after undergoing treatment on his left foot to ease discomfort stemming from plantar fasciitis.

The positive to Mr. Christie sitting out the preseason is that rookies, Kevin Martin and Ricky Minard will see more minutes.

Doug Christie could not be reached for comment.

Via The Sacramento Bee

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Ron Artest's True Colors come Shining Through

After having a breakthrough season with Indiana and earning the NBA’s defensive Player of the Year award on route to a 61-win season, Ron Artest is positioning himself to be traded.

During the Eastern Conference finals versus the Pistons he was reportedly goofing off in practice, threatened to quit the team during Game 5, and was not at practice the day before Game 6 because he missed the team’s charter plane to Detroit. Artest also blew off a postseason meeting with Larry Bird to boot. In an attempt to maintain team unity, the Pacers never let his actions leak to the public until now.

In a recent interview with Slam Magazine Artest went as far as to say, "I thought I was the MVP last year because we had the best record and I was the best player on the team, so I felt that I should have at least been talked about for it." He does not mention Jermaine O'Neal of course.

In light of all of Artest’s actions, the Pacers may be looking simply trade away the problem. The biggest name out on the market is Peja Stojakovic who has said he wants out of Sacramento, albeit in a more tactful manner than Artest.

In the end, the Pacers might not be able to get fair value for Artest, and a trade -- for Stojakovic or anybody else -- might not happen. But they're going to try.

Via The Indianapolis Star

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Shangahi Game Sells Out

All 3,000 tickets for the NBA pre-season game in Shanghai were sold out in just 10 hours on September 12, according to Eastday.com.

About 2,500 fans started queuing up at the Shanghai Stadium gate September 10, according to a local report.

The NBA announced its decision to hold two pre-season games in China in February, hoping to cash in on the huge popularity of the Houston Rockets' Chinese player Yao Ming.

The Houston Rockets will play the Sacramento Kings in the first game on October 14 in East China's Shanghai Municipality, and in Beijing on October 17.

Via China Daily

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