March 2014 Basketball Wiretap

Tim Hardaway Jr. Diagnosed With Sprained Ankle After X-Rays

Apr 1, 2014 9:47 AM

Tim Hardaway Jr. suffered an injury to his right ankle in the New York Knicks' win over the Utah Jazz on Monday.

The injury appeared serious, as Hardaway reportedly was helped off the court, took X-rays and was in a wheelchair after the game.

X-rays returned negative and the Knicks termed Hardaway's injury as a sprained ankle.

Hardaway is averaging 10 points per game this season.

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Tags: Tim Hardaway Jr., New York Knicks, NBA, NBA Injury

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Hawks Pleased With Direction Of Team, Admit Playoffs 'Not Our Goal'

Mar 31, 2014 11:42 PM

Danny Ferry is pleased with the direction of the Atlanta Hawks, who have fallen to 32-41 after standing at 25-21 on Feb. 1.

Ferry is happy about the roster's progress and the job of Mike Budenholzer. The Hawks have sustained serious injuries to Al Horford, John Jenkins and Gustavo Ayon. Paul Millsap and Kyle Korver have also missed time.

"Throughout the year, I felt we've been on a good path," Ferry said. "When healthy, we've been a very good team. I like the way we play. It's system-based. I like our players. There's some substance to them. With the way we're set-up from a salary cap standpoint and a roster standpoint that good things can continue to unfold.

"We're not focused on trying to be the eighth seed in the playoffs because that's not our goal. We're trying to build something that's good, sustainable and the components are in place for us to do so."

The Hawks remain ahead of the New York Knicks for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.

Jeff Zillgitt/USA Today

Tags: Atlanta Hawks, NBA, NBA B-Ball IQ

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McDermott, Parker Headline AP All-American Team

Mar 31, 2014 7:48 PM

Doug McDermott was a unanimous choice for the AP All-American First Team. McDermott is the first player to be on the All-American team in three straight seasons since Patrick Ewing and Wayman Tisdale in 1985.

Shabazz Napier, Sean Kilpatrick and Russ Smith were also seniors named to the All-American First Team, while Jabari Parker was the fifth member.

The second team consisted of Nick Johnson, Andrew Wiggins, Nik Stauskas, Melvin Ejim and T.J. Warren.

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Tags: Doug McDermott, Jabari Parker, Sean Kilpatrick, Russ Smith, Shabazz Napier, Duke Blue Devils, Cincinnati Bearcats, UConn Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, Creighton Bluejays, NCAA, NCAA Award

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Josh Powell Signs With Ginebra Kings Of Philippines

Mar 31, 2014 7:37 PM

Josh Powell signed with the Genebra Kings of Philippines, the club announced Monday.

Powell had spent the season playing in the Chinese Basketball Association.

Powell was in training camp with the New York Knicks in October.

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Tags: Josh Powell, Barangay Ginebra Kings, NBA, International, International Teams, International Official Signing

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Mustafa Shakur Named D-League Player Of The Week

Mar 31, 2014 3:48 PM

Tulsa 66ers guard Mustafa Shakur was today named NBA Development League Performer of the Week for games played Monday, March 24 - Sunday, March 30. The award is the first for Shakur this season.

Shakur (6-3, 190, Arizona) led the 66ers to a 2-0 week, defeating the Rio Grande Valley Vipers and Austin Toros on back-to-back nights.  For the week, Shakur averaged and NBA D-League high 30.0 points to go with 9.0 rebounds and 8.0 assists, good for fourth-best in the NBA D-League.  He recorded a 29-point, 11-rebound, 10-assist triple-double against the Vipers on March 28, the first such game of his four-year NBA D-League career. 

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Tim Duncan, Nikola Vucevic Named NBA Players Of The Week

Mar 31, 2014 3:35 PM

Tim Duncan and Nikola Vucevic have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week.

Duncan averaged 20 points and 8.5 rebounds over the course of the week.

Vucevic averaged 22.7 points and 14.3 rebounds during the week.

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Patrick Beverley Won't Need Surgery, Expected To Return This Season

Mar 31, 2014 1:42 PM

Patrick Beverley will not surgery on the torn meniscus in his right knee.

Beverely will be able to return this season.

Beverley is making less than $800,000 this season with the Houston Rockets and won't be a free agent until 2016.

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports

Tags: Patrick Beverley, Houston Rockets, NBA, NBA Injury

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South Florida Hires Orlando Antigua Of Kentucky As Head Coach

Mar 31, 2014 1:35 PM

Orlando Antigua has accepted the head coaching position at South Florida.

Antigua is an assistant coach at Kentucky.

Antigua played collegiately at Pittsburgh and joined John Calipari's coaching staff at Memphis in 2008.

Jon Rothstein/CBS Sports

Tags: South Florida Bulls, Kentucky Wildcats, NCAA, NCAA Misc Rumor

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NBA Pace Has Increased By Two Percent Compared To Last Season

Mar 31, 2014 1:23 PM

The NBA has seen possessions per game increase by a rate of two percent, from an average of 92 per game in 12-13 to 94 this season.

Twenty-eight of 30 teams have increased their pace in 13-14, with only the Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks getting slower.

The Philadelphia 76ers have seen the biggest increase with its pace increasing by nine percent year-over-year.

Eleven of the 14 teams with new head coaches for this season are in the top half in year-over-year pace increase.

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Arnett Moultrie Suspended Five Games For Drug Violation

Mar 31, 2014 1:08 PM

Arnett Moultrie has been suspended five games for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program.

Moultrie will also be ineligible to play for the Delaware 87ers during the period of his suspension.

Moultrie has appeared in just 12 games this season for the Philadelphia 76ers,

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Vince Carter Wants To Re-Sign With Mavericks

Eddie Sefko/Dallas Morning News

Jordan Clarkson Leaves Missouri For Draft

Jeff Goodman/ESPN

Scotty Hopson Signs With Cavaliers

Brian Windhorst/ESPN

Lakers Plan To Keep Steve Nash, Prefer To Pay Remainder Of Salary In One Season

Mike Bresnahan/Los Angeles Times

Kings To Sign Jared Cunningham To 10-Day Contract

Jason Jones/Sacramento Bee

Carmelo Anthony Hurts Left Hand, X-Rays Negative

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Drew: Bucks Not Trying To Tank

Charles F. Gardner/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Anderson Varejao To Receive Reexamination Monday After Strained Shoulder

Mary Schmitt Boyer/Cleveland Plain Dealer

Andrew Wiggins To Declare For Draft

Jeff Goodman/ESPN

Cavaliers Decide Not To Sign Seth Curry To Second 10-Day Contract

Jason Lloyd/Akron Beacon Journal

Patrick Beverley Expects To Return This Season From Torn Meniscus

Jonathan Feigen/Houston Chronicle

Morris, Marbury Lead Beijing To 2nd CBA Title In Three Seasons

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Mike Montgomery Leaning Toward Retirement

Andy Katz/ESPN

Ainge: Analytics Sometimes Leads To Shortcuts

Baxter Holmes/Boston Globe

O'Neal: Talk Of Firing Mark Jackson 'Unfair'

Diamond Leung/San Jose Mercury News

76ers End 26-Game Losing Streak By Blowing Out Pistons

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Walter McCarthy Interested In Boston College Job

Gary Washburn/Boston Globe

DeRozan: Rudy Gay Trade Was Win-Win

Gary Washburn/Boston Globe

King: Nets Have System, Identity Under Kidd

Gary Washburn/Boston Globe

Warriors To Sign Hilton Armstrong To 10-Day Contract

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports