Manu Ginobili limped through the playoffs and then proclaimed himself healthy enough to play in the Olympics for Argentina. He went down again in their game against Team USA and on Friday it was announced that he would undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair a ligament injury to his left ankle. An   more...
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A few months back I made a call for the creation of an NBA marketing database. Places like Draft Express
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While most of the world sits back and enjoys the Olympics in Beijing, many hardcore fantasy GMs are scrambling their brain trying to figure out what sort of damage these games will do. The players on Team USA are well documented, but what about the other international players? Screaming Sports'   more...
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Yao Ming opened the scoring with a three pointer and China kept the game close in the first half but Team USA relied on defensive pressure, depth and athleticism to prevail 101-70 in an Olympic preliminary round contest that is widely being termed the most watched basketball game ever. Dwyane Wade   more...
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Yao Ming opened the scoring with a three pointer and China kept the game close in the first half but Team USA relied on defensive pressure, depth and athleticism to prevail 101-70 in an Olympic preliminary round contest that is widely being termed the most watched basketball game ever. Dwyane Wade   more...
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Nike and Adidas launched massive campaigns for the 2008 Bejing Olympics. Here's a streetball.com video that showcases all the Nike Olympic Hyperdunk sneakers.

Spain's Olympic basketball team posed for an advertisement prior to the Games which appears to show all its players slanting their eyes, a move that could offend its Olympic hosts in Beijing. The ads, for a Spanish courier company, appeared in the Spanish-language newspaper La Marca.As the uproar   more...
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Now with the NBA's rule that every player had to play at least one year of college ball the rookies have all proven they can play. Here is my list of the best rookies in the NBA though the first month of the season.1. Al Horford F Hawks: Horford is a double double threat every night. He has had his   more...

Tim Duncan is the best power forward in the game and one of the best ever to play. Able to play both forward and center, he can dominate whoever he plays on both sides of the floor. Not only that, he steps up his game in the playoffs with 24.8 PPG, 13.8 RPG and 2.4 BPG. He might be boring to watch,   more...

If you're into the whole fantasy shindig (I most definitely am), head over to Give Me the Rock...well, unless you're in a fantasy league with me in which case go screw yourself and make sure to
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Breaking news! According to ESPN, Richard Jefferson has just been traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons.Not sure how I feel about this but I am 100% sure the Bucks won't be picking Joe Alexander with the 8th pick tonight. Look for the Bucks to go Big (Kevin   more...
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Second returns are in and Baron Davis is moving up with 93,626 votes since the last returns, putting Jerry Stackhouse in last place in the West guard standings. Melo's still on top of the west forwards. Looks like the Yardbarker campaign is paying off. It's starting to narrow down a little. So   more...
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ESPN's Chad Ford is reporting that the Golden State Warriors are still after Yi Jianlian.Ford speculates that they could offer Brandan Wright and the #14 pick in the draft for Yi. This would be an interesting deal for the Bucks and new GM John Hammond, who did not draft Yi Jianlian and isn't   more...
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Rumors of a trade involving the Cavaliers and Warriors have been popping up…except these rumors don't involve Baron Davis. Tis the season for rumors in the NBA. The Finals are over, the draft pool has been finalized, and teams have had time to take stock of their needs and assets. Indeed, if you're   more...
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FIO staff writer Jorge Menocal takes a look at how some of this year's top NBA rookies coming into the season are presently performing. Find out which players are exceeding expectations, and which are having some first-year struggles (and could be potential busts).
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