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Five star living doesn't mean much if Raptors lose
Raptors coach Sam Mitchell, in describing a three-game Western road trip that begins tonight against the L.A. Lakers, used the word "brutal." And considering what happened the last time the Raptors visited the ...
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Hawks' Law takes advantage of playing time
Give Acie Law IV a little bit and he wants more. It's just his nature, particularly when it comes to the things he's passionate about.
NBA Extra: Atlanta Hawks off to a flying start this season
Atlanta? Yes, Atlanta. Believe it. The improvement started last season. After acquiring point guard Mike Bibby the Hawks became a new team, one with direction and floor leadership.
Basketball / Maccabi tips off against familiar faces of Greek 'Dream Team'
Maccabi Tel Aviv tips off tonight in its first game against Euroleague group rivals Olympiacos, a team which will look sadly familiar to Maccabi fans - the Greek powerhouse acquired big man Nikola Vujcic and ...
When In Rome: Brandon Jennings
European basketball is becoming more competitive and illustrious for the players who now live the life of fame and fortune.
Euroleague Basketball: Maccabi visits Greece to play...
Maccabi Tel Aviv will enter a game as an underdog for the first time this season when its visits the star-studded Olympiacos in the Euroleague on Thursday.
Hawks' coach Mike Woodson isn't griping so far about playing so many games on the road to start the season, with his club away seven of the first 10.
Things Are Just a Tad Better for Childress in Greece
Josh Childress used to play for the Atlanta Hawks. During his four years with the team they averaged about 27 wins per season.
Ballin': Parker Saves the Spurs; Mount Amare Erupts
Spurs 129, T-Wolves 125, 2 OT: It took a career-best 55 points from Tony Parker - including a jumper at the buzzer to force the second OT - for San Antonio to pick up its first victory of the season.
Schwarz: For Childress, Greece is the word
Josh Childress is a free-spirited, open-minded world traveler. Perhaps that makes him the perfect candidate to become the most prominent American-born player in his prime to take a 7,000-mile leap outside his ...
Are The Hawks Ready to Take Flight?
Often the beginning of a new NBA season is a time for optimism for any team , especially for a young team just coming off a surprising playoff berth.
Maybe the big jump came in 2007-08, when he climbed to 19.6 points a game. But he'll have an even bigger role in the offense with Jermaine O'Neal gone and a dependable point guard, T.J. Ford, who can deliver ...
This will be an important season for Bremerton native Marvin Williams as he doesn't have a contract beyond this season.
Hawks Preview: Higher Expectations
Woodson can't afford to wear his starters out during the regular season if he expects them, particularly Joe Johnson and Mike Bibby, to have anything left for the playoffs.
NBA Notebook: Europe, FIBA And Pop's Beard
David Stern's annual state of the league preseason conference call was largely uneventful, save a little love-hate thing going on with Europe and a few other foreign markets.
Josh Childress Jumped Ship Why
In the spring of 2008 the Atlanta Hawks took the big three and the gang to seven games in the first round of the finals last year.
Atlanta eager to prove playoffs no fluke
The arena was packed with more than 20,000 screaming fans. The home guys were going basket-for-basket with the NBA's best team.
Josh Childress: I'll become a better player here in Europe
The former Atlanta Hawks player, one of the best sixth men in the NBA last year, was a major contributor in pushing the eventual champions, the Boston Celtics, to a seven-game playoff series last May.
Stern not worried about players bolting for Europe
Over the summer, a Greek basketball team gave former Atlanta Hawks swingman Josh Childress US$32.5-million to leave the National Basketball Association.
NBA commissioner: Top players will stay here
NEW YORK : The NBA may soon take regular-season games to Europe, and commissioner David Stern isn't concerned his best players might decide to stay there.