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Boston Celtics Exploring Trades For Paul Pierce 13 Jan 2013 | 05:28 am
Danny Ainge and the Boston Celtics appear to be listening to trades for future hall of famer Paul Pierce. Pierce, a small-forward, was rumored by Yahoo! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski to nearly be dealt to...
Roy Hibbert Back Spasms Gone, Will Play Saturday 13 Jan 2013 | 02:46 am
Roy Hibbert’s back spasms have cleared up and he’ll play Saturday against the Bobcats. Hibbert originally hurt himself Thursday while blocking a Tyson Chandler shot. He was in considerable pain at...
Iman Shumpert Cleared To Go, May Return Vs Pistons 13 Jan 2013 | 02:32 am
Iman Shumpert (knee) has been cleared to return and is targeting Thursday against the Pistons in London for his season debut. This is a bit of a reversal after it seemed unlikely Shumpert would ev...
Gerald Wallace Will Not Play Sunday 13 Jan 2013 | 02:29 am
Gerald Wallace (bruised ribs) won’t play Sunday against the Pacers. Wallace suffered the injury Friday when he took a horrible spill as he was fouled by P.J. Tucker. The fact that the ribs are onl...
D’Antoni Says Gasol Will Play Inside More 13 Jan 2013 | 02:22 am
Mike D’Antoni vowed there will be ‘a lot of changes’ when Pau Gasol (concussion) returns, including using Gasol inside more often. D’Antoni’s use of Gasol has drawn major criticism, including shar...
Dwight Howard Is A Game-Time Decision Sunday 13 Jan 2013 | 02:18 am
Dwight Howard (shoulder) will be re-evaluated Sunday morning and he will be a game-time decision to face the Cavs in Sunday night’s game. It’s a good sign to see him not ruled out, but there were ...
Grant Hill To Make Season Debut Saturday 13 Jan 2013 | 02:15 am
If you were looking for a reason to tune in for an afternoon contest between the Clippers and the Magic, Grant Hill making his season debut for Los Angeles is as good a reason as any. Hill was sai...
Derrick Rose Getting Closer But Won’t Rush 12 Jan 2013 | 10:25 pm
Derrick Rose took part in shootaround before Friday’s game against the Knicks and coach Tom Thibodeau said the PG is “getting closer.” Thibodeau said Rose’s next step would be non-predictable cont...
Jordan Hill (hip) Out For The Season 12 Jan 2013 | 09:56 am
Jordan Hill (hip) will have surgery on the small labrum tear in his hip and will be out for the rest of the season. He will seek a second opinion, but Labrum tears are really tough injuries to end...
Posssible Greg Oden Return to the Heat 12 Jan 2013 | 08:27 am
The last we heard of Oden in this space, the former No. 1 overall pick of the 2007 Draft was drawing interest from the Miami Heat. Keep in mind, this was shortly after the lockout ended and Oden had j...
