NBA 2008-2009 Season

[Motownkid]

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Raymund Felton had a triple double against the Lakers and played for 53 minutes to lead Charlotte to a double OT win. Felton is playing so good lately, this might change the Bobcats' decision of putting him in the trading block.

a very happy Felton Fantasy League owner here..hehehe great numbers, great game!

[Motownkid]

Flagrant foul results in Wallace's fractured rib, collapsed lung

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace suffered a partially collapsed left lung and a fractured rib late in the team's double-overtime victory against the Los Angeles Lakers, team officials said Wednesday.

Wallace scored 15 points before a flagrant foul by Andrew Bynum knocked him to the floor with 2:08 left in the fourth quarter of Tuesday night's game, which the Bobcats won 117-110.

Gerald Wallace

Wallace

A statement from the Bobcats said Wallace was taken off the floor and underwent X-rays at Staples Center. Preliminary results were inconclusive, prompting Lakers team physicians to arrange a second examination.

The statement said Wallace had 30 to 40 percent of his left lung collapse as well as a non-displaced fracture of the fifth rib. The team said Wallace underwent a CT scan at Centinela Hospital in Los Angeles, and had a chest tube inserted into the lung to help restore full function.

Wallace was to remain in the hospital for the next 48 hours for observation and did not accompany the team to Portland for Wednesday night's game against the Trail Blazers.

Team spokesman B.J. Evans said there was no immediate indication on when Wallace would rejoin the team, or even when he would return to Charlotte. Evans said there also had been no decision Wednesday afternoon as to who would replace Wallace in the starting lineup against Portland.

In 41 games this season, the 6-foot-7 Wallace was averaging 16.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game for the Bobcats, who beat the Lakers for the fifth time in their past six games against each other. Charlotte's victory was just its sixth on the road against 13 losses.

Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 38 points before fouling out for the first time this season in the final minute of the first overtime.

The Lakers are 4-5 overall against the Bobcats, who joined the NBA as an expansion team in 2004.

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[icon_king]

big blow for the bobcatsthey will lose g.wallace to injury but i think i consider this team as giant killers. they where able to beat powerhouse teams. first the celtics, then the suns. now the bulls. can we see another m.j. comeback in a bobocats uniform? hehehe

[Motownkid]

T-Mobile Rookie Challenge '09

Rookie Roster
Michael Beasley (Heat)
Rudy Fernandez (Trail Blazers)
Marc Gasol (Grizzlies)
Eric Gordon (Clippers)
Brook Lopez (Nets)
O.J. Mayo (Grizzlies)
Greg Oden (Trail Blazers)
Derrick Rose (Bulls)
Russell Westbrook (Thunder)

Head Coach -- TBD
Assistant Coach -- Dwyane Wade

Sophomore Roster
Aaron Brooks (Rockets)
Wilson Chandler (Knicks)
Kevin Durant (Thunder)
Jeff Green (Thunder)
Al Horford (Hawks)
Luis Scola (Rockets)
Al Thornton (Clippers)
Rodney Stuckey (Pistons)
Thaddeus Young (Sixers)

Head Coach -- TBD
Assistant Coach -- Dwight Howard

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kinda surprising that Kevin Love is not suiting up for the Rookies.

[tackielarla]

OT: Dugaya pas Playoffs. Miss na nako ang trash talk diri sa Basketball threads. Asa naman ang mga engots?

[kamote_kid]

HoopsHype - Interviews - Jason Kidd: "I would like to play until I'm 40"

Kidd should be shipped to Cleveland or the Lakers if he wants a ring. He won't win a ring in Dallas even if he'll play until he's 40.

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HoopsHype - Interviews - Jason Kidd: "I would like to play until I'm 40"

Kidd should be shipped to Cleveland or the Lakers if he wants a ring. He won't win a ring in Dallas even if he'll play until he's 40.

lets just say individually kidd can do everthing as a player, but cannot carry a team in his shoulders and bring them to the promise land. i dont know if this dude is a member of the jinx gang.

[Motownkid]

OT: Dugaya pas Playoffs. Miss na nako ang trash talk diri sa Basketball threads. Asa naman ang mga engots?

OT: hahahah mingaw na ka sa Suns-Spurs playoff rivalry noh? katong Suns fanatic na bestpren kaau nimo is still lurking around behind a new istorya username/s.


Ont: Best team in the NBA for January: MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES! they are 10-2 this month prior to tonight's loss against the Pistons.

Murag seryoso jud si Kevin Mchale sa iyang coaching job da..

[amamangloy]

Rumor: Could Sixers deal Andre Miller?

If the 76ers don't think they can re-sign point guard Andre Miller this summer, they might look to deal him prior to the trade deadline.

Doing so would prevent Philadelphia from losing Miller without getting anything in return. General manager Ed Stefanski has been in contact with agent Andy Miller about the situation.

"I don't think we stand anywhere other than right on the fence," Andy Miller said. "We've had exploratory conversations about a possible extension. We've had conversations with [the Sixers] about what his trade value will be and we've had conversations with them about what would transpire this summer – what their interests would be, what our interests would be.

"We've kind of run the gamut in terms of covering every possible scenario, but no scenario seems to be forging forward with any great urgency right now over the other ones."

Philadelphia is 21-22, and currently sits in seventh place in the Eastern Conference.

[tackielarla]

OT: hahahah mingaw na ka sa Suns-Spurs playoff rivalry noh? katong Suns fanatic na bestpren kaau nimo is still lurking around behind a new istorya username/s.

OT: I gathered that much. Lingaw ra kaayo diri for him to just disappear hehehe. PM me his new username para biklan nato ahahahaha!

OnT: Anybody has the list of All-Star Starters? Reserves raman ako nakit-an sa Yahoo... Thanks!