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Marvin and the Hawks have a deal?…Ike Diogu to the Hornets…Marcus Williams will ink with Memphis…The dead money list…Cavs waive Kinsey.

Marvin and the Hawks have a deal?…Ike Diogu to the Hornets…Marcus Williams will ink with Memphis…The dead money list…Cavs waive Kinsey.

I don’t really follow NCAA men’s D-1 basketball that closely. But now, I’m in a fantasy game (Protrade) that deals with conference tournaments, an NIT tournament (never heard of that one) and the NCAA tournament. How does all of this work? Are all of these tournaments separate? Can someone please explain [...]

I just need two shoes (one red and one blue) that are under 50 bucks cause my old basketball shoes are getting worn out (adidas Men’s Bounce Artillery II Basketball Shoe.) They have to be stylish and be a quality shoe for basketball standards. Thank you…..FYI…..I love Finishline shoes/ Nike. Eastbay not so much, but [...]

1. Watching the recently NBA playoffs offs and the incorrect calls or no calls against one team during a particular game.
2. MBL has had some problems but no umpire is permitted to talk to players as in the NBA
3 The NFL does not allow coversations with players the way the NBA does
4. I have only [...]

In a press conference at the MassMutual Center today, the Springfield Armor named former NBA player Dee Brown as Head Coach and Director of Basketball Operations and Kevin Whitted as Assistant Coach.
Brown, who enjoyed a distinguished 12-year NBA career that included eight seasons with the Boston Celtics, becomes the first head coach in Springfield Armor [...]

The New Orleans Hornets announced today that they have signed free agent forward Ike Diogu. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not released. We’ll post contract info later today.
“We’re excited to have Ike join our team and expect him to help the frontline off the bench this season,” said Hornets General Manager Jeff [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have waived guard Tarence Kinsey, the team announced today.
Kinsey originally signed with the team as a free agent on August 1st, 2008. He played in 50 games (three starts) during the 2008-09 season with averages of 2.0 points and 0.8 rebounds in 5.5 minutes per game. In his three starts, Kinsey averaged [...]

The Memphis Grizzlies signed Sam Young to a multi-year contract, Grizzlies General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Wallace announced today. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. We’ll post contract info later today.
Selected by the Grizzlies with the 36th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, Young averaged a [...]