Kings’ crossingSACRAMENTO, Calif. – General manager Geoff Petrie might finally steer the Kings down the road of reconstruction.
Szczerbiak has surgery, done for season (AP)Boston Celtics forward Wally Szczerbiak underwent season-ending surgery on his left ankle Thursday. The operation was performed by Dr. Brian McKeon, the team’s physician, the team said Thursday. Szczerbiak missed significant time during four of the last five seasons because of injuries. The eighth-year pro missed 24 games this season because of injury — all but one because of ankle sprains.
Celtics G West out with concussion (AP)Boston guard Delonte West sat out the Celtics’ game against the Seattle SuperSonics because of a concussion. West sustained a mild concussion in the third quarter of the Celtics’ 111-80 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. He spent the night at New England Baptist Hospital and was released Thursday.
Sonics suspend F Fortson for two games (AP)The Seattle SuperSonics suspended already idled forward Danny Fortson for two games without pay for conduct detrimental to the team. The suspension covers Friday night’s game at Boston and Sunday’s game at Toronto. Fortson, a 10th-year veteran, is in the final year of a contract paying him nearly $6.6 million this season.
76ers to retain coach Cheeks for ‘07-’08 (AP)Ending speculation that Larry Brown would again coach the Philadelphia 76ers, team president Billy King said on Friday that Maurice Cheeks would return next year for a third season. “I think under these circumstances, he’s done a good job,” King said before the Sixers played the Los Angeles Lakers. The Sixers (23-38) hoped to contend for an Eastern Conference playoff spot this season before…
Kobe back at old high school in Philly (AP)Even in the stuffed halls of his former high school, where he is fervently pursued by wide-eyed students with pens and cell phone cameras in hand, Kobe Bryant can feel at ease. At Lower Merion High School, Bryant is not the former accused rapist with a tarnished public image, the player who ran off Shaq, or even a “HOMETOWN ZERO” — which the Philadelphia Daily News blasted over his photo on the…
Sluggish Suns look to regain energy (AP)Slim as the chance might be, the Phoenix Suns aren’t giving up on catching Dallas for the best record in the NBA. Of bigger concern, though, is their sluggish, uninspired play of late. The Suns are 8-1 since the All-Star break, but they are not playing with the trademark pedal-to-the-metal style they know they need to win an NBA title.
