Jordan fined $15,000 for Durant comments (AP)The NBA fined Charlotte Bobcats part-owner Michael Jordan $15,000 for discussing Texas freshman Kevin Durant during an interview last week. Team coaches and executives are barred from talking about underclassmen who have yet to declare for the NBA draft. But in an interview with The Charlotte Observer last Tuesday, Jordan said he was interested in versatile players and added, “The kid who may…
Chandler helps Hornets rout Celtics (AP)Byron Scott wanted his Hornets to play like they weren’t in the middle of a playoff race. The result was the team’s second biggest blowout of the season. Tyson Chandler scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and the Hornets bounced back after Boston’s quick start to overwhelm the Celtics 106-88 on Monday night.
Childress’ 25 help Hawks rout Kings (AP)Josh Childress wishes the Atlanta Hawks could flip some proverbial switch and turn their season around. “We really need to try to duplicate this the next game,” Childress said. “We had 32 assists, which was amazing. It made us so hard to guard.” Childress scored a season-high 25 points and Zaza Pachulia had 23 to help the Atlanta Hawks to their biggest romp this season, 99-76 over the Sacramento…
Magic end Heat’s win streaks (AP)Shaquille O’Neal summed up the Miami Heat’s night in five quiet words. “Just one of those days,” he said. There really was no other explanation, other than the Orlando Magic playing perhaps one of their most inspired games in weeks. Hedo Turkoglu scored 11 of his 20 points in the first quarter, Dwight Howard added 17 points and 11 rebounds, and the Magic ended Miami’s nine-game winning streak with a…
The European dreamDALLAS – Dirk Nowitzki has proved that a European can be a franchise player. Now he wants to show one can be the cornerstone of an NBA champ.
