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Pistons’ Iverson to miss rest of season (AP)
April 3, 2009Allen Iverson’s season is over. The Detroit Pistons said Friday the All-Star guard will miss the rest of the season because of a sore back. Iverson missed 16 games from Feb. 27 to March 28. He returned for the past three games and averaged 7.7 points and 2.7 assists in nearly 19 minutes. He complained [...]
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Philadelphia 76ers’ Thaddeus Young might miss beginning of playoffs
April 2, 2009Philadelphia 76ers forward Thaddeus Young could miss the start of the playoffs with a sprained ankle.
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Lakers’ Andrew Bynum confident he’ll return by season’s end
April 2, 2009Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum’s rehab from knee surgery has progressed to small-sided games — and carrying Playboy playmates on his shoulders.
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Corie Blount pleads guilty to two felony pot charges
April 2, 2009Former NBA player Corie Blount has pleaded guilty to two felony marijuana possession charges in a plea bargain that could land him in prison for up to 10 years.
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Environmentally conscious NBA to go ‘green’
April 2, 2009The NBA announced plans Wednesday for its first “green week,” a number of activities to raise awareness and funding for environmental protection. Green week officially begins Thursday and runs through April 10.
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Sixers rally to top Bucks, move up to 5th in East
April 2, 2009Andre Iguodala scored 20 points, Lou Williams had 14 of his 21 in the second half, and the Philadelphia 76ers rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 105-95 on Thursday.
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Arenas, Wizards stop Cavs’ win streak at 13
April 2, 2009Gilbert Arenas and the Washington Wizards recovered after blowing a 14-point second-half lead and ended the franchise-record 13-game winning streak of LeBron James and Cleveland Cavaliers with a 109-101 victory Thursday night.
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Wizards snap Cavs’ club-record run at 13 (AP)
April 2, 2009For the first time all season, the Washington Wizards fielded a starting lineup resembling the one they envisioned when training camp opened last fall. The result: The team leading the league in losses beat the team leading the league in wins. In the closest thing they’ll have to a playoff game this year, Gilbert Arenas [...]
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76ers rally past Bucks, now 5th in East (AP)
April 2, 2009The Philadelphia 76ers were a bit helter-skelter in the first half against the Milwaukee Bucks, turning the ball over 13 times and hearing groans from the home crowd. After returning from the locker room, the Sixers played one of their better halves of the season. Andre Iguodala scored 20 points, Lou Williams had 14 of [...]
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Allen Iverson would rather retire than come off bench
April 2, 2009Allen Iverson would rather retire than come off the bench next season.
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