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| US hoops team gets big Beijing welcome |
| Mike Krzyzewski could feel anticipation build as the plane carrying the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team neared Beijing. "I was sitting next to Jerry (Colangelo) and said, 'You know, we've waited three years to get off this plane and do this," the coach said Wednesday, shortly after the team arrived for the Summer Games. |
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| Celtics to visit Lakers on Christmas Day |
| The Boston Celtics begin defense of their NBA title on opening night against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and will face the Los Angeles Lakers in a finals rematch on Christmas Day. The Celtics will host the Cavaliers, who they beat in seven games in last season's Eastern Conference semifinals, on Oct. |
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| Stars going to Europe doesn't worry NBA |
| It's the summer of 2010 and LeBron James is trying to decide whether to stay in Cleveland, leave for New York -- or accept a deal for $50 million a year to play in Italy. Far-fetched? Impossible? Perhaps, but the steady stream this summer of American players heading to Europe, where the euro dwarfs the dollar, the salary cap doesn't apply and the game is rapidly improving, has changed the dynamic... |
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| Bobcats give G Shannon Brown 1-year deal |
| The Charlotte Bobcats signed guard Shannon Brown to a one-year deal Wednesday for the NBA minimum of about $800,000. The 6-foot-4 Brown played in 21 games for Cleveland and Chicago last season and had two stints in the NBA Development League. Brown was the 25th overall pick by Cleveland in 2006 after leaving Michigan State following his junior year. |
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| Clippers acquire F Novak from Rockets |
| The Los Angeles Clippers acquired Steve Novak, a forward who can shoot from the perimeter, in a deal with the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. In return, the Rockets will have the option to exchange second-round picks with the Clippers in the 2011 NBA draft. Last season, his second in the NBA, the 6-foot-10, 220-pound Novak averaged 3.9 points while playing in 35 games for Houston. |
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| Pierce cuffed, let go after traffic stop |
| Police detained NBA star Paul Pierce in handcuffs during a weekend traffic stop on the Las Vegas Strip, but released him without issuing a summons. Las Vegas police Officer Bill Cassell said Monday that Pierce was handcuffed briefly after emerging "a little agitated" from a vehicle he was driving around 3 a.m. |
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| 76ers re-sign G Louis Williams |
| The 76ers re-signed guard Louis Williams on Monday, keeping a key member of Philadelphia's first playoff team in three years. The deal was reportedly worth more than $25 million over five years. Williams, who was a restricted free agent, averaged 11.5 points in 23 minutes per game last season. The 21-year-old Williams was selected out of high school with the No. |
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