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| 2003 NBA Draft Update |
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06/26/2003 |
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| h Jazz, Aleksandar Pavlovic, F (Serbia); 20. Boston Celtics, Dahntay Jones, G (Duke); 21. Atlanta Hawks, Borris Diaw, G (France); 22. New Jersey Nets, Zoran Planinic, G (Croatia); 23. Portland Trail Blazers, Travis Outlaw, F (Starkville HS, MS); 24. Los Angeles Lakers, Brian Cook, F (Illinois); 25. Detroit Pistons, Carlos Delfino, G (Argentina); 26. Minnesota Timberwolves, Ndudi Ebi, F Westbury Christian HS (Texas); 27. Memphis Grizzlies, Kendrick Perkins, F Clifford J. Owens HS (Texas); 28. San Antonio Spurs, Le |
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| Wizards name Eddie Jordan new head coach |
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06/19/2003 |
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| the top spot with 15 games remaining in the 1996-97 season. He coached the entire 1997-1998 campaign for the Kings, posting a 33-64 overall mark with the team. Jordan played seven years in the NBA, four with the Nets, and won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Wizards haven't won a playoff game since 1988 and last won the NBA Championship in 1978. The Wizards' top coaching spot became available when Pollin fired Doug Collins in late May. Collins was hand-picked as coach by former team president Micha |
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| Los Angeles Lakers 2003 Draft Preview |
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06/19/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Lakers head into the NBA Draft for the first time in four years without the league's championship trophy in their possession. Injuries finally caught up to the Lakers as they were bounced out of the postseason tournament by the new champs -- San Antonio. With Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant on board and Phil Jackson recovering from health problems, the Lakers will enter the 2003-04 season as one of the favorites to win the title next June. For now, however, the club must make |
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| Report: Nets' Jordan to be named Wizards coach Thursday |
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06/18/2003 |
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| the top spot with 15 games remaining in the 1996-97 season. He coached the entire 1997-1998 campaign for the Kings, posting a 33-64 overall mark with the team. Jordan played seven years in the NBA, four with the Nets, and won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Wizards haven't won a playoff game since 1988 and last won the NBA championship in 1978. The Wizards' top coaching spot became available when Pollin fired Doug Collins in late May. Collins was hand-picked as coach by former team president Micha |
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| Minnesota Timberwolves 2003 Draft Preview |
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06/17/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Timberwolves finished with a better regular- season record than the Los Angeles Lakers, but the franchise still couldn't get out of the first round of the playoffs. Led by Shaquille O'Neal, the Lakers ousted Minny in the opening postseason series, dropping the Timberwolves to 0-7 all-time in playoff series. Kevin McHale must make a decision on Kevin Garnett, who will be eligible for free agency next summer. The franchise can grant "The Big Ticket" another mammoth contract extensi |
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| Spurs rally past Nets to capture NBA title |
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06/16/2003 |
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| o win an NBA title. Only Magic Johnson was younger. On the flip side, Kevin Willis became the second oldest player to win an NBA championship. The Spurs won each round of the playoffs this season in six games. It was the fifth straight season that the championship was won by the Western Conference. The Nets, who were swept by the Los Angeles Lakers last spring, became the first team to lose to two different teams in back-to-back years in the Finals since the Lakers lost to Philadelphia in 1983 and Boston in '84. |
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| Bryant has shoulder surgery |
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06/12/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Los Angeles Lakers star guard Kobe Bryant underwent surgery Thursday to repair a torn labrum suffered during the playoffs. Bryant went under the knife at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center where shoulder specialist Dr. Louis Bigliani performed the procedure. Bryant is expected to make a complete recovery. A timetable has not been set for his recovery, but it is expected that he will be ready for the start of the Lakers' training camp. It is believe |
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| Pistons select Larry Brown to lead them to the top |
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06/02/2003 |
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| National Championship with the Jayhawks in 1988. In 2000-01, Brown guided the 76ers to a record of 56-26 in the regular season, and then coached the team to its first NBA Finals appearance since 1983. However, Philadelphia fell in five games to the Los Angeles Lakers. Brown, who is scheduled to coach the 2004 U.S. men's national team this summer at an Olympic qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico, guided Philadelphia to a 48-34 record this past season. "I've had different reasons to leave different places," said |
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| Report: Larry Brown headed to Detroit |
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06/01/2003 |
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| National Championship with the Jayhawks in 1988. In 2000-01, Brown guided the 76ers to a record of 56-26 in the regular season, and then coached the team to its first NBA Finals appearance since 1983. However, Philadelphia fell in five games to the Los Angeles Lakers. Brown, who is scheduled to coach the 2004 U.S. men's national team this summer at an Olympic qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico, guided Philadelphia to a 48-34 record this past season. The 76ers defeated New Orleans, 4-2, in the first round of th |
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| Larry Brown resigns as Sixers' coach |
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05/26/2003 |
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| National Championship with the Jayhawks in 1988. In 2000-01, Brown guided the 76ers to a record of 56-26 in the regular season, and then coached the team to its first NBA Finals appearance since 1983. However, Philadelphia fell in five games to the Los Angeles Lakers. "Well I wanted to see what happened in 1983 happen here," said Brown. "I came here six years ago with a lot of hopes and a lot of goals and I don't know if I'm completely satisfied in terms of achieving all the goals we had set, but I feel pretty g |
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