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| Abdur-Rahim expected to miss season opener |
NBA Basketball |
10/30/2002 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Hawks forward Shareef Abdur- Rahim is expected to miss tonight's season opener against the New Jersey Nets because of a stiff back. Abdur-Rahim led the Hawks in scoring (21.2 ppg) and in rebounding (9.0 rpg) in his first season in Atlanta. The 6-foot-9, 240-pound forward missed just five games last season. Center Nazr Mohammed, one of three Hawks to play in all 82 games last season, is also expected to miss the contest against the defending Eastern Conference cha |
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| Reigning East champs battle Big Dog, Hawks |
NBA Basketball |
10/30/2002 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Nets begin the defense of their Eastern Conference crown Wednesday when they welcome the Atlanta Hawks to Continental Airlines Arena. After being swept by the Lakers in their first-ever trip to the NBA Finals, the Nets decided not to rest on their laurels and began tinkering with their roster. In one of the biggest trades of the offseason, New Jersey addressed its rebounding concern by acquiring center Dikembe Mutombo from Philadelphia in exchange for forw |
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| Nets' Childs robbed at gunpoint |
NBA Basketball |
10/23/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - New Jersey Nets point guard Chris Childs was robbed at gunpoint after leaving a Manhattan night club early Tuesday. The 34-year-old went to Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' night club in downtown New York City, and was held up at gunpoint and robbed of about $30,000 worth of jewelry and cash as he was walking to his parked Mercedes at about 1:30 a.m., police said. Four men accosted Childs and fled, but they were all captured by police shortly thereafter in a nearby subway station. Childs |
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| Nets suspend guard Chris Childs |
NBA Basketball |
10/23/2002 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Nets announced on Tuesday that point guard Chris Childs has been suspended indefinitely for failure to be in playing shape. Childs has not seen action in any of the Nets' preseason games this year. The 34-year-old Childs signed a two-year deal with the team on August 1 to serve as Jason Kidd's backup. Childs averaged 4.1 points and 22.8 minutes per game over 69 contests with the Toronto Raptors last season. Childs broke into the NBA with the Nets in the 19 |
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| Raptors lose Murray, Huffman to injuries |
NBA Basketball |
10/22/2002 |
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| nd center Nate Huffman when they open the regular season against the Washington Wizards on October 30. Murray, who was acquired in a trade with Cleveland last month, sprained a ligament in his right foot on October 18 in a preseason game against the New Jersey Nets. He is expected to be out for a minimum of eight weeks. In five preseason games, Murray averaged 7.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 20.6 minutes. Huffman underwent arthroscopic surgery on Monday to clean out loose cartilage in his right knee and will be s |
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| New Jersey Nets 2002-03 Season Preview |
NBA Basketball |
10/22/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Nets enjoyed a magic carpet ride last season. New Jersey rebounded from a 26-56 record to an appearance in the NBA Finals. Sure the Lakers were waiting to snuff it out, but that doesn't matter. The Nets overachieved last season, and they did so by following a formula. Coach Byron Scott figured that if he surrounded one of the game's best point guards with plenty of pure athleticism good things would happen. He was right: the Nets were aggressive on both ends of the floor. In |
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| Boston Celtics 2002-03 Season Preview |
NBA Basketball |
10/22/2002 |
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| Finals last season. They ultimately fell short of a nostalgic date with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals. There are moments that the team will rue entering this season. Paul Pierce missed some key free throws with games on the line, and the New Jersey Nets were able to get off the deck and win the series, even after the Celtics made huge double-digit leads evaporate into thin air. Like most teams do in the offseason, the Celtics took an inventory of strengths and weaknesses and tried to make changes. |
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| Magical night at Basketball Hall of Fame |
NBA Basketball |
09/27/2002 |
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| the NBA and is the only coach in NBA history to lead six different teams to the playoffs. In 2000-01 he guided the Sixers to the NBA Finals before losing to the Lakers. Brown is 831-651 as an NBA coach. In the NBA, he has coached the Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers and 76ers. He also has enjoyed success at the collegiate level, having led the UCLA Bruins to the NCAA Championship game in 1980 and the University of Kansas Jayhawks to the 1988 NCAA Champion |
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