Jav_sol wrote:Celts edge out the Timberwolves 92-90, to stay undefeated. Phoenix is in town on Friday.
This will be one of the very few times I root for the Suns. :beaten:
This will be one of the very few times I root for the Suns. :beaten:
Basketball (NBA, College, etc.)
Started by bmwracer · 6 Oct 2004 · 7,377 replies
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This will be one of the very few times I root for the Suns. :beaten:
Suns defeat the Celtics, 110-103. :victory:
Lakers beat the Grizzlies, 114-98... Kobe drops another 41 points.
Lakers beat the Grizzlies, 114-98... Kobe drops another 41 points.
bmwracer wrote:Suns defeat the Celtics, 110-103.
Yup, but there's no shame losing to what was a very good Phoenix team. IMO, they played a nearly perfect game. Nash had one heck of a game. :sweat:
Jav_sol wrote:Yup, but there's no shame losing to what was a very good Phoenix team. IMO, they played a nearly perfect game. Nash had one heck of a game. :sweat:
So did J-Rich, with 34 points.
Celts rebounded after the lose, beating NJ 86-76.
Lakes rout the Hornets, 104-88.
Kobe "only" scores 28... DJ Mbenga scores 10, outscoring all other starters (Fisher, Odom, Artest)... :shakehead:
Kobe "only" scores 28... DJ Mbenga scores 10, outscoring all other starters (Fisher, Odom, Artest)... :shakehead:
Not good news, but still hopeful:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has rare form of Leukemia
By BEN WALKER, AP National Writer Ben Walker, Ap National Writer –
NEW YORK – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging.
The NBA's all-time leading scorer was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia, he told The Associated Press on Monday.
The 62-year-old Abdul-Jabbar said his doctor didn't give any guarantees, but informed him: "You have a very good chance to live your life out and not have to make any drastic changes to your lifestyle."
Abdul-Jabbar is taking an oral medication for the disease. He is a paid spokesman for the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis, which makes a drug that treats the illness.
Citing the way Los Angeles Lakers teammate Magic Johnson brought awareness to HIV, Abdul-Jabbar said he wants to do the same for his form of blood cancer, which can be fatal if left untreated.
"I've never been a person to share my private life. But I can help save lives," he said at a midtown Manhattan conference room. "It's incumbent on someone like me to talk about this."
Abdul-Jabbar became concerned last year after feeling odd sensations. He went for tests at UCLA, where he dominated college basketball in the late 1960s, winning three straight NCAA championships from 1967-69.
"I was getting hot flashes and sweats on a regular basis," he said. "That's not normal, even for my age."
An exam showed his white blood cell count was "sky high" and a doctor quickly diagnosed his condition. At first, all Abdul-Jabbar heard was the word "leukemia."
"I was scared," he said. "I thought it was all the same. I thought it could mean I have a month to live."
"That was my first question," he said. "Was I going to make it?"
A longtime student in martial arts, Abdul-Jabbar said he took the approach of a samurai, to face death without fear.
"I had my face on," he said.
Instead, doctors told him CML was treatable with proper medication and monitoring.
Abdul-Jabbar is a special assistant with the Lakers and said he hasn't had to cut back his level of activity of coaching, change his regimen or adjust his diet. "I'm able to sneak out for Thai food," he said.
"There is hope. This condition can be treated. You can still live a productive, full life," he said. "I'm living proof I can make it."
Abdul-Jabbar recently returned from an academic conference in Abu Dhabi and has several speaking engagements planned. Among the people he regularly talks to about his condition is his son, a third-year medical student at the University of California, San Francisco.
The six-time NBA MVP intends to post updates to his Facebook and Twitter accounts and stay connected through http://www.CMLearth.com, a Web site for those afflicted by the disease.
About 5,000 cases of CML are expected to be diagnosed in the United States this year, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society said. More than 22,000 people are living in the US with the disease.
The disease tends to initially be diagnosed by people in their mid-to-late 60s, and usually affects men more than women.
"I want to spread the word," Abdul-Jabbar said.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has rare form of Leukemia
By BEN WALKER, AP National Writer Ben Walker, Ap National Writer –
NEW YORK – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging.
The NBA's all-time leading scorer was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia, he told The Associated Press on Monday.
The 62-year-old Abdul-Jabbar said his doctor didn't give any guarantees, but informed him: "You have a very good chance to live your life out and not have to make any drastic changes to your lifestyle."
Abdul-Jabbar is taking an oral medication for the disease. He is a paid spokesman for the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis, which makes a drug that treats the illness.
Citing the way Los Angeles Lakers teammate Magic Johnson brought awareness to HIV, Abdul-Jabbar said he wants to do the same for his form of blood cancer, which can be fatal if left untreated.
"I've never been a person to share my private life. But I can help save lives," he said at a midtown Manhattan conference room. "It's incumbent on someone like me to talk about this."
Abdul-Jabbar became concerned last year after feeling odd sensations. He went for tests at UCLA, where he dominated college basketball in the late 1960s, winning three straight NCAA championships from 1967-69.
"I was getting hot flashes and sweats on a regular basis," he said. "That's not normal, even for my age."
An exam showed his white blood cell count was "sky high" and a doctor quickly diagnosed his condition. At first, all Abdul-Jabbar heard was the word "leukemia."
"I was scared," he said. "I thought it was all the same. I thought it could mean I have a month to live."
"That was my first question," he said. "Was I going to make it?"
A longtime student in martial arts, Abdul-Jabbar said he took the approach of a samurai, to face death without fear.
"I had my face on," he said.
Instead, doctors told him CML was treatable with proper medication and monitoring.
Abdul-Jabbar is a special assistant with the Lakers and said he hasn't had to cut back his level of activity of coaching, change his regimen or adjust his diet. "I'm able to sneak out for Thai food," he said.
"There is hope. This condition can be treated. You can still live a productive, full life," he said. "I'm living proof I can make it."
Abdul-Jabbar recently returned from an academic conference in Abu Dhabi and has several speaking engagements planned. Among the people he regularly talks to about his condition is his son, a third-year medical student at the University of California, San Francisco.
The six-time NBA MVP intends to post updates to his Facebook and Twitter accounts and stay connected through http://www.CMLearth.com, a Web site for those afflicted by the disease.
About 5,000 cases of CML are expected to be diagnosed in the United States this year, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society said. More than 22,000 people are living in the US with the disease.
The disease tends to initially be diagnosed by people in their mid-to-late 60s, and usually affects men more than women.
"I want to spread the word," Abdul-Jabbar said.
^ Just saw the story in the Times... :sweat:
My very best wishes to "Cap." :victory:
My very best wishes to "Cap." :victory:
Lakers vs. Suns tonight. :fingerscrossed:
Hornets Fire Byron Scott
New Orleans Hornets general manager Jeff Bower has replaced Byron Scott as the teamfs coach, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
Former Hornets coach Tim Floyd also is returning as an assistant on Bowerfs staff. Floyd coached the Hornets during the 2003-04 season, going 41-41 before losing in the first round of the playoffs. Bower was an assistant on Floydfs staff that season.
Floyd will be with the Hornets on Friday for their game against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Scott was fired after the Hornets started the season 3-6. Four of the teamfs losses were by at least 16 points.
The Hornets also suffered a 58-point loss to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of last seasonfs playoffs, the biggest sign yet that the franchise had fallen from the ranks of the Western Conferencefs elite.
Scott had privately expressed concern to friends and peers about his job when the Hornets struggled during the preseason. He also was concerned about the teamfs overall talent level and some chemistry issues within the roster.
Scott was the NBAfs Coach of the Year in 2008 when he helped guide the Hornets to a 56-26 record during the 2007-08 season. The Hornets came within a game of reaching the West finals that season.
Another incredibly stupid move. It ain't the coach, it's the players!!! :shakehead:
New Orleans Hornets general manager Jeff Bower has replaced Byron Scott as the teamfs coach, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
Former Hornets coach Tim Floyd also is returning as an assistant on Bowerfs staff. Floyd coached the Hornets during the 2003-04 season, going 41-41 before losing in the first round of the playoffs. Bower was an assistant on Floydfs staff that season.
Floyd will be with the Hornets on Friday for their game against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Scott was fired after the Hornets started the season 3-6. Four of the teamfs losses were by at least 16 points.
The Hornets also suffered a 58-point loss to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of last seasonfs playoffs, the biggest sign yet that the franchise had fallen from the ranks of the Western Conferencefs elite.
Scott had privately expressed concern to friends and peers about his job when the Hornets struggled during the preseason. He also was concerned about the teamfs overall talent level and some chemistry issues within the roster.
Scott was the NBAfs Coach of the Year in 2008 when he helped guide the Hornets to a 56-26 record during the 2007-08 season. The Hornets came within a game of reaching the West finals that season.
Another incredibly stupid move. It ain't the coach, it's the players!!! :shakehead:
gaijinmark wrote:Scott was the NBAfs Coach of the Year in 2008 when he helped guide the Hornets to a 56-26 record during the 2007-08 season. The Hornets came within a game of reaching the West finals that season.
Another incredibly stupid move. It ain't the coach, it's the players!!! :shakehead:
Yow. :shocked:
Yet another case of "What have you done for me lately..." :sweat:
Celts have no problem handling Jazz, 105-86. Excellent ball movement was the key. :applaud:
I just checked the score on the Lakers-Suns game and Yahoo! Sports reports that both teams scored no points in the first quarter, but 33 and 29 respectively, in the second.... :shakehead: :crazy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exOxUAntx8I
Tu_triky wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exOxUAntx8I
That was hard to sit through... Iverson is such a chump.
Lakers rout the Suns, 121-102. :victory:
For some odd reason, the Suns coach calls a 20-second timeout with ten seconds left in the game... :headscratch:
I guess he was setting up a 19-point play to tie the game.
For some odd reason, the Suns coach calls a 20-second timeout with ten seconds left in the game... :headscratch:
I guess he was setting up a 19-point play to tie the game.
bmwracer wrote:
That was hard to sit through... Iverson is such a chump.
Hehe...makes me laugh tho'.
Tu_triky wrote:Hehe...makes me laugh tho'.
Now he's a man without a team.
bmwracer wrote:
Now he's a man without a team.
Welps, as you alluded, his attitude hasn't done in him any favors.
Lakers score only eight points in the third quarter and are getting their A's kicked by the Nuggets, 98-71, in the fourth quarter. :shakehead:
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