FanHouse http://www.fanhouse.com FanHouse http://www.fanhouse.com/media/feedlogo.gif FanHouse http://www.fanhouse.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ Nets' Douglas-Roberts Has H1N1 Virus http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/07/nets-douglas-roberts-has-h1n1-virus/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/07/nets-douglas-roberts-has-h1n1-virus/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/07/nets-douglas-roberts-has-h1n1-virus/#comments Tom Zillerby Tom Ziller

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Chris Douglas-RobertsH1N1 has hit the NBA. The Nets announced Saturday afternoon that starting two-guard Chris Douglas-Roberts has come down with the dangerous virus, putting the player out of action and the rest of the team at risk.

Though the Nets have stunk, Douglas-Roberts has had a solid start to the season, a follow-up on a disappointing rookie campaign in which the University of Memphis product got little opportunity for New Jersey. CD-R missed Friday's game at Philadelphia with flu-like symptoms ... a rather prophetic diagnosis.

The Nets are limited to eight or nine players due to injury (Courtney Lee tweaked his groin Friday), so the team can't exactly afford to lose any others to illness. There have been no reports of the virus spreading in Nets locker room, and Nets PR says every precaution has been taken.

Later in the evening, Douglas-Roberts tweeted that he was in good spirits as the Nets hosted the Celtics: Let's go Netttsss!!! Cheering from the bed. I'm the flyest person who will ever have Swine Flu.

 

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]]> Chris Douglas-Roberts Tom Ziller tom-ziller 2009-11-07T17:15:00 00:00 Vince Lombardi Headed to Broadway http://backporch.fanhouse.com/2009/11/07/vince-lombardi-headed-to-broadway/ http://backporch.fanhouse.com/2009/11/07/vince-lombardi-headed-to-broadway/ http://backporch.fanhouse.com/2009/11/07/vince-lombardi-headed-to-broadway/#comments Tom Zillerby Tom Ziller

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Richard Sandomir of the New York Times reports that on Monday producers will announce plans to take a play based on the life of Vince Lombardi to Broadway. The play, adapted by a Packers fan, will be based on David Maraniss's respected Lombardi bio When Pride Still Mattered, a tome considered more nuanced than you'd expect given the mythical aura surrounding the legendary coach.

Sadly, Lombardi will not be a musical, leaving open the gaping void of football-based showtunes in our cruel world. No beads on who will play the icon, and I'm afraid we won't be able to convince David Cross to put on 75 pounds to take the role. Sandomir reports the play could hit Broadway in late 2010. Time to open up a Wisconsin-to-NYC tour bus service, entrepreneurs.

 

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]]> Tom Ziller tom-ziller 2009-11-07T13:52:00 00:00 Jamison Mad at Wiz Effort, Takes Out Anger on Snacks http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/07/jamison-mad-at-wiz-effort-takes-out-anger-on-snacks/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/07/jamison-mad-at-wiz-effort-takes-out-anger-on-snacks/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/07/jamison-mad-at-wiz-effort-takes-out-anger-on-snacks/#comments Tom Zillerby Tom Ziller

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Wizards forward Antawn Jamison hasn't been able to help his team on the court after suffering an exhibition schedule shoulder separation. But he's trying to inspire his mates in the locker room. Friday night, that meant the post-game gastronomy in Indianapolis had to suffer.

Washington fell to a rather miserable Indiana team by 16 points. According to the Washington Post's Michael Lee, Jamison gave the business to his teammates in the locker room after the final buzzer. Lee reports that a tray of snacks had been "tossed into a corner, shattered to pieces, with fruit and candy scattered everywhere." Quelle horreur!

 

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]]> Andray BlatcheAndrayBlatcheAntawn JamisonAntawnJamisonGilbert ArenasGilbertArenas Tom Ziller tom-ziller 2009-11-07T10:28:00 00:00 Kevin Martin Sidelined Indefinitely http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/06/kevin-martin-sidelined-indefinitely/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/06/kevin-martin-sidelined-indefinitely/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/06/kevin-martin-sidelined-indefinitely/#comments Tom Zillerby Tom Ziller

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What a night for Kevin Martin. The dynamic guard for the Kings -- and currently the league's No. 3 scorer -- learned Thursday morning his sore wrist was actually a fractured navicular bone, a pretty brutal injury in terms of risk and recovery. Sources tell FanHouse Martin was strongly recommended by at least two doctors (including Sacramento's team doctor and a separate hand specialist) to undergo reparative surgery or to put the in a cast for 6-8 weeks. The franchise, however, left the decision to Martin, who kept a third option -- play through it wearing a soft cast -- open temporarily.

Martin told reporters he'd sleep on it and make a decision Friday. Sanity has prevailed over machismo, and Martin told the Sacramento Bee's Sam Amick today that playing with a soft cast has been ruled out. Martin will either put a hard cast on the arm, or undergo surgery.

 

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]]> Beno UdrihBenoUdrihIme UdokaImeUdokaKevin MartinKevinMartinOmri CasspiOmriCasspiTyreke EvansTyrekeEvans Tom Ziller tom-ziller 2009-11-06T16:13:00 00:00 Kevin Martin Sidelined Indefinitely http://fantasy.fanhouse.com/2009/11/06/kevin-martin-sidelined-indefinitely/ http://fantasy.fanhouse.com/2009/11/06/kevin-martin-sidelined-indefinitely/ http://fantasy.fanhouse.com/2009/11/06/kevin-martin-sidelined-indefinitely/#comments Tom Zillerby Tom Ziller

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What a night for Kevin Martin. The dynamic guard for the Kings -- and currently the league's No. 3 scorer -- learned Thursday morning his sore wrist was actually a fractured navicular bone, a pretty brutal injury in terms of risk and recovery. Sources tell FanHouse Martin was strongly recommended by at least two doctors (including Sacramento's team doctor and a separate hand specialist) to undergo reparative surgery or to put the in a cast for 6-8 weeks. The franchise, however, left the decision to Martin, who kept a third option -- play through it wearing a soft cast -- open temporarily.

Martin told reporters he'd sleep on it and make a decision Friday. Sanity has prevailed over machismo, and Martin told the Sacramento Bee's Sam Amick today that playing with a soft cast has been ruled out. Martin will either put a hard cast on the arm, or undergo surgery.
More Injury Woes: Tyrus Thomas Breaks Arm Lifting Weights

 

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]]> Beno UdrihIme UdokaKevin MartinOmri CasspiTyreke Evans Tom Ziller tom-ziller 2009-11-06T16:13:00 00:00 Kings Swap Out Mason for Ime Udoka http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/05/kings-swap-out-desmond-mason-for-ime-udoka/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/05/kings-swap-out-desmond-mason-for-ime-udoka/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/05/kings-swap-out-desmond-mason-for-ime-udoka/#comments Tom Zillerby Tom Ziller

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The Kings, seeking a defensive veteran for the small forward position, took on Desmond Mason in advance of training camp. That didn't turn out so well: Mason has been beyond awful on offense (surprising no one who has watched Mason play at any point over the past four years) and didn't make much of a difference for the league's 29th ranked defense.

Five games was enough for the Sacramento front office, as the team waived Mason a day after signing former Blazer and Spur Ime Udoka to a non-guaranteed minimum salary contract. Like Mason, Udoka is known for his defensive skill, having been signed as a sort of Bruce Bowen replacement two summers ago. That didn't really work out, and Udoka was left teamless for opening day after Portland waived the swingman at the end of the preseason.

 

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]]> Andres NocioniAndresNocioniDesmond MasonDesmondMasonIme UdokaImeUdokaKevin MartinKevinMartin Tom Ziller tom-ziller 2009-11-05T18:45:00 00:00 Has Jamal Crawford Found Heaven? http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/05/has-jamal-crawford-found-heaven/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/05/has-jamal-crawford-found-heaven/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/05/has-jamal-crawford-found-heaven/#comments Tom Zillerby Tom Ziller

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Atlanta's trade acquisition of Jamal Crawford was seen either as a questionable ploy to correct the Hawks' most deafening weakness (bench guard play), or a quiet coup bound to boost the team to solid ground. Atlanta coach Mike Woodson -- a fundamental-focused, stoic defensive mind -- figured into the argument of the former. Crawford is a mysterious player, not conducive to Woodson's dependency on consistency (Josh Smith aside).

But the latter has actually been true: Woodson seems to really understand what Crawford offers, and Jam has rewarded the coach with stellar play through five games. Atlanta is sitting pretty at 4-1 after a successful 2-1 road swing. And Crawford is having the best season of his career so far.

 

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]]> Jamal CrawfordJamalCrawfordMike WoodsonMikeWoodson Tom Ziller tom-ziller 2009-11-05T13:45:00 00:00 NBA TV Analyst Calls Yi Jianlian a 'Chinaman,' Later Apologizes http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/04/nba-tv-analyst-calls-yi-jianlian-a-chinaman-later-apologizes/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/04/nba-tv-analyst-calls-yi-jianlian-a-chinaman-later-apologizes/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/04/nba-tv-analyst-calls-yi-jianlian-a-chinaman-later-apologizes/#comments Tom Zillerby Tom Ziller

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In his NBA.com video recap of last Friday's Magic-Nets game, NBA TV analyst Rick Kamla made the unfortunate mistake of referring to New Jersey forward Yi Jianlian as a "Chinaman." After FanHouse contacted Turner Sports about the remark, the video was pulled from NBA.com. It ran on NBA TV Friday and has been available on NBA.com since Friday night.

Turner Sports spokesman Jeff Pomeroy relayed to FanHouse an apology to anyone offended by the remark from Kamla and the network, which manages NBA TV and NBA.com. Pomeroy said Kamla was not aware of the connotations of the word, and meant nothing malicious or offensive by it.

 

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]]> Rick KamlaYi Jianlian Tom Ziller tom-ziller 2009-11-04T13:40:00 00:00 NBA Investigates Alleged Homophobic Heckler Response by Maverick http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/03/nba-investigates-alleged-homophobic-heckler-response-by-maverick/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/03/nba-investigates-alleged-homophobic-heckler-response-by-maverick/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/03/nba-investigates-alleged-homophobic-heckler-response-by-maverick/#comments Tom Zillerby Tom Ziller

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OutSports.com reported Tuesday that Drew Gooden made homophobic remarks to two hecklin' Clippers fans after the Mavericks' Saturday game in Los Angeles. One of the Clippers fans happened to be actor Chris Wylde (pictured, far right), who has -- no joke -- appearances on a show named Heckle U to his credit. (The plot of Heckle U, according to IMDB? Two dudes change the course of basketball games by heckling the opposing teams into submission.)

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban reportedly emailed Wylde, saying the team would deal with Gooden. Meanwhile, the Dallas Morning News reports that the NBA is currently investigating the matter, while ESPN's Tim MacMahon has an anonymous source who claims it wasn't Gooden who made the remark. (No word on whether that anonymous source is Gooden.)

 

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]]> Drew GoodenMark Cuban Tom Ziller tom-ziller 2009-11-03T20:44:00 00:00 Knicks Have a Stalker: Stephon Marbury http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/01/knicks-have-a-stalker-stephon-marbury/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/01/knicks-have-a-stalker-stephon-marbury/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/11/01/knicks-have-a-stalker-stephon-marbury/#comments Tom Zillerby Tom Ziller

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Stephon MarburyESPN's Chris Sheridan reports on the world's first non-uStream Stephon Marbury sighting of the NBA season. It came at Madison Square Garden, where Knicks security had to ask a paid-in-full Starbury to go to his seat. Marbury had purchased a ticket in row A (that's the second row) for Saturday night's Knicks home opener against the Sixers. The only problem was that Marbury instead tried to sit in row AA (the Spike Lee zone).

Sheridan reports that Marbury spent part of the first quarter standing and recording live video of the action (as pictured). Eventually, a Madison Square Garden security guard asked Marbury to move to his actual seat. Instead of doing so, Sheridan reports that the former self-professed World's Greatest Point Guard left the arena. Front row or bust! Hilariously, according to the New York Daily News's Mitch Lawrence, a Knicks usher mistakenly sat Marbury in the front row in the first place. Whoops.

 

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]]> Stephon Marbury Tom Ziller tom-ziller 2009-11-01T12:12:00 00:00 Ready or Not, Here 'Reke Comes http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/31/ready-or-not-here-reke-comes/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/31/ready-or-not-here-reke-comes/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/31/ready-or-not-here-reke-comes/#comments Tom Zillerby Tom Ziller

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Freaky Friday in NOLA. The greatest point guard in the world -- Chris Paul. A festive atmosphere, the home opener for the Hornets. Tyreke Evans, rookie point guard for the Sacramento Kings, had a big challenge ahead. Never mind he was coming off an underwhelming debut Wednesday in Oklahoma City. For the 20-year-old wolf in wolf's clothes, this was the proverbial uphill battle.

And though it didn't end with glass slippers or even confetti, Evans proved he belongs in the NBA.

 

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]]> Chris PaulChrisPaulJason ThompsonJasonThompsonKevin MartinKevinMartinTyreke EvansTyrekeEvans Tom Ziller tom-ziller 2009-10-31T20:32:00 00:00 Player to Watch: Jameer Nelson http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/23/player-to-watch-jameer-nelson/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/23/player-to-watch-jameer-nelson/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/23/player-to-watch-jameer-nelson/#comments Tom Zillerby Tom Ziller

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FanHouse previews a player to watch from each NBA team in advance of the 2009-10 season.

Two of the most frequent questions through this Player to Watch series have been "Is he real?" and "Is he back?" That stands to reason: so many teams rely on internal improvement, especially with the league's financial situation restarting a leaguewide thaw on superstar trades (Shaquille O'Neal aside). Fans need to know whether they can count on improving players to keep on going, and whether injured stars can be expected to return to form.

You'd think Magic point guard Jameer Nelson would be facing the latter query -- has Jam's separated shoulder healed well enough to recreate Orlando's awesome starting five? But to me the real question is whether the pre-injury Nelson was even real, or just a short-lived mirage of elite play ready to fall back to Earth.

 

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]]> Jameer NelsonPlayer to Watch Tom Ziller tom-ziller 2009-10-23T18:00:00 00:00 Player to Watch: Andrew Bynum http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/23/player-to-watch-andrew-bynum/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/23/player-to-watch-andrew-bynum/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/23/player-to-watch-andrew-bynum/#comments Tom Zillerby Tom Ziller

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FanHouse previews a player to watch from each NBA team in advance of the 2009-10 season.

You have to know it killed me to dub Andrew Bynum, a Laker, as the league's 24th best player in advance of the 2008-09 season. As a Kings fan, I should have aligned myself with all the "prove it for more than 30 games" chaps who tried to convince me Bynum, surrounded by stars, played over his head during the abbreviated 2007-08 campaign.

Bynum's muted (but still effective) 2008-09 season served as relief for my Royal Purple heart, but confusion for my rational, "this kid's a beast!" mind. Until, of course, I checked the end-of-season numbers, where -- according to John Hollinger's PER -- Bynum finished the year as the league's 24th best player. Hmph.

 

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]]> Andrew BynumPlayer to Watch Tom Ziller tom-ziller 2009-10-23T10:00:00 00:00 Player to Watch: Manu Ginobili http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/22/player-to-watch-manu-ginobili/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/22/player-to-watch-manu-ginobili/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/22/player-to-watch-manu-ginobili/#comments Tom Zillerby Tom Ziller

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FanHouse previews a player to watch from each NBA team in advance of the 2009-10 season.

It would be facile and possibly inaccurate to anoint Manu Ginobili as the most important comeback player of the 2009-10 season. After all, the success of the Wizards and Timberwolves surely depend on the health of Gilbert Arenas and Al Jefferson respectively more than the Spurs depend on Ginobili.

But -- while I would never endorse a bias of hype toward the greatest teams in the league -- it should be noted that Gil isn't going to take D.C. to parade level, and even Big Al won't land the Pups in the playoffs. Ginobili, though, could plausibly push his Spurs to the very top of the league. If Manu feels right, this is a legit championship team.

So, does Manu feel right?

 

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]]> Manu GinobiliManuGinobiliPlayer to WatchPlayerToWatch Tom Ziller tom-ziller 2009-10-22T11:00:00 00:00 Player to Watch: Jason Terry http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/20/player-to-watch-jason-terry/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/20/player-to-watch-jason-terry/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/20/player-to-watch-jason-terry/#comments Tom Zillerby Tom Ziller

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FanHouse previews a player to watch from each NBA team in advance of the 2009-10 season.

Over the past two seasons, Jason Terry has taken on a new role with the Dallas Mavericks, coming off the bench for the first time since his first two NBA seasons in Atlanta. But despite the drastic difference between starting and performing as a sixth man, Terry has continued to perform at a high level, doing the same thing he's done his entire Mavericks tenure: shoot the lights out, and put up points.

 

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]]> Jason TerryJasonTerryPlayer to WatchPlayerToWatch Tom Ziller tom-ziller 2009-10-20T12:00:00 00:00 FanHouse Preview: Hornets http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/19/fanhouse-preview-hornets/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/19/fanhouse-preview-hornets/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/19/fanhouse-preview-hornets/#comments Tom Zillerby Tom Ziller

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FanHouse previews all 30 NBA teams in advance of the 2009-10 season.

Time at the peak isn't supposed to be this short.

The Hornets jolted the West in 2008, nearly taking the first seed in the conference one season after missing the postseason entirely. After waxing Dallas in what would become Avery Johnson's final playoff series there, the Hornets went all the way to Game 7 against the defending champion Spurs. The Hornets lost, and didn't get close in 2008-09.

You can believe one of three things. The Hornets' short triumph could be over, more flash in the sky than formation of a new star. The Hornets could have experienced just a brief setback, a defeat at the hands of a bad match-up and an injury-riddled season. Or, the Hornets could have just ran into some structural problems in need of fixing, which they possibly have this summer.

 

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]]> 0910PreviewsChris PaulChrisPaulDavid WestDavidWestEmeka OkaforEmekaOkaforJulian WrightJulianWrightMarcus ThorntonMarcusThorntonPeja StojakovicPejaStojakovic Tom Ziller tom-ziller 2009-10-19T13:00:00 00:00 Face of Maccabi Commits Suicide http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/19/face-of-maccabi-commits-suicide/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/19/face-of-maccabi-commits-suicide/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/19/face-of-maccabi-commits-suicide/#comments Tom Zillerby Tom Ziller

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There's Israeli basketball news more shocking than Pini Gershon's Bobby Knight moment on the floor of Madison Square Garden this morning. Reports are surfacing that Moni Fanan, considered the face of Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball and the man who built Israel's pre-eminent franchise over the 1990s and 2000s, has been found dead in his apartment. Authorities believe Fanan commited suicide.

Fanan served as the team's general manager from 1992 to 2008, a period in which Maccabi dominated Israeli basketball and competed well in Euroleague, boasting foreign stars like Sarunas Jasikevicius, Anthony Parker, and Beno Udrih but also with homegrown studs like Tal Burstein, Omri Casspi, Yotam Halperin and Lior Eliyahu. Fanan's death comes as Maccabi's current team tours the United States to play exhibitions against NBA teams.

 

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]]> Tom Ziller tom-ziller 2009-10-19T09:58:00 00:00 Can the NBA Fine Maccabi's Coach? http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/19/can-the-nba-fine-maccabis-coach/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/19/can-the-nba-fine-maccabis-coach/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/19/can-the-nba-fine-maccabis-coach/#comments Tom Zillerby Tom Ziller

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I don't believe David Stern has jurisdiction over the entire basketball world; it just seems like that's the case occasionally. It'd be silly to think, however, that Stern won't have words with leaders of Euroleague and the Israeli Basketball Association after Maccabi Tel Aviv coach Pini Gershon held up his team's exhibition game against the Knicks in Madison Square Garden for nearly 10 minutes by refusing to leave the court when an NBA replacement referee ejected him.

 

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]]> David SternDavidStern Tom Ziller tom-ziller 2009-10-19T09:38:00 00:00 Utah Jazz Bear Gets Extreme http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/17/utah-jazz-bear-gets-extreme/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/17/utah-jazz-bear-gets-extreme/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/17/utah-jazz-bear-gets-extreme/#comments Tom Zillerby Tom Ziller

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Nitro Circus is a show on MTV where bros pull off awesome extreme stunts and whatnot. Like cycling down a ramp, jumping to another ramp with a weird, non-smooth surface, and bunny-hopping into a lake. The Utah Jazz's mascot Bear joined the cast for said stunt, and -- despite being told by Travis Pastrana he didn't need to do it -- attempted the stunt. It did not end well. (H/T Utah Jazz Blog via Basketball John.)

 

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]]> Tom Ziller tom-ziller 2009-10-17T16:15:00 00:00 Down Goes Kevin Love: Broken Hand, Out 6-8 Weeks http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/17/down-goes-kevin-love-broken-hand-out-6-8-weeks/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/17/down-goes-kevin-love-broken-hand-out-6-8-weeks/ http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/17/down-goes-kevin-love-broken-hand-out-6-8-weeks/#comments Tom Zillerby Tom Ziller

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Minnesota figured to struggle this season. The roster is young, the coach (Kurt Rambis) is new, and there are plenty of holes through the roster. But there's always an extra challenge in 'Sota, and this year that extra challenge comes in the form of a fracture of the fourth metacarpal bone in the left hand of Kevin Love that will reportedly sideline the power forward for 6-8 weeks.

According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Love's hand smacked against the elbow of teammate Stewie Griffin Oleksiy Pecherov as Love collected a rebound. Fitting, that the injury would happen on a rebound, considering Love is one of the league's brightest young board hoarders. His absence will force cohort Al Jefferson to be even more of a vacuum on the glass.

 

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]]> Al JeffersonAlJeffersonKevin LoveKevinLoveOleksiy PecherovOleksiyPecherovRyan GomesRyan HollinsRyanGomesRyanHollins Tom Ziller tom-ziller 2009-10-17T13:15:00 00:00