Paul George suffers gruesome leg injury

Indiana Pacers' Paul George suffered a serious leg injury during the U.S. national team's intrasquad scrimmage at UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center Friday night.

The guard/forward landed and then buckled at the base of the basket stanchion after he pursued James Harden in transition defense, just 27 seconds into the fourth quarter.

While a lot did not get a clear look at the injury, fans chanted his name in the hopes of seeing him stand up.

George was taken off the court in a stretcher to a standing ovation. Coach Mike Krzyzewski then led the players to mid-court and informed the crowd they were calling off the remainder of the scrimmage.

A report from ESPN said George was taken to the Hospital for Special Surgery in Las Vegas, Nevada.

With the injury, George is most likely to miss the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and NBA's regular season as well.

George tweeted the following after the gruesome injury:

Thanks everybody for the love and support.. I'll be ok and be back better than ever!!! Love y'all!! #YoungTrece
— Paul George (@Paul_George24) August 2, 2014

George averaged 21.7 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists last season for Indiana.



Sources: CBS Sports, ESPN

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2013 NBA Draft: Who's this year's top pick?

 

Cleveland Cavaliers, owner of the 1st pick in the 2013 NBA Draft selects Anthony Bennett, a forward out of UNLV.

Here are this year's picks:

ROUND 1 PICKS	ROUND 2 PICKS
1. Cleveland Cavaliers: Anthony Bennett 2. Orlando Magic: Victor Oladipo 3. Washington Wizards: Otto Porter Jr. 4. Charlotte Bobcats: Cody Zeller 5. Phoenix Suns: Alex Len 6. New Orleans Pelicans: Nerlens Noel 7. Sacramento Kings: Ben McLemore 8. Detroit Pistons: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 9. Minnesota Timberwolves: Trey Burke 10. Portland Trail Blazers: C.J. McCollum 11. Philadelphia 76ers: Michael Carter-Williams 12. Oklahoma City Thunder: Steven Adams 13. Dallas Mavericks: Kelly Olynyk 14. Utah Jazz: Shabazz Muhammad 15. Milwaukee Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo 16. Boston Celtics: Lucas Nogueira 17. Atlanta Hawks: Dennis Schroeder 18. Atlanta Hawks: Shane Larkin 19. Cleveland Cavaliers: Sergey Karasev 20. Chicago Bulls: Tony Snell 21. Utah Jazz: Gorgui Dieng 22. Brooklyn Nets: Mason Plumlee 23. Indiana Pacers: Solomon Hill 24. New York Knicks: Tim Hardaway Jr. 25. Los Angeles Clippers: Reggie Bullock 26. Minnesota Timberwolves: Andre Roberson 27. Denver Nuggets: Rudy Gobert 28. San Antonio Spurs: Livio Jean-Charles 29. Oklahoma City Thunder: Archie Goodwin 30. Phoenix Suns: Nemanja Nedovic	31. Cleveland Cavaliers: Allen Crabbe 32. Oklahoma City Thunder: Alex Abrines 33. Cleveland Cavaliers: Carrick Felix 34. Houston Rockets: Isaiah Canaan 35. Philadelphia 76ers: Glen Rice Jr. 36. Sacramento Kings: Ray McCallum 37. Detroit Pistons: Tony Mitchell 38. Washington Wizards: Nate Wolters 39. Portland Trail Blazers: Jeff Withey 40. Portland Trail Blazers: Grant Jerrett 41. Memphis Grizzlies: Jamaal Franklin 42. Philadelphia 76ers: Pierre Jackson 43. Milwaukee Bucks: Ricky Ledo 44. Dallas Mavericks: Mike Muscala 45. Portland Trail Blazers: Marko Todorovic 46. Utah Jazz: Erick Green 47. Atlanta Hawks: Raul Neto 48. Los Angeles Lakers: Ryan Kelly 49. Chicago Bulls: Erik Murphy 50. Atlanta Hawks: James Ennis 51. Orlando Magic: Romero Osby 52. Minnesota Timberwolves: Lorenzo Brown 53. Indiana Pacers: Colton Iverson 54. Washington Wizards: Arsalan Kazemi 55. Memphis Grizzlies: Joffrey Lauvergne 56. Detroit Pistons: Peyton Siva 57. Phoenix Suns: Alex Oriakhi 58. San Antonio Spurs: Deshaun Thomas 59. Minnesota Timberwolves: Bojan Dubljevic 60. Memphis Grizzlies: Janis Timma

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Doc set to move to the Clippers

 

Doc Rivers set to move to Hollywood as Clippers' main man

Doc Rivers is set to become the Los Angeles Clippers Head Coach if the NBA approves of the rare but not unprecedented trade involving an active coach in the league.

Clippers in return would part with their first-round draft pick. Rivers still has 3 years left and $21 million on his contract and needs to go to the same contract with Clippers.

The move was probably the start of the rebuilding era of Celtics, which had talks of parting with Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, leaving Rondo their only established star.

Photo: Associated Press

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Cheapest tickets for NBA pre-season sold out

(Seat Plan taken from www.smtickets.com)

 

 

Inquirer reports that the cheapest tickets for the NBA pre-season game which would feature Houston Rockets vs. Indiana Pacers on October 10, 2013  are already sold-out just the first three hours (priced at P 550).

 

However, it is not just the cheapest tickets who are sold instantly, even the courtside tickets priced at P 54,000 are selling like pancakes.

 

Other sections are still available: Premium A (red) P32,300; Premium B (green) P27,000; Section C (blue) P8,400 and Section D (orange) P4,200.

 

 

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Jason Kidd retires

After 19 seasons, Jason Kidd announced his retirement just two days after Grant Hill retired.

“My time in professional basketball has been an incredible journey, but one that must come to an end after 19 years,” Kidd reportedly said in a statement released by the New York Knicks. “As I reflect on my time with the four teams I represented in the NBA, I look back fondly at every season and thank each and every one of my teammates and coaches that joined me on the court.”
Jason played for four teams, winning a championship with Dallas Mavericks in 2011.

 

 



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Rockets vs. Pacers tickets: Php 550 to 32, 300

SM has released the official ticket prices for the Houston Rockets vs Indiana Pacers pre-season game at the SM Mall of Asia on October 10, 2013.

Below are the official ticket prices for the NBA Global Games: Rockets vs Pacers at Mall of Asia Arena:

PREMIUM A RED - PHP 32,300
PREMIUM B GREEN - PHP 27,000
SECTION C BLUE - PHP 8,400
SECTION D ORANGE - PHP 4,200
SECTION E GRAY - PHP 550

A total of 16,000 tickets will be sold to the public starting June 16 on SM Tickets Outlets and smtickets.com

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San Antonio Spurs are the 2013 Western Conference Champions

Veteran team as they are, San Antonio Spurs show no sign of letting up as they sweep the Memphis Grizzlies, 93-86.

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Lebron, Kobe lead All NBA First Team, Check out full results here:

James and Bryant lead star-studded All-NBA Team

Position	All-NBA Team	Points
	2012-13 ALL NBA FIRST TEAM
Forward	LeBron James, Miami (119)	595
Forward	Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City (102)	555
Center	Tim Duncan, San Antonio (45)	392
Guard	Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers (91)	521
Guard	Chris Paul, L.A. Clippers (97)	537
	2012-13 ALL-NBA SECOND TEAM
Forward	Carmelo Anthony, New York (24)	397
Forward	Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers	132
Center	Marc Gasol, Memphis (38)	295
Guard	Tony Parker, San Antonio (16)	273
Guard	Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City (20)	306
	2012-13 ALL-NBA THIRD TEAM
Forward	David Lee, Golden State	79
Forward	Paul George, Indiana	73
Center	Dwight Howard, L.A. Lakers (17)	203
Guard	Dwyane Wade, Miami (3)	145
Guard	James Harden, Houston (5)	253

Other players receiving votes, with point totals: Brook Lopez, Brooklyn, 132 (7 First Team votes); Stephen Curry, Golden State, 72; LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland, 62; Chris Bosh, Miami, 59 (4); Joakim Noah, Chicago, 56 (3); Zach Randolph, Memphis, 45; Al Horford, Atlanta, 31 (2); Paul Pierce, Boston, 24; Al Jefferson, Utah, 20 (1); Tyson Chandler, New York, 19 (1); Roy Hibbert, Indiana, 9; Luol Deng, Chicago, 8; Kevin Garnett, Boston, 8; Ty Lawson, Denver, 8; Josh Smith, Atlanta, 7; Deron Williams, Brooklyn, 6; Pau Gasol, LA Lakers, 4; Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City, 4; Omer Asik, Houston, 3; Kenneth Faried, Denver, 3; Raymond Felton, New York, 3; Kyrie Irving, Cleveland, 3; Carlos Boozer, Chicago, 2; Mike Conley, Memphis, 2; David West, Indiana, 2; Rudy Gay, Toronto, 1; J.J. Hickson, Portland, 1; Andre Iguodala, Denver, 1; Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas, 1; Nikola Pekovic, Minnesota, 1; Rajon

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George Karl of Denver Nuggets named NBA Coach of the Year

  

Apart from being ousted by Golden State Warriors in the first round, Denver Nuggets' main man George Karl led his team to 57 wins (57-25) that led to having the fourth-best league record, despite being the third youngest NBA team at 24.9 years and with no player scoring than 16.7 points a game, the achievement was enough for him to gather enough first place votes to win the 2012-2013 NBA Coach of the Year award.

 Erik Spoelstra finished second in the voting, followed by Mike Woodson, Gregg Popovich and Frank Vogel.

Here’s the press release: 

“Denver’s George Karl is the recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2012-13 NBA Coach of the Year, the NBA announced Wednesday. Under Karl’s stewardship, the Nuggets finished with a league-best 38-3 (.927) mark at home and the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference Playoffs. In earning his first NBA Coach of the Year, Karl totaled 404 points, including 62 first-place votes, from a panel of 121 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. Coaches were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote. The Nuggets went 57-25 (.695) — the league’s fourth-best record — despite beginning the season as the league’s third-youngest team with an average age of 24.9 years, and not having a player score more than 16.7 points per game during the regular season. According to NBA.com/Stats, the Nuggets ranked third in assists (24.4 apg), generating an assist on 60.0 percent of their made field goals. Denver ranked fifth in player impact estimate (53.8 percent), offensive rating (107.6) and net rating (+5.6). The Nuggets’ 38-3 record at Pepsi Center was a franchise-best and tied for the 14th best home record in league annals. Additionally, their .927 winning percentage at home was the highest since 2008-09 when the Cleveland Cavaliers went 39-2 (.951) at Quicken Loans Arena.”

The award comes after 25 years of Karl being a head coach and with a healthier lineup next season, they will be bound for more success to come.  

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Former Lakers Coach Phil Jackson diagnosed with prostate cancer

 

Former Los Angeles Lakers Coach Phil Jackson made a revelation that he had prostate cancer during the 2011 playoffs in his forthcoming book "Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success". 

Yahoo Sports reports that the Coach has discussed his condition during their second-round battle with the eventual champion, Dallas Mavericks. The multi-titled coach had to delay the surgery at the end of the season. 

Though he has retired as a coach, numerous number of reports say that he would be back with an NBA team in a front-office job. 

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Jason Collins declares that he is gay, changes outlook on basketball

 

Jason Collins, now an NBA free agent who spent the 2012-2013 season with the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards has admitted to an interview with Sports Illustrated that he is gay. The 12 year NBA veteran may not be noticeable when you see him on court as he does not bring much to the box scores but he provides defense expertly on the big men during elimination round and playoff games.  

From Collins SI interview:

No one wants to live in fear. I've always been scared of saying the wrong thing. I don't sleep well. I never have. But each time I tell another person, I feel stronger and sleep a little more soundly. It takes an enormous amount of energy to guard such a big secret. I've endured years of misery and gone to enormous lengths to live a lie. I was certain that my world would fall apart if anyone knew. And yet when I acknowledged my sexuality I felt whole for the first time. I still had the same sense of humor, I still had the same mannerisms and my friends still had my back.


Loyalty to my team is the real reason I didn't come out sooner. When I signed a free-agent contract with Boston last July, I decided to commit myself to the Celtics and not let my personal life become a distraction. When I was traded to the Wizards, the political significance of coming out sunk in. I was ready to open up to the press, but I had to wait until the season was over.
A college classmate tried to persuade me to come out then and there. But I couldn't yet. My one small gesture of solidarity was to wear jersey number 98 with the Celtics and then the Wizards. The number has great significance to the gay community. One of the most notorious antigay hate crimes occurred in 1998. Matthew Shepard, a University of Wyoming student, was kidnapped, tortured and lashed to a prairie fence. He died five days after he was finally found. That same year the Trevor Project was founded. This amazing organization provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention to kids struggling with their sexual identity. Trust me, I know that struggle. I've struggled with some insane logic. When I put on my jersey I was making a statement to myself, my family and my friends.

I'm glad I'm coming out in 2013 rather than 2003. The climate has shifted; public opinion has shifted. And yet we still have so much farther to go. Everyone is terrified of the unknown, but most of us don't want to return to a time when minorities were openly discriminated against. I'm impressed with the straight pro athletes who have spoken up so far -- Chris Kluwe, Brendon Ayanbadejo. The more people who speak out, the better, gay or straight. It starts with President Obama's mentioning the 1969 Stonewall riots, which launched the gay rights movement, during his second inaugural address. And it extends to the grade-school teacher who encourages her students to accept the things that make us different.

Collins was not the first man who draws paycheck while playing in major sports leagues, but he may be the first active gay player heading to next season's training camp admitting he is gay.

After Collins' Sports Illustrated interview, big names like NBA Commissioner David Stern, Lakers star Kobe Bryant and members of the White House has expressed support to Jason.

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NBA pre-season game at MOA Arena on October 10

The NBA is coming to town!

Earlier speculated, Commissioner David Stern confirmed on Tuesday via video message two powerhouse teams Houston Rockets and Indiana Pacers will play a pre-season game at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena.

NBA Asia VP Scott Levy saying the NBA is happy to bring Two storied franchises who are having great seasons to the Ph. #NBAPhGetsBig
— NBA Philippines (@NBA_Philippines) March 5, 2013

It's official! Houston Rockets and Indiana Pacers are visiting the country this October 2013! #NBAPhGetsBig
— MALL OF ASIA ARENA (@MOAArena) March 5, 2013

Now Filipino fans will be able to see NBA action live as James Harden, Jeremy Lin, and the rest of the Rockets go against Paul George, Roy Hibbert, and the rest of the Pacers!

In 1979, the Washington Bullets played against some PBA players in a few exhibition matches.

Follow this post for ticket prices and more information: 

As posted at Reyn's Room 

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NBA All Star 2013 Day 1: Team Shaq vs. Team Chuck

 

 

All-Star Celebrity Game Recap

The West defeats the East 58-38 and Kevin Hart wins the MVP for the second straight year.

 

 



 

Kenneth Faried scores a game-high 40 points to help Team Chuck drop Team Shaq 163-135.

 

 

Video: Uploaded via Youtube with reference to NBA.com 



 

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NBA regular season games at PH's MOA Arena?

Recent news reports and tweets from MOA Arena's official Twitter account saw a poster with the NBA's logo and the tagline "Big Things Are Coming" that shows the possibility of NBA regular season games to happen in the country.

#BIGTHINGSARECOMINGTOMOAARENA twitter.com/MOAArena/statu…
— MALL OF ASIA ARENA (@MOAArena) February 14, 2013

ESPN writer Brian Windhorst tweeted earlier that a game between the Indiana Pacers and the Houston Rockets will be played here.

According to @lishuangfu Lakers & Warriors will play games in China next fall, Pacers & Rockets will play in Taipei & Philippines
— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) February 8, 2013

Update: According to the management of Mall of Asia Arena, they would be making the announcement on March 5 as a game for NBA 2013-2014 season may be brought here in the Philippines.

With reference: Coolbuster.net  

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Erik Spoelstra, Gregg Popovich are All-Star coaches

 

With Miami Heat's 30-14 record, Coach Erik Spoelstra will officially call the shots for the Eastern Conference in the 62nd NBA All Star game to be held on February 17 in Houston, Texas.

Coach Spoelstra will oppose San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich who will coach the Western Conference whose team has the best record in the NBA at 38-11.

[Photo: thefrontofficenews.com]

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Agent: Mike D' Antoni is Lakers' New Coach

Mike D' Antoni's agent confirms that the former Suns and Knicks Coach has signed a 4 year contract to replace Mike Brown.

Details here : http://ph.nba.com/news-article/581/lakers-hire-dantoni-as-head-coach#.UKDBq4c3vcZ  (also the photo credit)

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NBA November 9 Results

OKC 97 CHI 91
LAC 103 POR 90

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NBA November 8 Results

*. PHX 117 @ CHA 110 Final
*. WAS 94 @ BOS 100 Final
*. IND 86 @ ATL 89 Final
*. BKN 73 @ MIA 103 Final
*. MEM 108 @ MIL 90 Final
*. PHI 77 @ NOH 62 Final
*. DEN 93 @ HOU 87 Final
*. ORL 75 @ MIN 90 Final
*. TOR 104 @ DAL 109 Final

*. LAL 86 @ UTA 95 Final
*. DET 103 @ SAC 105 Final
*. SAS 84 @ LAC 106 Final
*. CLE 96 @ GSW 106 Final

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NBA November 6 Results

*. NYK 110 @ PHI 88 Final
*. MIN 107 @ BKN 96 Final
*. PHX 99 @ MIA 124 Final
*. UTA 94 @ MEM 103 Final
*. POR 91 @ DAL 114 Final
*. IND 79 @ SAS 101 Final
*. GSW 92 @ SAC 94 Final
*. CLE 108 @ LAC 101 Final

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NBA Scores - November 5, 2012

PHI 84 @ NYK 100 Final
MIN 86 @ TOR 105 Final
PHX 94 @ ORL 115 Final
ATL 104 @ OKC 95 Final
DET 79 @ LAL 108 Final

*Lakers win at the expense of the Pistons, finally!

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