McGrady says shoulder arthritic, knee slow to heal
McGrady says shoulder arthritic, knee slow to heal
The Houston Rockets, buzzing about the arrival of Ron Artest, already have injury concerns with Tracy McGrady. Houston’s leading scorer said Monday that his left shoulder is arthritic and will require surgery after this season. He also said his left knee is healing slower than expected from surgery in the spring. McGrady sprained his shoulder against Sacramento on March 24, and wore padding to protect it for the rest of the season.NBA/~4/406724992″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>
Thoughts from training camps around the NBA
There are lots of old faces in new places, so Mike Kahn tells us what we should expect as NBA teams open camps this month.NBA/~4/406454247″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>
Jefferson says knee will be good to go in 2 weeks
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Al Jefferson says he’s “feeling wonderful” just a couple weeks after spraining his right knee during a workout with teammates. Jefferson was moving around fine during the team’s media day on Monday and says he plans to do plenty of running and some light work when the team gathers in Mankato for training camp on Tuesday. But he probably won’t be doing any contact drills for another week or two.NBA/~4/406689783″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>
Pfund resigns from Heat after 13 seasons
Miami general manager Randy Pfund, who helped the Heat win the 2006 NBA championship as the highlight of his 13 years with the franchise, resigned Monday. Pfund has chosen to pursue “other business opportunities,” the Heat said in a release. Team president Pat Riley will assume Pfund’s duties. Pfund was expected to release a statement further detailing his decision Tuesday, the team said.NBA/~4/406700666″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>
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The Blog Association: Washington Wizards (Yahoo! Sports)
Almost three years ago to the, um, year, Deadspin’s Will Leitch set out to salute the most outstanding blogs…
Howard apologizes for off-court antics
Mavericks forward Josh Howard has apologized for disrespecting the national anthem and “everything that’s happened in the last five months.” The team’s second-leading scorer behind Dirk Nowitzki focused Monday on expressing remorse for his comments about the anthem during a YouTube video.NBA/~4/406660715″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>
Are the Wizards serious about turning Andray Blatche into a small forward
I’m late to this, but I’m curious about what everyone here thinks about Eddie Jordan issuing challenges like this to our prodigial son.
VIDEO: Lakers are team to beat?
With Andrew Bynum back on the court, Kobe Bryant says the Lakers are “the favorites for a reason.” Watch L.A.’s media day.NBA/~4/406954073″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>
