Derek Fisher chooses Oklahoma City Thunder to pursue 6th NBA title
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By Mark Nugent (Derek) Fisher scored five points in 19 minutes in his first game with Oklahoma City on Wednesday — a 114-91 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers. (Kobe) Bryant, who said he has maintained daily contact with Fisher since the 37-year-old Derek Fisher is in advanced negotiations with the Oklahoma City Thunder to [...]
Read MoreDerek Fisher chooses Oklahoma City Thunder to pursue 6th NBA title
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SB Nation is a collection of over 300 individual communities, each offering high quality year-round coverage and conversation led by fans who are passionate about their favorite teams, leagues or sports. By empowering fans Derek Fisher wouldn't have solved the Lakers' on-court execution in their 107-104 loss Tuesday to the Houston Rockets. But he would've [...]
Read MoreDerek Fisher signs with Thunder
ESPN
Randy Foye finishes with 23 points for the Clippers, but it's not enough to spoil Fisher's Oklahoma City debut. Oklahoma City guard Derek Fisher, left, passes the ball in front of teammate Nick Collison, center, and Clippers forward Reggie Evans during Former Los Angeles Lakers' point guard Derek Fisher has reached an agreement with the [...]
Read MoreD'Antoni Resigns Amid Frustration
New York Tim
Mike D'Antoni has resigned as coach of the Knicks. He coached Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire to great success in Phoenix and would be a great fit for the slumping Clippers. Good for D'Antoni. He'll land on his feet and he won't have to coach Melo. Denver was worse w/Melo than without him. Knicks were [...]
Read MoreD'Antoni Resigns Amid Frustration
New York Tim
The latest rumor is that the struggling team has begun to tune out Mike D'Antoni. Per ESPN: “After a remarkable Jeremy Lin-led run that made them the toast of the NBA, the Knicks have lost 8 of their last 10 games. There's The latest rumor is that the struggling team has begun to tune out [...]
Read MoreD'Antoni's exit surprises Knicks players
USA TODAY
D'Antoni and Anthony have clashed over on court strategy. D'Antoni emphasizes the passing game at which Lin excels while Anthony prefers to take shots on net. In the final year of a four-year contract, D'Antoni only led the Oh, you didn't think Mike D'Antoni would go in peace, did you? You didn't think this story [...]
Read MoreHeat defense silences Linsanity, Knicks in win
FS Florida
By Gilma Avalos Director Spike Lee was one of the New York interlopers who showed up for the Knicks-Heat game in downtown Miami Thursday night. It was a ticket so hot the president couldn't miss it! Outside AmericanAirlines Arena, an Obama lookalike You read it right, today's headline for my Art Talk is, "Knicks Player's [...]
Read MoreMiami Heat contains Jeremy Lin, defeats New York Knicks
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Chris Bosh scored 25 points, Dwyane Wade added 22 and Miami's defense clamped down on Jeremy Lin as the Heat stretched their winning streak to eight games with a 102-88 win over the New York Knicks on Thursday By Gilma Avalos Director Spike Lee was one of the New York interlopers who showed up for [...]
Read MoreESPN Jeremy Lin racial slur blasted by Judy Chu
Politico
ESPN anchor Max Bretos, suspended for 30 days after repeating an offensive phrase a writer for the sports outlet posted online regarding New York Knicks breakout Jeremy Lin, has taken to Twitter to defend himself. “My wife the content that appears on ESPN's 11 pm edition of SportsCenter throughout the week. Graphic by Jim Cooke. [...]
Read MoreJeremy Lin: No, I'm not dating Kim Kardashian
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The 6-foot-3 Lin, 23, is the Association's first-ever American-born player of Taiwanese descent. Asked for comment Sunday, the overnight sensation was forgiving of the outlet for the offensive comments. “I don't think it was on In his brief time in the NBA spotlight, Jeremy Lin has skillfully fused it all, delivering meaningful plays with maximum [...]
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