Patrick Ewing is back with the Knicks. Just not that Patrick Ewing.Manu Ginobili’s ankle kept him out of several Olympic basketball games and bothered him during the NBA playoffs. Now he will undergo surgery to fix it.Monta Ellis and Chuck Hayes will join him in the surgery room.Shaq’s rap on Kobe made headlines earlier this summer, but something extremely damaging to his reputation may have also occurred.For specific links, check out the NBA DraftNation page.
Construction of Nets’ Brooklyn Arena to Start in December
Wed,September 17, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The developer Bruce C. Ratner has told state and city officials that he plans to break ground in December on his long-delayed $4 billion Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, which will feature thousands of apartments and offices in 16 towers built around a glamorous basketball arena for the Nets.
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Heat Is Aging, and Mavericks Are Focused
Wed,September 17, 2008 · Leave a Comment
After winning the N.B.A. championship over the Mavericks last season, the Heat is in eighth place in the East while Dallas has won 19 of their past 20 games.
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A Shaq Attack?
Wed,September 17, 2008 · Leave a Comment
A Georgia judge has issued a restraining order against Shaquille O’Neal!
According to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, 23-year-old Alexis Miller — an independent music artist known as MaryJane — claims that Shaq threatened her with bodily harm and made harassing phone calls in which he would breathe heavily into the phone before hanging up. She also alleges that he threatened to ruin her career by having her blackballed after an alleged intimate relationship between the two ended last month.
Under terms of the restraining order issued yesterday, Shaq cannot have any contact with or come within 200 yards of Miller or her 19-month-old son. Shaq is expected in court on September 4.
Popsquire’s perspective…
A restraining order is an effective legal tool that may, in some cases, prevent violence. However, they often are very easy to obtain and, as a result, many critics believe that the mechanism often is abused. As a result, it’s important to see how this case shapes up and analyze the evidence that both Miller and Shaq present when the judge considers next steps in September.
Mainly, Popsquire is looking forward to Miller’s explanation about her stage name, MaryJane. What will she tell the judge is the inspiration for her name? Shoes? Yeah, right…
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