Wayman Tisdale loses part of leg to cancer
August 27, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Indiana Pacers, NBA Basketball
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Wayman Tisdale was the second pick of the draft by the Indiana Pacers and the big lefty had a great career.
Tisdale averaged 15.3 points and 6.1 rebounds for his NBA career. The 6′ 9″ forward averaged over 25 points per game in college.
He also played for the Kings and the Suns. With the Kings, Wayman had a 3 year stint where he averaged over 19 points per game.
first learned he had cancerous cyst below his right knee after he broke his leg in a fall at …read more
Best NBA Player Pickups 2008
March 10, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Pau Gasol, Phoenix Suns, Player Movement, Rasheed Wallace, Shaq, Steve Nash, Utah Jazz
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Kobe Bryant gets Pau Gasol
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Which teams benefited the most from the recent signing frenzy?
10. Kidd to Mavericks – This trade fell through, would still have been a great move for the Mavs.
9. Kidd to Mavericks – This trade worked after about a week, is taking longer than that for it to work for the Mavs. Dirk Nowitzki gets the ball in the right place.
8. Bibby to Hawks – Young team needed a scoring leader. …read more
Utah Jazz – 16 straight at home
March 4, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Dallas Mavericks, Deron Williams, Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, NBA Basketball, Utah Jazz
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Who are these guys?
Deron Williams? All everyone talks about is Chris Paul of the Hornets, or the arrival of Jason Kidd in Dallas, but Deron Williams is off to a great career with that hidden team, the Utah Jazz. Deron had 14 assists by half time. Half time!
Mehmet Okur? All everyone talks about is Shaq going to the Suns, or Dirk Nowitzki lighting it up for the Mavs, or the return of Andrew Bynum, or Pau Gasol gaining new life with the …read more
Fisher A Laker Again
July 20, 2007 by Angelo Fernandez
Filed under Player Movement
Kobe Brant may not have gotten the veteran he wanted this off-season like KG but at least he will once again be joined by his former back court mate Derek Fisher.
Fisher was a key member of the Lakers’ three championships that starred Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. After the Lakers lost to the Pistons in 2004, Fisher signed with the Golden State Warriors and was eventually traded to the Utah Jazz last season. He played a key role in the Jazz’s successful playoff run especially in the Conference Finals. He asked to be released by the team to allow …read more
Fisher Leaves Jazz To Care For Daughter
July 3, 2007 by Angelo Fernandez
Filed under NBA Basketball
The Utah Jazz let go of veteran guard Derek Fisher to care for his daughter Tatum who has cancer in her left eye. We’ve seen Fisher miss some action during the recently concluded playoffs for this reason so I’m sure he wanted to be there for his daughter full time without the distractions of having to play and travel with an NBA team.
“Life for me outweighs the game of basketball,” Fisher told reporters after flying from New York to meet with Jazz owner Larry H. Miller and other team executives.
“When it comes to decisions related to them,” he said …read more
