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LeBron James salutes Team USA

Wow! Small news. Team USA beats Turkey. Turkey with no Memo Okur and no Hedo Turkoglu.
No Hedo Turkoglu for Turkey? No problem for LeBron Ameri-James. Evidently the sprained ankle is a thing of the past.
James was 8-of-9 from the field and finished with six rebounds, five steals and four assists in 23 minutes, sitting out the fourth quarter.
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Team USA had a lot of problems paying attention in this game and kind of let the Turks hang around for a …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Check out this list of free agents.

Now you can see why the Pistons, Nets and other teams are clearing off salary cap room for next year:

PLAYER
TM
TYPE

LeBron James
CLE
player option

Dirk Nowitzki
DAL
player option

Josh Howard
DAL
player option

Dwyane Wade
MIA
player option

Michael Redd
MIL
player option

Amare Stoudemire
PHX
player option

Joe Johnson
ATL
unrestricted

Ben Wallace
CLE
unrestricted

Marcus Camby
DEN
unrestricted

Richard Hamilton
DET
unrestricted

Amir Johnson
DET
unrestricted

Antonio McDyess
DET
unrestricted

Tracy McGrady
HOU
unrestricted

Jermaine O’Neal
IND
unrestricted

Darko Milicic
MEM
unrestricted

Steve Nash
PHX
unrestricted

Shaquille O’Neal
PHX
unrestricted

Manu Ginobili
S.A.
unrestricted

Carlos Boozer
UTA
unrestricted

Mehmet Okur
UTA
unrestricted

Player option: Player has right to opt …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Kobe Bryant – from back spasms in game 4 to greatness in game 5
Image details: Los Angeles Lakers v Utah Jazz, Game 4 served by picapp.com

Kobe Bryant could not be stopped.
From passing that is.
Kobe had a sore back and was going to make Utah pay for it.
And they did.
The last 7 or 8 minutes of this game showed why Los Angeles is so dangerous as a team. The ball was moving all over the court, finally settling in Kobe’s hands sucking in the defense. …read more

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Kobe about to be fouled
Image details: Utah Jazz v Los Angeles Lakers, Game 1 served by picapp.com

Kobe is expected to be presented with the NBA MVP award, but he got in a hurry and put on an MVP performance for the LA crowd in defeating the Utah Jazz.
Los Angeles 109 Utah 98
Kobe set a foul shooting franchise record.
Bryant, celebrating what’s expected to be his first NBA MVP award, converted six of his franchise playoff-record 21 foul shots in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
The Utah Jazz used a 41 point quarter to blow out the Phoenix Suns.
This is the 3rd straight home loss for the Suns, in spite of Amare Stoudemire’s 37 points.
– Carlos Boozer scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half, including a tough eight-foot bank shot with 31.1 seconds to play, and the Utah Jazz handed the Phoenix Suns their third consecutive home loss, 126-118 on Friday night.
Deron Williams had 25 points and 15 assists and Mehmet Okur had 25 points, including 4-of-6 …read more

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

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
And he shall come from the East and lead them…

Denver is all set up to win the Northwest.
Think about this division. Greg Oden is out for the season at Portland and they let their other big man, Zach Randolph, go to the Knicks.
Seattle is playing for the future with young Rookie of the Year front runner Kevin Durant. They are young and inexperienced.
The Timberwolves are starting the Al Jefferson show and

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Deron can handle the rock
Deron Williams is an up and coming star in the NBA.
That bears repeating, because for those of us that followed his career at Illinois, it did not always seem that way.
Now your intrepid author is a Michigan State University Spartan fan and grad. Izzo, baby, that is all that needs to be said. MSU finds themselves as a basketball school and oh do we not like that label. We want to be a basketball, football school.
Well, guess …read more