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Ben Gordon to the Detroit Pistons?

Stephen Kersey — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:47:44 +0000

With the NBA free agency season upon us, one of the first rumors has Ben Gordon close to agreeing to join the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons are reportedly offering a deal in the neighborhood of $50 million over five years.

Ben Gordon - Detroit Pistons (Image: Zuma Press)

Gordon has played all five of his NBA seasons with the Chicago Bulls. An unrestricted free agent, Gordon averaged 20.7 points per game last season and played in all 82 contests. He also averaged 3.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists.

Although he’s played some point guard in his career, Gordon would likely play shooting guard with the Pistons. The question Gordon’s signing would bring up is what would happen with Richard Hamilton. Last season, Hamilton wasn’t pleased when he was sent to the bench.

Another player the Pistons are reportedly interested in is Charlie Villanueva. Last season he played with the Milwaukee Bucks but the Bucks have cut all ties with him. It’s possible for the Pistons to land both Gordon and Villanueva this summer.

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Ben Gordon to the Detroit Pistons?

Celtics Beat Bulls in Game 7 to Advance

Stephen Kersey — Sun, 03 May 2009 03:51:27 +0000

The Boston Celtics and the Chicago Bulls faced off in what was arguably the best playoffs series in NBA history. With four of the first six game heading to overtime and the series tied 3-3 heading into Game 7, the defending champion Celtics were able to use their experience to beat the Bulls by a final score of 109-99.

In front of his home fans, Ray Allen was once again great. He led the way with 23 points and also had seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and a blocked shot. In Game 6, Allen poured in 51 points. Helping him out in Game 7 in the scoring department were Paul Pierce (20 points), Eddie House (16 points), Glen Davis (15 points) and Kendrick Perkins (14 points).

For the Bulls, who were an underdog in this series despite the fact that the Celtics have been playing without Kevin Garnett, were led once again by Ben Gordon. In 46 minutes, Gordon had 33 points and four assists. Rookie phenom Derrick Rose had 18 points, while Kirk Hinrich had 16 points off the bench.

The Bulls now go home, while the Celtics advance to play the Orlando Magic in the second round of the 2009 NBA playoffs. The Magic advanced by beating the Philadelphia 76ers in six games.

Derrick Rose's Rookie Seasons was Stopped by the Celtics (Image: Newscom)

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Celtics Beat Bulls in Game 7 to Advance

NBA Players Might Make Too Much Money

Kori Ellis — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:19:19 +0000

I’m usually all for NBA players making as much money as possible. Really, they are the ones who fans pay to watch. The fans don’t care about team owners.

But when an NBA player has more shoes than I do – then I start to wonder. In this TNT special, Ben Gordon of the Chicago Bulls shows the cameras his ginormous shoe collection.

Check it out …

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NBA Players Might Make Too Much Money