Steve Nash came under scrutiny in the off-season when he re-signed with the floundering Phoenix Suns. The two-time NBA MVP figured that he owed the Suns that much. He was with them when they were up, why wouldn’t he stick with them when they were down?
“I was a free agent and it was natural to explore my options,” Nash said, according to ESPN.com. “Some people said I was a little crazy going back to Phoenix because I wouldn’t have as good a chance to win. I liked the team and coaches and I was comfortable.”
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Needing a backup center, the Philadelphia 76ers have reportedly signed Primoz Brezec. The center out of Slovenia is supposed to sign a one-year deal and will just over one million dollars.
The 7-foot-1 bigman has played with four teams since being drafted in the first round by the Indiana Pacers. After three years with the Pacers, Brezec played three years with the Charlotte Bobcats. Last year, he played with the Bobcats, Toronto Raptors and Detroit Pistons.
Brezec’s best season came in the 2004-05 campaign. With the Bobcats, he averaged 13 points, 7.3 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 31.6 minutes per game.
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The life of Jayson Williams continues to spiral out of control. Not long ago, he was a star player for the New Jersey Nets. But after he a shooting at his home of a limousine driver in 2002 and the recent divorce from his wife, Williams may be near rock bottom.
In a hotel in lower Manhattan, police were called to a hotel after they were alerted that Williams was acting suicidal. After Williams allegedly resisted officers, he was tasered and taken into custody. He was eventually sent to a local hospital.
According to police reports, Williams was agitated, intoxicated and there …read more

Andre Iguodala went from goat to hero in the span of a couple minutes. After missing a pair of free throws that could have given his Philadelphia 76ers the lead, Iguodala made amends by hitting a game-winning jumper in the final seconds to beat the Orlando Magic by a final score of 100-98.
In the game, Iguodala had 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in 44 minutes of play as he led the sixth seeded 76ers to the upset. Lou Williams chipped in 18 points for the Sixers, while Andre Miller had 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
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Thaddeus Young, the 20-year-old starting forward for the Philadelphia 76ers, is out for the rest of the regular season due to a sprained ankle. The Sixers are worried that Young may actually miss the beginning of the 2008-09 NBA playoffs.
After a very impressive rookie campaign, Young has had an even more impressive sophomore season. He’s averaging 15.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. He’s shooting 49.4% from the field, 34.6% on three-pointers and 74.4% at the free throw line.
This is bad timing for Philadelphia. Currently, the Sixers are in the sixth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Mathematically, …read more

1. Toronto Raptors
Coming into this season, many NBA experts believed that the Raptors would be ready to breakout onto the scene and make noise in the playoffs. Not have the Raptors not broken out, they look to be out of the playoff picture completely.
2. Houston Rockets
The Rockets had NBA championship aspirations when the season started. However, now with Tracy McGrady looking like he’s about 45 years old and Ron Artest looking close to retirement, the Rockets appear a long ways away from a championship.
3. Detroit Pistons
The trade for Allen Iverson was supposed to inspire and invigorate the Pistons. …read more

“That’s just turrible. What a knucklehead.”
Charles Barkley likely didn’t have the world’s best New Years after his arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence. Barkley got popped for his DUI while in Arizona after reportedly attending a party that included such notables as Steve Urkel and Michael Strahan.
If Barkley were commenting on Barkley’s arrest, we’d probably hear two things. First, we’d hear about how turrible it was. Then we’d hear Barkley call Barkley a knucklehead.
The former NBA great of the Houston Rockets, Phoenix Suns and Philadelphia 76ers currently works for TNT. If you watch the NBA at …read more