Raja Bell, the defensive and three-point shooting specialist for the Charlotte Bobcats, may be forced to miss the rest of the season due to a wrist injury. Although he’s getting a second opinion, Bell’s first opinion told him that he needed wrist surgery that would keep him out most — if not all — of the 2009-10 NBA season.
The loss of Bell would be a big blow to the Bobcats. While his skills have diminished, the 33-year-old swingman is still an important cog to Charlotte’s squad. He’s arguably the team’s best defender and his perimeter shooting spreads the court.
Without Bell, …read more

Steve Nash’s time with the Phoenix Suns may be up. As one analyst puts it, the sun may be setting on Nash’s storied career in Phoenix. This doesn’t mean that Nash will be done playing basketball for good. Though he’s been in the league for 13 seasons, I fully believe he’s got two maybe three more seasons in him — back  problems and all. The guy can still play, and he proved that  this season, even as his team began to crumble around him.
First, his new coach Terry Porter was fired. Then his best friend, Raja Bell, gets traded. THEN, …read more

I know the Phoenix Suns are an older team, consider that Grant Hill, Raja Bell, Steve Nash and Shaq are all over thirty years old, but isn’t it a bit soon to be thinking about retirement plans?
According to Yahoo! Sports, soon after they retire, O’Neal and Hill are seriously considering buying the Orlando Magic. Both players are former Magic players and both players still reside in the Orlando area in the offseason. Now teammates, O’Neal and Hill have already talked about the possibility and have even already made their plans public to CEO an president Bob Vander Weide. …read more