“That was my (personal) manager — 50 years old and he and his family don’t know how to play Monopoly. They keep calling me every five minutes asking me about the rules. Crazy, man.”
Allen Iverson, peeling off his civvies, isn’t as concerned about the Minnesota Timberwolves 90 minutes before tip-off as he is about dispensing some long-distance advice. via CourierPostOnline
“This particular suspension is mine, no one else’s. I took the action based upon what I felt was in the best interest of our basketball team and the university.”
Connecticut Coach Jim Calhoun has suspended the starting guard Jerome Dyson, the team’s second-leading scorer, and the backup guard Doug Wiggins indefinitely for violating team rules, university officials … via New York Times
“We are happy with the outcome of this situation and are glad we can put this behind us”
Southern California freshman O.J. Mayo violated an NCAA rule by accepting free tickets from Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony to an NBA game, but his punishment won’t include missing games. via North County Times
“We did show some fight, and if you’re going to look for a positive, that’s one of them.”
The slumping New Jersey Nets aim to stop their seven-game losing streak on Friday when they visit the Denver Nuggets. via YESNetwork
“Without the fans there’s no us. They dream about having all these guys out on the court at the same time. It’s their opportunity to get that. It’s always special.”
With a late rally, Allen Iverson is an All-Star starter again.
Iverson surged from behind in the fan voting to earn a starting spot in next month’s game when the vote totals were released Thursday night. Denver Nuggets teammate Carmelo Anthony will join him in New Orleans after earning his first starting nod.
Lakers star Kobe Bryant will team with Iverson in the Western Conference backcourt. Houston center Yao Ming was voted in by the fans for the sixth straight season at center, while San Antonio’s Tim Duncan was chosen as the other forward. He has been selected to every All-Star game since entering the league in 1997. Read more
“Even my 10-year-old son knows it. He says, ‘Daddy, Charles Barkley doesn’t like you.’ Family and friends say, ‘Why does Charles Barkley talk about you the way he does?’ I’m used to it. I understand he’s going to criticize me even after I’m retired.”
One of Charles Barkley’s biggest fans… Allen Iverson? “I honestly love Charles he’s the only reason I watch Inside the NBA ,” the Denver Nuggets guard says of one of his chief critics. via USA Today
CORVALLIS, Ore. : O.J. Mayo had 19 points, Davon Jefferson added 18 and USC spoiled Kevin Mouton’s coaching debut with a 68-44 win over Oregon State on Thursday. via International Herald Tribune
LET’S SEE … where did we leave off last week? Oh, yeah. We’d just concluded, employing fantasy-based analysis, that Baron Davis deserves one of the four guard spots on the Western Conference All-Star team … via Marin Independent Journal
“When you lose Melo, your offense is, how are we going to play?”
Hawks forward Josh Childress, left front, looks to work the ball inside for a shot as Nuggets guard Allen Iverson, back, and forward Linas Kleiza defend during the first quarter Wednesday in Denver. via Denver Post Economy/Real Estate
Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony is listed as day-to-day with a sprained left ankle he suffered in Monday night’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Anthony scored 13 points before leaving the contest in the second quarter with the injury. X-rays were negative after the game but Anthony experienced some minimal swelling and moderate discomfort Tuesday.
The Nuggets listed the All-Star forward as doubtful for Wednesday’s game against Atlanta and will list him as day-to-day for the rest of the week. Read more
O.J. Mayo accepted tickets to a Lakers game from the Denver Nuggets’ Carmelo Anthony, potentially an NCAA violation. via OregonLive.com - Pac-10
“Imagine when you get to work, they don’t talk to you”
Larry Brown accused the Knicks of having “spies throughout the arena” during his one season as coach of the team, according to a story in February’s “Philadelphia” magazine. via Hartford Courant
There were 13 NBA games on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, including a triple-header on TNT. via 20 Second Timeout
I’ve long argued that no single game over the course of the NBA’s marathon October-to-April season should be cause for feeling too up or down about how a team is doing, but after the debacle in Denver, I’m … via TheSpectrum.com
“That’s what home court is all about - people get behind you, give you some energy, some spark.”
It seems likely the Los Angeles Lakers are really going to miss Andrew Bynum. Their fans have made it clear they already do. via Fox Sports
