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| NBA 2009-10: Team-by-team capsules |
NBA Basketball |
10/16/2009 |
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| ally stay healthy, may be ready to show more of the skills that made him the No. 1 pick in 2007. OUTLOOK: Blazers made a giant leap last season and could be even better in 2009-10 if Miller is the right fit and they can keep Oden on the floor. DENVER NUGGETSLAST SEASON: 54-28, lost to Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 in Western Conference finals. STARTING FIVE: G Chauncey Billups (17.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 6.4 apg), G J.R. Smith (15.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.8 apg, 2.0 spg), F Carmelo Anthony (22.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.4 apg), |
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| Stern envisions NBA expansion to Europe |
NBA Basketball |
10/08/2009 |
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| model in Asia, probably in Latin America, possibly in Africa will lead us - if there's adequate arena development - to having NBA affiliated leagues, with partners in local basketball federations,'' Stern said. In Thursday's Taipei exhibition, the Denver Nuggets faced the Indiana Pacers. A capacity crowd of 13,000 is expected.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the |
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| Limbaugh, Checketts bid for Rams |
NFL Football |
10/06/2009 |
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| ," said Chip Rosenbloom. "We will make an announcement upon the completion of the process." According to the Post-Dispatch, Rosenbloom and sister Lucia Rodriguez own a 60 percent share of the Rams, while Stan Kroenke has a 40 percent interest. Kroenke also owns the Denver Nuggets of the NBA and the NHL's Colorado Avalanche. The Rams have been controlled by the Rosenblooms since 1972 when Carroll Rosenbloom traded the Baltimore Colts, which he had owned since 1953, for the franchise then based in Los Angeles. |
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| Anthony leads Nuggets past Partizan Belgrade |
NBA Basketball |
10/03/2009 |
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DENVER (AP) -Carmelo Anthony scored 17 points, Arron Afflalo added 15 and the Denver Nuggets ran off with a 102-70 exhibition victory over Partizan Belgrade on Saturday night. One of Europe's top basketball clubs and winner of eight consecutive Serbian League titles, Partizan Belgrade was no match for the Nuggets, who last season reached the NBA's Western Conference finals, where they lost to the eventual league champion Los Angeles Lakers. Nene added 12 points and Anthony Carter had 11 for the Nuggets |
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| Nuggets add F Graham |
NBA Basketball |
09/26/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (Sportsbooks) - The Denver Nuggets signed forward Joey Graham to their training camp roster, the team announced on Saturday. Graham has spent four seasons in the NBA -- all with Toronto -- since being drafted 16th overall in 2005. The Oklahoma State product played in 78 games last season for the Raptors, including 10 starts, and averaged a career-highs with 7.7 points and 3.7 rebounds. In his career, Graham has played in 275 games and has per game averages of 6.4 points and 3.1 rebounds. |
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| Nuggets acquire White |
NBA Basketball |
09/22/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (Sportsbooks) - The Denver Nuggets on Tuesday acquired guard/forward James White from the Houston Rockets in exchange for the draft rights to forward Axel Hervelle. The 6-foot-7, 200-pound White averaged 5.7 points per game and 2.0 rebounds per game in 10 games (two starts) with San Antonio and Houston. Hervelle was selected by the Nuggets 52nd overall in the 2005 draft. Though the 6-foot-8, 230-pound forward has not played for Denver, he did average 8.1 ppg and 4.5 rpg in 35 contests for Real |
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| Clippers hire John Lucas as assistant |
NBA Basketball |
09/18/2009 |
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| Hughes and Fred Vinson on coach and general manager Mike Dunleavy's staff. Lucas was head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2001-03, where he coached current Clippers Ricky Davis and Brian Skinner. Before that, Lucas was an assistant with the Denver Nuggets for three seasons. Lucas' other head coaching jobs were in Philadelphia from 1994-96 and San Antonio from 1992-94. He had a 173-258 record in six years of coaching. Lucas played for six different teams during his 14-year NBA career. He averaged |
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| NBA |
NBA Basketball Transaction |
08/29/2009 |
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| Suspended Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith seven games; suspended Phoenix Suns guard Jason Richardson two games. |
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| NBA suspends Nuggets' Smith for seven games |
NBA Basketball |
08/28/2009 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - The NBA announced Friday that Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith has been suspended without pay for seven games. The suspension comes after Smith pled guilty to reckless driving in a 2007 accident resulting in the death of a passenger in Smith's car, Andre Bell. He was also suspended for two games at the start of the 2007-08 season due to the crash. The NBA's release also cited "prior and subsequent motor vehicle offenses" as reasons for the suspension. "The commissioner's office |
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| Nuggets re-sign C Petro |
NBA Basketball |
08/27/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (Sportsbooks) - The Denver Nuggets re-signed center Johan Petro on Thursday. Petro, 23, came to Denver last season in a trade with Oklahoma City on January 7. In his 27 games with the Nuggets, he averaged 2.2 points and 2.3 rebound. Over his four seasons in the NBA, the first-round pick of the 2005 draft by Seattle has averaged 5.4 points and 4.3 rebounds over 270 contests. |
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