http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba/nba-news/index115.htmlIf you have NBA news to submit, please contact us.en-enhttp://www.hoopsvibe.com/images/hoopsvibe_sml_logo.gifhttp://www.hoopsvibe.com/NBA BAsketball, NCAA and Streetball. News, interviews, videos, wallpapers, reviews and morehttp://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba/nba-news/fan-who-threw-cup-to-work-with-ron-artest-ar50869.html 2009-11-19T12:51John Green the fan who five years ago today sparked the infamous Pistons-Pacers brawl by throwing a beverage at Ron Artest said Thursday the two have spoken recently and hope to partner together for some type of community-service endeavor possibly in Detroit. Hill Were Lessons Learned Malice at the Palace happened five years ago Thursday. Jemele Hill asks did it really change the NBA Story Appearing on quot ESPN First Take quot on Thursday Green recounted the incident and the ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2009-11-19T12:51 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba/nba-news/phil-jackson-ron-artest-is-nothing-like-dennis-rodman-ar50868.html 2009-11-19T12:48On the addition of Ron Artest and whether he is like Dennis Rodman 8220 Not at all. There rsquo s nothing there. Some of that fixation that comes along with a little bit of getting lost in the melee forgetting about the offensive set. You have to remind about something here and there. Other than that he rsquo s been a great addition to us 8221 On whether Artest rsquo s anger has been an issue so far No we haven rsquo t had any of that. I haven rsquo t seen anything like that so far. 8221 ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2009-11-19T12:49 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba/nba-news/george-karl-nuggets-won-t-rule-out-signing-allen-iverson-ar50867.html 2009-11-19T12:40Coach George Karl suggested Tuesday that if a guard suffers a serious injury the team would at least consider signing former Nugget Allen Iverson if he was available. quot A.I. for us is an injury discussion quot Karl said of the disgruntled Iverson who parted ways with Memphis after only three games. quot I don t think it s an overall discussion right now for us. Say that Ty Lawson is out for the season. Speed and quickness is what Lawson gives us so A.I. would be on the list of ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2009-11-19T12:41 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba/nba-news/doc-rivers-hand-check-rules-have-brought-back-little-guards-ar50866.html 2009-11-19T12:39Celtics coach Doc Rivers says he jokes with Rajon Rondo that the young point guard wouldn t have survived in the NBA twenty years ago. quot I kid with Rondo all the time telling him there s no way he could have played in my era quot Rivers told reporters recently. quot The hand check was so important back then and they ve taken that away and that s basically what s brought back the small guard which is probably a good thing. quot The NBA outlawed the hand check in 1994. ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2009-11-19T12:39 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba/nba-news/new-orleans-hornets-unveil-mardi-gras-uniforms-ar50865.html 2009-11-19T12:36The uniforms will be worn annually during the Mardi Gras season and will feature designs inspired by the city of New Orleans and the Carnival tradition. 8220 The Mardi Gras celebration is one of the most elaborate and important traditions to our hometown of New Orleans and we want to recognize and celebrate this special time of year with new Mardi Gras uniforms on the court 8221 said Hornets Owner George Shinn. 8220 We are excited to begin this annual celebration and remain committed to ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2009-11-19T12:37 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba/nba-news/monta-ellis-i-m-a-warrior-ar50864.html 2009-11-19T12:34quot I ve realized that people are going to talk quot Ellis said. quot With freedom of speech they can say what they want to say but I won t let it get to me and I m not feeding into it. ... quot I ve been saying since training camp I m a Warrior. What else do you want me to do They keep on printing I might be traded but I don t pay attention to it. quot Fried who also represents Andre Ward will be in the Bay Area this week for the fighter s bout against Mikkel Kessler ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2009-11-19T12:34 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba/nba-news/allen-iverson-has-told-people-he-ll-sign-with-new-york-knicks-ar50863.html 2009-11-19T12:32Allen Iverson has told associates he is prepared to come to New York and resuscitate not only his Hall of Fame career but also a desperate franchise trying to pacify its frustrated fans as it bridges the gap to 2010. Though no decision has been officially made by the Knicks indications are that the Iverson Era - however brief it may be - could begin as early as Thursday night after the 34-year-old former MVP clears waivers at 6 p.m. It may all hinge on how both sides come out of a ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2009-11-19T12:33 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba/nba-news/nba-tv-apologizes-for-rick-kamla-s-chinaman-slip-ar50839.html 2009-11-5T09:17In his NBA.com video recap of last Friday s Magic-Nets game NBA TV analyst Rick Kamla made the unfortunate mistake of referring to New Jersey forward Yi Jianlian as a quot Chinaman. quot After FanHouse contacted Turner Sports about the remark the video was pulled from NBA.com. It ran on NBA TV Friday and has been available on NBA.com since Friday night. Turner Sports spokesman Jeff Pomeroy relayed to FanHouse an apology to anyone offended by the remark from Kamla and the network which ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2009-11-5T09:14 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba/nba-news/ray-allen-denies-apologizing-to-chris-paul-for-rajon-rondo-ar50838.html 2009-11-5T09:09Allen denied part of a Yahoo YHOO Sports report that claimed he later went into the New Orleans locker room to apologize to Paul for Rondo rsquo s actions. Though he went into the locker room to meet with Paul Allen said he didn rsquo t apologize. 8220 Chris was giving us an autographed jersey for the High Hopes Fund 8221 Allen said of a charity his family supports that is sponsored by the Joslin Diabetes Center. 8220 Chris and I share the tie of being Brand Jordan athletes so we rsquo re in ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2009-11-5T09:09 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba/nba-news/jason-terry-the-nba-s-new-rims-stink-like-the-composite-ball-ar50837.html 2009-11-5T09:06Battier admits that he is not a fan saying he believes they make the ball quot more temperamental quot when it bounces. And reigning NBA Sixth Man Award winner Jason Terry of the Dallas Mavericks was far stronger in his criticism suggesting that the rims increased give has been a major factor in the unexpected struggles from the field that have plagued the Mavericks during their 2-1 start. quot I am not used to them yet quot Battier said. quot So as of now no I don t like ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2009-11-5T09:07 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba/nba-news/dwight-howard-don-t-give-me-free-throw-shooting-advice-ar50836.html 2009-11-5T09:02C Dwight Howard who looked like Larry Bird on the free-line line Sunday in Toronto said he told everybody around him 8212 teammates coaches etc. 8212 to stop giving him advice. Howard a career 60 percent free-throw shooter hit 14-of-16 against the Raptors after making only 7-of-17 coming into the game. quot Everybody is always asking me about it quot Howard said. quot Everybody telling me what to do and what not to do. I m like Just let me shoot. I ve worked on it all summer. Now ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2009-11-5T09:02 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba/nba-news/kevin-garnett-my-history-in-minnesota-has-passed-ar50835.html 2009-11-5T09:008220 It rsquo s easy to come in here and focus because they don rsquo t have any of my old teammates here now 8221 he said. 8220 My history from here has passed. I did take a moment tonight to look around but there are so many changes here that I can rsquo t relate to so I have no reason to. 8221 Garnett 12 points 11 rebounds expressed hope that Timberwolves fans will be vocal in their demand for owner Glen Taylor and his new management team to put a winning product on the floor. 8220 There was ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2009-11-5T09:01 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba/nba-news/charles-oakley-teams-don-t-want-to-pay-me-to-coach-ar50834.html 2009-11-5T08:58Charles Oakley is developing a cooking show for TV and producing a couple of movies. He s a restaurateur and a car-wash mogul. But what he d really like to be is an NBA coach. So why six years after he retired from the league has the former Raptors forward 8211 who made a name for his uncanny grasp of the game s defensive intricacies 8211 never counted himself a member of an NBA coaching staff quot Teams don t want to pay quot Oakley was saying in the lead-up to his appearance Wednesday ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2009-11-5T08:58 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba/nba-news/larry-bird-i-hope-lebron-james-stays-with-cleveland-cavaliers-ar50833.html 2009-11-5T08:55Not that he wants his former boss Donnie Walsh to fail at rebuilding the Knicks but Pacers president Larry Bird doesn t want to see LeBron James come to New York next summer. quot I hope he stays in Cleveland quot Bird said Monday. quot He s from Ohio and he means so much to that team and that state. I used to love to go and play in Cleveland because they love the game. And I like to see the great players stay in the cities and with the teams that drafted them. It means so much for ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2009-11-5T08:55 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba/nba-news/ron-artest-i-lost-20-million-by-giving-up-bird-rights-ar50832.html 2009-11-5T08:548220 I ve been blessed to get paid to play basketball 8221 Artest said. 8220 But 1 percent tells me I wish I could have been somewhere else so I could have exercised my Bird rights. It hurt me a lot but I still managed to get a good contract 8212 maybe 20 million off 8212 but God is good and he s still taking care of my family so everything is OK. 8221 Artest he signed a reported five-year deal with Los Angeles for 33 million which is far lower than the Rockets could have offered him. But the ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2009-11-5T08:54 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com