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October 4, 2009

Miami Heat's Michael Beasley likely to start at small forward

The Heat's pecking order at small forward finally has the franchise's second overall draft pick at the No. 1 spot.

Michael Beasley has emerged from a crowded field and is poised to be in the starting lineup for Miami's preseason opener Monday at Detroit.

via miamiherald.com

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October 1, 2009

Allen Iverson: Detroit Pistons 'lied' about coming off bench

Iverson says year was 'worst' of career Allen Iverson calls his one season in Detroit the "worst year of my career" and claims team officials and coach Michael Curry "lied" to him about coming off the bench instead of starting.

via sports.espn.go.com

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October 1, 2009

LISTEN: LeBron James: “Our Only Goal Is an NBA Championship”

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On whether anything less than a Championship would be a success:

“That should be our goal. For Cavs fans, all 20,000 plus, for myself, for Shaq, that’s our only goal. The short-term goal is of course to get better everyday, to improve everyday and continue to get better as a team, but the long-term goal is to win an NBA Championship. I think all the great teams in this league will say the same thing. The San Antonio’s, the Boston Celtics, the L.A. Lakers and us, that’s just how it has to be.”

via sportsradiointerviews.com

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September 30, 2009

NBA dunks tweeting, social media during games

The NBA formally announced its new social media guidelines Wednesday, informing teams through a league memorandum that the use of cell phones, PDAs and other electronic communication devices -- and thus accessing Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites -- is now prohibited during games for players, coaches and other team personnel involved in the game.

via sports.espn.go.com

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September 29, 2009

NBA to teams: Replacement refs to start season

The NBA has told teams it's going ahead with replacement referees, days after the league thought a deal had been reached with locked-out officials.

via sports.espn.go.com

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September 29, 2009

Bryant Leaves Upper Deck, Signs with Panini

There's little doubt that Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is the hottest marketing commodity in the NBA. Just look at jersey sales as a metric - his No. 24 is the top NBA jersey across the world. That's one of the reasons why Panini, the trading card company that surprised the collecting world by scoring the exclusive deal with the NBA in January, signed the four-time world champion and reigning NBA Finals MVP to a multi-year deal.

via cnbc.com

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September 29, 2009

PHOTOS: Michael Jordan: The College Years

Before he was one of the NBA's all-time greats, Michael Jordan was another 20-year-old college student. In these rare photos, Jordan gives SI a tour of the Chapel Hill campus and shows his life off the court.

via sportsillustrated.cnn.com

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September 28, 2009