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Dirk Nowitzki, Russell Westbrook and Andre Iguodala Injured on Monday

It's never fun to write about an injured first rounder, but that's the case here with Dirk Nowitzki who injured his knee on Monday night after playing just 11 minutes against the Thunder. He did not return to the game and already there is some uncertainty as to how severe the injury actually is. We'll have to continue to...

George Karl Earns 1000th Career Win as Nuggets Beat Raptors

TORONTO (AP) -- George Karl found peace and contentment in recording a coaching milestone. Karl earned his 1,000th coaching victory, as Al Harrington scored a season-high 31 points and Nene added 26 to help the Denver Nuggets hold off the Toronto Raptors 123-116 on Friday night. The seventh coach in NBA history with...

NBA Power Rankings: Surging Spurs

The Spurs are the hottest team in the league, winners of 11 straight. The Thunder have won five in a row, including one on the road over the Celtics with Kevin Durant in street clothes. But it's the Lakers who find themselves back at the top of this week's rankings, based on their own five-game winning streak, along with...

Ready or Not, Andrea Bargnani Called to Lead Raptors

ORLANDO, Fla. -- When the Toronto Raptors made Andrea Bargnani the No. 1 pick of the 2006 NBA Draft, they were hoping for another hard-driving Dirk Nowitzki, a 7-foot European with great shooting and ball-handling skills. They didn't even get Peja Stojakovic. If Bargnani was playing for a good team now -- and wasn't that...

Weekly Planner: Rough Road for the Raptors

At first glance you can look at the Toronto Raptors schedule for the upcoming week and get the initial feeling that things are going to be all right. Cue the up-lifting music because the Raptors start off the week with a home game against the Warriors who early on only trail the Houston Rockets in opponents points allowed....

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Nuggets Cruise To 6th Straight Win

Rudy Fernandez scored a season-high 23 in his return from a sore Achilles as the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Toronto Raptors 96-81 on Friday night.

Andrea Bargnani News From the Web

02/22/12 NBA Fantasy: Coming off benchâ¦ Source: The London Free Press - London ON - Canada The NBA all-star break arrives this weekend.
02/20/12 Bargnani's injury gives Raptors chance to evaluate... Source: Canada.com - Canada TORONTO Ã¢ On Feb. 10, the Toronto Raptors earned a surprising win.
02/10/12 Calf injury spoiled Raptors Andrea Bargnani's all-star... Source: Canada.com - Canada By his own admission, Dwane Casey values a proven track record more than anything when he sits down to fill out his ballot for all-star reserves.
02/09/12 Bargnani's an all-star in Casey's books Source: Edmonton Sun - Edmonton - AB - Canada Raptors' 7-footer Andrea Bargnani would likely have been selected to play in this year's NBA All-Star Game had he not missed so many games with a leg injury.
02/09/12 Bargnani's an all-star in Casey's books Source: The London Free Press - London ON - Canada Despite the best attempts of Raptors head coach Dwane Casey, Andrea Bargnani was not named to his first all-star game on Thursday evening.

Background on Andrea Bargnani

Andrea Bargnani , nicknamed "Il Mago" (translated to "The Magician"), (born October 26, 1985 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian professional basketball player with the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association.

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