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Andres Nocioni Fined for Throwing Mouthpiece Into Stands

Forgive the NBA if it's a little sensitive when it comes to matters of players and the stands. There's some regrettable history. So it's not a huge surprise that the league fined Andres Nocioni to the tune of $25,000 for throwing his mouthpiece into the stands on Wednesday in Oklahoma City. The incident occurred in the...

Luis Scola Anchors Argentina's Attack

ISTANBUL -- While Manu Ginobili is busy tweeting 6,000 miles away, a new superstar is emerging in Argentine basketball. Yes, Luis Scola has been around the national team for years, including being part of the 2004 Olympic gold-medal winning outfit. But this is the first time "Senor LScola,'' which is what he was dubbed in...

Sixers Yank Andres Nocioni Out of FIBA World Championship

The Philadelphia 76ers have pulled Argentine forward Andres Nocioni out of the 2010 FIBA World Championship due to a nagging ankle injury. Nocioni tweaked his ankle earlier this month but recovered quickly enough to play in two of Argentina's warmup games this week. But after a team doctor looked at the results of an MRI,...

Andres Nocioni on Crutches, Questionable for Worlds

Argentina, the defending FIBA World Champions, will go to the 2010 tournament in Turkey without ace Manu Ginobili, but otherwise remained optimistic. Luis Scola has received clearance to play, and other NBA-level players like Carlos Delfino and Fabricio Oberto are on board. Andres Nocioni, traded to the 76ers in June, was...

Undrafted and Undeterred: Long Shots Can Still Find NBA Success

Damien Wilkins went to the draft in New York in 2004 against the advice of his agent. He sat and waited. And waited. And waited. Wilkins lasted until the janitors were about ready to clean the place up. He never heard his name called. Reggie Evans had high hopes for the 2002 draft when he went to watch it on...

Andres Nocioni News From the Web

05/18/12 London 2012: Countries That Will Give USA Basketball... Source: Bleacher Report With the 2012 Summer Olympics approaching, there is no question that USA men's basketball is the favorite for the gold, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have some big-time competition.
04/17/12 Andres Nocioni: Tyreke Evans Brought Trouble to the... Source: The Big Lead Andres Nocioni's NBA playing days are coming to an end â he turns 33 in November and only played in 11 games for the 76ers this season â and that apparently means he's willing to talk candidly about former teammates.
04/16/12 Andres Nocioni would like to join the Spurs Source: NBC - WOAI News 4 - San Antonio TX After Boris Diaw and his fellow French countryman Tony Parker joined forces with the San Antonio Spurs, could Manu Ginobili see his fellow Argentina countryman, Andre Nocioni, join him in San Antonio next season?