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Greg Monroe, Charlie Villanueva Add Fantasy Value in Detroit

All the rookie rage this season surrounds the two franchise players, Blake Griffin and John Wall. There is, however, another rookie who is making his name well-known among fantasy circles. Rookie Greg Monroe, owned in just 37 percent of Yahoo! leagues, is among the more productive fantasy rookies this season. He is...

Kevin Garnett Seeks Out George Karl to Clarify 'Cancer' Comment

After the Celtics took care of the Nuggets on Wednesday, Kevin Garnett wanted to take care of some unfinished business. Boston beat a Denver team playing without Carmelo Anthony by a final of 105-89, but the more interesting development came after the final buzzer, when Garnett headed for the Nuggets' bench to share a few...

Doc Rivers: What's Said on the Court Should Stay Off Twitter

Doc Rivers stood by his player on Wednesday, vouching for Kevin Garnett's claim that he did not call Charlie Villanueva, who suffers from alopecia universalis and is completely hairless, a "cancer patient" during Tuesday's win over Detroit. Villanueva made the allegation on Twitter on Twitter several hours after the...

KG More Jackass Than Tough Guy

Nick Bell, a 20-year-old football player at Mississippi Sate, died of cancer Tuesday. Maurice Lucas, a 58-year-old NBA legend, lost his battle with the disease on Sunday. Either Kevin Garnett does not keep up with current events or he deserves a punch in the mouth. I'd go with the latter. Boston's forward allegedly...

Kevin Garnett: Charlie Villanueva's a Team Cancer, Not 'Cancer Patient'

Following Tuesday's game between the Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics, Charlie Villanueva took to Twitter to vent frustrations at an alleged insult Kevin Garnett hurled his direction. "KG called me a cancer patient, I'm pissed because, u know how many people died from cancer, and he's tossing it like it's a joke,"...

Charlie Villanueva News From the Web

05/13/12 Pistons' amnesty numbers point to Ben Gordon Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI If Pistons fans were polled on which player they wish president of basketball operations Joe Dumars would use the amnesty clause on, power forward Charlie Villanueva would win in a landslide.
04/27/12 Detroit Pistons' Charlie Villanueva is a 'realist'... Source: The Saginaw News - Saginaw MI Charlie Villanueva knows the Detroit Pistons will make moves.
04/23/12 Detroit Pistons get a promising look at reserves in... Source: The Flint Journal - Flint MI The Detroit Pistons' countdown to the offseason is under way, and as much as head coach Lawrence Frank stressed making the hours count, rather than counting the hours, there was some of both at play Monday.
04/18/12 Atlanta Hawks 116, Detroit Pistons 84: Lopsided... Source: Advance Newspapers - Ann Arbor MI Detroit suffers most lopsided blowout loss of season.
04/18/12 The Microscope: The Survival of San Antonio's Bigs... Source: Bleacher Report The Microscope is your recurring look at the NBA 's small-scale developmentsâthe rotational curiosities, skill showcases, coaching decisions, notable performances and changes in approach that make the league go 'round.

Background on Charlie Villanueva

Charlie Alexander Villanueva (born August 24, 1984 in Queens, New York City) is an American basketball player who currently plays for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association.

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