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Daequan Cook Honors Memory of Fan

By Tom ZillerJun 19th 2009 – 4:10PM

The Dayton Daily News reports that native Daequan Cook of the Heat has quietly reached out to a local family whose son died in a tragic hit-and-run accident over the weekend. The youngster, 12-year-old DaQuan Sales, was a huge fan of the reigning NBA three-point champ and planned to attend Cook's local basketball camp...

Daequan Cook Surprises Everyone, Takes 3-Point Shootout Crown

By Shane BaconFeb 14th 2009 – 11:00PM

PHOENIX -- The competition was there for Jason Kapono. Or maybe Rashard Lewis. Even veteran Mike Bibby might come out of the field the champion. The one thing that was certain was the second-year man from Miami wasn't taking this title, no way, no how.Everybody forgot to tell Daequan Cook he wasn't going to win, though as...

Three-Point Shootout Field Set

By Brett PollakoffFeb 4th 2009 – 4:30PM

All-Star weekend is less than two weeks away, so the press releases are coming fast and furious as to who's going to be participating in all of the events. We told you about H.O.R.S.E. on Tuesday, and today, we bring you the field for the 2009 Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout.Jason Kapono will defend his title and attempt...

Doing Lines: Dwyane Wade Has Some Friends

By Tom ZillerDec 31st 2008 – 11:45AM

Every night there are some stupendous, silly, stupid, or downright outlandish individual lines from around the lig. Doing Lines lets you know which one tops the list.LeBron James' big day (as if the other 364 are not) was ruined by Dwyane Wade's friends. Wade had a fine game himself (21/5/12), but Mario Chalmers, Miami's...

Miami Extends Offer to Jones, Already Wants to Give Chalmers a Raise

By Matt WatsonJul 9th 2008 – 12:59AM

As currently constructed, the Heat don't have a whole lot of room under the salary cap, but they may be able to fill a glaring need for outside shooting by inking James Jones, who hit 43.7% of his shots from long distance last year for the Trail Blazers. From Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: With the...

DaequanCook News From the Web

  • 05/14/12 (3) Los Angeles Lakers (4-3) vs. (2) Oklahoma City... Source: Lakers Locker These two teams don't like each other too much.
  • 05/07/12 Thunder's Attention to Detail Showcased in Round 1 Source: NBA - Oklahoma City Thunder From defensive positioning to spacing on the floor, an NBA Playoff game can be decided by one false step or one missed assignment.
  • 04/25/12 Kings superb through three quarters, then the bottom... Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA The Sacramento Kings looked good for three quarters.
  • 04/25/12 Tuesday's NBA Capsules Source: News and Tribune - Jefferson City MO Joe Johnson scored 28 points, including a wild 3-pointer in the final minute, and the Atlanta Hawks held on for a 109-102 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night, moving a step closer to wrapping up home-court in the first round of the playoffs.
  • 04/25/12 Pavlovic seals battle of reserves Source: AdelaideNow - Australia LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh were out for the Heat. Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo didn't play for the Celtics, with each team unable to improve their playoff seeding.

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