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Iranian and Israeli Players Could Face Off For First Time

DENVER -- Forget about a Tar Heel against a Dukie or a Kentucky Wildcat against a Louisville Cardinal. This is a lot different.On Monday night in Sacramento, an Israeli player could face a player from a rival Middle East Muslim nation for the first time ever in the NBA.Kings forward Omri Casspi is the first man from Israel...

Iran Beats China to Retain FIBA Asia Title

Iran, which placed its first player in the NBA last season, is the champion of Asian basketball after a lopsided 70-52 win over China in Tianjin Sunday. Iran had also won the title in 2007, though China fielded a 'B' team in order to prepare for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Before 2007, Iran had never so much as medaled in...

NBA Essentials: Phil Calls Out Kobe

NBA Essentials provides the must-see links, quotes and videos of the day.-- " 'You know, my issue with the players is that they're not working hard enough,' Jackson said Tuesday night. 'They're saving steps. When you do that, you try to get by without having to exert yourself enough to win games the right way. And Kobe is...

NBA Essentials: Hugging Also Not Advised

NBA Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day.1. Memphis Commercial-Appeal. During practice, Memphis GM Chris Wallace gives Hamed Haddadi a thumbs up, the Iranian equivalent of the middle finger. Eek.2. Cleveland Scene, via everywhere. Mo Williams will bring his 60-second Q&A show and a love for meat sandwiches...

Iranian Joins Bizarre Memphis Frontcourt

After receiving pushback from the federal government for visa issues, Iranian center Hamed Haddadi (or Ehadadi or Hadadi, depending on the source; the league is going with "Haddadi") got permission to join the NBA, and Memphis has signed him. It's not known whether it's a guaranteed deal, based on the Grizzles' press...

HamedHaddadi News From the Web

05/21/12 Iran has harsh words for NBA star Haddadi Source: Iran Sports Press Iran's players have turned on teammate Hamed Haddadi after some crucial mistakes by the Memphis Grizzlies centre in their shock quarter-final 88-84 loss to Jordan at the Asian Championships.
05/15/12 NBA Free Agents 2012: How 4 Memphis Grizzlies Affected... Source: Bleacher Report Even though Hamed Haddadi played three minutes less than Gilbert Arenas in the series, teams saw all they needed to see of the Iranian center.
04/17/12 Android app aims to uncover real value of private data Source: ZDNet.co.uk Researchers have created an Android app to discover what value people really place on their private data, to check advertisers' claims that smartphone users are happy to hand details over.
04/14/12 Mayar Zokaei translates well to the NBA Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA Someone had to tell Hamed Haddadi that he had been likened to Borat's older brother.