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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...

Kyrylo Fesenko Decides to Return to Jazz

Ukrainian center Kyrylo Fesenko has decided to return to the Utah Jazz, league sources told FanHouse. The 23-year-old, fourth-year pro plans to sign the team's qualifying offer for one-year and $1.03 million on Monday just in time to take part in the team's training camp that starts Tuesday. And while he clearly was...

Team USA Not Only Squad Missing Stars at 2010 FIBA World Championship

That Team USA has lost its entire gold medal roster from Beijing has been well-documented. All 12 players from USA Basketball's 2008 Olympics team have opted out of national team duties in 2010, leaving a combination of second-tier veterans (Chauncey Billups, Lamar Odom) and rising stars (Kevin Durant, Brook Lopez) to take...

What Pau Gasol Gave to the NBA

Maybe it was the fumes from the parking garage, or the radioactive cell phone. Regardless, the other day, I tried to argue that if the Lakers win a title, Pau Gasol would be the NBA's greatest international player ever. I was quickly rebuffed; Dirk Nowitzki remains a rare bird we have yet to fully capture in our minds,...

Jazz-Nuggets Notebook: Kyrylo Fesenko Gets Noticed

DENVER -- Kyrylo Fesenko was doing his usual playoff scouting late last Sunday night. After each game in Utah's first-round series against Denver, the center has watched all of the post-game press conferences on the Internet. "You might pick up something,'' Fesenko said. What Fesesko had to pick up after last Sunday's...

Background on Mehmet Okur

Mehmet Murat Okur (born May 26, 1979 in Yalova, Turkey) is a Turkish professional basketball player who last played for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA.

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