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Some Tough Questions About H.O.R.S.E.

We tried, we failed. Despite the best efforts of myself and others to get Monta Ellis in the NBA's vaunted H.O.R.S.E. contest, when the field was announced, Monta was nowhere to be found. Instead, we got defending champion Kevin Durant, shooting-impaired Celtics All-Star Rajon Rondo, and Israeli up-and-comer Omri Casspi....

Kevin Martin Sidelined Indefinitely

What a night for Kevin Martin. The dynamic guard for the Kings -- and currently the league's No. 3 scorer -- learned Thursday morning his sore wrist was actually a fractured navicular bone, a pretty brutal injury in terms of risk and recovery. Sources tell FanHouse Martin was strongly recommended by at least two doctors...

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...

Omri Casspi Enters the History Books

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. When the Sacramento Kings opened the season against the Oklahoma City Thunder earlier this week, rookie Omri Casspi officially entered the NBA history books as the first Israeli player to...

Letter of the Law: The NBA From A to Z

A to Z.It sounds like the 1952 NBA All-Star Game, which featured Paul Arizin and Max Zaslofsky.It sounds like the 1971 champion Milwaukee Bucks, who had Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Zopf.It sounds like the history of Lithuanian centers, from Arvydas Sabonis to Zydrunas Ilgauskas.It also sounds like a good way to take a...

OmriCasspi News From the Web

05/23/12 Season in Review: Omri Casspi Source: NBA - Cleveland Cavaliers There's little question that Cavs forward Omri Casspi never quite found his rhythm with the Wine and Gold in his first year with the squad.
05/07/12 Omri Casspi, âJewish Jordan' Tamir Goodman teaming... Source: St. Louis Jewish News - St. Louis MO Omri Casspi of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Tamir Goodman, "the Jewish Jordan," are teaming to run three basketball camps in suburban Cleveland.
04/27/12 Cleveland Cavaliers head into off-season both... Source: Cleveland.com The Cavaliers have lots of salary cap space, but don't expect them to be big spenders in free agency.
04/23/12 Glad to have good guy like Omri Casspi on Cavaliers -... Source: Cleveland.com In response to the story Cavaliers' Omri Casspi embraces inspirational role he serves , cleveland.com reader mojowoo is glad to have a player like Omri Casspi on the Cavaliers, no matter what he does on the court.
04/23/12 Cleveland Cavaliers A.M. Links: Awards; Cavaliers fall... Source: Cleveland.com Fox Sports Ohio reporter Sam Amico give us his awards for this NBA season.