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Thabeet's Fro-Hawk a Rookie Prank

By Gary WashburnJul 12th 2009 – 11:00PM

LAS VEGAS -- Before his first NBA game, Memphis center Hasheem Thabeet wanted a modest haircut before hitting the floor at Cox Pavilion. The result was a rather disturbing looking Fro-Hawk and Thabeet was relegated to playing with the landing-strip hairstyle during the Grizzlies' 86-57 win over Oklahoma City.Thabeet, the...

Tyler Hansbrough, A Lottery Pick (to Indiana at No. 13)

By Tom ZillerJun 25th 2009 – 8:57PM

In our first true shock of the draft, Indiana picked UNC senior forward Tyler Hansbrough, the most hard-working athlete in the history of hard-working athlete.Yes, Indiana, home of Troy Murphy, Jeff Foster, Mike Dunleavy Jr. and one of the more questionably race-tinged marketing campaigns in memory.Yahoo! Sports' Adrian...

NBA Draft Notes, May 29: Here Comes DeRozan! And James Harden's Ego

By Tom ZillerMay 29th 2009 – 8:45AM

* At the Chicago combine, players submit to interviews by team personnel. Lots of interviews. On Thursday, Chase Budinger was asked if he has any "friends with benefits" and Ty Lawson learned about an uncle he didn't know he had. The Sacramento Bee's Sam Amick has those stories and more.* Amick also passes along the new...

Elite Prospects Have Mixed Results

By Tom ZillerMar 29th 2009 – 9:40AM

During the NCAA Tournament, we NBA heads watch (almost) every game, judging the pro prospects of particular players. Inspired by our daily Doing Lines feature, Drooling Lines offers a daily summary of what the box scores tell us.Hasheem Thabeet -- Few elite prospects have been dealt specific indictments such as Thabeet's...

Zip It in Reynolds Wrap: Villanova Wins Big East Classic

By Jay MariottiMar 29th 2009 – 1:50AM

BOSTON -- If you felt a shiver or tingle Saturday night, a quaking in your solar plexus, it's because you witnessed an epic basketball game, one of the virtuoso classics of March or any month. I mean, did Bill Raftery need oxygen afterward? This was destined to finish with the boldest, loudest exclamation point possible,...

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