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Thunder Maintain Humble Approach Despite Success

LOS ANGELES -- Nearly two months before Lakers coach Phil Jackson would suggest that Kevin Durant's path to stardom was partly paved by the league's officials, Oklahoma City's aw-shucks All-Star was answering questions about the gamesmanship of a different opponent. The Denver Nuggets were talking tough again in early...

From the Archives: Sprewell Chokes Carlesimo

This is the story penned by Matt Steinmetz that ran in the Contra Costa Times on Dec. 2, 1997, the day after the Warriors' Latrell Sprewell assaulted coach P.J. Carlesimo during practice.OAKLAND – Warriors guard Latrell Sprewell physically attacked coach P.J. Carlesimo on Monday afternoon, first choking, then...

Tip-Off Timer: 68-Game Suspension For Latrell Sprewell

Tip-Off Timer counts down the days until the first game of the 2009-10 season. On Thursday, there are 68 days remaining.I remember noticing the abrasions on P.J. Carlesimo's neck as soon as I walked into the gym that day on Dec. 1, 1997. There was no way not to notice them."You cut yourself shaving?" I asked him. Carlesimo...

P.J. Carlesimo Sticks as Seattle Coach

The news blurb that stated P.J. Carlesimo would return as head coach of the, um, Sonics was kind of sad. Not that P.J. was coming back -- you could argue either way whether he deserved to be in charge of a team that has little or no direction except East for the immediate moment. It was sad because the term "Seattle" did...

Donyell Marshall Embraces Role as Kevin Durant's Friend

Donyell Marshall wasn't exactly excited about leaving the playoff-bound Cavaliers for the basement-dwelling Sonics, but in the weeks since being traded he's warmed up to his new team. In the latest entry on his blog, Marshall explains how he found out about the trade (from a reporter calling his cell phone), his...

Background on p.j. carlesimo

Peter J. "P. J." Carlesimo (born May 30, 1949) is an American basketball coach and a current assistant coach of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets and a former NBA and college basketball head coach, and television broadcaster.

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