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Tyson Chandler Says He Should Have Been Selected for All-Star Game

DENVER -- Tyson Chandler will have to settle for Cabo San Lucas next weekend. But he wanted to go home. The Dallas center is from the Los Angeles area, and believes he should have been selected to return there for the Feb. 20 All-Star Game at the Staples Center. Instead, there is not a single true center on the Western...

Charley Rosen: NBA Championship Odds

Thirty teams but only one will win the last game of the season. Which teams, then, have the best chances of emerging as the 2011 champion? Notwithstanding injuries and radical trades, these are my highly subjective odds-to-win-it-all with only those teams that are currently above .500 being considered. Boston Celtics...

Defense Does It Again as Mavericks Snuff Out Miami Heat's Streak

MIAMI -- The Dallas Mavericks were the last team to beat the Miami Heat 24 days ago on November 27 to drop them to 9-8, sparking a players-only meeting to address their shortcomings amid heavy criticism directed at their superstars and head coach Erik Spoelstra. Twelve straight wins later, the Heat had quickly turned their...

Tyson Chandler's Play Helping Newly Defensive-Minded Mavs

You'd think they'd be crossing fingers in Dallas these days, just hoping this winning streak that sits at nine straight keeps growing and that this whole The-Big-D-Stands-For-Defense campaign continues. But they really should be crossing their toes, just for symbolism's sake. Everyone except for Tyson Chandler, of...

Gary Forbes Impresses in Surprise Start for Nuggets

DENVER -- Dirk Nowitzki has seen a lot of basketball. Entering Wednesday, he had played in 923 career NBA games. He had no clue who the guy guarding him was at the start of his 924th game. "I actually did not... I had not (ever heard of Forbes),'' said the Dallas forward. The 13-year veteran wasn't alone. Mavericks...

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VIDEO: Did LeBron James Flop On Flagrant Foul?

As the Heat began building on what would be an insurmountable lead over the Knicks late in the second quarter, New York nearly lost star center Tyson Chandler for the rest of the game due to an ejection.. not that it would have mattered.

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05/25/12 Bryant, LeBron and Durant lead NBA All-Star team Source: Radio New Zealand Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and league MVP LeBron James highlight the NBA's All-Star team.
05/24/12 Kobe headlines All-NBA team Source: news.com.au That trio are joined by Chris Paul and Dwight Howard.
05/24/12 Knicks Chandler, Anthony make All-NBA Third Team Source: Knicks Chat Knicks center Tyson Chandler and forward Carmelo Anthony were named to the All-NBA Third Team on Thursday.
05/24/12 NBA defensive team picks quite baffling Source: Sentinel and Enterprise - Fitchburg MA NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James was the leading vote-getter for the league's all-defensive squad Wednesday, while Defensive Player of the Year Tyson Chandler didn't even crack the first team.
05/24/12 Sixers tie series, force Game 7 Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI Jrue Holiday scored 20 points, and Elton Brand had 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead the tough-and-determined Philadelphia 76ers past the Celtics, 82-75, on Wednesday night to send the Eastern Conference semifinals back to Boston for Game 7.

Background on tyson chandler

Tyson Cleotis Chandler (born October 2, 1982) is an American professional basketball center who currently plays for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association.

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