Cassell a no-show, Mourning a no-go, Pippen retires
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Two things are certain in life: The sun will rise in the East, and Sam Cassell will be unhappy with his contract. Training camps opened Tuesday around the NBA, but Cassell declined to grace the Minnesota Timberwolves with his presence.
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Sam Cassell scored Minnesota's first 14 points in the fourth quarter and finished with 26 Friday night as the Minnesota Timberwolves ended a four-game losing streak with an 89-84 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, who played without guard Allen Iverson.
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Memphis Grizzlies head coach Hubie Brown announced his unexpected retirement on Thursday due to health concerns and assistant Lionel Hollins has been tagged the team's interim coach.
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Why would a team with the best record in the Western Conference sacrifice a core player, Shawn Marion, to accommodate a soon-to-be 36-year-old and increasingly stationary or sidelined OâNeal?
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Hubie Brown retired as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday due to health reasons.
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Older, banged up and in the midst of an emotional divorce, Shaquille OâNeal is no longer able to carry a basketball team on his enormously broad shoulders.
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Summer games are over for the Heat. Coach Stan Van Gundy has the players now, and there will be no more freelancing offense and optional defense.
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Karl Malone officially announced his retirement Sunday, saying "you will not see me play again. That is a promise."
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A new chapter in Los Angeles Lakers history unfolds tonight. Shaquille O&#39;Neal, arguably the NBA&#39;s most dominating player, is gone.
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No Lou. No bowl. At least the Ol' Ball Coach is on the way.
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Scottie Pippen is tired of retirement. He wants to return to the NBA for a chance to win his seventh championship ring.
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Jeff Bzdelik is fired as coach of the Nuggets, struggling despite the addition of Kenyon Martin this season.
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Four months after the death of team patriarch Red Auerbach, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Danny Ainge reunited in grief Friday to say goodbye to former Boston Celtics teammate Dennis Johnson.
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HOUSTON Houston Rocket Tracy McGrady missed most of practice today because of nagging hip and groin injuries. It&#39;s another sign that the two-time NBA scoring champ will probably sit out tomorrow&#39;s game against Minnesota.
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_Oct. 6, 2004 - Scottie Pippen says he&#39;s no Michael Jordan -- when it comes to his retirement plans. He insists that now that he has retired -- there&#39;s no way he will un-retire, as Jordan
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DEERFIELD, Ill. Scottie Pippen is about to join former teammate Michael Jordan in retirement. A source has told The Associated Press that Pippen is scheduled to announce his retirement when the Chicago Bulls open training camp tomorrow.
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Dallas Mavericks center Erick Dampier left Tuesday night's game against Phoenix with strained hip, then guard Jason Terry was lost to a sprained ankle.