Rasheed Wallace fined for postgame complaints. Boston Celtics forward Rasheed Wallace has been fined $30,000 by the NBA for publicly criticizing officials after his team’s 116-103 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.”They’ve got to know that he’s a damn flopper,” Wallace said.
“That’s all Turkododo do. Flopping shouldn’t get you nowhere. He acts like I shot him. “That’s not basketball, man. That’s not defense. That’s garbage, what it is. I’m glad I don’t have too much of it left.” -Sporting News
Will Bryant Enter the Free-Agent Market in 2010?. Many N.B.A. teams are preparing to go on a spending spree next summer, some with the objective of landing two or even three blockbuster free agents.The list of potentially available players reads like an All-Star roster, and includes LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Amar’e Stoudemire, Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Carlos Boozer. -The New York Times
NBA Power Poll: The Orlando Magic take over the top spot, while the L.A. Lakers rank 2nd. Sunday nights and Monday mornings aren’t easy in the Robbins household. That’s the time when I open up an Excel spreadsheet, type in all the results from the previous week and sort out the weekly NBA Power Poll. -The Orlando Sentinel
Right now, talk of Iverson’s return to Sixers is just that. Is he or isn’t he? Will former 76ers star Allen Iverson be back in the blue-and-red uniform? No one, not even the coach, could shed any real light onto the situation last night.
“We haven’t really talked about it too much as a team,” said guard Willie Green, who spent 3-plus years with Iverson. “Of course, with the Internet and the things you hear on TV, you’re going to hear about it and it’s going to cross your mind. But for the most part, it’s just been all speculation, to my knowledge. Until then, we’re just going about our daily routine.”-Philly.com


