U.S. routs Spain, stays unbeaten in Beijing
Four down, four to go. The U.S. men’s Olympic team is halfway back to the top of the basketball world. And not even the world champions - on paper anyway - could give the Americans a game. Unleashing a lethal 3-point barrage for the first time in Beijing, the Americans turned the marquee matchup of the preliminary round into another romp, beating Spain 119-82 Saturday night to clinch the top seed in their group.
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Gordon: I’ve played my last game with the Bulls
Ben Gordon and the Chicago Bulls took a turn toward closure Friday night when the free-agent guard said he doesn’t think he’ll be a Bull next season.
Bulls Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Just when it appeared Luol Deng was ready to play out the coming season and become an unrestricted free agent in 2009, the Bulls finally came to terms with their 6-foot-8 forward on a six-year, $71-million contract.
Deng’s attorney, Jason Levien, set July 29 as a deadline to get something done, because Deng was planning to leave the next day for London, where he’ll spend the month of September playing for the Great Britain national team in European championship qualifying.
“He is only 23 years old and one of the best young small forwards in the game,” general manager John Paxson said. “So we are happy to have the contract done.”
Deng suffered from back and Achilles’ tendon injuries last season, while his numbers dropped a bit from the 18.8 points and 7.1…
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Top five overrated NBA players
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Deng’s Bulls contract may prevent play for GB (AP)
Luol Deng could be forced to miss Great Britain’s qualifying campaign for the 2009 European Championship because the team can’t find an insurer to cover the forward’s lucrative new six-year contract with the Chicago Bulls. The national team is exploring solutions to the problem with the NBA and the Bulls, who gave Deng a new deal last month reportedly worth up to $80 million.
Hornets’ Pargo signs with Moscow Dynamo
New Orleans Hornets guard Jannero Pargo is the latest player to turn his back on the NBA for Europe. Pargo signed a one-year deal with Dynamo Moscow of the Russian League, agent Mark Bartelstein told The Associated Press in a phone interview Friday. The one-year deal is worth nearly $4 million and is about twice what Pargo made for the Hornets last season, Bartelstein said. Pargo joins a growing defection of NBA players lured overseas by higher salaries.NBA/~4/366066539″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>
Report: Gordon refuses to sign Bulls’ offer
Chicago Bulls guard Ben Gordon won’t sign the club’s one-year qualifying offer of $6.4 million, setting the stage for a possible departure from the team, The Chicago Tribune reported Saturday.NBA/~4/366613339″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>
Williams might be the difference in Cleveland
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Team USA looking like a gold medal bunch
Team USA played its best game to date in a 119-82 drubbing of Spain. Charley Rosen says that’s bad news for the competition.NBA/~4/366752403″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>
