Topic: NBA Central

Chicago Bulls sign MVP Rose to contract extension

Reigning league MVP Derrick Rose has signed a five-year, multi-million dollar contract extension with the Chicago Bulls.The 23-year-old Rose averaged 25.0 points and 7.7 assists last season, his third in the NBA since the Bulls drafted him with the number-one overall pick ...

Rose agrees five-year contract extension with the Bulls

(Reuters) - MVP point guard Derrick Rose has agreed to a five-year contract extension with the Chicago Bulls, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said on Wednesday.While no financial details were disclosed by the Bulls, local media estimate the deal to be ...

Davis ditches Lakers, Heat for Knicks

NBA free agent guard Baron Davis took phone calls from the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers, but the offer he accepted on Monday came from the New York Knicks.Davis, dropped by the Cleveland Cavaliers last week under a salary amnesty program ...

Casino gets 16,000 job applications in 4 days

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A soon-to-open Cleveland casino was bombarded with job applications from 16,000 people in just four days after announcing openings for 750 positions, a casino official said on Saturday.Due to the high volume of responses, the Horseshoe Casino took down ...

Cleveland casino gets 16,000 job applications in 4 days

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A soon-to-open Cleveland casino was bombarded with job applications from 16,000 people in just four days after announcing openings for 750 positions, a casino official said on Saturday.Due to the high volume of responses, the Horseshoe Casino took down ...

Bulls beat Pacers in NBA pre-season opener

The Chicago Bulls opened the pre-season with a 95-86 win over the Indiana Pacers behind 16 points each from MVP Derrick Rose and Luol Deng.The game was a rematch of last season's National Basketball Association first-round playoff series and one of four ...

NBA player Richard Hamilton signs with Bulls

Richard Hamilton, who won an NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons, has signed a contract to join the Chicago Bulls, the NBA team announced.The veteran guard reportedly has a three-year contract worth $15 million dollars to join the Bulls where he will ...

Cavaliers waive NBA veteran Baron Davis

NBA veteran Baron Davis was waived through the league by the Cleveland Cavaliers, who used the league's new amnesty clause to improve their salary-cap position.Waiving the ageing point guard under the amnesty clause rule allows the Cavaliers to clear space in their ...

Bucks keep Cameroon forward Mbah a Moute

The Milwaukee Bucks matched an offer from NBA rival Denver on Tuesday in order to keep free agent forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, signing the Cameroon veteran to a multi-year contract.No details of the deal were disclosed. The Bucks had three ...

Pistons' Wallace gets probation on drunk driving

(Reuters) - Detroit Piston Ben Wallace was sentenced on Tuesday to one-year probation plus community service and fines, avoiding jail time in a drunk driving conviction that stemmed from a traffic stop last September.Wallace, 37, who lives in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan was ...
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