Topic: NBA Northwest

Nuggets re-sign guard Afflalo to multi-year deal

(Reuters) - The Denver Nuggets re-signed Arron Afflalo to a multi-year contract after the starting guard had a breakout season, the National Basketball Association team said on Tuesday.Financial terms were not disclosed, but Denver media reported the extension was worth $43 million ...

Celtics' Green to undergo season-ending surgery for aneurysm

- (Reuters) - Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green will undergo surgery for an aortic aneurysm next month and miss the 2011-12 season, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said on Saturday.The aneurysm was detected during a team physical last week, and after ...

Mavericks trade away Fernandez, Brewers to Nuggets

(Reuters) - The NBA champion Dallas Mavericks continued their roster changes on Tuesday by trading away Spanish guard Rudy Fernandez and forward Corey Brewer to the Denver Nuggets.The Nuggets, who announced their new acquisitions, sent Dallas a second-round pick in exchange for ...

NBA star Roy to retire because of knee problems

Brandon Roy, the NBA's rookie-of-the year in 2007, has decided to retire after just five seasons because of serious knee problems, The Oregonian newspaper reported.The 27-year-old shooting guard, who did not report for Portland's first day of training camp on Friday, has ...

Injury woes quick to hit Trail Blazers

NBA training camps had barely opened when the Portland Trail Blazers were blindsided by bad news about a trio of stars: Brandon Roy, Greg Oden and LaMarcus Aldridge.Hopes that the three could form the core of an NBA championship team were dashed ...

Blazers' Roy retires because of chronic knee problems

(Reuters) - Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy is retiring because of ongoing knee problems, the three-time All-Star said on Saturday."After consulting with my doctors, I will seek a determination that I've suffered a career ending injury," Roy, 27, said in a ...
Brandon Roy, the NBA's rookie-of-the year in 2007, has decided to retire after just five seasons because of serious knee problems, The Oregonian newspaper reported.The 27-year-old shooting guard, who did not report for Portland's first day of training camp on Friday, has ...

NBA players sue league as more games cancelled

As another fortnight of games disappeared from the NBA calendar on Tuesday, NBA players filed anti-trust lawsuits against the league saying the lockout denied them their right to work.As of Tuesday evening, NBA.com's schedule for the 2011-2012 season showed the first games ...

Former NBA center Sabonis survives heart attack

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania's most famous basketball player Arvydas Sabonis is making a good recovery after a heart attack, the basketball federation said on Wednesday.Former Portland Trail Blazers center Sabonis, 46, was taken to hospital by ambulance from a sport hall where ...

Nuggets guard Smith joins Golden Bulls

BEIJING (Reuters) - Denver Nuggets free agent J.R. Smith has signed a deal with Zhejiang Chouzhou Golden Bulls to play in China's professional basketball league, according to a newspaper report on Thursday.The 26-year-old guard has landed a $3 million deal, a Chinese ...
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