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Indiana Pacers forward Shawne Williams intends to plead guilty to charges of driving without a license. Defense attorney John Tompkins said Friday that Williams plans to enter a plea agreement on the misdemeanor charge by Oct. 1, the day before the Pacers open training camp. Williams did not attend Friday’s initial court hearing, but he issued a written statement apologizing for his actions and…
Greg Oden’s rookie season with the Portland Trail Blazers ended before it started when the 7-footer had knee surgery Thursday. The top pick in the June draft went in for an exploratory procedure on his right knee and ended up having microfracture surgery, which means he will sit out the season. “Greg looked at me as he was coming out of his surgery, and he and his mom, Zoe, probably said ‘sorry’ 20…
Prosecutors decided not to file marijuana possession charges against Pacers forward Shawne Williams on Thursday following his arrest this week, but the team suspended him for three games for poor judgment. The Marion County prosecutor’s office said police found marijuana in the sport utility vehicle Williams was driving, but felt it couldn’t prove the drugs belonged to him.
Greg Oden, the top pick in this year’s NBA draft, likely will miss his first season with the Portland Trail Blazers after surgery on his right knee Thursday. Doctors found cartilage damage during an exploratory procedure, and team physician Dr. Don Roberts performed microfracture surgery to repair the damage.
The Dallas Mavericks and Devin Harris have agreed on a five-year contract extension worth roughly $42 million, locking up the speedy point guard through the 2012-13 season. Harris would’ve been going into the final year of his rookie contract. Instead, he has the comfort of knowing he’ll be teammates with reigning MVP Dirk Nowitzki and All-Star Josh Howard for years to come.
Knicks guard Stephon Marbury testified Wednesday in the case of a fired team executive who has accused coach Isiah Thomas of sexual harassment, calling the lawsuit absurd while downplaying an encounter with a drunken intern. After hearing about the lawsuit brought by Anucha Browne Sanders, “I laughed,” Marbury said in U.S.
Boston Celtics great Bill Russell and former North Carolina coach Dean Smith were among 20 former players, coaches and technicians inducted into FIBA’s Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Russell, winner of 11 NBA championships and an Olympic gold medal, led a list of 12 players from 10 different countries, while Smith headlined the four coaches.
The former New York Knicks executive who filed a $10 million sexual harassment lawsuit against Isiah Thomas testified Tuesday that the team’s coach repeatedly called her derogatory names in private conversations before abruptly switching gears and professing his love. Anucha Browne Sanders told a jury of five women and three men that Thomas, the Knicks’ head coach and president of basketball…
Boston-based businessman Steve Belkin suffered a setback on Tuesday in his long-running attempt to buy out the other owners of the Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Thrashers. The Maryland Court of Special Appeals threw out a 2006 lower court ruling that Belkin is entitled to buy out his fellow Hawks-Thrashers owners at cost and take over the teams.
Houston Rockets player Justin Reed was cleared of misdemeanor marijuana charges Tuesday because others submitted affidavits claiming the drugs, his attorney said. Reed was arrested on Sept. 4 and charged with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, which carries a fine from $100 to $250. He posted a $500 bond and was released later that night.
