I think it is academic that Chris Duhon is the starting point guard for the New York Knicks this coming season; try telling that to Stephon Marbury though.  According to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News, Marbury made it abundantly clear on Tuesday that he feels that he is a starting guard, adding, [...]

An important piece of the Boston Celtics puzzle will apparently remain with the team for at least the short-term future as according to Marc J. Spears of the Boston Globe, Celtics general manager Danny Ainge stated on Tuesday that the 2009-10 option for guard Rajon Rondo will be exercised before this season commences.  Rondo will be [...]

Below is the NBA calendar for the 2008-09 season: Oct. 24—Preseason ends. Oct. 27—Rosters set for opening day, 6 p.m. EST. Oct. 28—Start of regular season. Jan. 5—10-day contracts may now be signed. Jan. 10—All player contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season. Feb. 15—All-Star game (Phoenix). Feb. 19—Trading Deadline, 3 p.m. EST.   April 8-11—Portsmouth (Va.) Invitational Tournament. April 15—Regular season ends. April [...]

The Los Angeles Lakers announced on their team website that guard Sasha Vujacic will miss 10-14 days with a fractured left ankle. The guard who signed a multi-year contract with the team in the off season was thought to have sprained the ankle the first day of training camp. A MRI revealed an avulsion fracture [...]

The Philadelphia 76ers continue their youth movement as on Monday they picked up the third-year options on the contracts of center Jason Smith and forward Thaddeus Young.  Smith averaged in 76 games 4.5 PPG last season, but was expected to miss most, if not all of this season with a torn ACL; Young, the 12th [...]

A brief news item; it has been announced by the NBA that Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Sebastian Telfair has been suspended by the league for three games for pleading guilty to criminal possession of a weapon in violation of the laws of the State of New York.  Telfair will be suspended for the first 3 games of [...]

There will be a new member of the in-studio round table during NBA broadcasts this upcoming season on ESPN and ABC.  Basketball Hall of Fame member and former Los Angeles Lakers guard Earvin “Magic” Johnson has signed a deal and will be part of the crew during all ESPN, and ABC telecasts. The networks have [...]

The “Seattle Post-Intelligencer” reported Monday that former Seattle SuperSonics point guard Gary Payton believes that the NBA will have a team back in the “Emerald City” by 2011. Payton also said that he had no desire for the Oklahoma City Thunder to retire his uniform number. The Glove said “I think I made that clear, [...]

Apparently even professional sports leagues are not immune to the sagging economy as according to the Associated Press, the NBA is eliminating 80 jobs in the US - the first professional sports league to announce layoffs due to the recent financial turmoil.  NBA commissioner David Stern announced the layoffs to the AP last month, in [...]