Tyler Hansbrough had a pretty nice debut Friday night for the Indiana Pacers. Hansbrough, the No. 13 pick in the 2009 draft, came off the bench to score 13 points and grab five rebounds in the Pacers 102-86 blowout victory against the Washington Wizards.
After missing the preseason and the first four games of the season with a shin injury, one that bothered him in his senior season at North Carolina, it was the type of debut to give Pacers’ fans a bit of excitement. Hansbrough only needed 14 minutes to notch his 13 points and shot 7-for-10 from the free-throw line. It might have been a blowout victory, but you can’t ask for much more from a rookie in his first game, especially coming off an injury.
The NBA may have their first official case of swine flu with New Jersey Nets swingman Chris Douglas-Roberts who did not play in the Nets’ Friday night loss against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Nothing is for certain, but CDR did miss last night’s game with the flu and just moments ago on his Twitter account he wrote:
Just got the call from Doc, bad bad news.
Unfortunately nothing about my life is private so there’s no need to ask. I’m sure you all will be hearing sooner than later.
This obviously doesn’t imply that Douglas-Roberts has come down with the H1N1 virus, but it definitely catches the eye. As he said, I’m sure news will be breaking soon, especially if he has H1N1. Hopefully that isn’t the case and CDR can get back on the court soon, he was averaging 21 points in his last three games and is on his way to a breakout sophomore season.
I haven’t been excited about too many movies this year. A few that I really have enjoyed are “The Wrestler,” “I Love You Man” and “Funny People,” other than that nothing really did it for me. I’m generally a comedy guy, and I could care less about “Transformers 2.” I’m sure I’m missing a few titles, but you get the point.
For the last few weeks I’ve been seeing commercials for “The Blind Side.” This movie looks fantastic and I cannot wait to see it, especially after finally seeing the official full-length trailer earlier today.
If you don’t know, the story is about Baltimore Ravens rookie Michael Oher, and what a story it is. I honestly cannot watch this trailer without my eyes just watering a tad. Simply incredible.
I’ll be at the theater on November 20th and not to see stupid that new “Twilight” movie. Vampires are lame.
Kevin Martin was off to a brilliant start. The league’s most unknown scorer was averaging 30.6 points through the Kings’ first five games this season, including a 48-point explosion Monday night against Memphis.
Martin is not new to scoring a lot of points, he’s been putting up 20-plus per game since his breakout season in 2006-07. Last season he was a hair under 25 per night.
Unfortunately for the Kings, Martin is not new to injury either. Since his breakout year, Martin has struggled with injuries. Last season he only played in 51 games, the year before 61. Five games deep and he’s already hurt, which is a shame for a guy who is capable of becoming a superstar.
Martin is being evaluated, so expect an announcement on whether or not he’s going to miss some games real soon.
Let’s hope for the best, I’d hate to see this kid go down again.
UPDATE: Reports are saying that Martin is going to be shutdown for almost two months. Horrible news for Kings fans and the game as a whole. Such a disappointment that Martin cannot ever stay healthy. This is the reason I did not touch him in my fantasy basketball drafts this year.
Kix and the City is one of my favorite sneaker sites on the web. Each month MaZe brings us a little preview of the latest in the sneaker world. Here’s November’s show with some nice overviews of the latest kicks from Adidas and Jordan Brand.
Over the weekend I apologized for forgetting about Brandon Jennings. From here on out, I have a feeling he’s going to have a permanent spot on this blog.
It’s only been three games, but so far, he’s averaging 22 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Not bad kid, fantastic play here in a win against the Pistons on Saturday. He’s a sensational talent, and as of right now the Rookie of the Year trophy is his to lose.
I’ve never seen this commercial before, but I’m laughing pretty hard right now watching it. A crazy and very strange fan, similar to myself, is picked up by the ESPN NBA RV and Paul Pierce, but he winds up creeping them all out and getting kicked out.
Hilarious. This guy is probably a distant cousin of mine.
I hate hearing Jeff Van Gundy talk, so it’s kind of awesome to watch him hit the ground. Some classic footage during a Bulls/Knicks playoff game in 1996 where NBA official Hugh Hollins knocks out the former Knicks’ coach and most annoying NBA commentator on television.
For the last six years Tayshaun Prince hasn’t missed a game, 496 consecutive appearances to be exact. The streak was the second longest active streak in the league behind Portland’s Andre Miller.
Prince didn’t play in Detroit’s 85-80 victory against Orlando Tuesday night, and it was the first time he’s missed a game since April 13, 2003. Shortly before tipoff the Pistons announced that Prince would miss the team’s next three games because of a lower back strain.
Prince wasn’t on the bench last night, and neither was Richard Hamilton whose missed the team’s last three games with a sprained ankle (at least an injury we all saw happen). Hamilton likely will return Friday in a rematch against the Magic.
Today is the official kick-off of “Join Shaq Give Back.” Visit @toysrus or @babiesrus stores to donate or visit Toysrus.com/ToysforTots(via Twitter)3 hours ago
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