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Sixers considering bringing back Hill

Feb 27, 2003 5:12 AM EST

Tyronne Hill was a key member of the Sixers team that went to the NBA Finals two seasons ago, but was then traded to the Cavaliers for forward Matt Harpring (now with the Jazz). While the trade hurt Hill, he might soon be back in the Sixers fold after his wish to be waived by the Cleveland Cavaliers was granted yesterday.

The player who might play a major role in getting Hill back in Philadelphia may be Monty Williams, coach Larry Brown distressed at his decision not to dress for the game.

Phil Jasner of the Philadelphia Daily News writes that Williams, in uniform earlier in the evening, decided against playing because of recurring problems with his surgically repaired left knee. He has appeared in just seven games all season; he played 5 minutes in the first half of Sunday night's victory over Cleveland after having three tubes of fluid drained from the knee.

"I don't think we can go much longer like this," Brown said. "It's not fair to the team, it's not fair to Monty. If he's going to come one day and want to give it a try and then the next day can't go, we can't overcome that. We've got to just figure this thing out. It's been this way all year with so many different people."

Other teams in the hunt for Hill's services include New Jersey, Dallas, San Antonio and the Lakers.

"Tyrone and I will talk about it and make a decision about what he wants to do, probably sometime [today]," Bartelstein said. "He has great feelings for Larry Brown, [general manager] Billy King and the players there, but it's a tough call."

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Van Exel to appeal fine

Feb 26, 2003 5:14 AM EST

Dallas guard Nick Van Exel is ready to appeal his $20,000 fine handed down by the league for cursing at a referee writes Eddie Sefko of the Dallas Morning News, Van Exel claiming his comments were made in retaliation.

Van Exel said Tuesday that he did call Foster "a [expletive] ... coward." But he only did so after Foster did some agitating of his own, Van Exel said.

"That was right after he told me I need to worry about getting out of the second round of the playoffs," Van Exel said.

So much for the refs being nonconfrontational as trained.

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Ex-Nugget is vocal in opposing war in Iraq

Feb 21, 2003 4:34 PM EST

News Wire reports on former Nugget Tariq Abdul-Wahad and his stance on war w/ Iraq.

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Mavericks Feb 2003 Archive

  • Mavericks hot for Grant

    | Feb 20, 2003

    Eddie Sefko of the Dallas Morning News reports: With the NBA's trading deadline only hours away, the Dallas Mavericks are after Miami Heat forward Brian Grant.

  • Trade talks heating up

    Chicago Tribune | Feb 19, 2003

    Trade talks heating up

  • Teams looking to deal with Knicks

    New York Times | Feb 15, 2003

    Teams looking to deal with Knicks

  • Posey: Incident was blown out of proportion

    Houston Chronicle | Feb 11, 2003

    Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle reports: Rockets forward James Posey confirmed Tuesday that he was involved in an incident at the NBA Players Association party Saturday in Atlanta, but said he was not in a fight and that Pacers forward Ron Artest was not involved.

  • Nelson wonders about Sloan penalty

    Dallas Morning News | Feb 4, 2003

    Though he's not sure there's anything that he can do about it, coach Don Nelson is a little confused about the penalty doled out to Utah coach Jerry Sloan for shoving referee Courtney Kirkland.

  • Rugged Mavs top Jazz on Van Exel's 3-pointer

    Dallas Morning News | Feb 4, 2003

    In this season that is taking on a magical look, the Mavericks had their first postgame group hug Monday night.

  • Van Exel's big shot frustrates Delta Center crowd

    Standard-Examiner | Feb 4, 2003

    Nick Van Exel hit the game-winning shot on Monday, and then he took a few shots at the Delta Center fans.

  • Nick-ed at the end

    Standard-Examiner | Feb 4, 2003

    The losing streak is just two games, but the trend is unmistakable.

  • Mavs' Van Exel No Stranger to Big Shots

    Salt Lake Tribune | Feb 4, 2003

    The Dallas Mavericks' last play was an isolation scheme that started with Nick Van Exel, but he knew he was not going to shoot.

  • Van Exel's Key 3-pointer Seals Win

    Salt Lake Tribune | Feb 4, 2003

    There, that ought to teach those runaway Mavericks a lesson.

  • Van Exel would trade himself in a second

    | Feb 3, 2003

    Nothing draws respect like taking one for the team, and if you listen to Dallas guard Nick Van Exel he seems to have turned into quite the team player.

  • Pacers upset with "Bad Boy" label

    | Feb 2, 2003

    There is a notion around the NBA that Isiah Thomas, the head coach of the Indiana Pacers, is trying to re-create the 'Bad Boys' image carried by his old Pistons with his new ball club.