Feb 27, 2002 11:30 PM EST
Okay, it's off topic. But have you seen the latest attempt to counteract baseball's contraction effort?
ESPN's Alan Schwarz describes one group's efforts to save the Montreal Expo's. It started as a lark, but a group of renegade college students at the University of Pennsylvania has started a Buy The Expos drive on the Internet that is gaining momentum faster than Jeffrey Loria hands out pink slips.
The article was written last week. Since then, emails are "through the roof," according to Jesse Spector, the person who initiated the endeavor. There are now over 8,000 contributors.
To get to the Buy the Expo's site, go to the related link below. The site also polls fans about where the rescued franchise should be located. Results currently have Montreal and Washington running pretty much even.
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Iver Peterson and Al Baker report in the New York Times that former Nets start Jayson Williams has turned himself in to police who charged him with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a limousine driver at Williams's Hunterdon County estate nearly two weeks ago.
Williams, who has been charged with illegal gunplay before, was released on $250,000 bail. He received the lesser of two criminal charges available to prosecutors in a manslaughter case: recklessness rather than aggravated recklessness. The charge calls for a sentence of 5 to 10 years in prison.
Acting prosecutor Steven Lember indicated it was deciding which charge to make that caused a 12 day delay in filing charges. At the time, one person present suggested to police the death was a suicide, so there is a possibility of a charge of obstructing justice being laid.
The Times article details the case, and also provides information saying that -- had the previous firearms charge been prosecuted -- Williams would not have had a gun.
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Feb 20, 2002 11:04 PM EST
Amy Westfeldt of the Associated Press reports that it's a week since limosine driver Costas Christofi was shot at Jayson Williams estate, and there's still no indication of who pulled the trigger.
At present the death is officially listed as a homicide, the legal term for a killing that does not indicate whether it was intentional or accidental.
At Christofi's funeral service Wednesday, a clergyman eulogized him as a man who turned his life around and questioned why the death remains unexplained. "A spirit of repentance is the most important quality for any Christian to have," the Rev. John Theodosion told mourners. Christofi, a convicted burglar, had overcome a drug addiction.
Robert Kise, the limousine dispatcher who sent Christofi to the job with Williams, also questioned why so little is known about the incident. "We know for a fact there was a lot of people in the room. It's a week later. If you have a lot of people in the room and someone was dead, someone should have pulled the trigger and it should not be a secret by this time."
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Feb 2002 Archive
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| Feb 20, 2002
Count the Orlando Magic among the teams that weren't exactly thrilled to see the Indiana Pacers pull off Tuesday's blockbuster trade with the Chicago Bulls.
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| Feb 19, 2002
But while the globe might be shrinking, the NBA is talking of expanding.
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| Feb 19, 2002
Not a single team on hardwood has reached the 60-game pole, but Injury of the Season might already be clinched.
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| Feb 18, 2002
Chatter as Thursday's trade deadline nears:
• The decision doesn't need to be made this week or even this summer.
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| Feb 18, 2002
Sympathy is something never afforded the former SMU center, to this day, more than a decade removed from the contract everyone remembers: $13.
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| Feb 18, 2002
On the list of Eastern Conference Disappointments, and it's a long list, Milwaukee is unexpectedly surging into the lead.
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| Feb 18, 2002
Five teams, after you thumb through the Fab Five who rule the league, are jousting for the last three playoff spots out West.
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| Feb 18, 2002
Steven Hunter is tired of hearing about Brendan Haywood, the big man the Orlando Magic acquired on draft night last summer, then traded to Washington.
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| Feb 18, 2002
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| Feb 18, 2002
But more interestingly, more deeply rooted in foreign soil, are these three Stern possibilities:
The NBA could become affiliated with an existing overseas league.
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| Feb 17, 2002
As Thursday's trade deadline looms, discussion has arisen around the Seattle SuperSonics about whether the team is better or worse without power forward Vin Baker.
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| Feb 17, 2002
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| Feb 17, 2002
The no-kidding department: Karl Malone has a clause in his contract barring use of an armed weapon while riding a horse.
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| Feb 17, 2002
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Two years ago, Doc Rivers was voted coach of the year and John Gabriel was voted executive of the year.
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| Feb 17, 2002
The NBA season has moved beyond the midpoint.
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| Feb 17, 2002
He loves his history and so his solace is in the books.
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| Feb 17, 2002
This certainly was more fun before the salary cap, the luxury tax and contracts that run nine figures.
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| Feb 17, 2002
In case you haven't heard by now, Sacramento's Chris Webber went ballistic on the media for a story that ran in the local newspaper about his relationship with supermodel Tyra Banks.
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| Feb 14, 2002
Basketball provided a vehicle for Julius "Dr.
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| Feb 13, 2002
Marv Albert has long been the voice of NBC's National Basketball Association broadcasts.
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| Feb 13, 2002
Brian Windhorst of the Akron Beacon-Journal reports: LeBron James' fame is about to reach epic proportions.
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| Feb 13, 2002
Playboy model Tina New is suing Dennis Rodman for $10 million for allegedly drugging and raping her in 1999 in Newport Beach, reports the Star Telegram.
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| Feb 13, 2002
The rest of the NBA finally got to see last weekend what many Orlando Magic fans already knew: Not only is Tracy McGrady one of the game's most dynamic dunkers, but he also is on par with the best players in the game.
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| Feb 13, 2002
The outrage is on.
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| Feb 12, 2002
SO ANOTHER round of all-star games is over.
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| Feb 12, 2002
The All-Star break already? Man, time sure flies when you're having fun! Before departing for the mineral baths of Hot Springs, Arkansas for a few days of R-and-R, here's my take on where the West is headed -- trades, winners, losers, flops, rumors, you name it -- in the NBA season's second half.
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| Feb 12, 2002
By Mike Fisher - DallasBasketball.
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| Feb 12, 2002
The Lakers might have their troubles against the Grizzlies, Nuggets and especially the Bulls.
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| Feb 12, 2002
EAST
New Jersey Nets: Jason Kidd could be on the way to the NBA MVP.
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| Feb 11, 2002
They once booed Santa Claus in this city, so it should come as no surprise that they let a native son have it full bore, both barrels, as well.
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| Feb 11, 2002
Midway through the first quarter, Michael Jordan leaned in for a dunk over Tim Duncan.
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| Feb 11, 2002
When Kobe Bryant was introduced as a starter for the Western Conference All-Stars, most fans applauded the Philadelphia-area native.
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| Feb 11, 2002
Philadelphia
- Rumors have circulated that Akron St.
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| Feb 11, 2002
As the Feb.
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| Feb 11, 2002
Mark it down.
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| Feb 11, 2002
Yes, the All-Star break has arrived, but we don't like to press pause.
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| Feb 11, 2002
PHILADELPHIA – They sat side-by-side on the bench.
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| Feb 11, 2002
Parker may have forgotten to please Duncan and Smith, but he kept his new teammates happy Saturday.
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| Feb 11, 2002
The first major wave hit the shores during the summer of 1989.
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| Feb 11, 2002
So that's one difference between Jordan and the younger version of himself.
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| Feb 11, 2002
Santa Claus got booed here.
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| Feb 11, 2002
At 23-25, the Charlotte Hornets are currently out of the playoffs in a muddled Eastern Conference race.
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| Feb 11, 2002
Kobe Bryant returned home to Philadelphia a few days ago, feeling proud of his basketball roots and anxious to create some memories in the NBA All-Star Game.
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| Feb 11, 2002
Tracy McGrady made the play of the game, but it was Kobe Bryant who played the game better than anyone else Sunday night.
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| Feb 11, 2002
Past winners
1951: East 111, West 94
1952: East 108, West 91
1953: West 79, East 75
1954: East 98, West 93, OT
1955: East 100, West 91
1956: West 108, East 94
1957: East 109, West 97
1958: East 130, West 118
1959: West 124, East 108
1960: East 125, West 115
1961: West 153, East 131
1962: West 150, East 130
1963: East 115, West 108
1964: East 111, West 107
1965: East 124, West 123
1966: East 137, West 94
1967: West 135, East 120
1968: East 144, West 124
1969: East 123, West 112
1970: East 142, West 135
1971: West 108, East 107
1972: West 112, East 110
1973: East 104, West 84
1974: West 134, East 123
1975: East 108, West 102
1976: East 123, West 109
1977: West 125, East 124
1978: East 133, West 125
1979: West 134, East 129
1980: East 144, West 136, OT
1981: East 123, West 120
1982: East 120, West 118
1983: East 132, West 123
1984: East 154, West 145, OT
1985: West 140, East 129
1986: East 139, West 132
1987: West 154, East 149, OT
1988: East 138, West 133
1989: West 143, East 134
1990: East 130, West 113
1991: East 116, West 114
1992: West 153, East 113
1993: West 135, East 132, OT
1994: East 127, West 118
1995: West 139, East 112
1996: East 129, West 118
1997: East 132, West 120
1998: East 135, West 114
1999: No game.
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| Feb 11, 2002
Before he left the court, Francis got a shot to go, nailing a jumper from 22 feet with 7.
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| Feb 11, 2002
Kobe was the star amongst stars Sunday
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| Feb 10, 2002
The NBA has begun considering expansion outside of North America.
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| Feb 10, 2002
NBA commissioner David Stern dropped something of a bomb at his annual All-Star Game media interview session Saturday night, revealing that the league is thinking about expanding globally within the next five to 10 years.
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| Feb 10, 2002
The NBA is looking anew at international expansion and could have more than one franchise based overseas by the end of the decade, Commissioner David Stern said.
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| Feb 10, 2002
Understandably, Seattle SuperSonics guard Desmond Mason felt a sense of dejection and unfairness about losing his slam dunk title Saturday night to Golden State's Jason Richardson at the First Union Center.
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| Feb 10, 2002
The aftermath of Sept.
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| Feb 10, 2002
During the summer of 2000, Rick Pitino prodded his best player, Antoine Walker, to attend summer league.
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| Feb 10, 2002
B.
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| Feb 10, 2002
The slam-dunk contest was supposed to be the finale of a day flush with hoops.
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| Feb 10, 2002
Who would win an all-star game between preps-to-pros and those who stayed four seasons in college? It's not as easy a pick as you might think.
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| Feb 10, 2002
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| Feb 10, 2002
After asking for a trade in December, and again last month, distractions are taking their toll on frustrated Denver guard Nick Van Exel and the Nuggets.
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| Feb 10, 2002
Philadelphia
- Cavaliers forward/center Chris Mihm and his sophomore teammates were on a roll during the first half of last night's Rookie Challenge between the NBA rookies and second-year players.
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| Feb 10, 2002
Chuck Person has the same advice for his younger brother Wes - "Get some lift on your shot.
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| Feb 10, 2002
Rod Strickland wanted to spend this weekend in New York, visiting family and friends, but his wife wouldn't let him.
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| Feb 10, 2002
Ron Harper faces a dilemma.
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| Feb 10, 2002
And what exactly did you expect when you put George Karl, Anthony Mason and three offense-first stars together on the same team?
The short answer to the lengthy list of concerns expressed over the past week in Milwaukee? Duh.
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| Feb 10, 2002
Once again, Michael Jordan has lent credence to the old adage — where there’s a will there’s a way.
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| Feb 10, 2002
Lee Nailon and Brendan Haywood said they knew Jason Richardson could jump high well before Saturday’s got milk? Rookie Challenge.
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| Feb 10, 2002
More fun, less sweat.
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| Feb 10, 2002
Michael Jordan doesn't soar any more.
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| Feb 10, 2002
For years, Shaquille O'Neal warned his NBA contemporaries that the next forearm to his head, the next hard chop across his wrists, the next bear hug around his midsection could result in a retaliatory strike.
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| Feb 10, 2002
This was supposed to be the weekend to celebrate the storied basketball history of Philadelphia, from the days of Wilt Chamberlain, through Julius Erving, Moses Malone and Charles Barkley, to today's hip-hop star, Allen Iverson.
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| Feb 9, 2002
One-by-one, the NBA all-stars strolled into the grand ballroom Friday, a procession of youthful millionaires.
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| Feb 9, 2002
The popularity of the dunk contest has sunk so low that this year's field has been reduced to only four players.
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| Feb 9, 2002
If Jason Kidd is the league's first-half Most Valuable Player, fans haven't completely recognized it.
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| Feb 9, 2002
Vince Carter is missing.
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| Feb 9, 2002
Baseball may be considered the national pastime.
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| Feb 9, 2002
Iverson to Honor the Doctor?
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| Feb 8, 2002
Regardless of the opponent or the circumstances, Desmond Mason always seems to provide the most emphatic highlight of every Sonics game.
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| Feb 8, 2002
Marc Stein interviews NBA Commissioner David Stern for the Dallas Morning News to talk about Mark Cuban and his complaints about officiating.
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| Feb 8, 2002
Marc Stein and the Dallas Morning News sent out a survey to the owners (or their representatives) to ask to what extent they agree with Mark Cuban's complaints about NBA officiating.
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| Feb 8, 2002
Though the league chose Elton Brand to take injured Shaquille O'Neal's roster spot on the All-Star team, Western Conference coach Don Nelson has to decide who will take his starting center spot, reports Kevin Lyons of the Star Telegram.
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| Feb 8, 2002
In a city that loves sports, Bill Laurie is Santa Claus.
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| Feb 7, 2002
Former Sonics star Dale Ellis yesterday pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife last month, saying through his attorney that he wanted to take responsibility for a mistake and keep his family from having to go through a trial.
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| Feb 7, 2002
Tim Povtak of the Orlando Sentinel writes: They once threw a parade in his honor, tossed rose petals at his feet, lavished him with gifts fit for a king.
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| Feb 6, 2002
The NBA team with the most international players found those players competing for separate interests when FIBA and the local organizing committee conducted the official draw for first-round play of the 2002 World Basketball Championship at Conseco Fieldhouse.
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| Feb 6, 2002
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephen Jackson was suspended Tuesday for one game and fined $7,500 by the NBA for a flagrant foul against the Timberwolves' Loren Woods.
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| Feb 5, 2002
Stuttering is a speech impediment that can turn an outgoing personality into one that retreats.
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| Feb 5, 2002
Matt Steinmetz: All-Star weekend, which begins Friday in Philadelphia, is another example of what's wrong with the NBA.
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| Feb 5, 2002
NBA officiating poobah Ed T.
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| Feb 4, 2002
Glenn Rogers of the San Antonio Express News writes that having a big trade before the deadline is unlikely, however, he goes over many of the rumors he's heard.
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| Feb 4, 2002
Tim Povtak of the Orlando Sentinel writes: Both the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic are making sure they have plenty of salary cap space for the summer of 2003, expecting to make a real play for San Antonio center Tim Duncan when he can become a free agent again.
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| Feb 3, 2002
This essentially ensured that players such as Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki would not be excluded from the team because he could be named as a center, since he started at center a few times this season for the Jazz.
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| Feb 3, 2002
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| Feb 3, 2002
Minnesota's Flip Saunders wasn't particularly crestfallen about not coaching the West's All-Star team after just missing out because Don Nelson's Mavericks have a slightly better record.
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| Feb 3, 2002
When the NBA announced that it would allow zone defenses for the first time in its 55-year history, Shaquille O'Neal declared that they would turn him into a "token.
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| Feb 3, 2002
The All-Star selection process remains among the most fickle of times in the NBA.
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| Feb 3, 2002
Clone Michael Jordan? Forget that.
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| Feb 3, 2002
The old days of Dominique Wilkins, Michael Jordan and Julius Erving generating excitement in the NBA's dunk competition during All-Star weekend are unlikely to return.
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| Feb 3, 2002
Grant Sacramento's Geoff Petrie the right to smirk all the way through All-Star Weekend.
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| Feb 3, 2002
When the NBA abolished restrictions on zone defenses last spring, it seemed like the most drastic rules change in a half century.
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| Feb 3, 2002
In this article Steve Aschburner of the Star Tribune reports on some differing views of the All Star game from many different people form around the league, he also get Rasheed Wallace's reaction to being left off the team.
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| Feb 1, 2002
The participants in the All-Star weekend's Slam Dunk Contest have been named: defending champion Desmond Mason of the Seattle Sonics, Steve Francis of the Houston Rockets, Gerald Wallace of the Sacramento Kings, and Jason Richardson of the Golden State Warriors.
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