USA Basketball added three more players to its roster for the national team to represent the country at this summer's Olympic qualifier and, if successful there, at the 2004 Games in Athens.
Neither Paul Pierce nor Antoine Walker was among those named and, according to sources involved in the process, neither Celtics co-captain is under consideration for any of the final three slots yet to be anointed.
Via Boston Herald
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Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal received the "official" word Tuesday that he'll be a member of the U.S. team that this summer will attempt to qualify for the 2004 Olympics.
O'Neal, Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers were added to the U.S. team.
Via Indianapolis Star
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Back in the day - say, when wearing black low-cut Converse sneakers was the essence of basketball fashion and cool - playoff shares for the competing National Basketball Association teams was a topic of some concern.
Back then, players actually caredabout the money because it represented a sizable portion of their NBA income.
Via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
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Apr 2003 Archive
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Minneapolis Star-Tribune | Apr 30, 2003
Kevin Garnett wasn't among the final group of nine "core" players named Tuesday for the USA Basketball 2003 men's basketball team that will compete in the Olympic qualifying tournament this summer in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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usabasketball.com | Apr 29, 2003
Adding offensive fire power in a big way to its 2003 USA Men's Senior National Team, USA Basketball officially announced today that NBA All-Stars Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers), MVP of the 2002 NBA All-Star Game and a three-time member of the NBA champion Lakers, Allen Iverson (Philadelphia 76ers), 2001 MVP of the NBA, and Jermaine O'Neal (Indiana Pacers), winner of the NBA's Most Improved Player Award in 2002, have been added to its Senior National Team.
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Florida Today | Apr 28, 2003
Stern addresses Magic's future in Orlando
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arizona republic | Apr 24, 2003
Stoudemire is NBA's top rookie
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Rocky Mountain News | Apr 24, 2003
The Denver Nuggets and Cleveland Cavaliers will go head-to-head Monday to see who will receive the higher pick should they both be unlucky enough to fail to secure a top 3 pick according to Chris Tomasson of the Rocky Mountain News.
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ESPN | Apr 15, 2003
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Rocky Mountain News | Apr 11, 2003
Chris Tomasson of the Rocky Mountain News reports: On Thursday, NBA Commissioner David Stern said Denver will get an All-Star Game in the next couple of years.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune | Apr 11, 2003
John Reid of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports: According to the NBA's Deputy Commissioner, The NBA's decision to move the New Orleans Hornets from the Eastern to the Western conference was simply based on geography.
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ap | Apr 11, 2003
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ESPN | Apr 8, 2003
The Associated Press reports that former Celtic great Robert Parish and former Laker great James Worthy are among the 7 nominees to be chosen to get inducted to the Hall of Fame.
