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The union will help deliver supplies to the areas hit hardest. Chicago Bulls guard Chris Duhon, from Slidell, La., said he would work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to try to get financial support, clothing and food. "This tragic event has destroyed the homes and lives of many people — people I know," Duhon said. "Many towns are experiencing this devastation and have yet to determine what, if any, buildings will be saved. We have to do something to help ease this burden." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Coach K In Line For 'Dream' Job
Although a final decision will not be made until later this year, people close to Jerry Colangelo, who will make the final choice, say Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will be head coach of the 2008 Olympic men's basketball team. "It's going to be Coach K," said someone close to the committee. "And it's going to be very interesting because it's not going to go down well with NBA coaches because they will be passed over by a college coach. And will NBA players play for him?" Colangelo, the managing director of the men's senior national team, does not deny that Krzyzewski is a finalist for the job but says he has not yet made a decision. "Mike Krzyzewski brings a wealth of experience, and he was an assistant on the original Dream Team," Colangelo said. "So he has the qualifications for the job. But that's all I'm going to say." Others close to the process, however, say Krzyzewski has the inside track over San Antonio's Gregg Popovich, who was an assistant on the 2004 team that lost in Athens. That loss is not considered a negative against Popovich. "What Gregg Popovich has accomplished and because of his understanding of international basketball, he certainly would be one of the strongest candidates at the position," Colangelo said. General Basketball, San Antonio Spurs Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Trail Blazers Waive Nick Van ExelThe Portland Trail Blazers announced today that the club has waived Guard Nick Van Exel, choosing not to retain him for the last non-guaranteed year of Van Exel’s contract. “We appreciate Nick’s contribution to the team and the leadership he displayed while on our roster,” said Trail Blazers General Manager John Nash. “We wish him well in the future.” Van Exel, a twelve-year NBA veteran, played in 53 games including 39 starts last season for the Trail Blazers. Van Exel averaged 10.7 points, three rebound, and 4.3 assists per game before experiencing pain in an arthritic left knee on March 4, 2005, which led him to the injured list March 12, 2005 for the remainder of the season. Via Portland Trail Blazers Press Release Portland Trail Blazers, General Basketball Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Aug 2005 Archive
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The NBA Players Association said Tuesday it is launching an immediate effort to assist in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
"We are in the process of contacting every player in the league to solicit their support and ideas on how we can make a difference as quickly as possible," said union president Antonio Davis of the Chicago Bulls.
After consecutive embarrassing losses by NBA players in international competition, the United States likely will rely on the leadership of a college coach to re-establish its supremacy in the basketball world.