Monta Ellis Injured

The Golden State Warriors announced today that Monta Ellis has suffered a severe high ankle sprain and will be out for at least 3 months. Ellis has already been treated with surgery to repair a torn deltoid ligament in his left ankle. Additional information on how Ellis injured himself has not yet been disclosed.

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Jason Kidd is Friendly

Current Maverick and Olympian, Jason Kidd comes up with another shocking pass that has everyone in disbelief. No, it is not an alley-oop to LeBron James or Dirk Nowitzki, it is his Olympic Gold Medal!

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Greg Oden at ComicCon

The Portland Trailblazers are one of the youngest teams in the NBA. They finished last season with a solid record and even nurtured an All-Star in Brandon Roy. This season, however, they are looking to make an even bigger impact in the Western Conference.

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The Los Angeles Lakers added another foreign player to their repertoire with the signing of Sun Yue. Yue and the Lakers have agreed to a two year deal and the financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed as of yet.

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Karl Malone Bronze Statue

Last season, the Utah Jazz finished 1st in fouls, 24th in Total Rebounds and 22nd in Blocked Shots — not very impressive stats considering the frontcourt trio of Carlos Boozer, Paul Millsap, and Memet Okur. To aid the situation, rumors have been circulating that the Jazz might bring in defensive specialist Karl Malone to a coaching position.

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This morning, The Phoenix Suns sent D.J. Strawberry to Houston Rockets in exchange for Sean Singletary. The general consensus in Phoenix was that Strawberry would not be able to run the offense, nor establish himself as a defensive stopper. More importantly, the trade will save the Suns about $540,000, including projected luxury-tax savings.

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Late last week, the Denver Nuggets reported that they have signed shooting-guard J.R. Smith to a multi-year contract. Terms of the deal were not released but it is believed that Smith’s new contract probably is not paying him as well as he had hoped to. In the off-season, very few teams showed interest in Smith, which lowered the financial bar for Denver to resign the player. Smith even told the Denver Post that he had not been approached with any serious contract talks.

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Darius Miles Smiles

Many people thought that we have seen the end of Darius Miles in the NBA. However, the defending champions, Boston Celtics, have reportedly signed him to a contract. Terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed.

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Dorrell Wright has agreed on a 2-year deal offered by the Miami Heat. He is expected to officially sign the contract later this week. Rumors indicate that Wright did not receive a lot of offers from around the league and as a result, felt no hesitation to agree to the $2.9 million offer that was extended to him.

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The Indiana Pacers do not have a single All-Star left on their squad after Jermaine O’Neal was traded to the Toronto Raptors. Naturally, some people have begun to raise questions such as who that next player should be? While some think that Mike Dunleavy has not reached his true potential yet, more folks tend to believe that Danny Granger will soon be destined to hit the big scene.

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