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Derrick Rose (back) won't play Sunday
February 12
ESPN.com
 
"Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose said he will miss Sunday's clash with the Boston Celtics. Rose has been slowed for several weeks by back spasms. The injury has limited Rose the past week. Before sitting out Chicago's win against the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday, Rose saw limited minutes during contests in New Jersey and New Orleans. C.J. Watson is expected to start in Rose's place."
Billups to have surgery Wednesday
February 12
Los Angeles Times
 
"Clippers Coach Vinny Del Negro said Billups will have surgery Wednesday in Colorado to repair his Achilles' tendon. Del Negro said Billups will do his rehabilitation in Los Angeles. Billups was injured in the fourth quarter of the Clippers' overtime win over the Orlando Magic on Monday. Since then, his teammates have kept his No. 1 jersey hanging in his locker stall — in Cleveland, Philadelphia and, Saturday, in Charlotte."
Jeremy's free throw leads to fifth straight victory for Knicks
February 12
New York Post
 
"The kid can't lose. The "Linderella'' story grew again as Jeremy Lin sank a game-winning free throw with 4.9 seconds left that capped a wild Knicks comeback and an improbable 100-98 stunner over the Timberwolves at the Target Center. The win extended the Knicks' "Linning streak'' to a season-high five games and capped a Saturday-to-Saturday stretch that's one of the greatest in Knicks history. With the score tied at 98, an exhausted Lin tore down the lane one last time, got crunched by two Timberwolves, picking up the foul and won the game from the free-throw line. He also had the key pass on the game's biggest basket — a game-tying 3-pointer from Steve Novak with 36.2 seconds left. "It"
Ginobili's return is a cruise
February 12
San Antonio Express-News
 
"Gregg Popovich worried about Manu Ginobili, because this is what Popovich does. Specifically on Saturday, the Spurs coach was worried that Ginobili, back on the floor after a 22-game absence with a broken left hand, might spontaneously combust. "It will be fun to see him, but there's no telling what might go on," Popovich said before what became an easy-does-it 103-89 victory over New Jersey. "He hasn't played in so long. He might burst the first time he touches the ball." Ginobili didn't explode. But late in the second quarter at the Prudential Center, he showed why Popovich might prefer to encase his star guard in bubble wrap until May. Closing out hard on the Nets' Anthony Morrow on a"
Emotional Amar'e eulogizes big brother
February 12
New York Post
 
"In the end, the pain was too much to bear. Amar'e Stoudemire rarely shows emotion on the basketball court, and those close to him say had not cried since he was 12, when his father died. But Stoudemire could not hold back any longer. As he spoke yesterday at his brother Hazell's funeral here at the First Baptist Church, a flood of feelings came forth. "Big brother, oh man,'' Stoudemire said as he hunched over the pulpit, just above Hazell's closed casket, covered with a bouquet of red roses. "He was my guardian angel. He pretty much guided me all the way through, I'm proud to say.'' Earlier, when Stoudemire first walked into the church, the casket was open and he lovingly reached in to"
Yao tried to bring Jeremy to Shanghai
February 12
New York Post
 
"Yao Ming attempted to sign Knicks point guard sensation Jeremy Lin to play for his Shanghai Sharks during the NBA lockout, but was unsuccessful, two league sources told The Post. Lin, who helped the Knicks beat the Timberwolves last night, 100-98, has had a close bond with Yao since playing in Yao's charity basketball games in Taiwan and Beijing in August 2010. Yao, who retired as an NBA player in July because of chronic foot injuries, owns the Sharks, for whom he once played. Yao also has started his own wine label and has embarked in politics, recently named to a powerful political advisory committee. Following his historic 38-point outburst against the Lakers on Friday night, Lin"
Nets' Brooks 'starts' back off on wrong toe
February 12
New York Post
 
"After making his return to the court Friday night from a fractured right pinkie toe, Nets rookie guard MarShon Brooks made his return to the starting lineup in last night's 103-89 loss to the Spurs. Following a 17-minute cameo against the Pistons, Brooks logged 24 minutes last night, finishing with seven points on 2-of-10 shooting and six turnovers. "Honestly, I think I was struggling and overthinking again, not believing in my shot, passing up some good shots and getting turnovers,'' Brooks said. "A good team like San Antonio, if you turn the ball over, they'll make some plays and that will be the difference in the game.''"
Jerry West soon to step up Warriors involvement
February 12
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Jerry West readily admits that he hasn't had a major impact on the Warriors in his role as executive board member, but that might be about to change. "The Logo," a 14-time All-Star as a player and twice the league's Executive of the Year as a general manager, has acted merely as a remote adviser for the Warriors thus far. He says that he'll be a regular in the Bay Area after this weekend's Northern Trust Open charity golf tournament in Southern California, and that the Warriors might be closer to becoming a playoff team than their 9-14 record indicates. "I'm going to be up here a lot more. I think something can be done here, and it's kind of fun for me," said West, who watches every game"
Rose iffy for Celtics
February 12
Chicago Tribune
 
"And now, for some real competition. After dismantling the lowly Nets, Hornets and Bobcats to improve to 6-2 on their season-high, nine-game trip, the Bulls close against the Celtics in Sunday's high-profile matinee. And they may do so again without Derrick Rose, whose sore back prevented him from making his customary "I'm fine" or "I'm playing" declarations when asked before Saturday's film session and walk-through at a local college. "I really don't know," Rose said about playing Sunday. "When I wake up, I usually can tell. … It's just sore and stiff. I don't know what to do. Hopefully it will heal in a matter of time." After sounding optimistic at Friday's morning shootaround in"
Bobcats lose 14th straight
February 12
Charlotte Observer
 
"If the Charlotte Bobcats had to go the throw-back jersey route, maybe they should have chosen the Washington Generals, instead of the Carolina Cougars. Like the Generals -- the Harlem Globetrotters' comic foils -- the Bobcats lose dependably and decisively. This was the Bobcats' 14th straight defeat, setting a franchise record by falling to the Los Angeles Clippers 111-86. The Bobcats have lost their past six by an average margin of 24.8 points. They wore the uniforms of the American Basketball Association's Cougars on Saturday, but there was no disguising the Bobcats' trademark deficiencies. They shot 35 percent from the field, gave up 50 Clippers points in the lane and were outrebounded"
Fractured wrist sidelines indispensable Anderson Varejao
February 12
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"Two days ago, Anderson Varejao said not being selected for the All-Star Game didn't matter as much to him as remaining in playoff contention. Forty-eight hours later, that goal also appears in peril. A magnetic resonance imaging test Saturday revealed a non-displaced fracture in Varejao's right wrist. The Cavaliers' starting center suffered the injury in the Cavaliers' 113-112 loss to Milwaukee on Friday. The club provided no immediate timetable for his recovery as they await further evaluation later in the week. But the Brazilian could miss up to four to six weeks. It's a devastating blow to the club and Varejao, enjoying the best season in his eight-year career. He is the club's"
Jeremy Lin possesses power to save NY Knicks season and Mike D'Antoni's job, improve fan morale and end dispute between MSG Network and Time Warner Cable
February 12
New York Daily News
 columnist Mike Lupica
"Not much of a week for Jeremy Lin. All he has done, in a week and a day, is save the Knicks' season for now, maybe save Mike D'Antoni's job, and make Knicks fans feel genuinely happy for the first time in a long time, and that includes giving away half the team and what felt like half of Cablevision's channels to get Carmelo Anthony a year ago. "Friday night," my friend Bill Goldman, a season-ticket holder since he first met Dave DeBusschere in the early '70s, said Saturday, "is the most fun we've had since Sprewell and Houston and Camby." The key word, of course, being "fun." At the Garden. Because of the Knicks. All Jeremy Lin has done for now is not just become the best story of a"