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Nets :

• Nets F Shawne Williams has surgery on left foot (AP) February 22, 2012
  New Jersey Nets forward Shawne Williams had surgery to repair an old fracture and remove two small bone fragments in his left foot Wednesday. He will miss the rest of the season. At the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. Dr. Martin O'Malley, a foot specialist, and Nets orthopedist Dr. Riley Williams III, inserted three small screws to repair the fracture.
• Knicks' Shumpert out of dunk contest (Yahoo! Sports) February 22, 2012
  New York Knicks rookie Iman Shumpert will skip the NBA's Slam Dunk contest during All-Star Weekend because of a left knee injury, and replaced by Utah Jazz forward Jeremy Evans. Shumpert, who sat out the Knicks' loss to the New Jersey Nets on Monday, had been playing...
• New Jersey readies itself to welcome Dwight Howard with a bang (Yahoo! Sports) February 22, 2012
  The last time Dwight Howard faced the New Jersey Nets, Nets All-Star Deron Williams missed 10 of 12 shots, the Nets limped to a 16-point loss and Howard combined for 40 points and rebounds. On Wednesday night, with the biggest … Continue reading →
• Bulls' Thibodeau says no setback for Rose (PA SportsTicker) February 22, 2012
  Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau says star point guard Derrick Rose experienced no setbacks after returning from a back problem.
• Players with Triple-Doubles so Far in the NBA in 2012: Fan's Look (Yahoo! Contributor Network) February 22, 2012
  These are all the players with triple-doubles in the NBA through games played on February 21, 2012. My favorite NBA team, the New Jersey Nets, have yet to have a player record a triple-double this season. Deron Williams came pretty close in one game, but Deron has never had a...
• Jeremy Lin Doesn't like Fans Booing Kris Humphries: Fan's View (Yahoo! Contributor Network) February 22, 2012
  During the New Jersey Nets, 100-92, win over the New York Knicks on Monday, February 20, 2012, the fans at Madison Square Garden booed the Nets Kris Humphries at every opportunity. After the game, Jeremy Lin of the Knicks, who came from nowhere to be a sensation in the NBA over the...
• Nets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) February 22, 2012
  It had all the ingredients of becoming another typical New Jersey Nets loss. There was the patented horrific start, connecting on just one of their first 11 points against the cross-river rival New York Knicks. The Madison Square Garden crowd, caught up in the fervor that came with the return of Carmelo Anthony, playing for the first time with phenomenon Jeremy Lin, sensed a blowout, with the Knicks jumping out to a 13-3 lead in the first three minutes. There were three fast-break slam dunks during that span. The Nets appeared headed for a usual lopsided loss. But then something magical happened midway through the first quarter. Deron Williams realized that his shot was falling.
• Ties to Knicks' Lin peck at Taiwan bookishness (AP) February 22, 2012
  In achievement-oriented Taiwan, where studying seems to be the preferred pastime activity among young people, the outdoor complex of basketball courts near National Taiwan University is normally a pretty lonely place, more used to hosting raindrops and discarded food wrappers than pivoting feet and jump shots.
• NBA roundup: Lin tells Nets' Humphries fans shouldn't boo him (Yahoo! Sports) February 21, 2012
  NBA roundup: Lin tells Nets' Humphries fans shouldn't boo him . New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin, a sensation around the NBA, can sympathize with the villains. The rookie told New Jersey Nets power forward Kris Humphries, a popular target for fans' ire, that he...
• Foot surgery for Nets F Shawne Williams (AP) February 21, 2012
  Nets forward Shawne Williams will undergo surgery on Wednesday to remove a bone fragment from his left foot. The surgery will be performed at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan by foot specialist Dr. Martin O'Malley and Nets team orthopedist Dr. Riley Williams III. A timetable for his return will be determined following surgery.

Knicks:

• Knicks' Jeremy Lin makes 2nd straight SI cover (AP) February 22, 2012
  Covering Jeremy Lin has been easy for Sports Illustrated. The high-scoring Knicks newcomer is on the cover of SI for the second week in a row. He's the first New York-based team athlete to be given such treatment since the magazine started in 1954 -- not even Mickey Mantle, Joe Namath or Eli Manning made two straight.
• Jeremy Lin finds himself a nice hotel to stay in, complete with a BLT bar (Yahoo! Sports) February 22, 2012
  For a spell, while he was wondering if the New York Knicks were going to be the third NBA team to cut him in a nine-week span, Jeremy Lin was famously dividing time between teammate Landry Fields' apartment and his … Continue reading →
• High-flying DeRozan first dunked in Grade 6 (The Canadian Press) February 22, 2012
  TORONTO - DeMar DeRozan was a sixth grader when he soared through the air for his first slam dunk.
• MSG disciplines radio announcer for offensive term (AP) February 22, 2012
  MSG says it has punished a radio announcer who used an offensive term about Knicks guard Jeremy Lin. The network says the term Spero Dedes "unintentionally and inadvertently" used was "inappropriate and inconsistent with the high regard we have for Jeremy Lin as a member of our MSG family, as well as for the Asian community." In a statement, Dedes says he has apologized to Lin...
• Utah's Evans replaces Shumpert in dunk contest (AP) February 22, 2012
  New York Knicks rookie Iman Shumpert has pulled out of the slam dunk contest with an injury and will be replaced by Utah's Jeremy Evans. Shumpert has tendinitis in his left knee and won't play this week. The Knicks said he will be re-evaluated during the All-Star break. Evans, a second-year forward, joins Indiana's Paul George, Houston's Chase Budinger and Minnesota rookie Derrick...
• Knicks' Shumpert out of dunk contest (Yahoo! Sports) February 22, 2012
  New York Knicks rookie Iman Shumpert will skip the NBA's Slam Dunk contest during All-Star Weekend because of a left knee injury, and replaced by Utah Jazz forward Jeremy Evans. Shumpert, who sat out the Knicks' loss to the New Jersey Nets on Monday, had been playing...
• 'Linsanity' explored in book about NBA sensation (AP) February 22, 2012
  A new book promises to give a Lin-side look at the NBA's newest sensation. Hachette Book Group says it is publishing "Jeremy Lin: The Reason for the Linsanity," by Timothy Dalrymple. It is due in stores in May, the company announced Wednesday. Harvard graduate Jeremy Lin recently became a New York Knicks phenomenon.
• 'Linsanity' explored in book about NBA star (The Canadian Press) February 22, 2012
  NEW YORK, N.Y. - A new book promises to give a Lin-side look at the NBA's newest sensation.
• Deron Williams, New Jersey Nets, Take Down New York Knicks: A Fan's Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network) February 22, 2012
  The return of Carmelo Anthony didn't go very well for the New York Knicks. Despite taking an early lead at 21-18 by the end of the first quarter, the Knicks could not slow down Deron Williams and his New Jersey Nets in the second and third quarters.
• In Miami, the Heat await a look at Linsanity (AP) February 22, 2012
  The hottest team versus the hottest story. Linsanity is on its way to Miami, and the Heat can finally say they're eager for the arrival. It may be the NBA's marquee matchup so far this season, the phenomenon that is New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin taking center stage in Miami on Thursday against the NBA-leading Heat in both sides' finale before the All-Star break.

76ers:

• 76ers Struggle in Loss to Grizzlies: A Fan's Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network) February 22, 2012
  The Philadelphia 76ers are officially in a slump after suffering their fourth straight loss. The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the 76ers 89-76 on Tuesday, February 21 to drop the 76ers to 20-13 on the season. After a terrible first quarter the 76ers battled back.
• Knicks, 'Linsanity' Face Two Straight Big Tests: A Fan's Preview (Yahoo! Contributor Network) February 22, 2012
  The Philadelphia 76ers still hold a four-game lead in the Atlantic Division despite a four-game losing streak. With 'Linsanity' still infecting the New York Knicks, Sixers fans like myself have had to hear that it is just a matter of time until the Knicks take over the...
• 76ers Keep Crumbling in Latest Loss to Grizzlies: A Fan's Recap (Yahoo! Contributor Network) February 22, 2012
  The Philadelphia 76ers were expected to eventually have a harder time than they did earlier in the season. Sixers fans like myself knew that when the schedule got tougher, wins would be more difficult to come by. However, we hoped that we could put this reality off for a few extra...
• 76ers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) February 22, 2012
  The All-Star break is coming about two weeks late for the 76ers. Tuesday's 89-76 road loss to the Grizzlies was the Sixers' fourth straight defeat and dropped them to 2-6 in their last eight games. The break begins after they visit the Rockets Wednesday evening. Scoring has become a big problem for the Sixers, especially with the game on the line. They haven't reached 100 points in any of the past 16 games, marking their longest streak below 100 since Dec. 3-31, 2006. They've also been under 90 in seven of the last 15 games after doing so once in the first 18 and have been below 80 four times this month (the most times by the team in a month since March 2004). "Once again, we are struggling mightily to score," said Sixers coach Doug Collins after Tuesday's 76-point...
• Gasol, Gay lead Grizzlies past 76ers, 89-76 (AP) February 22, 2012
  When the Memphis Grizzlies lost Zach Randolph to a torn ligament on Jan. 1, the question then was whether they could remain a playoff-caliber team in his absence. If the first half of the season is any indication, it looks as if Memphis plans on being in the thick of the playoff race when Randolph returns.
• Grizzlies set to hibernate during All-Star break after beating 76ers (Yahoo! Sports) February 22, 2012
  Grizzlies set to hibernate during All-Star break after beating 76ers MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- When the final horn sounded Tuesday night at FedExForum, it marked the end of Memphis' 89-76 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers and the start of the Grizzlies' All-Star game break.
• Tuesday's National Basketball Association Capsules (PA SportsTicker) February 22, 2012
  Dwyane Wade scored 30 points and added 10 assists, Mario Chalmers and Chris Bosh each scored 20 points and the NBA-leading Miami Heat stretched their winning streak to seven games with a 120-108 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.
• Philadelphia 76ers March 2012 National and Local TV Schedule (Yahoo! Contributor Network) February 21, 2012
  The Philadelphia 76ers are doing all they can to bring an NBA championship home this season. Don't expect the likes of Louis Williams, Jrue Holiday, and Andre Iguodala to give up the fight. With a strong month of March, they will be one step closer to the NBA Playoffs.
• 76ers Still Control Division Despite Slide: A Fan's Look (Yahoo! Contributor Network) February 21, 2012
  The Philadelphia 76ers have lost three straight games but still hold a nice lead in the Atlantic Division . One would think the losing streak was a sign that the team was losing its grip on the division lead. After all, the New York Knicks are the talk of the league and the Boston...
• 76ers Look for Win Against Grizzlies: A Fan's Preview (Yahoo! Contributor Network) February 21, 2012
  The Philadelphia 76ers will take the floor on Tuesday, February 21 with a three game losing streak. It will be the first time that happens this season. Philadelphia is coming off of a heartbreaking loss in the final second to the Minnesota Timberwolves.