Off the Record (OTR)

Ok, we can’t make this up. Miami Heat rookie and former West Virginia basketball player Da’Sean Butler decided that it was a good idea to write a children’s story and then tweet the whole thing 140 characters at a time. Thanks to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel for piecing the whole thing together. [...]

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Reigning Rookie of the Year Tyreke Evans will not be on the floor opening night for the Sacramento Kings. The NBA has suspended him for one game following a reckless driving incident this summer. As Perry pointed out back in February, you can make the case that he shouldn’t even be amongst the free citizens [...]

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Boy, this went south quickly, huh? After a Sunday meeting with owner-in-waiting Josh Kroenke in which Carmelo Anthony seemed insistent that he be traded, several sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski (we wish he’s stop breaking stories. It is a pain in the ace to spell his name) of Yahoo! Sports that it’s not if, but when. [...]

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Denver Nuggets shooting guard J.R. Smith always seems to be involved in something that he shouldn’t. Whether it’s a car accident, a nightclub incident, having to shut his Twitter account down for making gang references, it’s always something. Sources tell AOL Fanhouse that Smith was involved in an incident at the Nuggets practice facility on [...]

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The chances of the United States basketball team not embarrassing themselves this year just decreased. While they still have some point guards (Chauncy Billups, Russell Westbrook, Derrick Rose) that can play, it won’t help that Rajon Rondo has decided to leave the team. He says he has family obligations and who are we to say [...]

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League sources tell Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski that Josh Kroenke (Stan’s son) sat down with Carmelo Anthony over the weekend in Baltimore in an attempt to try to sell the superstar on staying in Denver and signing a contract extension. According to the sources, no resolutions were reached. Not shocking. Wojnarowski is also told that [...]

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The Serbian basketball team recently played a friendly against their best friends, Greece. We don’t know exactly what happened (maybe the Serbians are upset over how Greece manages their finances), but a huge melee broke out and numerous punches were thrown. Oklahoma City Thunder forward/center Nenad Krstic decided to get involved, and that’s where things [...]

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We mentioned before that Carmelo Anthony probably isn’t going to accept the Denver Nuggets’ standing offer of a three-year, $65 million extension. And the Nuggets aren’t stupid so they realize they need to get something for him now so he won’t LeBron them after the season. The top teams on ‘Melo’s wish list seem to [...]

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We mentioned the other day that Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony is still contemplating signing the three-year, $65 million extension that’s on the table. But, word has emerged that he has no intentions of re-signing with Denver and that he wants to test the free agent market after this season. Well, the Nuggets aren’t stupid. [...]

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It would seem like the Indiana Pacers really got themselves a steal in the year’s draft when they picked up University of Cincinnati point guard Lance Stephenson. Not only could he help the Pacers on the court, it sounds like he’s a role model off of the court as well. The 19-year old Stephenson was [...]

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During a weekend traffic stop, police officers found more than 20 grams of marijuana in the car of Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem. The police arrested Haslem Sunday afternoon on charges that he – you guessed it – possessed more than 20 grams of marijuana. He also racked up four counts of possessing drug paraphernalia. [...]

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The Denver Nuggets have Carmelo Anthony under contract for one more year. They also have an offer on the table that is a three-year extension worth $65 million. Easy decision, right? Nope, the offer has been on the table since June and Carmelo is still undecided. “I could wake up tomorrow and they could snatch [...]

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TMZ has learned that Miami Heat star LeBron James has hired Rabbi Yishayahu Yosef Pinto, also known as the “Rabbi to the Business Stars.” Sources tell TMZ that Pinto was hired for spiritual guidance for a “big merchandising meeting” that LeBron held on a yacht off the cost of New York yesterday. Mike Marchant of [...]

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A source tells Adrian Wojnarowski (we hate when he breaks stories. Have to triple check the spelling of his name every time) that the Detroit Pistons have agreed to a one-year deal with veteran swingman Tracy McGrady. “Tracy McGrady has reach agreement on a one year, $1.3 million contract with the Pistons, league sources tell [...]

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This is bizarre on so many levels. The New York Knicks announced today that they have brought back Isiah Thomas as a consultant. Yes, for basketball stuff. “Isiah Thomas brings unique experience as a Hall of Fame player, coach, executive and owner, and we believe having him as part of our organization will be extremely [...]

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