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Former Kings Exec Banned for Betting
Well, this can’t be good: “Jack Mai, the former assistant director of scouting for the Kings, was banned by the league for ‘betting small amounts of money’ on Kings and NBA games, the Kings announced today. Mai was fired by the Kings in early 2009 for reasons that remain unclear, although it had long been speculated that his close ties with Chinese basketball officials were becoming an increasing concern to the league and the Kings organization … Mai, who in reality had very little influence in Kings personnel matters, was hired by Geoff Petrie eight years ago on th

Does Rondo Have Confidence in Jumper?
It’s coming along slowly. And it’s not like he’s left with much of a choice when it comes to shooting it, especially at crunch time: “While he admitted earlier this week that he’ll always be a pass-first player, Rondo didn’t pass up the opportunity to shoot another crunch-time jumper in Wednesday’s 113-110 triumph over the 76ers … While he admitted earlier this week that he’ll always be a pass-first player, Rondo didn’t pass up the opportunity to shoot another crunch-time jumper in Wednesday’s 113-110 t

Dude, Where’s My Job?
by Brett Callahan Nearly a fifth of the way through the NBA season, team rotations are starting to solidify, leaving many in the League wondering where their assumed starting jobs have gone. Highly paid new acquisitions, former role players taking a back seat to young blood, and incoming/outgoing trades make for a sometimes season-long session of musical chairs in the starting lineup. Each of these players knows that, in a league of moves, next week can bring a mention in the PA’s starting five or a cold seat at the end of the bench. We’re Going in a New Direction (those who are out o

MJ Should Keep Taunting Gerald Wallace
If this is the end result, Jordan needs to keep up with the taunts. It might be his sole positive contribution to the Bobcats front-office: “Memo to Michael Jordan: Wanna beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday? Then direct some really ugly one-liners at Gerald Wallace. Jordan ragged on Wallace early Wednesday and Wallace took it all out on the Toronto Raptors: Thirty-one points, 13 rebounds, two steals and two blocks. And the team’s widest margin of victory ever - Bobcats 116, Raptors 81. Bobcats managing partner Jordan kept taunting Wallace about missing at the rim early. There was just

Jason Kidd’s Latest Milestone
Last night, the great Jason Kidd became the second all-time career assist leader in NBA history: “Jason Kidd moved into second place on the NBA’s career assists list, Jason Terry scored 27 points and the Dallas Mavericks shot 65.5 percent in a 130-99 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. Kidd delivered seven assists to reach 10,337 in his career. He came in needing five to pass Mark Jackson’s career total (10,334), and now trails only John Stockton (15,806).”