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Tim Donaghy's claims on trial
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...the highs of winning. Table games at casinos, poker games with friends, golf games, horse races, football, basketball -- he says he bet on all of it to such an extreme that the mob, the FBI...
Blog | December 07, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...all of last season with a foot injury and only last month was cleared to resume full basketball activities. Batum impressed in Webster's absence last season, particularly on defense, as the starter on...
Blog | September 15, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...try. Imagine San Antonio without the Spurs. Robinson is scheduled for enshrinement Friday into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He will be honored in Springfield, Mass., the birthplace of basketball, for his achievements...
Blog | September 07, 2009First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBuck Harvey of the San Antonio Express-News: "Bruce Bowen may have been dirty to the other 29 franchises, but not to league officials. By 2007, a...
Blog | September 04, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...But 'Becoming Legendary: The Story of Michael Jordan,' which recently opened at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in advance of Jordan's induction on Sept. 11, is a soulless exercise in...
Blog | August 18, 2009Pay Them By the Made Free Throw
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopOn today's New York Times Op-Ed page, Thomas Friedman contrasts golf and basketball: Golf is all about individual character. The ball is fixed. No one throws it to you. You...
Blog | July 29, 2009Three Anecdotes About Retina Injuries
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...recovery relative to his vision and his long-term prognosis is excellent," said Suns President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Steve Kerr. "Obviously, it is very disappointing to lose him at this...
Blog | February 20, 2009A Conversation with Alonzo Mourning
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopPosted by Kevin Arnovitz Alonzo Mourning called it quits yesterday. The seven-time NBA All-Star goes out as the Miami Heat's all-time leade...
Blog | January 23, 2009The Cooz: Buying into Ubuntu
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...with one of the NBA's first African-American players, isn't compelled to watch much college basketball, is compelled to watch a lot of Fox News, almost gave up his religion because of racial...
Blog | December 24, 2008Wednesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopAndrew Bynum says that the Lakers didn't get any rebounds after Phil Jackson took him out last night, and he implies that may have led to the loss. He...
Blog | December 03, 2008First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...from Kevin Pritchard and Nate McMillan during his press unveiling at the Rose Garden Monday afternoon, the Basketball Hall of Fame is just around the corner. I don't know how good Fernandez will be...
Blog | September 23, 2008The Salvatore Side of the Story: Gambling Scandals and Referees
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopThis is the fourth installment in a series based on a recent interview with NBA referee Bennett Salvatore a week ago today. Go back to the first, seco...
Blog | November 16, 2007Look at LeBron James Shoot
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopAs I wrote late yesterday (oh happy coincidence!) LeBron James has been shooting better this summer. Then last night against Team USA, LeBron James sh...
Blog | August 30, 2007Pave the South Lawn
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Kantor's story on the cover of The New York Times describes Barack Obama's love of basketball. Read the whole article. It's fun. My favorite part: the idea of basketball functioning like golf...
Blog | June 01, 2007Form vs. Function, or Shaquille O'Neal vs. An Old Country Tune
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopLast weekend I happened to catch musician John Prine on the radio show American Routes. I had two reactions. First, Prine's voice is eerily simila...
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