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Puerto Rican BSN team Gallitos de Isabella yesterday released big men Shaun Pruitt and Lee Benson for "problemas de conducta." The pair were released after Isabela's 86-76 to the Arecibo Captains on Wednesday night, a game in which Benson had 9 points and 18 rebounds, and Pruitt posted…
It's been well-documented of late, but here it is again. Former NBA player Antoine Walker is broke. He earned (so to speak) $110 million over his career, and yet he spent it all . Now, only 15 months removed from his last stint on an NBA roster, Walker…
The D-League has bagged itself some more former NBA talent. In five of the last six years, Iowa centre Jared Reiner has appeared in an NBA training camp. In 2004 it was the Bulls ; in 2005 it was both the Clippers and the Suns ; in 2006…
The following real quote is a real quote: As soon as I heard that Bakersfield had a team, I was hoping I could play for them." - Robert Swift Swift played high school basketball in Bakersfield, hence this desire, and he got his wish when he was allocated…
As mentioned in the 1997 NBA Draft Where Are They Now Round-up Recap Thing , IG Strasbourg are a French team that's not doing very well. They're currently joint-15th in the 16-team French ProA league with a 2-7 record and a three-game losing streak. They're currently in the…
John Edwards spent two years in the NBA. He signed as an undrafted free agent out of Kent State with the Pacers in 2004, played spot minutes in 25 games, and the Hawks signed him to a two-year, $2.08 million contract in the summer of 2005. After one…
Last year, former Kansas State forward Cartier Martin started out in the D-League before earning an early call-up to the Charlotte Bobcats . He didn't play a whole lot, and when he did it's mainly because Larry Brown was using him as a defensive specialist (including occasionally guarding…