Benjsports.com » H1N1 Virus http://benjsports.com Benjie's blog on FIBA Asia Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:58:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 NBA Tidbits: Allen Iverson, Stephen Jackson and C.J. Watson http://benjsports.com/uncategorized/nba-tidbits-allen-iverson-stephen-jackson-and-c-j-watson/ http://benjsports.com/uncategorized/nba-tidbits-allen-iverson-stephen-jackson-and-c-j-watson/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:10:26 +0000 Benjie http://benjsports.com/?p=893 Allen Iverson and Memphis Grizzlies mutually agreed to part ways. Iverson played just three games before taking a leave of absence last November 7 to attend to personal matters. The Memphis Grizzlies are willing to trade the former league MVP or settle his one-year contract in any other means as acceptable by both parties. Iverson has publicly shown his frustration playing for the team in a rebuilding process and with limited playing time.

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Stephen Jackson of the Golden State Warriors finally got his wish to leave the team. The Warriors sent Jackson together with guard Acie Law to Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for Raja Bell and Vladimir Radmanovic.

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C.J. Watson of the Golden State Warriors was tested positive for H1N1 Virus. The 6-2 point guard out of Tennessee will be out indefinitely and has been treated accordingly by the team.

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Allen Iverson continues to make his frustrations public. He has been disappointed with his new team Memphis Grizzlies because of limited playing time and reserve role.

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New Jersey Nets Forward Chris Douglas-Roberts was confirmed to have been infected with H1N1 Virus. Douglas-Roberts will be out indefinitely as he has been treated accordingly. The team likewise has adopted all the precautionary measures.

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Forward Tyrus Thomas of the Chicago Bulls will be out for four to six weeks after undergoing surgery by team physicians . He suffered a fractured radius of his left forearm in their weight training sessions last Friday, November 6.

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New Orleans Hornets team owner George Shinn was diagnosed with prostate cancer.  Shinn has been the owner of the club originally at Charlotte back in 1988 then transferred to New Orleans in 2002.

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