http://www.ma3akcafe.com Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:32:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Michael Jordan became the first former player to be a majority team owner in the NBA when his $275 million bid to buy the Charlotte Bobcats was unanimously approved by the league's Board of Governors on Wednesday. Jordan will take over the money-losing team immediately from Bob Johnson after serving ... http://www.ma3akcafe.com/board-approves-jordans-bid-for-bobcats-ap.htm Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger has been released from a hospital after a CT scan on his head and neck found no problems. Granger took an inadvertent elbow to his upper right cheek in the final minute of Tuesday's game against Charlotte. The team says Granger was checked out at ... http://www.ma3akcafe.com/pacers-f-granger-released-from-hospital-ap.htm The Portland Trail Blazers have dismissed Tom Penn as vice president of basketball operations. The team issued a statement that said Penn was dismissed Tuesday for "philosophical differences." No details were offered. Penn, who was regarded as a salary cap specialist, joined the Blazers as an assistant general manager in ... http://www.ma3akcafe.com/trail-blazers-fire-vice-president-penn-ap.htm Jason Richardson scored 27 points and Amare Stoudemire 25, then sat with the rest of the Phoenix starters while the Suns' reserves finished off a 152-114 rout of Minnesota on Monday night in the highest-scoring game by an NBA team this season. Lou Amundson matched his career high with 20 ... http://www.ma3akcafe.com/suns-rout-wolves-152-114-behind-15-3s-ap.htm LeBron James was shaky early and spectacular late. James had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists for his fourth triple-double of the season, lifting the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 113-101 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night. "Every point, rebound and assist was needed," Cavs coach Mike Brown ... http://www.ma3akcafe.com/james-powers-cavs-with-triple-double-ap.htm San Antonio's huge lead was almost gone, Miami's building was roaring and the Heat were clicking better than they had at any point all night. With one shot, Manu Ginobili changed everything. Ginobili scored 22 points, none bigger than a tide-turning 3-pointer with 7:58 left, and the surging Spurs wasted ... http://www.ma3akcafe.com/manu-helps-surging-spurs-hold-off-heat-ap.htm Kobe Bryant scored 30 points, Pau Gasol added 28 points and 11 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers completed a sweep of their Northern California swing with a 106-99 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. After committing 24 turnovers and barely holding on for a 124-121 victory at ... http://www.ma3akcafe.com/lakers-ride-bryant-gasol-past-kings-ap.htm Jamal Crawford had one of those second quarters that made it a lot easier for the Atlanta Hawks to play without Joe Johnson for the first time this season. Crawford hit a 30-footer at the buzzer to cap his game-breaking, 15-point period and the Hawks ran away from the woeful ... http://www.ma3akcafe.com/crawfords-big-2nd-quarter-lifts-hawks-ap.htm Washington Wizards forward Josh Howard could miss the start of next season after having surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left knee. Howard's operation was Tuesday in New York, and the Wizards said he is expected to make a full recovery in six to eight months. Howard was ... http://www.ma3akcafe.com/wizards-f-howard-out-6-to-8-months-ap.htm Nets Point guard Devin Harris is going to miss the New Jersey's game with the Atlanta Hawks with an upper respiratory illness. Nets interim coach Kiki Vandeweghe announced about 90 minutes before Tuesday night's tip-off that Harris would not play. Keyon Dooling replaced him in the starting lineup. http://www.ma3akcafe.com/ailing-nets-pg-harris-out-against-hawks-ap.htm