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  1. RT @MikeWellsNBA: Simon said no meeting date as been set up yet between him and Bird about 13 hours ago via UberSocial for BlackBerry
  2. RT @WallaceNBA_ESPN: Wade cracks why he & LBJ yell at Chalmers: "I love Mario like a brother, but Mario is the reason why I'll never coach." about 14 hours ago via TweetDeck
  3. British Basketball: "by some margin is able to take his rightful place alongside his teammates in the London Olympic basketball tournament." about 18 hours ago via TweetDeck
  4. British Basketball: "I am optimistic that we will find an affordable solution so the best basketball player Great Britain has ever produced" about 18 hours ago via TweetDeck
  5. British Basketball: "It is difficult, but there is only one Luol Deng and there is only one London 2012 Olympic Games." about 18 hours ago via TweetDeck
  6. British Basketball: "to all our other programmes if we are to make this happen." about 18 hours ago via TweetDeck
  7. British Basketball: "His wrist situation will make this exorbitant premium even more expensive and we will have to make sacrifices ..." about 18 hours ago via TweetDeck
  8. British Basketball releases long statement on Luol Deng & his Olympic participation. Essentially says will be difficult to insure Deng. about 18 hours ago via TweetDeck
  9. Knicks give coach Mike Woodson a multiyear extension, per release from team. Knicks were 18-6 under Woodson after he replaced Mike D'Antoni. 3:08 PM May 25th via UberSocial for BlackBerry
  10. RT @USATGameOn: Jeff Van Gundy has Stan Van Gundy's back usat.ly/LNeyi1 11:03 AM May 25th via UberSocial for BlackBerry
  11. West (14) & Hibbert (eight) combined for 22 points in the first half & 14 in the second half. Hibbert had just four points in second half. 7:48 AM May 25th via TweetDeck
  12. Battier: "I knew if we got through the first half we could be more aggressive in the second half, and we were able to do that." 7:46 AM May 25th via TweetDeck
  13. Battier: "I was the most passive I've been against (West) in this series in the first half." 7:46 AM May 25th via TweetDeck
  14. Leftovers: Miami's defense allowed 34 points in the paint in 1st 1/2, 12 in 2nd. Battier admitted passive D on David West in 1st 1/2. 7:45 AM May 25th via TweetDeck
  15. Less than a week ago, Dwyane Wade was being run out of town. Today, not so much. Heat eliminate Pacers: usat.ly/JXweXI 12:16 AM May 25th via TweetDeck
  16. In the final 10 quarters of the series, the Heat outscored the Pacers 273-215. Too much James, too much Wade for Pacers. 7:52 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  17. Still, just four players have scored for the Heat: Wade (30), James (15), Miller (9), Chalmers (9). 6:46 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  18. Trade him! RT @ESPN_Caplan: Good thing D-Wade stinks now. 6:21 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  19. End of 1st half: IND 53, MIA 51; Pacers 58.8% on FGs; Heat 51.3%; 4 players have scored for MIA, Wade w/26; West 14 pts, Granger 13 for IND. 6:19 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  20. Shane Battier hit the threes in Game 5; it's Mike Miller tonight. He is 3-for-3. 5:57 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  • Name Jeff Zillgitt
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  • Bio USA TODAY sports reporter covering the NBA. Food and drink guy. Music guy. Fly-fishing guy.
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