"Untrue. There's no trade possibility for Rudy (Gay). Rudy is a Memphis Grizzly, and for as long as he wants to be, he will be." Hollins, responding to a question about a recent ESPN.com report that suggested the Griz are willing to trade Gay. - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Now, the Suns pride themselves on having a great group of guys, and chemistry as good as or better than any other team in the league, which might explain Gentry's passionate response when asked to address this alleged "locker room tension." "It's the biggest crock of s*** I've ever heard," Gentry said. Twice. "Because there's nothing going on in our locker room," Gentry continued. "Not one thing. Our locker room has been great, and that pisses me off, to be honest with you. Because there's not one thing going on in our locker room. There really isn't. - FanHouse
New Orleans forward David West suffered a left ankle sprain in Friday's 96-94 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. West sustained the injury in the second quarter and did not return. He finished with 14 points in a little under 12 minutes. The Hornets play again Saturday, at Denver, but West's status for that game is not known. - The Sports Network
If the losses start accumulating, Marcus Camby might want to start accumulating his belongings for a possible move. Indications are the Los Angeles Clippers will more strongly consider dealing the coveted big man if the team is not in good position to make the playoffs as the Feb. 18 trade deadline approaches. If the Clippers (19-23), who are five games out of the No. 8 spot in the West, are in contention then, there is a better chance of Camby staying. - FanHouse
Now, halfway through the regular season, James sits in his locker, shoulders slumped to the ground. He's appeared in one game all season, and that was against the Indiana Pacers in a blowout loss in early November. The team's starting point guard and third-string point guard have been suspended, and a journeyman formerly of the Italian League is the team's backup point guard. The frustration was palpable on James' face. "This is the toughest situation of my career," James says. "I've never been treated like this." - Bullets Forever
This will be Martin's fourth consecutive losing season -- under his fifth different coach in his six years in Sacramento -- as the face of a team going nowhere. "When you see how many teams are interested in you, that's a good thing. But whatever happens, it happens,'' he said Friday before the game. "I can't do anything about it. I'm in Sacramento now with a smile on my face. If I go somewhere else, I'll have a smile on my face there, too.'' - FanHouse
Given his his athleticism, court vision, skill set, and inherent toughness, Terrence Williams should probably be one of the Nets’ best players by now. But for nearly a month, the rookie had strung together performances that were marked by impatience, indifference, frustration, and – most curious of all – selfishness. In some small ways, however, this road trip could be a sign that Williams is turning the corner, because there was no apathy in his performances at L.A. and Phoenix. - The Star-Ledger
Brian Scalabrine expects to miss nearly a week with a separated right shoulder, he told WEEI.com following the Celtics – Trail Blazers game. He did not play on Friday night and aims to return next Thursday against the Magic in Orlando. Scalabrine initially suffered the injury on January 6 against the Heat while trailing Michael Beasley on a pick. However, he wanted to maximize his opportunity in Kevin Garnett’s absence and played the next seven games with the injury. - WEEI
And Tayshaun Prince, playing in his first game since returning from a knee injury, was in no mood to talk about a heated verbal exchange he had with Kuester. The two exchanged words in the fourth quarter as Prince made his way to the bench after Kuester made wholesale lineup changes. “Don’t ask me that question,” Prince said when asked about the incident. “Because if I speak on it, you all are going to do nothing but change my words on it, so I’m not going to answer that.” - Michigan Live
The NBA trading deadline is Feb. 18. Ford makes $8.5 million this year and has a player option for $8.5 million next season. Since Jan. 1, O'Brien has elected to go with Earl Watson as the starter and rookie A.J. Price as the backup. - Indianapolis Star
Jermaine O'Neal, who trained last summer with Gilbert Arenas, said the suspended Wizards guard and the team would be better off parting ways. Arenas is awaiting sentencing on a felony weapons charge for bringing guns into the locker room last month. O'Neal was a member of the Pacers during their 2004 brawl with the Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. O'Neal's Pacers also endured two gun-related incidents. ``It knocked the floor from under us,'' O'Neal said. ``You actually never recover, really. As a player, you have to understand that you might have to get away so everyone can move on. So why not transition to something the city can be proud of again?'' - Miami Herald
Brewer spoke Friday on the court at the Jazz's facility, about to start practice with the only NBA team he has known. This after the Memphis Commercial Appeal reported Thursday the Grizzlies had discussed the possibility of acquiring Brewer from Utah. "I'm still here with the team," Brewer said. "You can hear those type of rumors as closer you get to the [trade] deadline. I'm just going to continue to play hard and try to help this team try to win games. As long as I'm here, I'm still going to try to do my best." - Salt Lake Tribune
Asked before the Lakers played the Knicks Friday night if the Cavs would be a playoff team without LeBron, Ron Artest didn’t hesitate. “Actually I thought about that [Thursday],” Artest said. “If you take LeBron off that team, no. They’re not. They’re nothing. Not that they’re nothing, they’re still human beings. But you take him off that team, no. I guess that’s why they got me, to take him out of the game. [Thursday] it didn’t work. They got us this year, so all we can do is move on from that and see what happens in the playoffs.” - CBS Sports
Amar'e Stoudemire's agent, Happy Walters, met with Suns Managing Partner Robert Sarver and General Manager Steve Kerr on Thursday, four weeks before the trading deadline, which will bring a lot of speculation regarding Stoudemire. "I'm cautiously optimistic about Amar'e's future," Walters said without being specific. Kerr declined to comment about the meeting. - Arizona Republic
Whatever happens then, Andrei Kirilenko says he's started to prioritize his wish list for the summer of 2011. And No. 1 on it is not, as some suspect, catching the first flight back to Moscow. "Getting back to Europe is definitely my last choice," he said after a shooting session with Hornacek prior to practice Friday. "Because the level of the basketball is really different than here, and you want to play at the best level as possible as long as you can." - Deseret News
Glen Davis spoke to ESPN The Magazine's Louise K. Cornetta Friday night about his obscene comment directed at a fan during the Celtics' loss Wednesday to the Detroit Pistons. "I shouldn't say those kind of words," Davis said. "Even though a fan says anything to me, I shouldn't say that. I've got to understand who's watching out there for the kids and the parents. It's just a bad thing to say. You're frustrated. You're mad. That's not what you're suppose to say. You're just supposed to play the game of basketball and don't worry about the fans; that's what they are there for. When a fan talks personal about you in an emotional game, you know, it kind of gets to you, but you can't let it get to you. That's what [fans are] there for, to get you unfocused and frustrated." - ESPN
Neither Gasol nor Bynum chose to refute Clippers center Chris Kaman's declaration that he deserves to be on the team ahead of either of the Lakers big men. Gasol finished fourth in the fan voting among Western Conference forwards, while Bynum was second among centers behind only converted power forward Amare Stoudemire of Phoenix. "(Kaman) has a right to feel that way because I guess he's the highest points-scoring center for right now in the NBA," Bynum said. "I could say the same thing because I'm the leading vote-getter among centers but I would never say anything like that. I'm just going to let it play out. Whoever gets it gets it." - Press Enterprise Blog
Larry Brown's chief concern from here, besides improving the Bobs' 3-15 road record, is making sure Jackson, Wallace and Diaw don't wear down from trying to carry the club to its first-ever playoff berth. Before this season, Charlotte sported a winning record for only 16 days in its first five seasons of existence: 14 days in 2007-08 and two days in 2005-06. At no point during the 2004-05, 2006-07 or 2008-09 seasons did the Bobcats have a winning record. - ESPN
Now, the Suns pride themselves on having a great group of guys, and chemistry as good as or better than any other team in the league, which might explain Gentry's passionate response when asked to address this alleged "locker room tension." "It's the biggest crock of s*** I've ever heard," Gentry said. Twice. "Because there's nothing going on in our locker room," Gentry continued. "Not one thing. Our locker room has been great, and that pisses me off, to be honest with you. Because there's not one thing going on in our locker room. There really isn't. - FanHouse
New Orleans forward David West suffered a left ankle sprain in Friday's 96-94 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. West sustained the injury in the second quarter and did not return. He finished with 14 points in a little under 12 minutes. The Hornets play again Saturday, at Denver, but West's status for that game is not known. - The Sports Network
If the losses start accumulating, Marcus Camby might want to start accumulating his belongings for a possible move. Indications are the Los Angeles Clippers will more strongly consider dealing the coveted big man if the team is not in good position to make the playoffs as the Feb. 18 trade deadline approaches. If the Clippers (19-23), who are five games out of the No. 8 spot in the West, are in contention then, there is a better chance of Camby staying. - FanHouse
Now, halfway through the regular season, James sits in his locker, shoulders slumped to the ground. He's appeared in one game all season, and that was against the Indiana Pacers in a blowout loss in early November. The team's starting point guard and third-string point guard have been suspended, and a journeyman formerly of the Italian League is the team's backup point guard. The frustration was palpable on James' face. "This is the toughest situation of my career," James says. "I've never been treated like this." - Bullets Forever
This will be Martin's fourth consecutive losing season -- under his fifth different coach in his six years in Sacramento -- as the face of a team going nowhere. "When you see how many teams are interested in you, that's a good thing. But whatever happens, it happens,'' he said Friday before the game. "I can't do anything about it. I'm in Sacramento now with a smile on my face. If I go somewhere else, I'll have a smile on my face there, too.'' - FanHouse
Given his his athleticism, court vision, skill set, and inherent toughness, Terrence Williams should probably be one of the Nets’ best players by now. But for nearly a month, the rookie had strung together performances that were marked by impatience, indifference, frustration, and – most curious of all – selfishness. In some small ways, however, this road trip could be a sign that Williams is turning the corner, because there was no apathy in his performances at L.A. and Phoenix. - The Star-Ledger
Brian Scalabrine expects to miss nearly a week with a separated right shoulder, he told WEEI.com following the Celtics – Trail Blazers game. He did not play on Friday night and aims to return next Thursday against the Magic in Orlando. Scalabrine initially suffered the injury on January 6 against the Heat while trailing Michael Beasley on a pick. However, he wanted to maximize his opportunity in Kevin Garnett’s absence and played the next seven games with the injury. - WEEI
And Tayshaun Prince, playing in his first game since returning from a knee injury, was in no mood to talk about a heated verbal exchange he had with Kuester. The two exchanged words in the fourth quarter as Prince made his way to the bench after Kuester made wholesale lineup changes. “Don’t ask me that question,” Prince said when asked about the incident. “Because if I speak on it, you all are going to do nothing but change my words on it, so I’m not going to answer that.” - Michigan Live
The NBA trading deadline is Feb. 18. Ford makes $8.5 million this year and has a player option for $8.5 million next season. Since Jan. 1, O'Brien has elected to go with Earl Watson as the starter and rookie A.J. Price as the backup. - Indianapolis Star
Jermaine O'Neal, who trained last summer with Gilbert Arenas, said the suspended Wizards guard and the team would be better off parting ways. Arenas is awaiting sentencing on a felony weapons charge for bringing guns into the locker room last month. O'Neal was a member of the Pacers during their 2004 brawl with the Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. O'Neal's Pacers also endured two gun-related incidents. ``It knocked the floor from under us,'' O'Neal said. ``You actually never recover, really. As a player, you have to understand that you might have to get away so everyone can move on. So why not transition to something the city can be proud of again?'' - Miami Herald
Brewer spoke Friday on the court at the Jazz's facility, about to start practice with the only NBA team he has known. This after the Memphis Commercial Appeal reported Thursday the Grizzlies had discussed the possibility of acquiring Brewer from Utah. "I'm still here with the team," Brewer said. "You can hear those type of rumors as closer you get to the [trade] deadline. I'm just going to continue to play hard and try to help this team try to win games. As long as I'm here, I'm still going to try to do my best." - Salt Lake Tribune
Asked before the Lakers played the Knicks Friday night if the Cavs would be a playoff team without LeBron, Ron Artest didn’t hesitate. “Actually I thought about that [Thursday],” Artest said. “If you take LeBron off that team, no. They’re not. They’re nothing. Not that they’re nothing, they’re still human beings. But you take him off that team, no. I guess that’s why they got me, to take him out of the game. [Thursday] it didn’t work. They got us this year, so all we can do is move on from that and see what happens in the playoffs.” - CBS Sports
Amar'e Stoudemire's agent, Happy Walters, met with Suns Managing Partner Robert Sarver and General Manager Steve Kerr on Thursday, four weeks before the trading deadline, which will bring a lot of speculation regarding Stoudemire. "I'm cautiously optimistic about Amar'e's future," Walters said without being specific. Kerr declined to comment about the meeting. - Arizona Republic
Whatever happens then, Andrei Kirilenko says he's started to prioritize his wish list for the summer of 2011. And No. 1 on it is not, as some suspect, catching the first flight back to Moscow. "Getting back to Europe is definitely my last choice," he said after a shooting session with Hornacek prior to practice Friday. "Because the level of the basketball is really different than here, and you want to play at the best level as possible as long as you can." - Deseret News
Glen Davis spoke to ESPN The Magazine's Louise K. Cornetta Friday night about his obscene comment directed at a fan during the Celtics' loss Wednesday to the Detroit Pistons. "I shouldn't say those kind of words," Davis said. "Even though a fan says anything to me, I shouldn't say that. I've got to understand who's watching out there for the kids and the parents. It's just a bad thing to say. You're frustrated. You're mad. That's not what you're suppose to say. You're just supposed to play the game of basketball and don't worry about the fans; that's what they are there for. When a fan talks personal about you in an emotional game, you know, it kind of gets to you, but you can't let it get to you. That's what [fans are] there for, to get you unfocused and frustrated." - ESPN
Neither Gasol nor Bynum chose to refute Clippers center Chris Kaman's declaration that he deserves to be on the team ahead of either of the Lakers big men. Gasol finished fourth in the fan voting among Western Conference forwards, while Bynum was second among centers behind only converted power forward Amare Stoudemire of Phoenix. "(Kaman) has a right to feel that way because I guess he's the highest points-scoring center for right now in the NBA," Bynum said. "I could say the same thing because I'm the leading vote-getter among centers but I would never say anything like that. I'm just going to let it play out. Whoever gets it gets it." - Press Enterprise Blog
Larry Brown's chief concern from here, besides improving the Bobs' 3-15 road record, is making sure Jackson, Wallace and Diaw don't wear down from trying to carry the club to its first-ever playoff berth. Before this season, Charlotte sported a winning record for only 16 days in its first five seasons of existence: 14 days in 2007-08 and two days in 2005-06. At no point during the 2004-05, 2006-07 or 2008-09 seasons did the Bobcats have a winning record. - ESPN
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