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Arenas gets 30 days in halfway house
WASHINGTON — Suspended Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas was ordered Friday to spend 30 days in a halfway house for his conviction on gun charges stemming from a locker-room confrontation with a teammate.
Sixers notch rare consecutive victories
PHILADELPHIA — Andre Iguodala had 25 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, Jason Kapono and Elton Brand each added 14 points, and the Philadelphia 76ers won consecutive games for the first time in more than six weeks with a 105-98 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.
Heat top Bulls
CHICAGO (AP) — Jermaine O’Neal scored 24 points and the Miami Heat jumped out to a 30-point halftime lead Thursday night to rout the Chicago Bulls 103-74.
Celtics top Nuggets, clinch playoff spot
BOSTON — Paul Pierce scored 27 points, Kevin Garnett had 20 and the Boston Celtics clinched a playoff berth with a 113-99 win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.
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Grunfeld: Arenas will be a Wizard next season
A day after Gilbert Arenas was sentenced to 30 days in a halfway house for bringing guns into the Washington Wizards' locker room, team president Ernie Grunfeld reaffirmed that Arenas will be back with the club next season.
"We're not going to void his contract. As I've said all along, he's going to be with us," Grunfeld sai
Mavericks G Butler fined $25,000
Dallas Mavericks guard Caron Butler has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for directing inappropriate language toward fans.
Stu Jackson, the league's executive vice president of operations, made the announcement in a news release Saturday.
The incident occurred with 9.9 seconds remaining in the second period of the Mavericks' 1
Arenas a lucky man to beat gun rap
Gilbert Arenas is a lucky man.
Lucky he's spending a few days in a halfway house instead of a few years in a prison. Lucky he plays in a league that guarantees contracts.
Lucky he didn't put bullets in the guns he brought to work to show a teammate he meant business.
Lucky that everyone understands he's just a fu
X-rays on Bucks' Delfino are negative
X-rays on Carlos Delfino's head and neck are negative and the Bucks forward is day-to-day with neck and jaw soreness a day after being taken from the court on a stretcher.
Delfino was hurt late in the first half of Milwaukee's 87-74 loss to the Miami Heat on Friday night.
He drove to the basket, stumbled and landed face dow
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