Peep Show
By Terry Brown
NBA Insider
Tuesday, August 19
Updated: August 19
8:46 AM ET
Hill
Orlando Magic: Like it or not, Orlando swingman Grant Hill will attempt to play this season. But for the record, the Orlando franchise doesn't like it. "He could be . . . I have no idea, to be honest." said head coach Doc Rivers in the Orlando Sentinel. "He's working his butt off. I think Grant, in Grant's mind . . . I think he's thinking, 'I'm not finished this season.' " The team would like Hill to sit out the entire season in order to rehab his chronically injured ankle and then try to make a return the following season, going so far as to apply for a medical exception earlier this offseason. However, Hill has said time and again that he will return despite numerous setbacks. "This is the first year since we've had Grant that the beginning of the season hasn't started with him being healthy. This year we're going into the season not expecting Grant to play and we're moving on," Rivers said. "We're not pinning our hopes on him."
New Jersey Nets: Senator Jon S. Corzine of New Jersey doesn't like the way "Brooklyn Nets" sounds so he, along with a few friends in the right places, is doing his best to keep them in New Jersey even if it means buying the team, himself. "Corzine is not buying into this team because he thinks he's going to make money," an executive involved in the possible deal told the New York Times. "It's to save the teams from leaving New Jersey and maybe to generate political support." Developer Bruce Ratner is leading the opposition, hoping to buy the team from current owner Lewis Katz and move the team to Brooklyn.
Seattle SuperSonics: The Seattle Times is reporting that Joseph Forte has entered into a court-mandated settlement with the man he allegedly punched in the face during a pick up basketball game on the Tar Heel campus. Details are unknown, but the paper states that this is only the beginning for the troubled player who now must face charges in Maryland concerning drug and gun possession.
By Terry Brown
NBA Insider
Tuesday, August 19
Updated: August 19
8:46 AM ET
Hill
Orlando Magic: Like it or not, Orlando swingman Grant Hill will attempt to play this season. But for the record, the Orlando franchise doesn't like it. "He could be . . . I have no idea, to be honest." said head coach Doc Rivers in the Orlando Sentinel. "He's working his butt off. I think Grant, in Grant's mind . . . I think he's thinking, 'I'm not finished this season.' " The team would like Hill to sit out the entire season in order to rehab his chronically injured ankle and then try to make a return the following season, going so far as to apply for a medical exception earlier this offseason. However, Hill has said time and again that he will return despite numerous setbacks. "This is the first year since we've had Grant that the beginning of the season hasn't started with him being healthy. This year we're going into the season not expecting Grant to play and we're moving on," Rivers said. "We're not pinning our hopes on him."
New Jersey Nets: Senator Jon S. Corzine of New Jersey doesn't like the way "Brooklyn Nets" sounds so he, along with a few friends in the right places, is doing his best to keep them in New Jersey even if it means buying the team, himself. "Corzine is not buying into this team because he thinks he's going to make money," an executive involved in the possible deal told the New York Times. "It's to save the teams from leaving New Jersey and maybe to generate political support." Developer Bruce Ratner is leading the opposition, hoping to buy the team from current owner Lewis Katz and move the team to Brooklyn.
Seattle SuperSonics: The Seattle Times is reporting that Joseph Forte has entered into a court-mandated settlement with the man he allegedly punched in the face during a pick up basketball game on the Tar Heel campus. Details are unknown, but the paper states that this is only the beginning for the troubled player who now must face charges in Maryland concerning drug and gun possession.
