Given that we don't have any real NBA games in progress right now, I thought I'd post a video of a surreal NBA moment.
Check this 2006 footage out as Kwame Brown (Los Angeles Lakers) not only catches the basketball on the break, but also manages to slam it down successfully, all over Andres Nocioni (Chicago Bulls). In addition to these unusual facts, the following is notable:
Kobe passed the ball to a teammate -- he didn't do much of that in 2006.
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Sportsnet.ca Argentina's Nocioni to miss World Championship USA Today KAYSERI, Turkey (AP) — Argentina forward Andres Nocioni will miss the basketball World Championship because of a left-ankle injury. The Philadelphia 76ers advised Nocioni to skip the tournament that starts Saturday, and Nocioni confirmed Thursday he ... 76ers F Nocioni to miss worlds for Argentina SI.com Sixers recommend Nocioni skip Worlds MiamiHerald.com Andres Nocioni: (Ankle) Out of World Championships Rotowire The...Read Full Story
Andres Nocioni might be a targer for Real Madrid ..
According to tubasket.com , Andres Nocioni (2.01-SF/PF) has been approached by Real Madrid . The article quotes as a source the printed edition of La Marca in Spain and it says that the administration of Real Madrid have approached the agents of Nocioni to find out what is the situation with him.
Nocioni is not doing very well in Sacramento and his low numbers don't really translate well into his relatively high contract of 13.5...Read Full Story
Sportsnet.ca Sixers recommend Nocioni skip Worlds Kansas City Star By Sports Network The Philadelphia 76ers have advised swingman Andres Nocioni to sit out the upcoming FIBA World Championships because of a nagging ankle injury. Nocioni has yet to suit up for the Sixers after being acquired in a June trade with ... 76ers advise injured Nocioni skip upcoming world championships The Canadian Press Andres Nocioni: Nocioni advised to sit out FIBA Worlds Rotoworld.com Injured Nocioni won't play at...Read Full Story
Jason Kapono is out, Andres Nocioni is in for the Sixers. The Jason Kapono experiment is over. Midway through Friday night's 104-101 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, Sixers' coach Doug Collins realized that something was missing from his team. Less than one week into the season, with his charges trailing at the half for the second time in as many games, he knew that he needed a spark. Enter Andres Nocioni. In the second half of Friday night's game, Nocioni provided the energy and toughness that had...Read Full Story
Oh, you know: the 6'7" bench "player" that's miraculously on the Sixers' roster, making an unreasonably generous $6.6 million a year, for the next two seasons. He's averaged less than two points per game this season, and probably gets exhausted after ...
The Philadelphia 76ers had a pretty ordinary offseason. They re-signed Thaddeus Young, Spencer Hawes, and Tony Battie. The only player they lost was Jason Kapano. Basically, the 76ers are heading into the new season with the same team they had last year.
Nocioni the Olympian Though Andre Iguodala is expected to be a finalist for a berth on the U.S. Olympic team, Andres Nocioni will be in London for the 2012 games as a member of the Argentinean national team. This will be the third Olympics in a ...
He was traded, along with a future first-round pick, to the Cleveland Cavaliers for forward J.J. Hickson. The season before, forward Andres Nocioni wanted to be traded from the Kings and was traded with center Spencer Hawes to the Philadelphia 76ers for ...
Aside from Ginobili, Luis Scola, Andres Nocioni, Carlos Delfino, and Fabricio Oberto make up a talented roster with players who have vast experience in Olympic play. However, Manu is simply being realistic. As said before Team USA and Team Spain are the ...
Joe Alexander is the kind of player Kevin Pritchard and Nate McMillan like to call âan intriguing prospect.â If the Trail Blazers are to obtain Alexanderâs services through the June 26 draft, however, they might have to move up from their No ...