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For all those die hard fans of NBA Basket ball around the globe, catch up with some latest news at NBA. News that will break many hearts is that Lower back strain forces Jason Kidd to leave his game against Spurs. Dallas Maverick’s point guard Jason Kidd is forced to leave his game against Spurs because of severe lower back strain. His fans are really going to be disappointed as his return to the game is doubtful. In the first quarter Kidd played a11:32 and he checked out soon after that going to his locker room. Jason Kidd had to miss both his shots. He had to turn it over with the help of three assists.
Paul Westphal has been fired from the position of Sacramento coach. When your stars are not supporting you, everything goes against you. This is absolutely true in the case of Paul Westphal, the recently fired Sacramento coach. According to sources, it was the locker room confusion and locker room dissention, which led to the firing of Westphal.The new coach, will be Keith Smart from Thursday night when the Kings will meet the Bucks. Some of the reasons quoted for Westphal’s firing are of course the team’s performance. The team was not playing well in cases of both offense and defense. Westphal’s record was 51-120 in the two plus seasons. Then there was the issue with Demarkus Cousins. All these issues paved for an exit of Westphal as Sacramento coach.
Another bad news is that, Kobe Bryant gets pre-game shots in his wrist it seems that Los Angeles Laker’ sKobe Bryant is having problems with his torn lunotriquetral ligament. He is getting shots at his wrist before every game to ease the pain due to his torn ligament. It was during a lake season loss to the LosAngeles Clippers Kobe suffered a right wrist injury. As a result, he had to miss the pre season finale. He played in all seven of the Laker’ games.
Miami heat had a tough time as it had to play against Atlanta Hawks without its famous stars Lebron James and Wade as both of them suffered injuries. Lebron had an injured left angle while wade suffered from an injured left foot. Therefore, it was Chris Bosh, who scored 33 points and Heat beat Atlanta Hawks 116-119 on Thursday night. Mario Chalmers scored 22 of 29 points after the third quarter. Stay tuned for more live action from NBA.
