http://www.slamdunklife.com Pro Basketball Blog Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:40:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en New Orleans Hornets guard Jannero Pargo is the latest player to turn his back on the NBA for Europe. Pargo signed a one-year deal with Dynamo Moscow of the Russian League, agent Mark Bartelstein told The Associated Press in a phone interview Friday. The one-year deal is worth nearly $4 million and ... http://www.slamdunklife.com/hornets-pg-jannero-pargo-signs-with-moscow-dynamo/ A Pennsylvania woman who claims Michael Jordan fathered her son has been sentenced to a week in jail for not complying with a court order.A Crawford County judge barred 35-year-old Lisa Miceli of Meadville from contacting the former NBA star, his family or his representatives. Miceli also had to write ... http://www.slamdunklife.com/pa-woman-in-jordan-case-to-spend-week-in-jail/ The Los Angeles Clippers acquired Steve Novak, a forward who can shoot from the perimeter, in a deal with the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. In return, the Rockets will have the option to exchange second-round picks with the Clippers in the 2011 NBA draft. Last season, his second in the NBA, the ... http://www.slamdunklife.com/clippers-acquire-novak/ The 76ers re-signed guard Louis Williams on Monday, keeping a key member of Philadelphia’s first playoff team in three years. The deal was reportedly worth more than $25 million over five years. Williams, who was a restricted free agent, averaged 11.5 points in 23 minutes per game last season. The 21-year-old Williams was ... http://www.slamdunklife.com/76ers-re-sign-free-agent-guard-louis-williams/ The Denver Nuggets acquired forward Renaldo Balkman from the New York Knicks on Monday for guard Taurean Green, forward Bobby Jones and a second-round draft pick in 2010. The Nuggets also get cash in the deal announced by Mark Warkentien, Denver’s vice president of basketball operations. A former first-round pick, Balkman was ... http://www.slamdunklife.com/nuggets-get-balkman-from-knicks/ Police arrested a passenger in a car driven by Shawne Williams of the Indiana Pacers for marijuana possession, an incident that team president Larry Bird said jeopardizes the forward’s future with the Pacers. Williams was not arrested but was written up for a window tint and seat belt violation after the ... http://www.slamdunklife.com/police-arrested-a-passenger-in-a-car-driven-by-shawne-williams/ Suddenly, basketball matters in Iran.Normally the sport is an afterthought given the popularity of soccer, weightlifting and wrestling. But that has all changed now that Iran’s national basketball team is preparing for its first Olympic appearance in 60 years. “For every athlete, it is like a dream to participate in the ... http://www.slamdunklife.com/iran-in-olympic/ Eddie House had virtually disappeared from the Boston rotation during the Celtics’ run to the NBA title. When he got in the game, though, he showed his worth. House, who made a key 3-pointer while pouring in 11 points in 25 minutes in Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers, agreed ... http://www.slamdunklife.com/celtics-re-sign-2-backups-for-championship-defense/ With great reluctance, the Los Angeles Lakers decided at Friday’s deadline they wouldn’t match Golden State’s offer for Ronny Turiaf, meaning the former second-round draft choice will move up the California coast to play for the Warriors. “There are emotional ties with Ronny that go beyond basketball,” Lakers general manager Mitch ... http://www.slamdunklife.com/lakers-decide-to-let-ronny-turiaf-leave/ The Toronto Raptors signed Croatian guard Roko Ukic to a three-year deal Wednesday. Ukic, who was the Raptors’ second-round pick (41st) in the 2005 draft, played in Italy last season with Lottomatica Virtus Roma. He averaged 11.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 19 games, shooting 54.5 percent ... http://www.slamdunklife.com/raptors-sign-roko-ukic/