Today from Charlotte Bobcats’ head coach Steve Clifford: (by way of the Charlotte Observer at www.charlotteobserver.com) “There are no long-term effects – nothing that could be permanent,” Clifford replied, when asked if there is danger in Jefferson continuing to play in this best-of-seven series against the Miami Heat. And for his part, Jefferson is ready. “I’m suiting up,” Jefferson said after treatment on Monday. “It’ll take more than that to make me sit down.” Read all/Read more when you CLICK HERE.
*****Heat-Bobcats on ABC 45 at 3:30pm today….***** The Charlotte Bobcats wouldn’t be within 550 miles of Miami today without the help they have received this season from ‘Big Al’ Jefferson… The Bobcats meet the Heat today in Game One of a best-of-seven NBA playoff series and if ‘Big Al’ doesn’t end up in Charlotte this season, you could call the team the Bobcats, the Hornets, the Lakers, the Pistons or even the 49ers, but they would not be in the playoffs… Simply said, this in not a playoff team without ‘Big Al’…..Jefferson has put up at least 20 points and…
The Charlotte Bobcats Al Jefferson had 40 points and 18 rebounds in the Cats’ 110-100 win over the LA Lakers on Friday night and Al Jefferson has had a ‘monster month’, when you look back at his whole body-of-work for the month of January……For the state of North Carolina, he has to be the Player of the Month….”Big Al” Jefferson has been playing like a beast in the post…. Al Jefferson has now gone three straight games totaling 30 or more points and 10 or more rebounds. The only other NBA player to do that this season is Oklahoma City…
Nick Barbour, a guard from High Point University and GW Danville High School, is on the Charlotte Bobcats summer league roster and they will start playing this Friday at 10pm vs. the San Antonio Spurs, in Las Vegas, Nevada…..See full roster below and you will see Jamie Skeen on there too and he is a one-time Wake Forest player from down around Mecklenburg County(Norht Mecklengburg HS)…. The summer roster with name, position and affiliation: Nick Barbour, guard, High Point Bismack Biyombo, forward-center, Bobcats Troy Daniels, guard, Virginia Commonwealth Jerome Dyson, guard, Connecticut Patrick Ewing Jr., forward, Georgetown Abdul Gaddy, guard,…
Fred Whitfield, a graduate of Southeast Guilford High School, and now the President and CEO of the Charlotte Bobcats, was in town today to receive the key to the city, during his stop at the Jones Elementary School and then Fred took time to visit with those gathered at the Greensboro Sports Council’s luncheon, at the Greensboro Coliseum… Fred has accomplished a lot over the years and we had the chance to talk to him about some of those ventures and advuetures, that he has been involed with over the years….His Acheivements Unlimited Basketball Camp, that he started here in…
from www.charlotteobserver.com on Brendan Haywood, a former State Champion basketball player for Coach David Price and the Dudley Panthers, who is giving back to help others in his community, that are less fortunate…..Good job Brendan Haywood and we hope you will continue to help others and from the Greensboro Community, we support and applaud your efforts…… With the help of Charlotte Bobcats center Brendan Haywood, Arina Cancel and 14 other women will have one less bill to worry about for a year. On Sunday, Haywood surprised the women at the Center of Hope homeless shelter with news that he is…
Hard to believe it happened….Charlotte Bobcats are up by 18 points, with five minutes to play and they give it away…I was listening to this game on the car radio and was just hoping the clock would run out in regulation, while the Bobcats still had the lead… It did not and the game went to overtime as went inside to do our high school basketball reports and I didn’t find out until this morning, that the Bobcats had lost this game to the Portland Trailblazers…. Portland won it in OT…. Ben Gordon had 29 points on a team-record 8…
Final from the Time Warner Arena in Charlotte, N.C.: Charlotte Bobcats 98 Toronto Raptors 97
Charlotte Bobcats 102, Milwaukee Bucks 98….. Bobcats(5-4) Final from Charlotte tonight where Ramon Sessions scored 23 points and hit crucial free throws down the stretch to lift the Bobcats over the Bucks…Sessions posted nine points in that key 4th quarter and he was helped by Kemba Walker and Byron Mullens, who finished with 19 points on the night……
Charlotte Bobcats 101 Dallas Mavericks 97 (OT) *****Win #2 on the year already for the Bobcats and they beat a one-year removed NBA Champion in the Mavericks and more now to the Bobcats….*****
Former Dudley Panther center Brendan Haywood gets the call for the Charlotte Bobcats, as they open their season on Friday night, against the Indiana Pacers…He joins rookie Michael Kidd-Gilchrist from Kentucky and Gerald Henderson(Duke) is in there, among the top five…Duke and Carolina hodling two of the top five spots for the Charlotte NBA entry… Here is the full five that will start for the Bobcats on Friday and they have Eric Gordon and Ramon Sessions coming in off of the bench…. Point Guard:Kemba Walker(Connecticut) Shooting Guard:Gerald Henderson(Duke) Small Forward:Michael Kidd-Gilchrist(Kentucky) Power Forward:Byron Mullens(TBD) Center:Brendan Haywood(Greensboro Dudley High School/North Carolina)…
Does LA really have to have Antawn Jamison? Why don’t the Lakers just ahead and sign Dwight Howard and give the Charlotte Bobcats a break and let them have Antawn Jamison….The lowly Bobcats need all the help they can get and Jamison won’t save the day/franchise, but you put him in there with Brendan Haywood and some of the other veterans and they will give you some minutes and a few points and not much defense, but heck, Charlotte needs all the help they can get…. Let the LA Lakers build their ‘Big Three’ with Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash and…
from the AP’s Steve Reed at www.wralsportsfan.com: CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Bobcats have been awarded center Brendan Haywood off waivers from Dallas. Haywood, who grew up in Greensboro and played collegiately at North Carolina — the same alma mater as owner Michael Jordan — was cut loose by the Mavericks using the amnesty clause. An 11-year NBA veteran, the 7-foot Haywood helps fills a void at center. CLICK HERE to read all/read more…..