DC Basketball Blog

Ty Lawson’s 23 Helps Lead Nuggets To Rout of Nets

cagewriter — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:27:28 +0000

Clinton native and rookie shoots nine of 10 from the floor for 23 points to help fuel Denver’s 122-94 dismantling of the New Jersey Nets:

http://www.nba.com/games/20091104/DENNJN/recap.html

The playmaker was an AAU standout here in D.C. His contributions last night came during only 27 minutes of play.

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Durant Leads Thunder Into Overtime With Lakers

cagewriter — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:22:38 +0000

D.C. native and former P.G. Jaguars star nets 28 with five assists to carry Thunder into OT with Lakers:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=291103025

Northwestern H.S. grad Jeff Green scored 18, and blocked two shots for the Thunder.

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Durant Shines in Thunder Win

cagewriter — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:57:34 +0000

Oklahoma City wins on road, led by former DC Assault star Kevin Durant’s 25 points and 12 rebounds:

http://www.nba.com/video/games/pistons/2009/10/30/0020900023_okc_det_recap.nba/

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Kenny Carr, Kermit Washington Make Blazers Top 40

cagewriter — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:38:11 +0000

Two local guys who weren’t even schoolboy stars until twelfth grade, are named among the best 40 players in Portland Trailblazer history:

Kenny Carr:

http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2009/10/trail_blazers_top_40_no_36_ken.html

http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2009/10/trail_blazers_top_40_no_39_ker.html

Good on them.

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A Decade of Black Genius

cagewriter — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:41:53 +0000

Former Richard Montgomery All-Met Willie Allen makes TheRoot.com’s list of Black McArthur (“genius”) Fellowship honorees over the past 10 years in this slide show:

http://www.theroot.com/multimedia/decade-black-genius

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Maryland Sports Blog

cagewriter — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:36:20 +0000

Remember, during Maryland basketball season, I’ll be blogging here too:

http://maryland.raycomsports.com/blog/

If the post concerns a local player or angle, I’ll link them here.

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AC Power: Austin Carr Brings D.C. Flavor to Cavs’ Broadcasts

cagewriter — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:57:02 +0000

Former Mackin and Notre Dame great Austin Carr still shines on the air, and with his popular Cavaliers’ blog:

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2009/02/austin_carrs_fans_are_throwing.html

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Former Cardozo Star Ed Epps Dead

cagewriter — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:50:51 +0000

1967 All-Met dies after illness, remembered by thousands:

http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092209aaa.html

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=294&sid=8021064

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Auerbach: DC Has Best Playground Basketball in U.S.

cagewriter — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:49:50 +0000

“…Red Auerbach has long contended that ’…the best playground basketball in the country is played in Washington, D.C.’…” 1967 Boston Celtics media guide

(coming from a Brooklyn native, that’s high praise)

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McKinley Tech’s Tim Bassett Recalls The Old Days

cagewriter — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:12:48 +0000

Former All-Met performer played with Dr. J in the old ABA, owns Manhattan bar:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/sports/basketball/27bassett.html

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