Слепо Црево Андреа, Кинескиот цар Коби и Америте со Бразил и Аргентина
Шансите на Репторси за подобро место пред плеј-офот, како и тие на Андреа Барњани за Руки на годината добија сериозен удар кога синоќа проработе слепото црево на 1. пик. Сега на Мајами е да го престигне Торонто, а Брендон ROY да биде ROY.
Andrea Bargnani will miss a substantial part of the rest of the NBA regular season after having an emergency appendectomy early this morning.
According to various Italian media reports, including the website of La Gazetta dello Sport, the 21-year-old rookie became ill after practice yesterday and had the surgery overnight at a Toronto hospital.
There is no official word from the Raptors on the surgery, or how long Bargnani will be sidelined. Recovery from an appendectomy can generally take between three weeks and a month; the NBA regular season ends April 18.
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Кога дојде во НБА, Јаоза некое време суверено владееше со пазарот на дресови во својата Кина. Арно ама, кога сите си купија негов дрес, а покрај него и на Стив Френсис, се префрлија на новиот негов соиграч Мекгрејди. Лани борбата беше меѓу Ти-Мек и Вејд. Сезонава Трејси пак беше прв, ама 3 х 8 промената на Коби ги натера Кинезите да добијат нов омилен дрес. А и жутата боја им одговара.
Kobe Bryant’s Lakers jersey is the cream of the NBA jersey crop in the United States … and now China. Sales of Kobe’s No. 24 displaced Tracy McGrady as China’s most popular seller. Rankings are based on sales from the start of the season through the All-Star break.
The Lakers’ star has the top-selling jersey there, while sales of Yao Ming’s jersey in his home country continue to fall, according to results released by the NBA on Tuesday.
Bryant moved up three spots to replace Tracy McGrady, Yao’s teammate with the Rockets, atop the list. McGrady slipped to third, while Yao dropped three spots to sixth.
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На Америте и нема да им биде толку лесно на квалификациите за Пекинг (пак Кина) кои се играат летово. Олеснителна околност е што тие ќе играат дома, во Лас Вегас.
Beleaguered Team USA will play in the same group as Brazil and across from defending Olympic champion Argentina in this summer’s FIBA Americas Championship. The draw for the 10-team international tournament to determine two berths in the 2008 Olympics was announced Wednesday.
The United States will play 10 games in 12 days and must qualify for the gold medal game to avoid a third round of qualifying.
Despite using NBA and pro players, the Americans have not won an international event since the 2003 FIBA Americas in Puerto Rico. They won bronze in the 2004 Olympics, did not claim a medal in the 2005 FIBA Americas and again won bronze in the World Championships last summer.
The U.S. is in Group B with Brazil, Venezuela, Canada and the Virgin Islands. Group A is comprised of Argentina, Panama, Mexico, Uruguay and Puerto Rico.
The tournament begins August 22 at Thomas & Mack Arena, with the championship game September 2. The key games are the semifinals September 1, with the winners assured of Olympic berths.
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