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The NBA All Star game was played without a couple of high profile participants this year as the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant and Philadelphia 76ers’ Allen Iverson would not play due to injury. Kobe and ‘AI’ were the latest in a string of injuries to All Star players that also claimed Portland’s Brandon Roy and New Orleans’ Chris Paul. The NBA has been much more strict about attendance at the All Star game since a number of players skipped out with dubious injuries.

In one of the stranger front office shakeups in recent NBA history, the Los Angeles Clippers have ‘relieved’ Mike Dunleavy of his head coaching duties effective immediately. He’ll remain on board as the Clippers’ general manager, and both he and the team cited the demands of the forthcoming trade deadline and free agent market as a catalyst for the change. Dunleavy leaves as the most successful head coach in the team’s less than distinguished history. With the Clippers, however, that’s not saying a whole lot.

After a summer of heated negotiations, the Portland Trailblazers have signed All Star shooting guard Brandon Roy to a five year contract extension. Roy will be in the final year of his rookie contract in the 2009-2010 NBA season, and locking up the services of their ‘franchise player’ was the teams top summer priority.

Veteran point guard Jason Williams”nicknamed White Chocolate earlier in his career for his flamboyant play”is returning to the NBA after a season away from basketball. Williams announced that hes re-entering the league this season, and will do so in an Orlando Magic uniform.

The Portland Trailblazers have needed a big inside presence ever since starting center Greg Oden and backup Joel Pryzbilla went down with season ending injuries. They finally found one on Tuesday as they acquired veteran Marcus Camby from the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers received forward Travis Outlaw and guard Steve Blake. Camby is expected to make his debut in a Blazers’ uniform on Friday when Portland hosts the Boston Celtics.

Here’s the information for 2010 ACC Tournament tickets in Greensboro, NC. The 2010 ACC Men’s College Basketball tournament will be held in the Greensboro Coliseum, which is where the tournament has been held the majority of the time. The annual basketball tournament is known as one of the most storied and highly competitive in college basketball.

If you are an athlete of any of a number of disciplines then you probably are aware that increasing your vertical leap and your over all jumping ability can be very important and thus a good exercise regime to increase vertical jump is also highly important.

The Denver Nuggets had one of the most impressive late season runs during the 2008-2009 NBA season. After easily defeating the Hornets and Mavericks during the first two rounds of the NBA playoffs, Denver was shut down by the Lakers, the eventual champions.

One of the most under appreciated forms of exercise is plyometric training . In a way, this is a good thing because if you are a competitive athlete, this type of training will give you an enormous edge over your competitors. Without a doubt, there are very few exercise programs that are as effective as plyometric training in terms of its ability to enhance and develop speed and explosiveness in movement. Actually, even if you are not a competitive athlete you can still benefit from a plyometric exercise program. This is because plyometric training can greatly enhance physical conditioning like few other exercise programs are able.

It was a hell of a ride. Unfortunately for the boys from Bean Town the spoils went to the Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe Bryant lifted the Larry O’Brien NBA Championship Trophy this year, but next year all bets are off. After all, what does it take to win a championship? It takes plenty of talent and determination. To be sure, the Celtics proved they had both in droves when they lifted the O’Brien Trophy in 2008.