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Mavs not feeling Cuban’s idea not to give title rings | NBA.com
Mark Cuban’s idea to celebrate an NBA championship with something other than a ring is being soundly rejected by his players, his coach and the top guy in the front office.
“We’ve got to talk to him about that,” said Dirk Nowitzki, the finals MVP. “I don’t think the last word has been spoken yet. We know he always wants to do something different, something bigger. But the ring is just so classic. I think I would vote for a ring. I mean, I’m a man. I don’t know how I’d feel about a bracelet…”
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Rubio says he’s talking with Barca about future – AP
Minnesota Timberwolves draft pick Ricky Rubio says he is talking with Spanish club Barcelona about his future.
Rubio said “we are talking with Barcelona and we will soon see” after Barca beat Bilbao for the Spanish league title Tuesday night.
The 20-year-old Rubio has filled his trophy case with titles, but he has struggled to score this season and lost his spot in Barcelona’s starting lineup. The Timberwolves selected Rubio at No. 5 in the 2009 NBA draft, but the Spanish point guard decided to stay in Spain to play.
The Associated Press reported earlier this month that the Timberwolves had reached a deal with Rubio for him to join the team next season.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Pryor apologizes, doesn’t say specifically why – AP
Terrelle Pryor has apologized to Ohio State and former Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel, saying he’s “sorry for my conduct off the field.”
Speaking out for the first time since his college career came to a scandalous end, Pryor and agent Drew Rosenhaus appeared at a news conference Tuesday. Neither took questions, and after each gave a statement, Rosenhaus stood up and told Pryor they were leaving. While Pryor acknowledged mistakes, he did not say what they specifically were.
Pryor left school after already being suspended by Ohio State and the NCAA for the first five games of the 2011 season for accepting improper benefits in the form of cash and discounted tattoos from a Columbus tattoo-parlor owner.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
LeBron James says he is ‘not superior to anyone’ – AP
LeBron James ended his first Miami Heat season with a clarification.
James says comments he made after the Heat lost Game 6 of the NBA finals to the Dallas Mavericks may have been misunderstood, and that when it comes to the overwhelming criticism of himself and his team, “not only myself, but everyone has to move on with their lives.”
James raised eyebrows with the way he responded to a question about people being happy to see the Heat lose, saying then that those critics “have to get back to the real world.”
After the team held its exit meetings Tuesday, James was saying that he’s “not superior to anyone” and that he knows his comments could have been interpreted differently.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
