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Date Player News
5/15/2012 Nikola Pekovic, C Pekovic had surgery to remove bone spurs from his right ankle on Tuesday.

Analysis: Pekovic's sore ankle kept him out of eight games towards the end of the season. Dr. Martin O'Malley performed the surgery and Pekovic is expected to make a full recovery and be ready in time for training camp.
5/13/2012 LeBron James, F NBA Commissioner David Stern handed James his third MVP trophy in a pregame ceremony before the Heat hosted the Indiana Pacers on Sunday.

Analysis: James was announced Saturday as the winner of the award. Fans attending the Indiana-Miami playoff game were all given headbands with James' logo and the letters ``MVP'' printed on them, as well as placards to mark the occasion. James is the eighth player to win the award at least three times. ``Pretty good company,'' Stern said.
5/13/2012 Chris Bosh, F-C Bosh strained a lower abdominal muscle in Game 1 against Indy in the Eastern Conference semifinal series, that original diagnosis confirmed Monday after an MRI exam. The team said Bosh is out "indefinitely," though coach Erik Spoelstra and others say the injury could have been worse.

Analysis: Bosh is out for Game 2 on Tuesday, and sounds like he probably won't play again in this series. "This season has to be extended for me to play again," Bosh said. "So that's what's on my mind."
5/13/2012 Kyrie Irving, PG Irving has been chosen the NBA's Rookie of the Year. Irving, who averaged 18.5 points, is the second Cavaliers player to win the award, joining LeBron James in 2004.

Analysis: Irving's selection isn't a surprise since he led all first-year players in scoring and renewed hope for Cleveland's franchise. He'll receive the award on Tuesday. The 20-year-old Irving entered the league as the No. 1 overall draft pick after playing just 11 games at Duke.
5/12/2012 Kevin Durant, SF After finishing second in the MVP voting for the second time in his career, Durant says he doesn't get any extra motivation from coming so close to winning the NBA's top individual honor.

Analysis: Durant says he's been finishing second since high school, ending up as the No. 2 draft pick in 2007 and now twice in the MVP voting. He says he's "over'' being second and is more motivated to win an NBA championship.
5/12/2012 LeBron James, F James accepted his third NBA MVP award Saturday, making him the eighth player in league history to win that many.

Analysis: James got the word about this MVP award Thursday. Longtime friend and close associate Randy Mims delivered the message because James couldn't be reached when the call came. Of all the messages Mims has given James over the years, this one was unforgettable, he said. ``This is crazy,'' James said.
5/11/2012 LeBron James, F A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that James will be announced Saturday as the NBA's MVP, the third time he's won the award in the past four seasons.

Analysis: James will become the eighth player to win the award at least three times, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Moses Malone. He'll be the first to win as a member of the Heat. James' previous MVP awards in 2009 and 2010 came when he played for Cleveland.
5/10/2012 Chris Andersen, F-C Douglas County sheriff's deputies have searched Andersen's home.

Analysis: Sheriff's spokesman Ron Hanavan confirmed that the search took place Thursday as part of an investigation conducted by the department's Internet Crimes Against Children unit. Andersen has not been arrested and Hanavan said no arrest warrant has been issued.
5/10/2012 Kobe Bryant, SG Bryant has a stomach ailment and will be a game-time decision for Thursday night's Game 6 against the Denver Nuggets. Bryant missed the team's shootaround at the Pepsi Center on Thursday morning.

Analysis: Coach Mike Brown said he expects his All-Star guard to be in the lineup when the Lakers try to wrap up the best-of-seven series Thursday night. Bryant is coming off a 43-point performance in Game 5, but he missed a game-tying 3-pointer in L.A.'s 102-99 loss Tuesday night at Staples Center.
5/10/2012 Amar'e Stoudemire, F-C The Miami Heat and public-address announcer Michael Baiamonte are apologizing to Stoudemire and the New York Knicks for a comment about how the forward was "extinguished from the game'' when he fouled out of Game 5 of the teams' Eastern Conference first-round series.

Analysis: After Wednesday's game, Stoudemire was quoted saying that the comment "doesn't bother me.''
5/10/2012 James Harden, G-F In his first season fully understanding the role, Harden won the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award after leading all bench players in scoring.

Analysis: Harden averaged 16.8 points on career-best 49 percent shooting this season, and he recorded his first career 40-point game last month in a win at Phoenix. The bearded combo guard also became known in the final week of the regular season when he sustained a concussion while taking an elbow from the Los Angeles Lakers' Metta World Peace.
5/10/2012 Joakim Noah, F-C Noah is back for the Chicago Bulls in Game 6 of the first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Analysis: Noah was in uniform and warmed up with the rest of the Bulls on Thursday night. He was not in the starting lineup but was available to play. The 76ers led the best-of-seven Eastern Conference series 3-2. Noah was injured midway through the third quarter of Game 3 when he stepped on Andre Iguodala's foot while driving the lane and crashed to the court. He sat out Games 4 and 5
5/10/2012 Kobe Bryant, SG Bryant will play Thursday night against the Denver Nuggets despite a stomach ailment that caused him to miss his team's morning shootaround.

Analysis: Coach Mike Brown said Bryant was holding down liquids and had no restriction on his minutes. Bryant is coming off a 43-point performance in Game 5 but he missed a game-tying 3-pointer in the Lakers' 102-99 loss Tuesday night at Staples Center.
5/10/2012 LaMarcus Aldridge, F-C The Trail Blazers say Aldridge had surgery on his right hip.

Analysis: The arthroscopic procedure repaired a slight labral tear. Aldridge was bothered by the injury late in the season and missed the Blazers' final eight games. Aldridge averaged 21.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists this season while shooting a career-high 51.2 percent.
5/8/2012 Raja Bell, SG Bell says his career with the Utah Jazz is over, calling the damage ``irreparable'' and saying coach Tyrone Corbin was ``unprofessional'' because of a lack of communication. The 35-year-old Bell has one more year left on his contract but was hopeful the team would work out an offseason trade.

Analysis: Bell opened the year as Utah's starting shooting guard but saw his playing time diminish. In March, he was sent home from a road trip after a verbal spat with Corbin. Bell did not play in Utah's first-round Western Conference series, which San Antonio swept.
5/8/2012 Al Horford, F-C Horford is back in the starting lineup for the Atlanta Hawks as they try to avoid elimination in their first-round series against the Boston Celtics.

Analysis: Horford missed most of the regular season and the first three games of the playoffs after undergoing pectoral surgery. He made a surprising return in Game 4, coming off the bench for 12 points and five rebounds in a 22-point loss.
5/8/2012 Joakim Noah, F-C Noah is out of the Chicago Bulls' lineup for the second straight game Tuesday because of a sprained left ankle.

Analysis: Noah was injured midway through the third quarter of Game 3 when he stepped on Andre Iguodala's foot while driving the lane and crashed to the court. He sat out Game 4. Noah shot free throws at the end of the morning shootaround on Tuesday but had a noticeable limp.
5/7/2012 Carmelo Anthony, F Anthony scored 41 points, and the New York Knicks snapped an NBA-record, 13-game postseason losing streak by beating the Miami Heat 89-87 on Sunday in Game 4 of their first-round series.

Analysis: Anthony made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 54.5 seconds left as the Knicks overcame another serious injury to win a playoff game for the first time since April 29, 2001. Baron Davis dislocated his right kneecap in the third quarter, just as the Knicks were making the run that got them back into the game after a dismal first half.
5/7/2012 Jeremy Lin, PG Knicks interim coach Mike Woodson says he is not counting on Lin to return Wednesday in Game 5 against Miami.

Analysis: Lin is working out again after surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee April 2. The Knicks said at the time he was expected to miss six weeks, meaning his season was likely over unless the Knicks reached the second round.
5/7/2012 Baron Davis, PG Davis has torn the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee, a potentially career-threatening injury for the Knicks' 33-year-old point guard.

Analysis: The Knicks said Davis was expected to be out a year after an MRI on Monday also revealed a partial tear of the patella tendon. New Yorkw as already without Jeremy Lin and Iman Shumpert. Interim coach Mike Woodson said Monday during a conference call he expects veteran Mike Bibby to start and Toney Douglas could play.
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