Rajon Rondo
Celtics guard Rajon Rondo does not seem too excited that former New York Knicks headache Nate Robinson will be joining him in Boston.
When Rondo was asked what he thought about the trade, he said, “I don’t know, I don’t know. I hope it’s for the best.” He then lamented the loss of guard Eddie House, who Rondo said could drop 20 or 30 points in a game.
House could apparently score a lot fewer points than that in a game, too, since he is averaging 7.2 points and one assist per game as of last night. Robinson was putting up 13.2 points and 3.7 assists per game for the Knicks.
“We don’t make decision, we just play the game,” Rondo then said.
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Nate Robinson
Nate Robinson is reportedly on the verge of being traded to the Boston Celtics, according to a report from Alan Hahn of Newsday.
Sources claim that the deal is not official and it likely will not be until Thursday, but that it will probably include Eddie House and a second-round pick, among other pieces.
The Lakers had also been in talks with New York on Robinson.
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Nate Robinson
Nate Robinson was suspiciously absent from the Knicks last night here, home with flu-like symptoms — but he might be absent, period.
Coming off his third slam-dunk title, Robinson again is being shopped, with the trade deadline approaching tomorrow and the Boston trade rumors resurfacing again yesterday.
The Knicks deem Robinson purely as a shooting guard, and his departure would open up more playing time for rookie Toney Douglas.
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DeMar DeRozan
Toronto rookie DeMar DeRozan has won the inaugural All-Star “Dunk-In” to earn a place in the slam dunk contest.
DeRozan defeated Los Angeles Clippers guard Eric Gordon at halftime of the rookie challenge on Friday night. Each player had two dunks, and Gordon struggled to put his first one down.
DeRozan earned 61 percent from fans who voted online and by text message.
He will compete against defending champion Nate Robinson, Charlotte All-Star Gerald Wallace and Lakers guard Shannon Brown on Saturday night during the final event of All-Star Saturday night.
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Nate Robinson
Nate Robinson is nursing a groin injury, which may prevent him from competing in Saturday’s dunk contest.
“He has to tell me how he feels,” Mike D’Antoni said.
“I have no idea how he feels. And if it bothers him, obviously the best thing to do is to rest it. But if he’s OK to compete, it’s a fun weekend and the NBA has asked him to do something and he’s the defending [champion] — so I can understand why he wants to. But he has to know his body and know what’s best for him.”
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Chris Duhon
Mike D’Antoni kept Chris Duhon on the bench for the entire second half of the Knicks’ home game versus the Wizards Wednesday night.
Nate Robinson started in Duhon’s place and propelled the Knicks to a 107-85 victory. Robinson led the team with 23 points and added 8 assists, 6 rebounds and 2 steals with only 2 turnovers.
After the game, D’Antoni indicated that Robinson could start the next game, which could mean that Duhon has played his way out of the rotation.
Larry Hughes, who had been complaining publicly about his lack of playing time, saw action and had 11 points.
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Nate Robinson
The Celtics have made an offer to the Knicks for Nate Robinson, according to a reporter who appeared Tuesday on a Boston radio station.
The reporter did not say what the Celtics offered.
According to a person with ties to Doc Rivers, the Celtics coach would not mind getting the chance to coach Robinson, even if he is high-maintenance.
“Doc thinks he can connect with anybody,” said the source.
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Kevin Garnett
According to his peers, Kevin Garnett is the biggest trash talker in the NBA.
“Sports Illustrated released the results of a new poll that asked NBA players who was the league’s biggest trash talker,” wrote Alan Hahn of Newsday.
“Super-intense Kevin Garnett took first place by a landslide of 62 percent out of 173 NBA players polled. Kobe Bryant (7%) was second, followed by Rasheed Wallace (5%). Fourth on the list was Nate Robinson (3%), who tied with Paul Pierce.”
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Larry Hughes
After the Knicks’ 43-point win over the Pacers, Larry Hughes complained to the media about Mike D’Antoni’s decision to remove him from the rotation.
With his 41-point explosion Friday night, Nate Robinson has taken Hughes’ spot off the bench.
Hughes said D’Antoni’s changes to the rotation are “not a good way to play the season; I mean, going back and forth. This is my second or third time now; it’s getting old.”
He also complained that D’Antoni did not communicate with him.
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Nate Robinson
According to sources, Nate Robinson exercised his right to veto a trade that would have sent him to Memphis for Marcus Williams and a draft pick.
Earlier, a source with the Grizzlies denied that a deal was ever in place.
Robinson appears to be back in New York’s rotation after his 41-point performance Friday night.
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