Parker's Free Throw Miss Allows Slovenia To Beat FranceIsrael rallied behind Yaniv Green's 26 points and 12 rebounds to beat Serbia 87-83 Wednesday, sending the Serbs to their earliest exit from the European Championship in 60 years.
At Alicante, Slovenia won its third, beating France 67-66 when Tony Parker missed a game-tying free throw with two seconds left. And in Palma de Mallorca, Sarunas Jasikevicius scored 15 points and had 10 assists to help Lithuania hold off Germany 84-80 and finish unbeaten atop Group C.
In Group B, Portugal surprised Latvia 77-67 to keep its hopes of advancing in its tournament debut. It had to wait for the Spain-Croatia result later Wednesday at Sevilla.
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Durant To Start At Shooting Guard?According to Seattle beat writer Eric Williams, he believes Kevin Durant will start at shooting guard during his rookie season.
Jeff Green, the Sonics' other lottery pick, will start at small forward or be one of the first players off the bench at that position.
NBA To Use More Instant ReplayThe NBA Board of Governors last week voted to approve the use by officials of instant replay to review all Flagrant Foul Penalty Two calls and player altercations, beginning with the 2007-08 season. Both actions were taken at the recommendation of the league's Competition Committee.
With respect to Flagrant Foul Penalty Two calls, the Competition Committee decided that viewing instant replay was appropriate in light of the serious consequence to a player of committing such a foul, which is ejection from the game.
With respect to player altercations, the Committee thought that the game officials' first priority should be ending the altercation and that, in the course of doing so, they might not see a punch or other unsportsmanlike act committed by a player that might call for ejection. The use of instant replay will assist the officials in sorting out penalties after they have ended the altercation.
Bryant welcomed into Manila fold at start of Asian tour
More than 7,000 miles from home, fans were chanting his name, and Kobe Bryant was loving it.
No controversy. No tough questions
In the basketball-loving Philippines, no one was going to ruffle a charismatic icon visiting to promote the sport, encourage kids to pursue their dreams and maybe sell a few pairs of his new line of shoes.
"I love Manila," a beaming Bryant told a crowd that started gathering at 6 a.m. outside a store in Manila, nine hours before he appeared. "The energy here is off the charts."
A lot has happened to Bryant since his first trip to Manila a decade ago -- three NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers and a rape case that was eventually dismissed but left many wondering about his image.
The Manila public provided an answer. He was even touted as a role model for children, a tag that he didn't try to avoid.
"The important thing to remember when people talk about role models, they assume role models are perfect," Bryant said. "Nobody's perfect."
The key, he said, is not to repeat mistakes and to try to give back to the community.
"When you have an opportunity to play for your country, it's even more special," he said. "The whole country gets behind you."
"My primary focus this summer was defense," he said. "I had to guard smaller, quicker players. I wanted to get back some of the agility I had in 2000" without losing strength.
What has he been eating?
"Grass," Bryant joked, before saying he had to give up fast food and some of his decadent favorites -- apple pie with ice cream, chocolate cake and sugar cookies.
YahooNBAcould we b seeing a new KB tis season??
2bad thou, he didnt came 2 malaysia^^
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but i do know some popular players like Sue Bird, Swin Cash and Lisa Leslie aka the first female to dunk at WNBA
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