SuperSonics Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
August 15, 2008
Fans in Oklahoma City will get the first glimpse of their new professional basketball team on Oct. 29.
The NBA announced its 2008-09 schedule this week, and Oklahoma City opens its inaugural season at home against the Milwaukee Bucks, then hits the road for a single game at Houston on Nov. 1 before returning home to face Minnesota the next day and the defending-champion Boston Celtics on Nov. 5.
Other highlights on the season schedule include a back-to-back series with the New Orleans Hornets, whom the city hosted for two seasons when Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans. Oklahoma City will host the Hornets in the team's only nationally televised game on Nov. 21, then travel to New Orleans to face the Hornets the next day.
Retired NBA player arrested on sex charges (AP)
August 14, 2008
Retired NBA player Vincent Askew posted bond Thursday after his arrest on charges that he had sex with a 16-year-old girl. Askew played for eight NBA teams in nine seasons. Police said he approached the victim three months ago and told her that he was recruiting players for a Miami-Dade County prep school.Bucks, Cavs, Oklahoma City working on 3-way deal (Yahoo! Sports)
August 13, 2008
Milwaukee Bucks guard Mo Williams could be headed to Cleveland as part of a three-team trade, with the Bucks...Bucks considering Elson as back-up to Bogut (Yahoo! Sports)
August 8, 2008
Francisco Elson could move into the backup center role behind Andrew Bogut, if a deal can be struck between the...Random YouTube Player Appreciation of the Day: Tom Chambers (Yahoo! Sports)
August 1, 2008
Even as semi-forgotten stars of the past go, Tom Chambers may have been a little overrated.