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NBA Arena Proposal Approved

Bonnie Davidson — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:11:57 +0000

SEATTLE (AP) — The Metropolitan King County Council has voted to approve a proposal for a new arena that could bring the NBA back to Seattle. The County Council approved the amended proposal from investor Chris Hansen by a 6-3 vote on Monday afternoon. The plan also needs approval from the Seattle City Council. If the [...]

LeBron James Butt of Jokes After NBA Finals – Today's Top Tweets

John Riggs — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:31:57 +0000

Jokes at the expense of LeBron James were quick to hit the internet Sunday night after the Miami Heat fell to the Dallas Mavericks for the NBA Championship. The Mavericks scored its first ever NBA championship in a 105-95 in game six of the NBA Finals. Many of the quick-witted responses to Sunday’s game focused [...]

NBA Player Gets Bionic Legs

John Riggs — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:33:15 +0000

A little more than a year ago, Mike Williams, who had played in the NBA for Atlanta and Sacramento, was shot eight times while breaking up a fight at an Atlanta night club.

When he awoke from a coma, the 6'8 giant was partially paralyzed from his waist down.

Enter Dan Ivankovich, who had played high-school basketball with Williams 30 years earlier, and who had become an orthopedic surgeon.

Ivankovich hopes to be able to fit Williams with a pair of computer-controlled robotic legs which could potentially work well enough to have the two old friends playing each other in one-on-one.

The bionic legs have been successful on smaller people, and Ivankovich believes if he can get them to work for a man who's basketball nickname was "Massive Mike Williams" they could work for anybody. Read on to see their tale.