D-League daily developments
Published on February 15, 2007 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
TODAY'S SERIES INFO
Idaho at Arkansas: Stampede leads 1-0 and has won 12 straight on the road,
Tulsa at Los Angeles: D-Fenders lead 1-0. LA three games under .500 at STAPLES Center.
Colorado at Bakersfield: 14ers lead 2-0. Elton Brown has averages 28.5 points and 11.0 rebounds against Jam.
ALL-STARS PLAY SATURDAY: The inaugural Gillette D-League All-Star Game in association with 24 Hour Fitness is scheduled for Saturday Feb. 17 on Center Court at NBA All-Star Jam Session at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Tip off is scheduled for 2 p.m. PT, immediately following the practices for the NBA All-Stars. The game will air live on NBA TV. Click on D-LEAGUE.com for more details.
DOZEN FOR SATURDAY: Due to three games on the D-League schedule on Friday, a dozen of the 20 D-League All-Stars are not scheduled to arrive in Las Vegas until Saturday morning, the day of the game.
SAY HI TO ELTON: Sioux Falls forward and All-Star Stephen Graham will be part of a group of players from the D-League, WNBA and NBA to introduce singing legend Elton John at a Friday night concert in Las Vegas.
WILL AND DIJON: Tune in to the NBA Channel on SIRIUS Satellite Radio on Friday at 8 p.m. ET to hear Tulsa guard Will Conroy and Albuquerque forward Dijon Thompson's thoughts about their trip to the D-League All-Star Game, which will also air live on the SIRIUS NBA Channel.
AT THE HALF: A celebrity three-point contest highlights the halftime festivities of the Gillette D-League All-Star Game in association with 24 Hour Fitness on Saturday. Participating are James Denton (Desperate Housewives), Keith Robinson (Dreamgirls), Idris Elba (The Wire) and Nelly (Grillz).
AGER RECALLED: The Dallas Mavericks recalled guard Maurice Ager from the Fort Worth Flyers on Wednesday. A first-round selection by the Mavs in the 2006 NBA Draft, Ager has played in nine games for the Flyers, averaging 14.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.
MEDIA TIMEOUT...links to a sampling of the latest news from around the NBA D-League
http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/210098/3/
http://www.draftexpress.com/blogs.php?mod=comment&p=832
http://www.pjstar.com/stories/021407/ILL_BCCLRTR3.072.php
LEADERS...individual leaders in total minutes, steals and blocked shots through games of Feb. 13
Min Player, Team Stl Player, Team Blk Player, Team
1279 Jawad Williams, ANA 59 Frank Williams, SF 67 Cezary Trybanski, TUL
1244 Andre Owens, ANA 53 Clay Tucker, ARK 50 Andre Patterson, LA
1185 Randy Livingston, IDA 53 Randy Livingston, IDA 46 Patrick O'Bryant, BAK
1178 BJ Elder, AUS 46 Brandon Dean, ARK 41 Duane Erwin, ABQ
1158 Will Conroy, TUL 43 Kevinn Pinkney, BAK 41 PJ Ramos, IDA
HOTLANTA CALLS: Fort Worth Flyers community and media relations contact Courtney Gay has accepted a community relations position with the Atlanta Braves. Gay will work her final Flyers home game on Feb. 20 when the Dakota Wizards visit "The Hangar".
NBA G League Stories from February 15, 2007
- RimRockers Trample Stampede - Arkansas RimRockers
- D-Fenders Beat 66ers - Los Angeles D-Fenders
- Bakersfield Jam Hires Interim General Manager - Bakersfield Jam
- Wizards Launch Junior Wizards Program - Dakota Wizards
- JR Pinnock to RimRockers - Arkansas RimRockers
- D-League daily developments - G League
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