While you are snug in your bed, with visions of sugar plums dancing in your head, The Hoops Manifesto is scouring the internet for all the hoops news you need to know. Here are your Hoops Headlines for Dec 16, 2011.
NBA
– One of the last of the top remaining free agents has taken himself off the market – Jamal Crawford has signed with Portland.
– Orlando might claim that he is off the table, but Dwight Howard has reiterated that his demand for a trade remains.
– A heart exam on Kings’ Chuck Hayes has shown an abnormality.
– One of the league’s best players has had to retire far too early due to injuries – goodbye, Brandon Roy – we hardly knew you.
NCAA
– UCLA dismissed misbehaving star Reeves Nelson from the team recently and Nelson apparently has decided he has had enough of playing for free – he’s signed a pro contract in Lithuania.
International
– Former NBA player Nenad Krstic continues to dominate the Euroleague, and has been named player of the week.
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