John Salmons

Bucks could be looking for backcourt help in draft

2013-05-17 00:00:00

The last time the Milwaukee Bucks picked a guard in the first round of the NBA draft, they plucked point guard Brandon Jennings with the No. 10 pick in 2009. Jennings became an instant starter and contributor. Since then they have opted for three...

Injured Hinrich disappointed to miss playoff game

2013-04-29 17:00:00

NEW YORK — If the walking boot didn't give away Kirk Hinrich's status as he limped into Monday's morning shootaround, the glum expression on his face did. Hinrich succumbed to the bruised left calf he suffered early in Saturday's triple-overtime...

Shane Larkin's departure a recruiting tool for Miami Hurricanes

2013-04-30 00:00:00

Shane Larkin flew to New York City on Monday to begin interviewing agents, the first step in his pro basketball career. In two weeks, he heads to Chicago for the NBA Draft Combine, where he hopes to prove to naysayers that despite his 5-11 frame, he has...

Hinrich could miss more than Game 5

2013-04-29 08:09:00

NEW YORK -- Chicago Bulls starting point guard Kirk Hinrich will miss Monday's Game 5 against Brooklyn because of a bruised left calf and entered the morning shootaround in a walking boot, meaning he could be sidelined longer. "It's real disappointing,"...

Hinrich questionable for Game 5 vs. Nets

2013-04-28 11:08:00

Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau confirmed Sunday that Kirk Hinrich suffered a left calf injury that has the starting point guard questionable for Monday's Game 5 in Brooklyn. Hinrich tied John Salmons' franchise playoff record by logging 59 minutes, 36...

Hinrich has postgame MRI on sore left calf

2013-04-27 21:26:00

Kirk Hinrich drew his fifth foul with 5 minutes, 39 seconds left in regulation Saturday. He never came out again, avoided his sixth and tied John Salmons' franchise playoff record with 59:36 of playing time. "It was pretty grueling," Hinrich said with...

LeBron proper mix of fun, professionalism

2013-02-28 17:43:00

Over the past several days, a brush fire has raged across the sports shows as everyone struggles for new conversation points about LeBron James' amazing, perhaps historic, regular season. This new debate centers on why LeBron, ahem, dunks so much in pre-...

Kings rout the Magic 125-101 amid horrid defensive display

2013-02-27 20:51:00

Just before the start of the third quarter Wednesday night, public-address announcer Paul Porter called fans' attention to Amway Center's video board for a series of Orlando Magic highlights from the first half. The montage lasted about 30 seconds....

Young, Holiday lead 76ers past Kings 89-80

2013-02-01 20:05:00

PHILADELPHIA -- Thaddeus Young had 23 points and 15 rebounds Friday night as the Philadelphia 76ers held off the Sacramento Kings 89-80. Jrue Holiday added 21 points and Nick Young 20 for the Sixers (20-26), who frittered away a 19-point second-...

Atkins giving his old school a lift

2013-01-11 20:59:00

You could hear the coach's booming voice outside the dressing room, challenging his players behind locked doors. "Is coach still in there?" a student who works with the Evans High School team asks. Chucky Atkins was still in there, long after a loss...

Power Balance May Have to Abandon Arena

2011-12-06 19:25:00

The Power Balance Pavilion sign went up less than a year ago, but lawsuits challenging the effectiveness of its energy bands sent the company into a tailspin.� It's now being targeted for purchase in a bankruptcy court. While the Kings got assurances...

Kings: We Have an Agreement with Hayes to Return

2011-12-23 08:13:00

Former Sacramento Kings player Chuck Hayes has been cleared to play basketball, and the Kings now say he will return to the team. Late Thursday night, the Kings organization announced they reached an agreement in principle with Hayes for a multi-year...

Kobe Bryant, shown protecting the ball from Sacramento's John Salmons, played almost all 48 minutes of the Lakers' 103-98 victory over the Kings despite a bone spur in his left foot. He also passed Wilt Chamberlain (31,419 points) to move into fourth on the NBA's all-time scoring list.

2013-03-31 00:00:00

Nate Robinson attempts a shot over the Kings' John Salmons during the first quarter.

2013-03-13 00:00:00

Magic forward DeQuan Jones (20) shoots over Sacramento's John Salmons (5) during third quarter action of a game against the Sacramento Kings at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. on Wednesday, February 27, 2013. (Joshua C. Cruey/Orlando Sentinel)

2013-02-27 00:00:00