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» Saturday, June 1 2013

Blaylock also is in line to face charges for driving on a suspended license and failure to maintain control of the vehicle, Allen said. The accident happened Friday afternoon on Tara Blvd., a busy four-lane highway 17 miles south of Atlanta in Clayton County. Allen also said there was an outstanding warrant in Spalding County for Blaylock for failure to appear on a DUI and drug charge. There were no indications alcohol or a high rate of speed was a factor in the accident. Allen said Blaylock previously had been under a doctor's care for seizures. USA Today Sports

 

» Friday, May 31 2013

By Friday evening, Blaylock’s condition had improved and he was in stable condition, Allen said. Blaylock has been under treatment for seizures, a family member told police. It was not immediately known if that contributed to the wreck or if Blaylock would face charges. Monica Murphy, a passenger in the second vehicle, was bleeding internally and underwent surgery, Allen said. She was reportedly in critical condition late Friday. Frankie Murphy’s injuries were not serious, according to police. Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Kobe Bryant lost a round Friday in the ongoing court fight over the possible sale of the basketball star’s memorabilia. A federal judge in Friday rejected Bryant’s request to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the athlete by Goldin Auctions of West Berlin. U.S. District Judge Renee Bumb also declined to move the trial to Bryant’s home state of California. Bumb said the trial will begin in her Camden courtroom on June 17, when she is to give the reasons for Friday’s ruling. Courier-Post

Ronald Holmes, father of former UCLA basketball star Shabazz Muhammad, was indicted Thursday on federal bank fraud and conspiracy charges. Holmes’ address listed in the federal indictment matches one given by the family in a Dream Vision traveling basketball team program. Muhammad and his younger brother, Rashad, both played for Dream Vision, an Amateur Athletic Union team. Las Vegas Review Journal

The indictment states that Holmes and his partners obtained “mortgage loans by fraudulent means to buy houses,” from 2006 to 2009. The U.S. attorney’s office is seeking to recover $2.5 million from Holmes. Shabazz, 20, played one year at UCLA before declaring for the NBA draft. UCLA recruited him while he played for Bishop Gorman High School. According to the court documents, Holmes is being detained pending a detention hearing. Las Vegas Review Journal

 

» Thursday, May 30 2013

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash said Thursday morning on the witness stand in court that he expects to come back to Arizona after he ends his NBA career. Nash, who spent most of his career with the Phoenix Suns but now leases a home in Manhattan Beach, Calif., said he intends to keep his permanent residence in Paradise Valley, Ariz., where he has made recent renovations. His residency has become an issue in a two-day "relocation trial" in the Maricopa County Superior Court regarding his ex-wife and three children, and whether he would be involved in their lives. Nash's ex-wife, Alejandra Amarilla Menrath, wants Family Court Judge Thomas LeClaire to approve the relocation of their children from the Valley to Southern California. USA Today Sports

Nash, under terms of a sealed divorce settlement, does not pay child support. He pays for the children's private education and health-care insurance through his employer, according to testimony. Nash's attorneys have indicated he would like the children to attend a public school in Manhattan Beach if a judge rules they can move. Menrath wants to send the girls to a private school that is about 25 minutes from Nash's home. USA Today Sports

Steve Nash -- who plays for the LOS ANGELES Lakers -- just trashed L.A. in open court ... claiming the City of Angels is NO PLACE to raise a family. Nash slammed L.A. on the stand in his legal war with ex-wife Alejandra ... saying point blank, "I don't want my kids to grow up in L.A." Nash said he would consider raising his kids in San Diego ... but only because "it's a different lifestyle." TMZ.com

The Miami Heat and team president Pat Riley are ducking a process server who works for star guard Dwyane Wade‘s ex-wife, according to a court filing in Miami-Dade County. Riley has been named as a witness in an upcoming trial in Wade’s native Chicago that’s designed to determine how the Wades’ marital assets will be split! Since Riley is ultimately Wade’s boss, ex-wife Siohvaughn Funces wants to have Riley grilled about Wade’s contract with the Heat. gossipextra.com

Funches’ attorney, Lisa Macci, asked Circuit Court Judge Antonio Marin to force Riley to testify. “Florida law says that an employer needs to make an employee available for service,” Macci said. “I guess the Miami Heat and Pat Riley are above the law.” Process server Chris Yeoman, owner of Gotcha Legal Services, called the Heat “unprofessional.” His servers have tried to hand Riley his subpoena at the American Airlines Arena — to no avail. “When you serve one of the Miami Dolphins players, the head of security always makes sure you are allowed to do your job,” Yeoman said. “The Heat are a bunch of nasty people. It’s obvious they want nothing to do with this case.” gossipextra.com

 

» Wednesday, May 29 2013

39-year-old Steve Nash swore under penalty of perjury ... the Los Angeles Lakers star has no plans to hang up his jersey and retire from basketball, TMZ has learned. The revelation ironically came in the middle of a legal war he's having with his ex-wife over her plans to move with their kids from Arizona to California. TMZ.com

Steve is on the stand right now ... and that's where he revealed he plans to stick around the NBA for a while. In fact, Steve said he has more than a year left on the lease for his sweet pad in Manhattan Beach, the city that a bunch of the Lakers call home. TMZ.com

 

» Tuesday, May 28 2013

Three months after being arrested on charges of not filing and paying state income taxes in North Carolina from 2009-11, Jazz assistant Sidney Lowe will appear in court Wednesday in Wake Forest, N.C. His original appearance in March was delayed to allow him to continue coaching with the Jazz during the NBA regular season. Deseret News

 

» Monday, May 27 2013

With the playoffs going on, Billy Hunter was reluctant to file the lawsuit, but felt his reputation and ability to do business had been damaged by his ouster, according to a source. Hunter does not want to be reinstated as executive director, according to the source; the union has yet to pick his successor. Hunter claims in his lawsuit that Derek Fisher "actively manipulated" the Paul, Weiss report by making false statements to the firm's attorneys, including, in the Hunter lawsuit's wording, the charge "that Hunter had tried to bribe him to secure Fisher's support during the 2011 collective bargaining negotiations." NBA.com

 

» Sunday, May 26 2013

After being arrested earlier in the week, Williams is free on $25,000 bail while prosecutors investigate allegations of second-degree domestic assault against Williams, who spoke with reporters after working out at the team’s practice facility. “We all know there’s two sides to every story,” said Williams, who averaged 4.6 points in 24 regular-season games with Boston this season. “That’s all I’m going to say about that, I’m not crazy. You guys have been around me for whatever 2½ months, I’m not crazy at all.” Boston Globe

 

» Saturday, May 25 2013

Chris Forsberg: Terrence Williams on arrest situation: "It's very frustrating, because I was there, I know what happened, and I know what didn’t happen. To anybody reading, and everybody that’s writing these stories, it makes me out to be this bandit -- whatever that guy’s name is in Public Enemies... John Dillinger. It made me be like I was him. It’s very frustrating, because I know what happened, and what didn’t happen. All you can do is pray and move forward. That’s what I’ve been doing my whole life when something happens." Twitter

 

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