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Coach Westphal fired and Smart is going to be the next coach. Yes, you heard it right Coach Westphal is being in the news, for wrong reasons. He has been fired as he couldn?t control De Marcus Cousins. The result is he lost his job. According top sources, slow starts and a dispute with the Cousins in the locker room led to Westphal? soustal from the team.  It was assistant Keith Smart who signed a deal to become the team?s next coach. Now it is smart responsibility to fix the problem with Cousins which he hopes to do smoothly. Let us hope for the best for Cousins and Smart and Kings Sacramento will have a fruitful season at NBA basketball.

Bogut is again out of games for personal reasons. Milwaukee Bucks Andrew Bogut is going to miss the second season?s game against Sacramento Kings due to undisclosed personal reasons. Bogut is a player with 14.3 averages and 10 rebounds. He had been out of the games due to an elbow surgery last season.

Magic?s Davis is trying to adjust with criticism in a good manner. While Orlando Magic traded for Glen Davis, they were looking for a player with Boston culture. After Orlando? swin over Washington, coach Stan Van Gundy criticized Davis for diving for loose balls and setting screens. Then there was another reason, Davis made 11.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 29.5 minutes. But after signing a deal with Magic, his points slumped to 6.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 22.3 minutes in first seven games. According to van Gundy, Davis was never a player who was ?looking for offense .Hearing this Davis says that he has taken Van Gundy? s words into his heart and will work over it.

Warriors have signed Nate Robinson as a point guard. So here is another flashy player along with Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry. The Warriors made this announcement Wednesday night just before the game. The 9 time slam dunk champion is going to be a guard at depth as Curry is suffering from sprained ankle.

Another episode of injury as Kings Chuck Hayes dislocates his shoulders. Sacramento kings are in for another disappointment. Their player Chucks   dislocated his shoulders. So he is going to be out indefinitely. It was at the game with Milwaukee, chucks dislocated his arm. According to sources, Chuck Hayes lay on the floor screaming with pain.

Heat stars Lebron James and Wade were out of the game against Atlanta Hawks due to injuries. Wade had a sore left foot, while James had a sprained left ankle. Let us hope that both of them become well soon.

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Broken angles giving Curry problems again. As we all know basketball and other players are always having some health issues like sprained ankles, wrist injuries etc. but when such problems happen again and again, questions start propping up from everywhere about the form of the player. Stephen Curry, 23 is the future of golden state. Warriors and he sprained his ankle in the Dec .20 exhibition game at Sacramento. Again, after six days his ankle sprained again.

Sprained ankles, injured wrists are all common issues in NBA basketball courts. But when such incidents happen again and again, obviously there is a general talk about the player?s health. Curry had to miss about eight games in 2011. He had to take rest due to a sprained ankle, a torn ligament surgery and again the same ankle got sprained. Stephen Curry is popular among his opponents as well as his team players. In fact, he is considered as Warriors future. So let us hope that everything will be all right this New Year.

Further, in this season quick handedness caused problems for Ridnour. Sometimes acting too quickly can cause problems. This is what happened in the case of Luke ridnour when he played against Grizzlies. Last Wednesday, when his team was two pints down with just 1.6 seconds left, ridnour did some quick thinking and acted too fast which indeed proved fatal for his team.

It was Rudy Gay who fouled Ridnour near the mid court line. Here in such a tricky situation a player should try to put the ball back. Alternatively, he should try to put it on the right side of the rim. Ridnour threw the ball hard off the front of the rim and the ball came back to him. Ridnour being too anxious just stepped over the free throw line early. This proved fatal for his team. As a rule, a free thrower is not allowed to step over the line unless the ball touches the basket. Ridnour had violated the rule and as a result, the ball was awarded to Grizzlies. Therefore, wolves lost the opportunity for the game.

It seems that injuries are not just leaving NBA basketball players around. Now, it is the turn of Spurs favorite Manu Ginobili to head for hand surgery due to injury. Ginobili injured his left hand Monday night during the game at Minnesota. It seems that he will be out of action for about 6to 8 weeks. Let us hope he will be able to have a good year ahead.