The Minnesota Timberwolves have announced coach and president of basketball operations Flip Saunders has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Doctors are saying it's "very treatable" and a "curable form of cancer," which he is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment for. He was diagnosed eight weeks ago and immediately started undergoing treatment at the Mayo Clinic. He will continue his duties in the front office and coaching during this process. [Blazers owner Paul Allen battled Hodgkin lymphoma in 1982.]

Really looking forward to the next one. Not.

Interesting article about Connaughton and his paths in life to play both in the NBA and MLB.

A long hard look at a variety of approaches.

The HMS Hood was sunk by the German battleship the Bismarck during the early stages of the Second World War. On a side note is there anything Paul Allen hasn't done?

Off-the-charts level of self-aware irony.

"That's not happening,'' says Neil Olshey, the general manager of the Blazers. "The conversation we had with Pat prior to all of this was you're an NBA player now. Being an NBA player is not a part-time job.''

According to@WojYahooNBA-- the NBA and the National Basketball Referees Association have reached terms on a new 7 year labor deal.

3 years/10 mil is not a bad contract for Will, glad to see him do well.

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