Former NBA All-Star Shawn Kemp’s return to basketball ended before it started — the Italian club Montegranaro Premiata ended his one-year contract a week before the season.

Source:Shawn Kemp's return to pro basketball cut short (Sports Illustrated)

Former NBA All-Star Shawn Kemp’s return to basketball ended before it started — the Italian club Montegranaro Premiata ended his one-year contract a week before the season.

Source:Shawn Kemp's return to pro basketball cut short (Sports Illustrated)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (UPI) — The NBA has fined Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas and his team $15,000 each after he skipped a media availability at the Wizards’ annual media day.

Source:NBA fines Arenas and Wizards (UPI)

It’s Sunday which means it’s time to take a look at what the wonderful world of the NBA taught us this week.

Source:Five Things We Learned in the NBA (HoopsWorld)

Point guard Jason Williams announced his retirement Friday, ending his 10-year NBA career less than two months after signing with the Los Angeles Clippers. Williams, who helped the Miami Heat to the NBA title in 2006, averaged 11.4 points, 6.3 assists and shot 39.6% from the floor in 679 games. He was drafted seventh overall in 1998 out of Florida by Sacramento. …

Source:NBA point guard Jason Williams retires (Detroit Free Press)

Gilbert Arenas and the Washington Wizards were fined $15,000 apiece by the NBA on Friday after he ducked out of the team’s annual preseason media day, avoiding any discussion of his third left knee operation in 1 1/2 years.

Source:Arenas, Wizards fined by NBA after media snub (AP via Yahoo! News)

NBA Wizards guard was fined for not being part of Friday’s media day: Standout guard Gilbert Arenas didn’t want to take attention from Washington’s…

Source:Briefs | NBA: Gilbert Arenas discusses recovery from knee surgery (Seattle Times)

Associated Press - September 26, 2008 7:43 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - Gilbert Arenas and the Washington Wizards were both fined $15,000 by the NBA on Friday after he ducked out of the team’s…

Source:Arenas, Wizards fined by NBA after he skips media (KIVI Boise)

HOOPSWORLD editor Preetom Bhattacharya will take his best shot at answering your NBA questions, whether its trades, roster moves or the countdown to training camp.

Source:NBA Chat Wrap With Pree (HoopsWorld)

Gilbert Arenas and the Washington Wizards were fined $15,000 apiece by the NBA on Friday after he ducked out of the team’s annual preseason media day, avoiding any discussion of his third left knee operation in 11/2 years.

Source:NBA fines Arenas $15K for skipping media day (Sports Illustrated)