NBA NOTES: Pacers’ Granger is NBA’s most improved player
Published 11:45 pm Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Danny Granger edged New Jersey Nets guard Devin Harris to win the NBA’s Most Improved Award on Tuesday.
Granger won the award with 364 points in voting from a panel of 121 journalists. Harris received 339, while Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant was third with 83 points.
Granger averaged a career-best 25.8 points this season, made his All-Star team debut and accepted an invitation to train with USA Basketball.
Cuban apologizes to mom
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has apologized to the mother of Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin.
Cuban referred to Martin as a thug and a punk after a Mavs loss in Dallas on Saturday in the NBA playoffs.
In a Tuesday post on Cuban’s blog titled “An Apology to Kenyon Martin’s Mom,” Cuban wrote that he shouldn’t have said anything. He added that this matter has gotten out of hand.
Boston’s Davis apologizes to fan
Celtics forward Glen Davis apologized Tuesday for bumping a 12-year-old boy while celebrating his game-winning shot against the Orlando Magic.
Davis said he got emotional and didn’t see the boy as he turned and ran to the Celtics bench to celebrate his 21-foot game-winning shot.
“If I’ve hurt anybody or if I’ve done any harm to anybody, please forgive me because my intentions were just harmless,” he said.
Associated Press
