Boston Celtics Meets Oden

Boston Celtics hopes to move up the teams that catches the interest of Greg Oden, formerly the No. 1 overall pick after they met on Saturday.

Supposedly, Oden was to change the franchise of Portland Trail Blazers but he had fracture surgeries on his knees and needed to take the season off to recover fully as he tries another comeback.

Oden has participated in 82 games since he entered the NBA last 2007. He hasn't totally recuperated with his surgery since missing the whole rookie season. His last game was on Dec. 5, 2009 with Portland, which sustained him another severe knee injury causing him to miss 2 seasons.

Kidd Gilchrist Suffers From Concussion

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, the forward of Bobcats, was hospitalized tonight when the player got hit in his head while playing against the Rockets. 

Alert and able to move, Kidd-Gilchrist underwent a CT scan and X-rays as precautionary measures, and fortunately, cleared of neck and head injuries. However, the Bobcats forward does develop a concussion and need to stay in Houston’s Memorial Hermann Hospital overnight for further observation.

The injury happened at the 4th quarter when he collided with Jeffery Taylor, his team mate.

Phoenix Suns and Gentry Part Ways

Alvin Gentry and the Phoenix Suns have a mutual agreement to separate ways after his 5-plus seasons of being a head coach.  The new coach will be revealed in 1 to 2 days.

Gentry became the interim head coach of Phoenix last February of 2009, and became the 14th head coach in the history of franchise on May 2009.  In all the 5 seasons, Gentry’s teams made a 158-144 (.523) record, 1 playoff appearance and a participation in the Western Conference Finals in 2010.  Today, the Suns have a 13-28 (.317) record at the middle of the 2012-2013 season.

Just recently, Gentry said that Phoenix, with the season apparently headed south, may turn to the team's younger players and eye at the future. 

Phoenix Suns lacked a go-to scorer and had a struggle with depth as he continuously tried making new lineups.