2006 in basketball

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Highlights of 2006 in basketball

January
January 2nd: NBA river score, Phoenix Suns beat New York Knicks 140 to 133 (after 3 extensions).
5 January: Pepu Hernández is nominated to lead the Spanish selection.
January 13: 1000 win of Larry Brown leading an NBA team.
January 23: Kobe Bryant becomes the marker on an NBA history match by scoring 81 points against Toronto Raptors
26 January: Dennis Rodman, 44, signed at Brighton Bears (England)
31 January: Women's World Basketball Championship draw

February
12 February: Watch the women's league match in France between Tarbes and Mourenx, Europe's record for a women's game.
February 16th to 19th: Week of As for a final victory of the Mans Sarthe Basket against the JL Bourg
19 February: On Houston's parquet floor, the Eastern selection won the NBA All-Star Game 122 to 120. LeBron James is elected MVP.
February 21: Veteran Vin Baker signs to Los Angeles Clippers
27 February: BCM Gravelines Tyson Wheeler's leader ends his season

March
March 3: Kobe Bryant becomes the youngest player in history to reach the NBA bar.
March 6th: USA Basketball announces preselections for upcoming World Championships: Gilbert Arenas, Chauncey Billups, Joe Johnson, Paul Pierce, Michael Redd, Dwyane Wade, Luke Ridnour, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Shawn Marion, Amar'e Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Antawn Jamison, Bruce Bowen, Lamar Odom, Shane Battier, Elton Brand, Adam Morrison (NCAA - Gonzaga), J. J. Redick (NCAA - Duke). As for Allen Iverson, he is not invited, unlike Shaquille O'Neal who has an invitation that he can refuse or not
March 10: David Blatt named Russian breeder
March 16: Andre Barrett replaces Jose Manuel Calderon at Toronto Raptors
21 March: Spartak Moscow wins women's Eurocut against Aix-en-Provence
March 25: Jamal Mashburn puts an end to his career
March 30: Reggie Miller's number 31 is withdrawn (Pacers of Indiana)

April
31 March - 2 April: Brno city hosts the Final Four of the Women's Euroligue for a victory of the local team, ahead of Samara, Valenciennes and Vilnius
April 3: Announcement of Dominique Wilkins' Basketball Hall of Fame, Charles Barkley, Joe Dumars (former NBA players), Sandro Gamba (Italian coach), Geno Auriemma (Coach of the University of Connecticut Women's Team) and David Gavitt (former NCAA leader)
April 4: The Florida Gators won the Final Four NCAA at the expense of UCLA. Joakim Noah is elected MVP.

April 6th: announces that Amar'e Stoudemire's injury occurred last summer forced him not to play