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Howard wants negativity around Lakers to stop

Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com

Are the gray skies hovering over the Lakers' 17-25 season going to clear up? Dwight Howard still thinks so.

CNNSI.com

John Wall is back in the starting lineup for the Washington Wizards.

Howard Beck, nytimes.com

Howard Beck, the N.B.A. reporter for The Times, answers questions from readers.

David Roher, deadspin.com

During halftime of last night's Clippers-Suns game, the Inside the NBA crew had some fun at the expense of Charles Barkley, who mentioned during the second quarter that he gets his eyebrows waxed. The segment began with a mocking Shaquille O'Neal gettin…

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

As my colleague Eric Freeman noted Thursday night in discussing the announcement of the Eastern and Western Conference All-Star reserves, TNT analyst Charles Barkley argued hard for the inclusion of Los Angeles Clippers guard Jamal Crawford on the West …

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

Each time we checked in with the Hawks vs. Celtics it was like watching a different game. In the first half the Celtics were on cruise control and it almost looked as if Tommy Heinsohn could have stepped in because of Boston’s 27-point lead. Atlanta was…

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

Celtics vs. Knicks felt like not just a big game, but a priority. This was appointment viewing after the trash-talk episode that landed the last Celtics-Knicks game on the front page of every sports page in the country. It’s the kind of episode that we …

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Goran Dragic scored 19 of his 24 points in the first half and the Phoenix Suns held on to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 93-88 on Thursday night, improving to 2-0 under interim coach Lindsey Hunter.