National Basketball League News and Rumors
Days of NBA Lives: Wherein Patrick Patterson wants urine test prepEric Freeman, yahoo.com At this point, most of the NBA is on Twitter. It's a wild world of training updates, questions as to which movies they should go see, and explanations of their Call of Duty prowess. Every so often, though, you also get a picture into the more interestin… |
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Sacramento, NBA close to arena financing deal3 hours ago
Associated Press, ESPN.com Sacramento's last shot to remain an NBA city appears headed for another overtime. |
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Magic: Kobe needs to sit down with Jim Buss3 hours ago
Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com Players meetings are fine, but Magic Johnson thinks the Los Angeles Lakers need Kobe Bryant to sit down with management to address some issues. |
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Celtics get KG back, but Wilcox, O'Neal out3 hours ago
Chris Forsberg, ESPN.com The Celtics will welcome Kevin Garnett back to the floor for Wednesday's game against the Thunder, but they will be without big men Jermaine O'Neal (sprained left wrist) and Chris Wilcox (right adductor strain), according to the team. |
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Lowe: Unofficial midseason awards3 hours ago
SI.com's experts already handed out their official NBA midseason awards, but Zach Lowe still has a few remaining. From surprises to letdowns, here are his unofficial midseason honors. |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com For a spell, while he was wondering if the New York Knicks were going to be the third NBA team to cut him in a nine-week span, Jeremy Lin was famously dividing time between teammate Landry Fields' apartment and his brother's couch. Last week we found ou… |
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Nets forward Shawne Williams had surgery to repair an old fracture and remove two small bone fragments in his left foot Wednesday. He will miss the rest of the season. |
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Utah's Evans to replace Shumpert in dunk contest4 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York Knicks rookie Iman Shumpert has pulled out of the slam dunk contest with an injury and will be replaced by Utah's Jeremy Evans. |
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Jeremy Lin scores his second straight Sports Illustrated cover, joining some lofty company5 hours ago
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com You can point to New York's cupcake schedule in the days following Jeremy Lin's ascension into the Knicks rotation on Feb. 4. You can point to the minutes he plays in New York's frantic pace, as Jason Terry did on Sunday, and all the possessions he gets… |
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Atlanta Hawks guard Joe Johnson will miss the All-Star game because of tendinitis in his left knee. |
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DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau says star point guard Derrick Rose experienced no setbacks after returning from a back problem. |
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New book coming out on Lin's breakout moment6 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- A new book promises to give a Lin-side look at the NBA's newest sensation. |
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Nets' Humphries sits out as Howard arrives6 hours ago
Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com New Jersey Nets power forward Kris Humphries will miss Wednesday night's game against the Orlando Magic with a strained left calf, Nets coach Avery Johnson said after the team's morning shootaround. |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com The last time Dwight Howard faced the New Jersey Nets, Jersey All-Star Deron Williams missed 10 of 12 shots, the Nets limped to a 16-point loss, and Howard combined for 40 points and rebounds. On Wednesday night, with the biggest catch of the 2012 free-… |
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Kobe doesn't forget anything, least of all what Pau Gasol has meant to him and the Lakers. After all, he saved Kobe during his darkest days in L.A. Go back to '07, says Lee Jenkins. |
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Spurs rest stars, lose win streak7 hours ago
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) A win is a win to the Trail Blazers. |
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Blazers blow out Duncan-, Parker-less Spurs17 hours ago
Associated Press, ESPN.com LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers routed San Antonio 137-97 on Tuesday night while the Spurs rested Tim Duncan and Tony Parker. |
