National Basketball League News and Rumors

Carmelo Anthony remains optimistic, but Knicks future is bleak  

nydailynews.com

The Knicks aren’t good enough to make it up the Canyon of Heroes, not by a confetti-filled mile of lower Broadway. So in lieu of a parade, all they can give you at the end of another championship-less season is a long and painfully slow procession of pl…

nba.com

The NBA Family's thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families following the massive destruction of the tornadoes that swept through the Midwest.

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

Blame Carmelo Anthony all you want for New York’s Game 6 meltdown in Indiana and their somewhat surprising 4-2 loss in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. His former coach at Syracuse isn’t having any of it. Jim Boeheim recently ripped into ‘Melo’s…

Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said he was "hopeful" and "optimistic" that Dwight Howard will be back with the Lakers next season and beyond.

CNNSI.com

Vogel clears the air: I have great respect for LBJ

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

Things are going so well for Miami right now that Dwyane Wade had some time to surprise a fan at her prom. An Archbishop Coleman Carroll student, Nicole Muxo, had asked Wade numerous times to attend school events with her, and on Friday, he showed up to…

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

Can things get any better for Damian Lillard? He exceeded all expectations during a dynamic Rookie of the Year season, and can now add “get a giant banner of yourself” to his list of achievements. The folks at adidas honored the stalwart by throwing u…

CNNSI.com

The Knickstape could see some heavy editing this offseason. While New York had a bounce-back year, its cap issues leave little room for improvement in '13-14, writes Rob Mahoney.

nba.com

Two brothers allege that people standing near Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard assaulted them after one of the victims took a photo of the NBA Rookie of the Year.

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Chris Hansen is not going away in his pursuit of bringing the NBA back to Seattle.

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The turnaround has taken place. The total transformation might not be far away.

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A person familiar with the situation says Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets.