National Basketball League News and Rumors
Griffin's 30 help Clippers to win against JazzAssociated Press, ESPN.com Blake Griffin scored 30 points, Jamal Crawford added 20 off the bench and the Clippers defeated Utah 105-104 on Monday night to hand the Jazz their first loss at home this season. |
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McGee, Nuggets withstand late Raptors rallyDec 3, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Corey Brewer scored 19 points, JaVale McGee had 17 points and five blocks, and the Denver Nuggets withstood a late rally to beat the Toronto Raptors 113-110 on Monday night. |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com $5,000 for a college basketball court? Amateur hour. This holiday season you want the real deal and you're willing to pay top dollar. Or at least several thousand dollars more than you would for some crummy college one, right? Bummer is, the only such c… |
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Anderson, Lopez lift slumping Hornets by BucksDec 3, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Ryan Anderson scored 22 points, Robin Lopez added 21 and the Hornets won for only the second time in 11 games, 102-81 over the Bucks on Monday night. |
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Karl hit hard by friend Majerus' deathDec 3, 2012
Denver Nuggets coach George Karl said he is still having a tough time dealing with the death of his friend, former Utah and Saint Louis coach Rick Majerus. |
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Jazz's Marvin Williams, Favors out vs. ClippersDec 3, 2012
Marvin Williams will miss his third straight game for the Utah Jazz because of concussion-like symptoms and Derrick Favors is out again Monday night against the Los Angeles Clippers because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot. |
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Lakers' Blake to have abdominal surgeryDec 3, 2012
Lakers guard Steve Blake will undergo laparoscopic surgery on Wednesday to repair a torn abdominal muscle and will miss at least six to eight weeks. |
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Deadspin Up All Night: Hey BelieverDec 3, 2012
Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. You've got six NBA games and some college basketball, plus Giants-Redskins on Monday Night Football. More » |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com Since Michael Jordan signed with Nike at the beginning of his illustrious career, his signature Air Jordan shoes have redefined the world of athletic footwear. Signature sneakers are now a major part of an athlete's global brand, and they also help chan… |
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Deron Williams has his own personal beat writersDec 3, 2012
Eric Freeman, yahoo.com We are in a new era for journalism. Sure, this blog may seem like a new media force, setting the tone of NBA discussion with posts on Lil Wayne's charitable efforts and photos of players making weird faces, but in truth we are as uncertain about the fut… |
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The 10-man rotation, starring Nick AndersonDec 3, 2012
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C: Magic Basketball. On Nick Anderson, wh… |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com No, not so close together. Spread them out. No, keep your thumbs together, but move the rest of your hands apart. Like you are making a capital U. No, wait, actually, that doesn't look right. Keep your hands positioned that way, with your fingers pointi… |
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Andrew Greif, dimemag.com Lakers point guard Steve Blake is out another 6-to-8 weeks because of arthroscopic surgery on a torn abdominal muscle, an announcement today that wasn’t unexpected (he hasn’t played since Nov. 11) but leaves Los Angeles treading water at the position.… |
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Kevin Love catches up with his father while wearing old man makeup, looks creepily like his old man (VIDEO)Dec 3, 2012
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Last month we alerted you to the ongoing cola ads featuring Cleveland Cavaliers star Kyrie Irving and Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Kevin Love dressed up as sexagenarians, hustling a group of playground ballers along the way. Today, we bring you somet… |
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Lakers' Blake to have surgery, miss 6-8 weeksDec 3, 2012
Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com Lakers guard Steve Blake will undergo laproscopic surgery Wednesday to repair a torn abdominal muscle, the team announced Monday |
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Dwight Howard might be willing to leave Lakers in free agency this summer in pursuit of a championshipDec 3, 2012
Dan Devine, yahoo.com After dropping a 113-103 contest on their home floor to the Orlando Magic on Sunday night, the Los Angeles Lakers now sit at 8-9, in third place in a Pacific Division they've topped for five straight seasons, and in the uncomfortable position of not kno… |
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The Brooklyn Nets' Avery Johnson and the Memphis Grizzlies' Lionel Hollins today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in October and November. |
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Nick Friedell, ESPN.com Rip Hamilton has a torn plantar fascia in his left foot and is out indefinitely. |
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The New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony and the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant today were named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Nov. 26, through Sunday, Dec. 2. |
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Lil Wayne helps Detroit Pistons forward Jonas Jerebko outfit children attending his basketball campDec 3, 2012
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Ball Don't Lie launched a little attack on rapper Lil Wayne last spring when he, like Red Hot Chili Pepper bassist Flea, was denied the star treatment by the Oklahoma City Thunder. The recording artist didn't plan things out beforehand and expected to r… |
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Spencer Lund, dimemag.com It’s been said enough to be cliche that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But you can teach a younger-ish dog old tricks, so maybe that’s the bright side to Tim Duncan‘s play against Marc Gasol on Saturday night. Maybe the Big Fundamental pro… |
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Nets' Lopez day to day as MRI on foot negativeDec 3, 2012
Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com Nets center Brook Lopez underwent a precautionary MRI on his right foot on Monday in New York, which came back negative, the team announced. Lopez is listed as day to day. |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com Kobe Bryant‘s year of tossing media grenades rolls on. This time, Pau Gasol is catching the Mamba’s wrath. After last night’s frustrating loss to the Orlando Magic, a game that saw Gasol on the bench during crunch time for the second time in the las… |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Cynics should be taking Sports Illustrated's choice to award LeBron James with the Sportsman of the Year award as their initial instinct suggests. Other athletes, other bad dudes and dudettes, have taken in more scorn. Other athletes have been the focus… |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com You guys aren't going to believe this, but getting one win didn't solve all of the Washington Wizards' issues. Following an 84-82 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers that gave the District dozen their first mark on the "W" side of the ledg… |
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Stephen Coston, dimemag.com Every year, NBA players, owners, coaches and general managers donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to charity. Not all of their philanthropy is voluntary. In the NBA, it’s a fineable offense to wear a headband upside down, to publicly criticize an of… |
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Barkley trains with Pacquiao in TNT specialDec 3, 2012
Manny Pacquiao did some training with a heavyweight for his next bout: Charles Barkley. |
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Mike Kurylo, nytimes.com The Knicks' Chris Copeland is one of the team's few players with a lot of room for improvement and he is making good on it lately. |
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Warren Shaw, dimemag.com In basketball, not everybody can be an elite player garnering accolades, fortune and fan adoration. No, some guys… actually most guys are role players largely going under the radar. Some are even more so cleverly defined as specialists. For the better p… |
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James named SI's Sportsman of the YearDec 3, 2012
NBA champion. MVP. Olympic gold. Nobody had a better year, writes Lee Jenkins, than LeBron James: SI's Sportsman of the Year. |
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Sportsman of the Year LeBron James first graced the cover of Sports Illustrated as a 17-year-old. In the decade since, the magazine has tracked his every move. Five writers look back. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com The Los Angeles Lakers' Jekyll and Hyde act continued apace this weekend, with a Friday night blitzing (17 3-pointers, 54 percent shooting, a 28-and-20 performance by Dwight Howard and 122 points) of the Denver Nuggets giving way to a Sunday night stumb… |
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LeBron named SI's Sportsman of the YearDec 3, 2012
When LeBron James learned he was Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year, the Miami Heat star was surprised. |
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LeBron James: Rare PhotosDec 3, 2012
From Akron to South Beach, see classic shots of LeBron James on and off the basketball court. |
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Sean Sweeney, dimemag.com The Lakers sleepwalked through the fourth quarter last night, and Dwight Howard couldn’t make a free throw. Yet at this point in the game after this nasty lob from Kobe to Superman, all felt right in L.A. Now, we must ask: what’s wrong with the Lakers… |
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Kobe wants Gasol to put his 'big-boy pants on'Dec 3, 2012
Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com For the second time in five games, Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol watched the final minutes of the fourth quarter from the sidelines. Kobe Bryant says Gasol has to take it into his own hands to change that. |
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The growing importance of the 3-point shot in today's NBA is hardly a secret. It has become an essential element for efficient team offense. Not only ... |
