National Basketball League News and Rumors
Faried pours in 40 to win MVP of Rising StarsHOUSTON (AP) Kenneth Faried had 40 points and 10 rebounds and entertained the crowd at the end with a series of dunks, leading Team Chuck to a 163-135 victory over Team Shaq in the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday night. |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com General manager Mitch Kupchak denied reports that the Lakers and Boston Celtics were in preliminary talks to trade Dwight Howard for Rajon Rondo. |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com The BBVA Rising Stars Challenge is one of the least serious events of the All-Star Weekend, a chance for rookies and second-year players to have fun and bring a little playground style to an NBA court. Every year, there are always one or two highlights … |
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The Knicks want the 2015 All-Star Game at the Garden. The Nets want the 2015 All-Star Game at Barclays Center. So what’s the NBA to do? |
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Usain Bolt took joined the East team in the All-Star celebrity game to have a little fun. |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Nineteen-year-old Bobcats rookie Michael Kidd-Gilchrist confessed Friday that Michael Jordan, almost 50, beat him in a one-on-one game. |
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NEW YORK -- Clyde Drexler, Dikembe Mutombo, Hakeem Olajuwon, Rudy Tomjanovich, and Yao Ming will serve as judges in the 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk (8pm ET, TNT), the NBA announced today. The five Houston Rockets legends will score all of the dunks in the fir… |
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HOUSTON (AP) Gary Payton, Tim Hardaway and Mitch Richmond were among 12 finalists announced Friday for election into the Basketball Hall of Fame. |
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To some extent, NBA advanced metrics tell us what we already know. LeBron James is nearly unstoppable. Brook Lopez has made the leap from serviceable big man to All-Star. And teammate Deron Williams is playing nothing like a two-time Olympian. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com HOUSTON — During a question-and-answer session with reporters ahead of Sunday's NBA All-Star Game, Miami Heat star LeBron James offered public support for the notion that injured Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose shouldn't return to the court until… |
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Nick Friedell, ESPN.com Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah had treatment on Thursday to help ease the pain in his right foot as he continues to deal with plantar fasciitis. |
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If Kobe Bryant's season seems tough, imagine what Dwyane Wade went through five years ago. |
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HOUSTON (AP) -- Chris Bosh will start in the All-Star game, giving the NBA champion Miami Heat three starters for the Eastern Conference. |
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Michael Wallace, ESPN.com LeBron James respects his elders among the NBA's greatest players of all time. Right now, he just doesn't agree with two of them: Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson. |
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Andrew Greif, dimemag.com Michael Jordan turns 50 on Sunday, a milestone that marks a half-century of the greatest player ever to play the game. He’s been out of basketball for nearly a decade, but his legend remains whether on sneakers, memories or game tape. Dime explores the … |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Kim Kardashian has a due date for her baby and now a trial date for her divorce from NBA player Kris Humphries. |
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Jared Zwerling, ESPN.com Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks will be in the starting lineup for this Sunday's NBA All-Star Game in Houston, a league source confirmed. |
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Andrew Greif, dimemag.com Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving wouldn’t have to make much of a hard sell to claim he’s the best point guard of the NBA’s first half. For most of us, anyway — Heat coach Erik Spoelstra not included. The coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star team sai… |
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Chris Forsberg, ESPN.com Boston Celtics center Kevin Garnett downplayed any talk that he's pondering retirement after the season, suggesting comments earlier this week about this being his last All-Star Game were simply his nod to young talent in the league. |
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Felix Huang, dimemag.com Back on Dec. 10, Jeremy Lin matched his career high in scoring, dropping 38 in a Lone Star State thriller against San Antonio. The Rockets lost in overtime, but Lin’s performance was an encouraging sign. Up to that point, his production had been inconsi… |
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Ball Don't Lie Staff, yahoo.com Michael Jordan turns 50 on Sunday. In celebration, we’ve decided to delve into 50 remarkable and hopefully indelible moments from MJ’s storied career. Top 50 moments: 50-37 • 36-23 • 22-11 • 10-1 10. Scoring 69 points against Cleveland, a career… |
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Wright Thompson, ESPN.com As he reaches his 50th birthday, MJ is still looking for one more ass to kick |
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Section 15: Undecided VoterFeb 15
Zach Johnk, nytimes.com A onetime Knicks fan likes the Barclays Center; he's just not sure about the team that plays there. |
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Which NBA Pundit Would Have The Worst Predictions If The Season Ended Today? Grading ESPN's ExpertsFeb 15
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Sure, LeBron James has been on an amazing roll, but what about what Wilt Chamberlain did in 1962? |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Unable to secure an invitation to address NBA players directly, embattled union executive director Billy Hunter has released online his response to a report that criticized his leadership. |
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Andrew Greif, dimemag.com Well, that didn’t take long. When the Golden State Warriors executive team said they believed their new, adidas short-sleeved alternate uniform would catch on quickly, I guess they didn’t technically end the thought with “in the NBA.” Less than a … |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com Here's Kobe Bryant, well on his way to suffering through yet another blowout, driving into the lane and making a nice kick-out pass during last night's Clippers-Lakers game. Unfortunately for Kobe, this play was canceled out by a three-second violation … |
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HOUSTON -- From George Washington and the cherry tree to Betsy Ross and the flag to Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, Americans love their myths. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Jeremy Lin launched a charitable foundation then lost to his boss in ping pong. |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com Don’t let the final score in Oklahoma City deceive you: this wasn’t the NBA Finals matchup we thought we’d see. Miami was too good for much of the first three quarters and Kevin Durant (40 points, eight rebounds) and Russell Westbrook (26 points, 10… |
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The Lakers' season hit a low point on Thursday with news of Jerry Buss' illness. Kobe Bryant has a special connection with the franchise's longtime owner, writes Lee Jenkins. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Chris Paul had 24 points and 13 assists, Blake Griffin scored 18 of his 22 points in a spectacular first quarter, and the Clippers cemented their supremacy in Los Angeles with a 125-101 victory over the Lakers on Thursday night. |
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Despite Kevin Durant exploding in the fourth, LeBron James and the Heat still coasted to a sweep of last year's Western Conference champions 110-100, writes Paul Forrester. |
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The Basketball Jones — live from a Houston hotel room at All-Star Weekend — look back at the first half of the NBA season. What's surprise... |
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In case you were busy helping J.J. Abrams run a viral marketing campaign for Star Trek Into Darkness in Central Russia, here's what you missed in spor... |
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There's no greater celebration of what professional basketball has become than All-Star Weekend. There will be some fierce dunks, canny dribbling, and... |
