National Basketball League News and Rumors
Raptors rookie Ross new slam dunk champESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Toronto rookie Terrence Ross beat defending champion Jeremy Evans to win the slam-dunk contest during All-Star Saturday night. |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Jerry Colangelo said Saturday he never said Deron Williams was unfit to play in the Olympics, only that the point guard wasn't in great shape when the U.S. men's basketball team began training last summer. |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com As if Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Kyrie Irving wasn’t frightening enough, the second year waterbug dominated the NBA’s Three-Point Shootout on Saturday night in Houston, shooting brilliantly during the final round on his way to a 23-point serve… |
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HOUSTON (AP) -- Portland rookie Damian Lillard beat Philadelphia guard Jrue Holiday in the final round to win the Skills Competition during All-Star Saturday night. |
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HOUSTON (AP) -- No new details on Sacramento against Seattle, though the next All-Star decision might be New York versus New York. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com The trio of Miami's Chris Bosh, WNBA star Swin Cash and Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins won the Shooting Stars competition that kicked off All-Star Saturday night in Houston. |
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HOUSTON (AP): Many of the fathers in this year's crop of All-Stars brought their children along as they moved through Saturday's jam-packed schedule. |
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Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com We're not sure of the provenance of this footage—it comes to us from reddit, but we're not sure which TV station shot it—but it's all great: the crowd noise, the incredible baseline angle, the media scrum in which the local guy ("YOU STUCK IT BABY!… |
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HOUSTON (AP) -- Billy Hunter was ousted unanimously as executive director of the union by NBA players who said Saturday they will "no longer be divided, misled, misinformed." |
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30 Seconds With Greg AnthonyFeb 16
Joe Brescia, nytimes.com An interview with Greg Anthony, who was the Knicks' first-round draft choice in 1991, and is now an analyst on Nets telecasts on the YES Network. |
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Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com Wojnarowski reports that Billy Hunter's dismissal, widely presumed to be an inevitability after the myriad scandals that recently punctured his cocoon of power, was voted on and affirmed by a group of NBA players this afternoon. A bit more on the meetin… |
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Sean Sweeney, dimemag.com The city of Houston is known for being connected to space exploration. There’s the mission control center, as well as the Comets, Rockets and Astros. It’s part of the culture here, just as the Raygun character speaks to Nike‘s heritage. The two conv… |
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Jared Zwerling, ESPN.com Carmelo Anthony will be in the starting lineup for Sunday's NBA All-Star Game in Houston. |
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Rings Aren't Everything?Feb 16
How can LeBron James say Michael Jordan's 'Kobe over LeBron' sound bite doesn't bother him? Ben Golliver examines LeBron's relationship with his legacy and Jordan, his idol. |
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Jared Zwerling, ESPN.com USA Basketball president Jerry Colangelo says Deron Williams, out the past two games for the Brooklyn Nets with ankle injuries, was overweight last summer before the point guard hurt his ankle in London. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com HOUSTON — Boston Celtics center and Eastern Conference All-Star starter Kevin Garnett started his Saturday morning answering a slew of questions about whether he'd consider waiving his no-trade clause to head to the Los Angeles Clippers in a rumored dea… |
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Emma Carmichael, deadspin.com In honor of Michael Jordan's 50th birthday, we reached out to a man who, possibly more than anyone, understands the sneering greatness of Jordan in his prime: Craig Ehlo, the former NBA player (14 seasons with the Rockets, Cavaliers, Hawks, and SuperSon… |
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Benjamin Hoffman, nytimes.com In the Bay Area in the 1980s, the Golden State Warriors cornered the market on cool for sports. |
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Chris Forsberg, ESPN.com Celtics center Kevin Garnett said Saturday that there is currently no team nor circumstance for which he would waive his no-trade clause as Thursday's trade deadline approaches. |
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Beckley Mason, nytimes.com Brook Lopez of the Nets and Tyson Chandler of the Knicks play the same position in the same city, but their styles could hardly be more different. |
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The Dallas Mavericks' German star Dirk Nowitzki alternates between frustration and resignation when discussing probably his toughest season since he was a rookie in 1999. |
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Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com The hijinks were fairly low-wattage on the first night of the NBA's All-Star Weekend— the Rising Stars game saw Kenneth Faried score 40 points on 18 of 22 shooting and Kyrie Irving do this to Brandon Knight, while United States Secretary of Education Ar… |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com HOUSTON — Before Kyrie Irving shook the audience from its slumber by deciding to shake defender Brandon Knight to the floor, this was probably my favorite moment from Friday night's BBVA Rising Stars Challenge at the Toyota Center — a quick, just befo… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com 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. |
