National Basketball League News and Rumors
West outlasts East with assist from MVP PaulAssociated Press, ESPN.com Kevin Durant scored 30 points, MVP Chris Paul had 20 points and 15 assists, and the Western Conference beat the East 143-138 on Sunday night in the NBA All-Star Game. |
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Nate Taylor, nytimes.com The Knicks' Tyson Chandler, already a former N.B.A. champion and Olympic gold medalist, savors adding an All-Star appearance to his résumé. |
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HOUSTON (AP) -- 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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HOUSTON (AP) -- Ke$ha didn't pay much attention to the NBA until recently when she realized she had a fan in the league. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com HOUSTON — I don't know if you've heard, but Michael Jordan turned 50 years old on Sunday. You probably missed it, because it's not like anyone's made a big deal about his birthday at all or anything, or tweeting about it all day. It's been a pretty low-… |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com Here's your spot to talk about all things All-Star Game-related and no things All-Star Game-unrelated. More » |
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"I Am A Nasty Cribbage Player": NBA All-Stars Discuss What They Could Beat Michael Jordan At TodayFeb 17
Sean Newell, deadspin.com The Basketball Jones did a twist on the usual Michael Jordan's birthday fare. Acknowledging that he is one of the most competitive humans on the planet (and pretty good at basketball), TBJ went around asking the All-Stars in Houston what they could beat… |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com HOUSTON — When LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and the rest of the participants in Sunday night's 2013 NBA All-Star Game come out of the locker room to take the court at the Toyota Center, you'll be able to see exactly how much they've been able t… |
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Stars celebrate Jordan at 50Feb 17
Michael Jordan turned 50 on Sunday, giving this year's All-Stars a chance to reflect on his illustrious career and how much he still means to the sport. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com HOUSTON — After spending nine months working his way back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, it wasn't exactly an ideal situation for Ricky Rubio to come back to have to carry a major load (albeit in minor minutes, at first) for a … |
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For 30 years of options, David Stern's answer came surprisingly quickly. |
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Michael Jordan, who won six NBA titles, five MVPs and two Olympic gold medals, is 50 today. To help celebrate, here are SI's 100 best photos of arguably the NBA's greatest player. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com HOUSTON — After spending much of Friday's All-Star media session talking with this year's slew of first-time All-Stars about what it feels like to learn you're an All-Star, I figured it'd be neat to ask a few players who've gone through the All-Star Wee… |
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HOUSTON -- Practice had been over for about 20 minutes when the door opened behind the Rockets' training room and a figure wearing just a pair of shorts and a towel on his head strode straight into the 50-degree water of the cold-splash pool. |
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Terrence Ross’ dunks, James White’s 2-hander and Gerald Green’s reverse, all in slow motion (VIDEO)Feb 17
Dan Devine, yahoo.com HOUSTON — Thanks to noted philosopher Dave Chappelle, it's long been widely accepted that most things look better in slow motion. This is especially true when it comes to slam dunks, which are often pretty rad in real-time, but tend to look even more st… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com No new details on Sacramento against Seattle, though the next All-Star decision might be New York versus New York. |
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Ramona Shelburne and Marc Stein, ESPN.com There is a level of mutual interest between the Clippers and Utah Jazz in exploring a deal that would feature Eric Bledsoe as the headliner in a trade package for Jazz forward Paul Millsap, sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN.com. |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com Toronto Raptors rookie Terrence Ross has been crowned the champion of the 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk, besting reigning champion Jeremy Evans and several other contestants who received heavy promotion and stoked fan interest. Yet, while Ross took home the tro… |
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As Michael Jordan turns 50, new NY Knicks nemesis LeBron James is primed to block title shotsFeb 17
The Knicks aren’t going to get past LeBron James the way the old Knicks couldn’t get past Michael Jordan. Because they are in the same conference with one of the great all-around players and great team players in the history of basketball, now playing… |
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NEW YORK -- State Farm All-Star Saturday Night, which featured the Western Conference defeating the Eastern Conference by a score of 140 to 125 in Houston, delivered a total $555,000 to charity. |
