National Basketball League News and Rumors
More to Fields Than a Pregame HandshakeMark Viera, nytimes.com If it was easy to lose sight of Landry Fields's role in Jeremy Lin's rise, then Fields provided a reminder of his value in the Knicks' 99-82 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. |
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LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Miami Heat tired of Linsanity talk around Jeremy Lin, NY KnicksFeb 22, 2012
LeBron James sighed and shook his head. Following practice on Wednesday, the first question posed to the Heat star was about — you guessed it — Jeremy Lin, and James acted as if he was tired of talking about the new kid on the NBA block. |
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Rockets rally past slumping 76ersFeb 22, 2012
HOUSTON (AP) Kyle Lowry had a scraped right forearm, a sore right ankle and a smile on his face after the Houston Rockets pulled out a grinding victory over his hometown team on Wednesday night. |
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Knicks make quick work of injury-ridden HawksFeb 22, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) Not much heat from the Hawks for Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks . |
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Hansbrough powers Pacers past lowly BobcatsFeb 22, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Tyler Hansbrough had a season-high 22 points and nine rebounds as the Indiana Pacers continued their dominance of the Charlotte Bobcats with a 102-88 victory Wednesday night. |
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Howard makes impression as Magic crush NetsFeb 22, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Dwight Howard had 20 points and 17 rebounds and the Orlando Magic rolled to a 108-91 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night. |
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Boston Celtics can only hope their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder is a microcosm of their season: a dreadful first half and a gutsy second half. |
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Mavs' Odom out vs. Lakers to attend to family memberFeb 22, 2012
Mavericks forward Lamar Odom is missing Wednesday night's game against his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers. |
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Bobcats owner Jordan suing Chinese companyFeb 22, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Former NBA star and current Bobcats owner Michael Jordan filed suit in a Chinese court against Qiaodan Sports Company Limited, a sportswear and footwear manufacturer, for unauthorized use of his name. |
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Bulls' Rose says he would never push for tradeFeb 22, 2012
Jon Greenberg, ESPN.com Derrick Rose's back is letting him play basketball again, and that despite reports, he's not looking to add any general manager responsibilities to his on-court workload. |
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Blazers pursuing free agent center PrzybillaFeb 22, 2012
The Portland Trail Blazers are pursuing free agent Joel Przybilla, but a deal with the 7-foot-1 center would be contingent on a physical exam. |
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Celtics' Rondo replaces Hawks' Johnson in ASGFeb 22, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo will take Joe Johnson's spot on the Eastern Conference roster at this year's All-Star Game after being named an injury replacement Tuesday by NBA commissioner David Stern. |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com At this point, most of the NBA is on Twitter. It's a wild world of training updates, questions as to which movies they should go see, and explanations of their Call of Duty prowess. Every so often, though, you also get a picture into the more interestin… |
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Sacramento, NBA close to arena financing dealFeb 22, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Sacramento's last shot to remain an NBA city appears headed for another overtime. |
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Magic: Kobe needs to sit down with Jim BussFeb 22, 2012
Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com Players meetings are fine, but Magic Johnson thinks the Los Angeles Lakers need Kobe Bryant to sit down with management to address some issues. |
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Celtics get KG back, but Wilcox, O'Neal outFeb 22, 2012
Chris Forsberg, ESPN.com The Celtics will welcome Kevin Garnett back to the floor for Wednesday's game against the Thunder, but they will be without big men Jermaine O'Neal (sprained left wrist) and Chris Wilcox (right adductor strain), according to the team. |
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Lowe: Unofficial midseason awardsFeb 22, 2012
SI.com's experts already handed out their official NBA midseason awards, but Zach Lowe still has a few remaining. From surprises to letdowns, here are his unofficial midseason honors. |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com For a spell, while he was wondering if the New York Knicks were going to be the third NBA team to cut him in a nine-week span, Jeremy Lin was famously dividing time between teammate Landry Fields' apartment and his brother's couch. Last week we found ou… |
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Nets' Williams has surgery on fractured left footFeb 22, 2012
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Nets forward Shawne Williams had surgery to repair an old fracture and remove two small bone fragments in his left foot Wednesday. He will miss the rest of the season. |
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Utah's Evans to replace Shumpert in dunk contestFeb 22, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York Knicks rookie Iman Shumpert has pulled out of the slam dunk contest with an injury and will be replaced by Utah's Jeremy Evans. |
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Jeremy Lin scores his second straight Sports Illustrated cover, joining some lofty companyFeb 22, 2012
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com You can point to New York's cupcake schedule in the days following Jeremy Lin's ascension into the Knicks rotation on Feb. 4. You can point to the minutes he plays in New York's frantic pace, as Jason Terry did on Sunday, and all the possessions he gets… |
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New book coming out on Lin's breakout momentFeb 22, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) -- A new book promises to give a Lin-side look at the NBA's newest sensation. |
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Kobe doesn't forget anything, least of all what Pau Gasol has meant to him and the Lakers. After all, he saved Kobe during his darkest days in L.A. Go back to '07, says Lee Jenkins. |
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Spurs rest stars, lose win streakFeb 22, 2012
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) A win is a win to the Trail Blazers. |
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Blazers blow out Duncan-, Parker-less SpursFeb 22, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers routed San Antonio 137-97 on Tuesday night while the Spurs rested Tim Duncan and Tony Parker. |
