National Basketball League News and Rumors
Anthony sits out as Pacers knock off KnicksAssociated Press, ESPN.com Paul George scored seven points in a 13-0 fourth-quarter run and finished with 24, leading the Indiana Pacers past the short-handed New York Knicks 81-76 on Thursday night. |
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This just in: James (Guitar Jimmy) Dolan is a lot fonder of Carmelo Anthony than he is of the suits running Comcast and Time Warner. The gap is even wider now. Dolan first professed true love for Melo when he ordered Donnie Walsh to trade half the team … |
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Aaron Brooks has been in an awkward spot since news surfaced that the Sacramento Kings could be sold and moved back to his hometown of Seattle. |
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Ramona Shelburne, ESPN.com Little has gone according to plan for the Lakers this season. So little, in fact, that Jim Buss said it would be foolish to "blow it up" until the team has played enough games together to correctly identify why it has struggled and so badly un… |
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Nate Taylor, nytimes.com The 28-year-old rookie Chris Copeland replaced Carmelo Anthony in the Knicks' starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Pacers while Anthony served a one-game suspension. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao had surgery to repair a split leg muscle, an injury that could sideline him two more months. |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com The Phoenix Suns are not having anything close to a good season. After losing franchise talisman Steve Nash to the Los Angeles Lakers this summer, they've dipped to 12-25 (second-worst in the West) and seem to have few potential avenues toward improveme… |
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Dan Devine, 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: SB Nation and Sactown Royalty. Tom Zil… |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com Reader Zachary had a desire for an NBA logo headband, because he's cool like that. He looked it up at the NBA Store, and found it for $7.99. Then he found it at the MLB Shop, and it's a dollar cheaper. Why? We don't know. Why does MLB.com sell NBA stuff… |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com People with knowledge of the situation said Wednesday that investor Chris Hansen has contacted the Maloof family about buying the Sacramento Kings. |
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Kenneth Faried, surprised by his own numbers, swears on live TV after Nuggets beat Magic (VIDEO)Jan 10
Dan Devine, yahoo.com EDITOR'S NOTE: As the headline suggests, the video below contains an expletive. Viewer discretion is advised. Hey, Kenneth Faried: You know you played really hard and, as BDL Editor Kelly Dwyer wrote, were a major factor in your Denver Nuggets' 108-105 … |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com Greg Oden is the NBA's Greek tragedy—a body outwardly designed for basketball dominance, but with an internal structure woefully insufficient for the task. Oden hasn't played since his patella attempted to escape in 2009, and underwent his third microfr… |
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Have a question about NBA officiating? Confused on a rule interpretation? Send your questions to Donnie Vaden, the NBA's VP of Referee Operations and Director of Officials. Send an email to: . Questions submitted that are not in regards to a rule interp… |
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Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com Brooklyn Nets backup center Andray Blatche says he's "not worried at all" about his involvement in an alleged sexual assault that occurred in his Philadelphia hotel suite early Tuesday morning. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com Taking over an NBA team in the middle of the season isn't an easy job, but Jim Boylan's making it look that way, posting two wins in two tries since taking over for Scott Skiles after he and the Milwaukee Bucks elected to "part ways" on Monday… |
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Spencer Lund, dimemag.com When Carmelo Anthony met Kevin Garnett outside the Celtics locker room a couple nights ago, nobody expected any actual violence to occur (despite Carmelo’s preference for Apple Jacks). But when Kendrick Perkins and Zach Randolph got into an on-court bac… |
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Lin and other notable players who played in D-League |
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Carl Lamarre, dimemag.com From an ugly fallout with his former label Def Jam, to combating erroneous claims surrounding his relationships, Joe Budden has been on the opposing end of a disastrous battle against the world. He was virtually playing one on five. His candor served as… |
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Greg Payne, ESPN.com Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Thursday morning that forward Kevin Garnett did not make the remarks he has been rumored to have made about Carmelo Anthony's wife during Monday's game. |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com The Lakers lost. Yes, again. That's not news, but this fourth-quarter conference, between Mike D'Antoni, Gregg Popovich, and referee Bill Kennedy, is one of the best things we've seen in a while. More » |
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The original model for the D-League is yesterday's news. Teams are embracing the league more than ever before as a resource to develop precious young talent, says Ian Thomsen. |
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN.com Dirk Nowitzki doesn't want to play for another NBA franchise, but he also doesn't want to finish his career just fighting for the Western Conference's final playoff spot. |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com The Chicago Bulls' 2012-13 season has always been divided into two parts: the periods before and after Derrick Rose returns from the ACL tear that knocked him out of the 2012 playoffs after just one game. The idea was that the Bulls would perform well e… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Patrick Ewing Jr. has signed with Spanish club Blancos de Rueda Valladolid until the end of this season. |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Memphis 94, Golden State 87 Even before the game, you sort of assumed that Golden State would come ready to bang in the team’s pairing with Memphis. If things hold up from here until April, the two squads will meet in the first round of this spring’s … |
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Monta Ellis Spins and ScoresJan 10
Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com Milwaukee Bucks point guard Monta Ellis spins through Chicago Bulls defenders and gets the shot to fall. |
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Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com Blake Griffin gets inside the paint and spins for a beautiful 180-degree layup in tonight’s matchup between the Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks. For breaking news, rumors, exclusive content, and contests sent right to your inbox, sign up here … |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Chris Paul had 19 points and 16 assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 99-93 on Wednesday night, extending their franchise-record home winning streak to 13 games. |
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Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com Kobe Bryant gives Kawhi Leonard a dance lesson as he shows off a series of between-the- leg dribbles and drives to the basket in tonight’s matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers. |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com Everyone claims they have the answers for the Lakers problems this year. But there’s one that’s stumped Hollywood for over a decade: what to do with Tony Parker. In San Antonio’s wild three-point win over the Lakers, Parker looked like he was runnin… |
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Paul's season-high 16 assists lift Clips over Mavs |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Zach Randolph had 19 points and 12 rebounds, Rudy Gay scored 18 points and the Memphis Grizzlies completed a 3-0 road trip with a 94-87 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. |
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Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com Tim Duncan rejects Robert Sacre and forces a turnover leading to an easy bucket at the other end in tonight’s matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers. |
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Grizz finish 3-0 road trip by wearing out Warriors |
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Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com Russell Westbrook hits Alexey Shved with a left cross over and accelerates to the hoop for the right-handed hook layup in tonight’s matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves. |
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Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com Kevin Garnett plays point guard as he assists Jeff Green for the baseline dunk in tonight’s matchup between the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns. |
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Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com With a one dribble drive, Boston Celtics’ Jeff Green throws down a monster dunk tonight against the Phoenix Suns. |
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Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com DeQuan Jones hustles from coast to coast on the fast break and muscles in a ferocious slam in tonight’s matchup between the Orlando Magic and Denver Nuggets. |
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With a 19-15 record, and currently the 8-seed in the Western Conference, the Portland Trail Blazers have been one of the league's most pleasant surpri... |
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The Sacramento Kings may begin play as the Sonics 2.0 in Seattle as early as next season, though Sacramento — its mayor, Kevin Johnson, and the ... |
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