National Basketball League News and Rumors
Clamping Down: The Nuggets' 105-95 win over the Rockets was a cl…The Nuggets' 105-95 win over the Rockets was a clinic in taking advantage of turnovers, writes Rob Mahoney, who breaks down Wilson Chandler's effect and more from the victory. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Tony Parker had 24 points and 13 assists, and the Spurs rallied for a 106-102 victory over the Hornets on Wednesday night, overcoming the absence of Tim Duncan and coach Gregg Popovich for their 15th straight win at home. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Nate Robinson had 11 points and seven assists in 21 minutes off the bench, leading a furious fourth-quarter comeback that carried the Chicago Bulls past the Detroit Pistons 85-82 on Wednesday night. |
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Carmelo Anthony can talk all he wants about moving on because he thinks that’s what people want to hear a bout his feud with Kevin Garnett. But the only way he can get some real closure with Garnett and what happened 17 days ago at the Garden is to hang… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Dwyane Wade scored 35 points, LeBron James got his 34th career triple-double and the Miami Heat rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 123-116 in overtime on Wednesday. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Brook Lopez strengthened his push for a spot on the All-Star team with 22 points on 10-for-16 shooting, helping the Brooklyn Nets hold off the Minnesota Timberwolves 91-83 on Wednesday night. |
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com Dwight Howard re-aggravated the torn labrum in his right shoulder late in the first half of the Los Angeles Lakers' 106-93 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night and did not return to the game. |
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Pat Borzi, nytimes.com Brook Lopez, who was averaging 18.5 points and 7.4 rebounds coming into Wednesday, has been linked to a trade for Dwight Howard since December 2011. |
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Lakers center Dwight Howard has aggravated his right shoulder injury against the Memphis Grizzlies and is out for the second half. |
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com In order to move forward and turn around their disappointing season, the Los Angeles Lakers attempted to let go of their past frustrations with a team meeting Wednesday. |
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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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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com Every high-level basketball player dreams of the moment when his name gets called at the NBA Draft. These athletes work so hard for so long to achieve in a dream, and over the course of a few seconds there name is called and they belong to an real live … |
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The Rockets' struggles continue. The Nuggets took over in the third quarter en route to a 105-95 win over Houston, handing James Harden and crew their eighth loss in nine games. |
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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: The NBA's YouTube channel. Forty point… |
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The New Orleans Hornets are moving ahead with plans to change their name to the Pelicans next season, people familiar with the decision said. |
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com Los Angeles Lakers forward Jordan Hill will undergo season-ending surgery on his left hip Wednesday, the team announced Tuesday after Hill received a second opinion on his injury in Nashville by Dr. Thomas Byrd. |
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Royce White says he’s near deal to return to Rockets: ‘Any hour now, this whole thing’ll be over’Jan 23
Dan Devine, yahoo.com At long last, rookie Royce White finally appears to be getting closer to playing professional basketball under the Houston Rockets' umbrella. It's been more than two weeks since the Rockets suspended White, who has yet to play a minute for Houston this … |
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com Dwight Howard again hits the reset button on the Los Angeles Lakers' season, while apologizing for his "immature" comments and vowing to dominate going forward. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com The White House says the Miami Heat will get personal congratulations from the basketball-fan-in-chief on their NBA championship. |
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Nate Taylor, nytimes.com Pablo Prigioni, the Knicks' backup point guard, did not practice for a second consecutive day because of a bruised left big toe. |
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When the Milwaukee Bucks and coach Scott Skiles decided to part ways earlier this month, the franchise appeared to be treading on some pretty unstable ground. |
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Kristofer Habbas, dimemag.com Each Wednesday, we’ll be assessing how the top prospects of the 2013 NBA Draft are faring in college and overseas. Stick with us each week for assorted thoughts, including the biggest risers and fallers, the standouts, the sleepers and what we know and … |
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In the wake of the lockout, Forbes reports that the value of NBA teams has gone up 30 percentJan 23
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com The most recent report from Forbes is to be expected. NBA owners now make 50 percent of the revenue their teams and players bring in, up from the previous 43 percent mark. Two teams have recently been sold, one team is about to be sold, two new very luc… |
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Ian Begley, ESPN.com The New York Knicks have surpassed the Los Angeles Lakers as the most valuable team in the NBA, according to Forbes' annual study. |
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The San Antonio Spurs will face New Orleans on Wednesday night without Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard. They expect Manu Ginobili to return from injury. |
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Jay Busbee, yahoo.com It's got to be brutal being an NBA coach. You've got the most talented athletes in the world at your beck and call, and sometimes they just. Won't. Play. Ball. Exhibit A: JaVale McGee. As skilled a big man as there is in the NBA, his highlight-to-frustr… |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com NBA hazing rituals will always be a tremendous source of entertainment. I may or may not have watched Delonte West tell J.J. Hickson, "I don't care if you gotta fly! Trains, planes, or automobiles: you better have my do-nuts!" over 100 times i… |
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With trade rumors swirling, we point several angry fingers at members of the Los Angeles LakersJan 23
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Things have gotten so bad with the Los Angeles Lakers that the team’s Next Big Deal rumors have now shifted to All-Star center Dwight Howard. After working through two coaches and dismissing a Hall of Fame-level candidate in Phil Jackson, and making the… |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com The reported paid attendance for Tuesday night's game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics was 14,192; this makes sense because the Cavs entered the game at 10-32 and Boston, while a perennial playoff team with several noteworthy stars, ha… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com The Memphis Grizzlies have signed guard-forward Chris Johnson to a 10-day contract a day after sending three players to the Cleveland Cavaliers to free up salary space. |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com This is not a Ball Don’t Lie endorsement of the Sacramento Kings’ move to Seattle, an idea that we’re all sick of even though it’s clear a properly run NBA team should be thriving in Seattle. The Maloof brothers deserve severe condemnation for the… |
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With the 2012-13 season at the halfway mark, SI.com's NBA writers make their picks for the league's top performers. The MVP and Coach of the Year races have produced the most disagreement at the top, while clear favorites have emerged for Rookie of the … |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com The Boston Celtics won six of seven games after guard Avery Bradley returned to the lineup on Jan. 2, igniting hopes that the all-around demon would create the sort of spark that teams featuring a series of go-to players in their 30s (and one that acts … |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com Two titans of basketball and popular culture finally crossed paths in Charlotte on Tuesday night, as 2011 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game MVP Justin Bieber, in town for the Charlotte stop on his "Believe" tour at Time Warner Cable Arena, met "… |
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Patrick Cassidy, dimemag.com This morning ESPN is reporting that the Los Angeles Lakers have turned down numerous Dwight Howard trade offers, especially in recent weeks. The article says that the Lakers are holding firm – for now – because they’re still confident that they can … |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com Things seemed to be going well for the Los Angeles Clippers in the early going of their Tuesday night matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder. I mean, not perfectly — All-World point guard and leader Chris Paul wasn't in the lineup, which, even if you lo… |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com With first place in the West on the line, the Staples Center was as raucous as its been for a non-Lakers game in many, many, many years. (Many.) Caron Butler did his part, nearly forcing a turnover from Kevin Durant in the corner, and then sneaking in b… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com After a shaky transfer of coaching power, the staggering Phoenix Suns headed for Sacramento with Lindsey Hunter in charge on the bench and without two of the team's highest-profile assistant coaches. |
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The NBA-best Thunder continue to get better despite trading away James Harden this offseason. A 109-97 win over the Clippers on Tuesday was the latest proof, says Lee Jenkins. |
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak not placing blame for team's rough season on coach Mike D'Antoni. |
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Kevin Durant is now method branding. You may be familiar with this new "KD IS NOT NICE," or ("#KDISNOTNICE" for my Twitterati) Nike campaign. I can't ... |
