National Basketball League News and Rumors
Magic's Davis breaks left foot vs. KnicksOrlando forward Glen Davis broke his left foot in the first half against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich will coach the Western Conference All-Stars for the third time in his career. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com LeBron James had 24 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and the Miami Heat blew out Brooklyn in the second half for a 105-85 victory Wednesday night, their 13th in a row over the Nets. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Blake Griffin had 26 points and 13 rebounds and DeAndre Jordan added 16 points and 12 boards to lift the Los Angeles Clippers to a 96-90 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Nate Robinson scored 16 of his 24 points in the second quarter, leading the Chicago Bulls to a 104-88 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night. |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com Dennis Rodman is known for many things: historically fantastic rebounding, ridiculous action movies in which Jean-Claude Van Damme fights a tiger, wedding dresses, etc. What he's not known for, though, is being anything close to family-friendly. He like… |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com The Grizzlies, Raptors and Pistons agreed to a six-player trade Wednesday that sent star swingman Rudy Gay to Toronto. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Paul Pierce scored 16 points and the Boston Celtics won their second game since losing Rajon Rondo for the season with a knee injury, beating the Sacramento Kings 99-81 on Wednesday night. |
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Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes was given a flagrant foul-2 and ejected in the second quarter against Minnesota on Wednesday night after delivering a forearm to Wolves center Greg Stiemsma. |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Executive director Billy Hunter has unveiled a series of reforms at the NBA players' association to improve areas that were criticized in a recent review of the union. |
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Chris Forsberg, ESPN.com Boston Celtics rookie forward Jared Sullinger left Wednesday's game against the Sacramento Kings due to back spasms and will not return. |
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Nate Taylor, nytimes.com Jason Kidd, the Knicks' 39-year-old guard, missed Wednesday's game against Orlando, his fifth of the season, because of back spasms. |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com It's no secret that NBA players like to watch football. On any random fall Sunday, their Twitter accounts abound with commentary on the week's biggest games, whether it involves repping for their hometown teams or just providing their own form of analys… |
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Nick Friedell, ESPN.com Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer missed his first game of the season on Wednesday against the Milwaukee Bucks because of a right hamstring injury. |
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Rudy Gay is sent to Toronto in a three-team deal that doesn’t look all that great for TorontoJan 30
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com When the Memphis Grizzlies dealt three solid players and a draft pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers for little-used Jon Leuer last week, the general consensus around the league was that the Grizzlies had effectively nickel-and-dimed their way out of having… |
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Orlando forward Glen Davis was forced to leave the Magic's game against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night after hurting his left foot in the first half. |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com For the past several seasons, Denver Nuggets wing Andre Iguodala has been readily identified as one of the best defenders in the NBA. Those skills earned him a spot on the 2012 Olympic team, an All-Star spot last season, and a strong reputation as the s… |
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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: Nina's Color Lab. Nina Fike painted a … |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Steve Nash returns to Phoenix tonight as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. He’s “returned” to Phoenix before, as a member of the Dallas Mavericks back in 1999 on a night that saw him miss all three of his shots, but this turn is different. Nash wa… |
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN.com The NBA office admitted that a critical charge call on Dallas Mavericks guard O.J. Mayo in the final seconds of Tuesday's 106-104 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers was incorrect. |
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The NBA has acknowledged a pair of costly incorrect calls from the final seconds of recent games. |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com NBA commissioner David Stern has selected Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez to replace Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo on the Eastern Conference All-Star roster, the league announced Wednesday. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Kyrie Irving, the MVP of last year's Rising Stars Challenge, will return to the game featuring top rookies and second-year players. |
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Rose partakes in full-contact practices with Bulls |
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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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Chris Broussard, ESPN.com San Antonio Spurs, New Orleans Hornets, Charlotte Bobcats, Indiana Pacers and Dallas Mavericks have been monitoring the rehab of Greg Oden and are in the running for his services, according to sources. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com LeBron James kind of gave us the ol' "bah humbug" just before Christmas when he told Fox Sports Florida's Chris Tomasson he'd never compete in the Slam Dunk Contest at the NBA's annual All-Star Saturday festivities. The Miami Heat star's annou… |
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Mirin Fader, dimemag.com Bold capital letters displaying Tupac’s “All Eyes On Me” stretch across the top of Jameer Nelson’s back, slightly grazing his shoulders and the bottom of his neck. It’s been there since was a junior at Saint Joseph’s. You can’t see the ink u… |
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Upcoming free agent Smith thinks he's worth max deal |
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Reggie Evans: LeBron ‘no different’ from Joe Johnson, Blatche; LeBron: ‘It sucks’ Nets quit on AveryJan 30
Dan Devine, yahoo.com The first time the Brooklyn Nets met the Miami Heat, the defending champs served a 30-point notice that a move into the five boroughs didn't necessarily mean a move into the East's elite. The second time they played, the Heat took over in the third quar… |
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Utah Jazz guard Gordon Hayward will miss his second straight game Wednesday night against the New Orleans Hornets with a sprained right shoulder. |
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What should Atlanta do with Josh Smith? The soon-to-be free agent believes he's a max player, but opinions vary. Ben Golliver and Rob Mahoney debate what the future holds. |
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Spencer Lund, dimemag.com Andre Drummond has been excellent through the first half of his rookie year. But he’s not getting the playing time many feel he deserves. Critics of keeping Drummond on the bench point to his high efficiency and his defensive dominance on the block. If … |
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Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com Apparently, Brooklyn Nets power forward Reggie Evans doesn't think much of the championship the Miami Heat won last season -- or of superstar small forward LeBron James. |
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Jim Cavan, nytimes.com Nothing has come easy in Jimmy Butler's life or career, but he has made things easier for the Chicago Bulls during Derrick Rose's absence. |
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Kobe Bryant thinks he is Neo from ‘The Matrix,’ could’ve been the best point guard ever (VIDEO)Jan 30
Dan Devine, yahoo.com You guys: The Los Angeles Lakers are BACK! It's been hard to keep track of whether the Lakers were done or back this season, after they struggled to a 1-4 first start to the season, then restarted the season by firing Mike Brown, then staggered for like… |
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NEW YORK -- Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love is the recipient of the "Kia Community Assist Award" for December in recognition of his outstanding efforts in the community and his ongoing philanthropic and charitable work, the NBA annou… |
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Nick Friedell, ESPN.com Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer did not participate in morning shootaround because of a hamstring injury and is a game-time decision to play against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday. |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com The Trail Blazers seem to have some magic about them this season. Knocking on the door of the playoff picture, Portland overcame a 21-point second-half deficit to pull out a last-second win over Dallas, thanks to a pair of unlikely sharpshooters. Nicola… |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com After ripping off a 19-6 run over the final six-plus minutes of the second quarter to take a commanding lead over the Portland Trail Blazers, the Dallas Mavericks really wanted to get one more closing-seconds bucket — one last score to drive a stake int… |
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Timothy Burke, deadspin.com The Lakers improved their record to 20-25 and avoided what would have been a soul-crushing loss when they held off a late New Orleans surge to beat the Hornets 111-106. It should never have been that close, and L.A. needed some generous officiating in t… |
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Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com LaMarcus Aldridge not only hits the three-pointer to tie the game, but Aldridge also banks in the fadeaway jumper with only 1.5 seconds left in the game.The post LaMarcus Aldridge Hits Game Winner At The Buzzer appeared first on Dime Magazine (dimemag.c… |
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So far this season, the Nuggets' Danilo Gallinari is shooting 42 37 percent from behind the 3-point line. This is kind of impressive, although unremar... |
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Trade Machine Madness: A Three-Team Al Jefferson Deal That Makes the Jazz a Force in the WestJan 30
Much like their Northwest Division rival Denver Nuggets, the Utah Jazz are a collection of talented youngsters and productive veterans void of a super... |
