National Basketball League News and Rumors
Kobe out indefinitely with severe ankle sprainDave McMenamin, ESPN.com Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant will be out indefinitely with a severe left ankle sprain suffered in Wednesday night's 96-92 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, the team announced. |
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The Lakers' push for the playoffs might be without Kobe Bryant for a while. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Kevin Durant scored 23 points, Russell Westbrook added 19 and the Oklahoma City Thunder cruised to a 110-87 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com The Lakers lost to the Atlanta Hawks 96-92 tonight when Kobe couldn't convert on a last-seconds baseline jumper to force overtime. On his way down, he landed on Dahntay Jones's foot and went down in a heap on the court. He would eventually walk off on h… |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com This is just tremendous. Sanders was ejected from the Bucks game against the Wizards after picking up two technical fouls. Before leaving the court, however, Larry handed out a trio of thumbs ups to the officials calling the game. Sanders finished the g… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Kevin Garnett scored 12 points, passing Jerry West for 15th on the NBA's career scoring list, and Paul Pierce joined him among the top 20 scorers in league history with 15 points as the Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 112-88 on Wednesday night. |
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Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love met with a specialist on Wednesday to examine his surgically repaired right hand, and it doesn't appear the former All-Star will be ready to hit the court anytime soon. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com John Wall had 23 points and 10 assists, and the Washington Wizards Milwaukee Bucks 106-93 Wednesday night. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Roy Hibbert had a season-high 27 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 107-91 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com LeBron James scored 27 points and the Miami Heat became the fourth team to win at least 20 consecutive games in a season, rallying to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 98-94 on Wednesday night. |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com With Billy Hunter now deposed as the NBPA's executive director, the players' union is entering a new era that brings fresh opportunities for reform and improvement. The next executive director, whomever that may be, has a chance to lead a newly unified … |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com The Atlanta Hawks are missing two starters for their game against the surging Los Angeles Lakers. |
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com The Los Angeles Lakers won on Tuesday with the Orlando Magic resorting to "Hack-a-Howard" and constantly parading Dwight Howard to the foul line, but that doesn't mean that coach Mike D'Antoni approves of "Hack-a-Whomever." |
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Ramona Shelburne, ESPN.com Pau Gasol's immediate future as he continues to recover from torn plantar fascia in his foot is clearing up some as he's eyeing a return to the court next week. His long-term concerns, like his future with the Los Angeles Lakers, remain murky. |
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The Atlanta Hawks are missing two starters for their game against the surging Los Angeles Lakers. |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com After months of disappointment, the Los Angeles Lakers are now officially one of the top eight teams in the Western Conference standings. Although they hold just a half-game lead over the Utah Jazz for the final playoff spot, there's a growing sense tha… |
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Harvey Araton, nytimes.com Back in Denver, where he started his career, Carmelo Anthony said he had reached the “pinnacle” with the Nuggets, who have never reached the finals. |
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Bradley Beal is expected to miss his fifth straight game for Washington Wizards on Wednesday night against the Bucks. |
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Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love met with a specialist on Wednesday to examine his surgically repaired right hand, and it doesn't appear the former All-Star will be ready to hit the court anytime soon. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love met with a specialist on Wednesday to examine his surgically repaired right hand, and it doesn't appear the former All-Star will be ready to hit the court anytime soon. |
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN.com Point guard Chris Wright joins Dallas Mavericks as he battles multiple sclerosis. |
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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 Knicks Wall. Not to be Johnny T-sh… |
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN.com Dallas Mavericks forward Shawn Marion has been ruled out of Thursday's game against the San Antonio Spurs and will be re-evaluated Friday morning by team doctor T.O. Souryal. |
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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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Dan Devine, yahoo.com "It's a bird! It's a plane! It's ... 27 other teams. Oh, man. That's kind of a bummer. Like, we've been pretty good for a while, and it's still that bad. Dang." It's OK, Washington Wizards. You're still sneakily fun and OK in our books (especi… |
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Jim Cavan, nytimes.com Tristan Thompson of the Cavaliers was not impressive in his debut season, but his improvement since then has been noteworthy. |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins may think that his protests may prevent him from the suspension the NBA is ready to send his way on Wednesday, but he’s wrong about that. He was wrong to elbow Milwaukee Bucks wing Mike Dunleavy Jr. in a game on … |
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The Dallas Mavericks have signed free agent guard Chris Wright to a 10-day contract. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com Hey, Stephen Jackson, what did you think of the Minnesota Timberwolves hitting 60 percent of their 3-point shots — which is, like, way better than the league-worst 29.3 percent mark they took into Tuesday — in a blowout win over your San Antonio Spurs… |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com The Miami Heat’s winning streak stands at 19 games, and there’s good reason to believe it could be snapped any day now. Not only is there the popular notion that every dog team could have its day, or every alpha dog could be a few missed free throws a… |
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Toronto Raptors forward Andrea Bargnani is expected to miss the rest of the season with an elbow injury. |
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Dwight Howard responds to heckling Orlando fan with ‘yo mama’ joke, because of course (VIDEO)Mar 13
Dan Devine, yahoo.com I have to say — it was really nice getting to spend the morning working on a post about how sharp and dominant Dwight Howard was during the Los Angeles Lakers' Tuesday night win over the Orlando Magic — a season-high 39 points, 16 rebounds and three b… |
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SBNation: How will Denver fans welcome back 'Melo? |
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Paul Palladino, dimemag.com The NBA is notorious for having a small number of teams with realistic championship expectations. While nearly half of the NFL can claim to be in the running, the NBA normally only has a handful of true contenders. The Heat, Thunder and Spurs have all e… |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com It’s fair to wonder if we’ve seen Andrea Bargnani’s last game in a Toronto Raptors uniform, which is kind of weird considering that we’re talking about a 27-year old about to enter his ostensible prime that was also selected as the top overall pic… |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com With all due respect to the "NBA Jam"-ification and Jim Ross-ing of it, the part of DeAndre Jordan's mammoth dunk on Brandon Knight that's stuck with me most is the face Jordan made afterward — an acknowledgement of the evil he'd just done and… |
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2013 NBA draft Big Board 5.0Mar 13
It's March, which means it's the time of year for huge upsets, exciting finishes and would-be NBA players to improve their draft stock. Year after year, the NCAA tournament is a proving ground for NBA prospects, with the likes of Dwyane Wade (2003), Tyr… |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com You're not going to believe this, but after he spent months trying to force his way out of Central Florida, worked behind the scenes to undermine his coach and general manager, picked up a one-year contract option because he wanted everyone to love him … |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Toronto Raptors big man Andrea Bargnani is done for the season with an elbow injury, the team announced on Wednesday. |
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Brandon Jefferson, dimemag.com Chris Paul is the best point guard in the NBA. There’s no debating that. Anything you need from a point guard Paul can do. Need assists? Paul dishes 9.6 assists a night. Need defense? Paul leads the league in steals with 2.4 steals. Need points? Paul is… |
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Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried is the recipient of the "Kia Community Assist Award" for February in recognition of his outstanding efforts in the community and his ongoing philanthropic and charitable work, the NBA announced today. |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com Naturally, Dwight Howard's season-high 39 points came in his only visit to Orlando this season, a 106-97 Lakers victory. Serenaded by boos and greeted by signs ("Dwight Coward" was a personal favorite), Howard returned the love after this slam… |
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Ricky Rubio caps off his first triple-double with a behind-the-back/behind-the-back move (VIDEO)Mar 13
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com … |
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Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com Ricky Rubio goes behind-the-back not just once, but twice on his way to the basket for the layup. Along with his double behind-the-back move, Rubio had his first career triple-double with 21 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists in leading the Timberwolves… |
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Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com Some double trouble, brother-on-brother violence. Brook Lopez throws down a monster dunk over his twin brother Robin Lopez.The post Double Trouble: Brook Lopez Posterizes His Twin Brother Robin appeared first on Dime Magazine (dimemag.com) : Daily NBA N… |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com It wasn’t quite like LeBron returning to Cleveland or like Death Row Records coming to New York City. But Dwight Howard was showered with more than a few boos in his return to Orlando, and more than a few creative signs. There was a “Judas Coward” a… |
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Back in New York, the only thing that matters isn’t the reception Carmelo Anthony gets here when he plays his old team for the first time since he decided he needed to get out of town. Now, it’s all about whether Anthony, on a bum knee, can get the Kn… |
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Two nights ago, as the Spurs and Thunder tangled in a rematch of last season's most exciting playoff series, it was easy to drool over another San Ant... |
