National Basketball League News and Rumors
Spurs edge Mavericks to sweep season seriesAssociated Press, ESPN.com Tim Duncan had 28 points and 19 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs escaped with a 92-91 victory over Dallas on Thursday night, sweeping their season series with the Mavericks for the first time in 15 years. |
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The Los Angeles Clippers have waived forward Trey Thompkins, who didn't play in a game this season because of a bone bruise in his left knee. |
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ESPNNewYork.com, ESPN.com New York Knicks center Tyson Chandler will miss Thursday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers due to a left knee contusion. |
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Executives and scouts continue to deliver very positive reviews on Indiana University swingman Victor Oladipo, about his unexpected rise into the lottery as a junior and realistically the top half of the lottery, about his ability to defend multiple pos… |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com The top story in the NBA right now, by a wide margin, is the ankle sprain suffered by Kobe Bryant in the final seconds of the Los Angeles Lakers' Wednesday night loss to the Atlanta Hawks. The Lakers are holding on to the last playoff spot in the West b… |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com Erstwhile NBA combo guard Gilbert Arenas, once the internet's favorite basketball player, had about as unceremonious an exit from the league as a three-time All-Star can have. After several lackluster years following his controversial gun charges while … |
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Kelly Dwyer, 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: Detroit Free Press. Mark Jackson can e… |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com In his defense, Raymond Felton said “maybe” he’ll drop 50 when he returns to Portland to play his former team. Maybe, in a game that could be played without Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler, and Amar’e Stoudemire, Felton will shoot and score enough… |
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Section 15: Roll Tide!Mar 14
Jim Luttrell, nytimes.com A couple of Crimson Tide fans from Mississippi were most impressed with the dining options at Barclays Center. |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com The optimistic Seattle ownership group led by Chris Hansen has released some mock-ups of what the interior of a new arena might look like, and huh-it looks a lot more crowded than the last time the Sonics played in Seattle. Remember, Kings-to-Seattle is |
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Ian Begley, ESPN.com With uncertainty surrounding the condition of Carmelo Anthony's right knee, New York Knicks coach Mike Woodson admitted that he's "worried" about his star forward. |
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ESPN.com, ESPN.com Atlanta Hawks swingman Dahntay Jones outspokenly defended himself against criticism from Kobe Bryant, claiming that he did not intentionally attempt to injure the Los Angeles Lakers superstar in the final seconds of Wednesday night's game. |
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Rose plans to pay for funeral of slain 6-month-old |
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Max Rothman, nytimes.com The Denver Nuggets are really fast. How far will that take them? |
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Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Joe Johnson says he'll "definitely" play on Sunday night against the Atlanta Hawks. |
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Potential Seattle SuperSonics owners release artist’s renderings of a potential new arena (VIDEO)Mar 14
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com At this point, because of the rules of engagement that NBA commissioner David Stern has unofficially laid down, the fight for the current Sacramento Kings franchise has gone tit for tat. The Kings have established a season ticket wait list for their hop… |
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Jack Dickey, deadspin.com Nobody knows much about the Anschutz Entertainment Group, the massive sports/entertainment entity that owns Staples Center (and the whole L.A. Live complex), a healthy slice of the Los Angeles Lakers, and majority stakes in the Los Angeles Kings, L.A. G… |
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Arash Markazi, ESPN.com The Anschutz Company announced Thursday that it will retain ownership of Anschutz Entertainment Group and terminate the sales process for AEG. |
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Kobe Bryant says Dahntay Jones' dangerous defense left him with a sprained left ankle, and the NBA agreed. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com Come on to do some comedy, wind up getting actual answers to your set-up rhetorical questions. It's a tough spot to be in, Jerry Seinfeld, but at least you're getting to have a fun chat with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban (you usually have to go to S… |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com It’s not exactly the most warming of stories in this economy — one millionaire will still be paid even after a season-long sick day, while another group of millionaires will be able to save money — but it is interesting to note that the Philadelphia… |
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The first point guard to jump from high school to the NBA, Sebastian Telfair entered the league with the highest of expectations. So where did things go wrong? Telfair looks back. |
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Justin Kubatko, nytimes.com Tim Duncan’s statistics per 36 minutes underscore his remarkable consistency over the years, and win shares highlight Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili’s value to the Spurs. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com A 6-month-old girl died after being shot five times in Chicago on Monday afternoon while her father was reportedly standing on the curb, changing her diaper on the front seat of a minivan. It was the 62nd homicide of 2013 in the city, according to RedEy… |
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Bryant calls out Hawks' Jones after injuring his ankle |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Up until this week, the biggest NBA fan you know had never bought an NBA ticket. I’ve had League Pass since 2000, and have watched endless amounts of games through the years. I’ve written about the NBA since 1997 online, during off hours in high schoo… |
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Jack Curran, who spent more than a half century at Archbishop Molloy High School and was among the nation's winningest prep coaches in basketball and baseball, has died. He was 83. |
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The Charlotte Bobcats have signed guard Jannero Pargo to a 10-day contract. |
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Take a look at the game-by-game results for the Miami Heat during their 20-game win streak during the 2012-13 season: |
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Best ejection ever: Larry Sanders gives all 3 refs sarcastic thumbs up after getting gate (VIDEO)Mar 14
Dan Devine, yahoo.com Some basketball players freak out when they get ejected, screaming and cursing and carrying on. Others throw up their hands and wail in a woe-is-me plea for pity from punishing officials. Others, like J.R. Smith on Monday night, just bow their heads and… |
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Sean Sweeney, dimemag.com Jrue Holiday caught LeBron James sleeping once last night, but in the end, the King had the last laugh with a win and this nasty double-pump reverse. That’s 20 wins in a row for the Heat, and they’re doing it with ease. Last night was the easiest four… |
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Sean Sweeney, dimemag.com Because the Lakers decided they didn’t really feel like using Dwight Howard that much last night, there were many opportunities for the Hawks to get to the rim. This one from Al Horford was by far the best take, however. Antawn Jamison isn’t known for… |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com Omnipresent Miami Heat superstar LeBron James is having the sort of regular season that reconfigures expectations of what the best player in basketball can and should be able to do. He's been so good, in fact, that it's sometimes hard to imagine that he… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Marc Gasol scored 21 points, Tayshaun Prince added 18 and the surging Memphis Grizzlies beat the Los Angeles Clippers 96-85 on Wednesday night for their 14th victory in 15 games. |
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Carmelo Anthony will cut his trip short and return to New York to have his balky right knee examined. |
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The Knicks think they won the Carmelo Anthony trade. The Nuggets will point to their amazing home record and lofty standing in the Western Conference and argue to the contrary. They’re both wrong. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Tyreke Evans had 26 points and seven assists in the Sacramento Kings' most lopsided victory of the season, a 121-79 rout of the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. |
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Grizzlies drop Clips for 14th win in last 15 games |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com The word of the day yesterday was white smoke (well, technically that’s two words). In the NBA, the word was twenty, as in Miami has now won 20 games in a row after bludgeoning Philly down the stretch in a 98-94 W. LeBron James did his thing (27 points,… |
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ESPNNewYork.com, ESPN.com Carmelo Anthony will cut his trip short and return to New York to have his balky right knee examined. |
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New York Knicks center Tyson Chandler will not return after bruising his left knee in the second quarter against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. |
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After a crazy night of NBA injuries, wild finishes, and resounding wins, a smorgasbord of random thoughts that don't merit their own posts: • Th... |
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So much amazing is happening, and the Shootaround crew is here to help you keep track of it all. You'll find takes on moments you might've missed from... |
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At the end of last night's Lakers-Hawks game, with L.A. down two and three seconds to go, Kobe Bryant (guarded by Dahntay Jones) attempted a baseline ... |
