National Basketball League News and Rumors
LeBron, Heat smother Knicks, take 3-0 leadAssociated Press, ESPN.com LeBron James scored 32 points, including eight straight to start the fourth quarter and break open the game, and the Miami Heat took a 3-0 lead, sending the New York Knicks to an NBA postseason-record 13th straight loss, 87-70 on Thursday night. |
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The Mavericks are the defending champions, but they may not advance past the first round with the Thunder holding a 2-0 lead. Follow along the Game 3 action as the series shifts to Dallas. |
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The 2012 NBA Draft Lottery will be held at the Disney/ABC's Times Square Studios in New York on Wednesday, May 30, and will be televised on ESPN at 8 p.m. EDT. |
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Brian Windhorst, ESPN.com Chris Bosh started for the Miami Heat in Thursday night's Game 3 against the New York Knicks after his wife had a baby early Thursday morning in Miami. |
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U.S. adds Harden, likely top pick Davis to poolMay 3, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com The U.S. has added college player of the year Anthony Davis and Oklahoma City's James Harden to its pool of finalists for its Olympic men's basketball roster. |
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Stoudemire rests, hopes to suit up in Game 4May 3, 2012
Ian Begley, ESPN.com Amare Stoudemire still hasn't picked up a basketball since Monday night, when he injured his hand by hitting the glass encasing of a fire extinguisher at America Airlines Arena in Miami. |
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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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Jeremy Lin has a special fruit roll-up jerseyMay 3, 2012
Eric Freeman, yahoo.com The New York Knicks, who tip off at Madison Square Garden for Game 3 against the Miami Heat on Thursday night, need all the help they can get. In the first two games of the series, they've been obviously out-classed. Help may or may not be on the way, b… |
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The Heat are hardly perfect. They're vulnerable, sometimes uninspired, often beatable. But after examining its recent play, Zach Lowe says Miami is playing some of its finest ball. |
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Knicks' Lin doubts he can play in Game 4 SundayMay 3, 2012
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) -- Jeremy Lin all but ruled himself out of Game 4 against the Miami Heat, still hoping he can return if the Knicks extend their first-round series. |
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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Milwaukee Bucks swingman Carlos Delfino has had successful surgery for a sports hernia related to his right groin injury. |
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Suspended World Peace set to appear on 'Conan'May 3, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Suspended Lakers forward Metta World Peace will appear on the late-night comedy show "Conan" in his first extended one-on-one interview since he elbowed the Thunder's James Harden in the head. |
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Former Knicks coach, scout Levane dies at 92May 3, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) -- Andrew "Fuzzy" Levane, who coached the New York Knicks during the late 1950s and later was a longtime scout for the team, has died. He was 92. |
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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: The Classical. Kate Perkins on a group… |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com There's a question that plenty of us — especially those of us who claim New York Knicks fandom as our particular badge of courage — have found ourselves turning over in the hours since Monday night's Game 2: What the hell could Amar'e Stoudemire have … |
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A former Seattle SuperSonics employee takes on what he calls his ‘spineless’ former bossMay 3, 2012
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com It's a story that needs to be told and re-told. The Seattle SuperSonics aren't in Seattle for various reasons, and most of them center around the fact that the city wasn't keen to pony up to aid the team's owners in creating a new, and profitable, arena… |
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Patrick Cassidy, dimemag.com A little while back, long-time Dime member/contributor/post presence Eric Newman, had a chance to have an extended, real-talk sit down with the Knicks‘ Tyson Chandler. Over the next three days, we will roll out quick hits from the conversation with Leag… |
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No apology, but Rondo thanks C's teammatesMay 3, 2012
Chris Forsberg, ESPN.com Rajon Rondo thanked his teammates for winning Game 2 in his absence. |
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Allen participates in game-day shootaroundMay 3, 2012
Chris Forsberg, ESPN.com Boston Celtics' Ray Allen practiced on Thursday and is optimistic about a return to game action. |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Has anyone noticed how weird Jason Kidd's game has gotten recently? Not "bad" or "ineffective," just "weird." He'll pace that Dallas offense without picking up the same sort of ball-dominating stats he used to, but he still… |
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Jeremy Repanich, deadspin.com For those fans who believe that the only acceptable NBA champion is any team that's not the Miami Heat, the tempting choice is Oklahoma City. The Thunder have Kevin Durant's superlative set of skills, Russell Westbrook's freakish athleticism, and James … |
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New Era Brooklyn Nets Fitted CapMay 3, 2012
Sean Sweeney, dimemag.com The reaction to the Brooklyn Nets’ new logo has been hot and cold. Some love it. Others say it’s too plain. But however you feel about it, the color scheme and the logos definitely scream Brooklyn. If you want in on the action, New Era has fitted caps… |
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Jim Cavan, nytimes.com In the first two games of the Heat-Knicks playoff series, Miami has had twice as many foul shots as New York. |
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A Grizzlies-Garbed Jerry "The King" Lawler Gave A "Clippers Fan" A Piledriver Last NightMay 3, 2012
Timothy Burke, deadspin.com Z-Bo's back, O.J. Mayo's somehow transformed into a disciplined and all-around player, and the Clippers overcame a late 24-point deficit to win Game One. The Memphis-L.A. Clippers series has been a cornucopia of improbabilities, and it continued last ni… |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com After winning a title with the Dallas Mavericks last season and being named the NBA Finals' Most Valuable Player, much was made of Dirk Nowitzki's newfound marketability. The German-born forward went from relative unknown (stateside, at least) to untapp… |
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Bryan Horowitz, dimemag.com If there’s any question Tyson Chandler is a deserving recipient of the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, the obvious transformative effect he had on the Knicks’ ability to stop other teams should answer it. Chandler’s personal numbers don’t … |
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Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks is the recipient of the Joe Dumars Trophy presented to the 2011-12 NBA Sportsmanship Award winner, the NBA announced today. |
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Patrick Cassidy, dimemag.com We now have back-to-backs days wondering if NBA antics are funny or disrespectful. Prior to last night’s Game 3 of the Pacers/Magic series in Orlando, Austin Croshere tweeted the pic you see here with the line, “The Pacers training staff is taking inj… |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com After blowing a 27-point lead at home to the Los Angeles Clippers in Sunday night's stunning Game 1 loss, the Memphis Grizzlies had to face some restless natives. Point guard Mike Conley told the Memphis Commercial Appeal that he heard about the loss &q… |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com As our Kelly Dwyer noted, Wednesday night's slate of games was not so great. The greatness of the NBA postseason, though, is that even a set of stinkers can come through with the sort of play that makes fans jump out of their seats and maybe for five se… |
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American Burrell wins MVP in Japan pro leagueMay 3, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com American Justin Burrell was named Most Valuable Player in Japan's professional basketball league on Thursday. |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com Considering the rare tragedies and triumphs that dominated Wednesday’s sports headlines — from the death of Junior Seau to Jered Weaver throwing a no-hitter for the Angels — nothing in the NBA playoffs could have happened to make the day feel any mo… |
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Notebook, ESPN.com Rudy Gay and the Grizzlies evened the score with the Clippers. |
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Behind the Box Score, where the Clippers and Grizzlies nearly salvaged a terrible night of hoopsMay 3, 2012
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Memphis Grizzlies 105, Los Angeles Clippers 98 (series tied, 1-1) After a miserable night of basketball that saw the Pacers and Spurs win by a combined 54 points, a reasonably competitive Clippers-Grizzlies contest was a needed tonic -- but hardly much … |
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Pacers hammer Magic for 2-1 leadMay 3, 2012
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) In the first two games against the Orlando Magic , the Indiana Pacers struggled to make the most of their size and matchup advantages. |
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NBA Playoffs Shootaround: Don't Poke the BearMay 3, 2012
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... |
