National Basketball League News and Rumors
Durant, Martin power Thunder past HornetsAssociated Press, ESPN.com Kevin Durant and Kevin Martin each scored 27 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled to their sixth victory in seven games, 110-95 over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night. |
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West, Pacers trounce Mavs, ex-coach CarlisleNov 16, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com David West and George Hill each scored 15 points to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Dallas Mavericks 103-83 on Friday night. |
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Abdul-Jabbar Lakers statue unveiledNov 16, 2012
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's skyhook has been captured in bronze for future generations of basketball fans. |
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White says focus is on mental health firstNov 16, 2012
Rockets first-round pick Royce White says on Twitter that properly treating his mental health condition is more important than his NBA career. |
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Howard ready to help banged-up TimberwolvesNov 16, 2012
For the first time in his nine-year career, Josh Howard didn't have a team to play for when the season began. Questions about his health, and some lingering memories of issues off the court, kept teams away from the 32-year-old free agent. |
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Bynum says he's had 'setback' with other kneeNov 16, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Injured Philadelphia 76ers all-star center Andrew Bynum says he has suffered a "setback" in his return from a knee injury. |
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Sixers' Bynum said he had setback with recoveryNov 16, 2012
Injured Philadelphia 76ers all-star center Andrew Bynum says he has suffered a "setback" in his return from a knee injury. |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com For years, it has been commonly accepted that basketball players would prefer to start. It marks status, showing that the coach has entrusted that player with getting the team off to a good start as part of the team's ideal five-man unit. Earning that p… |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com Last summer, as the Olympics took over the basketball discussion, reports circulated that FIBA and the NBA were interested in minimizing the importance of that tournament and turning the World Championships into a World Cup similar to the global moneyma… |
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Knicks rally past Spurs to stay unbeatenNov 16, 2012
Few teams beat the Spurs at home. Not only did the Knicks win in San Antonio 104-100, they did it with an impressive fourth-quarter rally that moved them to 6-0, says Ben Golliver. |
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Super teams are all the rage, but depth still matters a great deal, as even contenders must lean on their bench. Rob Mahoney examines the worst second units, starting with the Lakers. |
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Rockets' White ready to walk away from NBANov 16, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Rockets rookie Royce White will meet with Rockets general manager Daryl Morey to discuss his situation with the team. |
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Andrew Greif, dimemag.com The man in the middle of the Nets’ first season in Brooklyn is Brook Lopez, who’s averaging 17.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and a career-high 2.3 blocks after signing a four-year contract worth more than $60 million. Just as the spotlight has greeted the Ne… |
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5 NBA Playoff Teams That Could Use Anderson VarejaoNov 16, 2012
Spencer Lund, dimemag.com It’s too early in the season to say for certain which teams will and won’t make the playoffs, but we can confidently say some teams are still a lock, or they’re going to at least be in the running as the season progresses. One team that’s almost c… |
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How the Knicks Mirror the '10-11 Champion MavsNov 16, 2012
Beckley Mason, nytimes.com This 2012-13 Knicks recall the Mavericks team that won the N.B.A. title in 2011, and not just because Jason Kidd and Tyson Chandler are on the roster. |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com It probably isn't a smart assertion to ask you to pay attention, quickly, to the Milwaukee Bucks' division-leading start. It's true that the team has made its hay with a series of wins against lottery types in the East, plus two impressive wins over the… |
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The Boston Celtics Have An Unexpected WeaponNov 16, 2012
Andrew Doyle, dimemag.com Amidst the Celtics’ early season struggles, an unexpected bright spot is emerging from the end of the bench. Former Sixth Man of the Year Leandro Barbosa has made his presence felt despite a plethora of depth at the guard spot in Boston this season. Whi… |
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A Video Exists Of Rasheed Wallace (Maybe) Fighting Some Dude In A White Plains Parking LotNov 16, 2012
Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com And we know this because we got an email about it from a tipster at 11:17 this morning: More » |
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Cavaliers rookie center Tyler Zeller has been cleared to play wearing a mask to protect a broken cheekbone. |
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Nets See 'Celtics Way' as Something to EmulateNov 16, 2012
Beckley Mason, nytimes.com The biggest difference right now between the Nets and the Celtics? Boston's leaders have seen their system work. |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com When you enter the NBA in 1995, making your debut on a court featuring three eventual NBA coaches and future St. Anthony's sage Bobby Hurley, and still manage to keep a career as continual franchise player some 17 years later? When your professional car… |
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The Revenge Of Carmelo AnthonyNov 16, 2012
Spencer Lund, dimemag.com Last night, the New York Knicks beat the Spurs in San Antonio, 104-100, to move to 6-0 on the season. It’s only the second time the Knicks have started a season 6-0 in their history, the other time being a 7-0 start to the 1993-94 season. Despite the wi… |
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adidas D Rose 3 “Brenda” EditionNov 16, 2012
Sean Sweeney, dimemag.com While the Bulls are grinding out wins without him, Derrick Rose is taking some big steps in his rehab. Earlier this week, Tom Thibodeau revealed that Rose has started cutting on his surgically repaired knee. Great news. Chicago could use Rose’s fourth q… |
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Hornets reward GM Demps with multiyear dealNov 16, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com New Orleans Hornets general manager Dell Demps has agreed to a new multiyear contract extension to remain with the club and see through the roster overhaul that he and coach Monty Williams have conducted in tandem during the past two seasons. |
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Tony Parker Crossover Leaves Raymond Felton ConfusedNov 16, 2012
Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com … |
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Bulls to build new practice facility near arenaNov 16, 2012
The Chicago Bulls plan to build their new practice facility near the United Center on the city's West Side. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com The box score lists three blocked shots for LeBron James during the Miami Heat's bounce-back 98-93 road win over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night, but his coldest rejection of the night came after the final buzzer. Behold: "Close that hand. Clo… |
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Timothy Burke, deadspin.com The noisefest that is the Thursday Night Football post-game show on NFL Network usually proceeds like an unfunny version of TNT's Inside The NBA: full of wackiness, but lacking the charm or anything memorable. You can usually rely on Michael Irvin to do… |
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Brooklyn Nets need to play more defense, but at least opponents like Boston Celtics are now taking them seriouslyNov 16, 2012
Doug Moe and Mike D’Antoni were right, it turns out. You don’t need to play much defense to win NBA games. You just need to score points, make a few stops in the fourth quarter, hold your nerve, turn everything around. |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com The Knicks only had 3-of-12 shooting by Carmelo Anthony (nine points though he did get 12 boards) and were on the road in San Antonio and yet New York went into Texas and still won, 104-100 to stay undefeated against all odds. And by against all odds, w… |
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James, short-handed Heat end Denver droughtNov 16, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com LeBron James had 27 points and 12 assists, and the short-handed Miami Heat ended a decade-long drought in Denver with a 98-93 win over the Nuggets on Thursday night. |
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CourtVision: The Slowtime LakersNov 16, 2012
Mike D'Antoni's best teams were in Phoenix during the mid '00s. Those great Suns teams were led by Steve Nash and Amar'e Stoudemire, and their play wa... |
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Jalen Rose and David Jacoby talk about the Lakers' hiring of Mike D'Antoni, NBA players' mile-high gambling etiquette, and how athletes manipulate the... |
