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Report: Melo sought to confront Celts after loss

Ian Begley, ESPN.com

Carmelo Anthony approached the Celtics locker room after New York's loss to Boston on Monday and was screaming, MSG Network reported.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Paul Pierce scored 23 points, and the Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 102-96 on Monday night in a heated first meeting of the season between the Atlantic Division rivals.

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has been suspended one game without pay for making contact with a referee and failure to cooperate with an NBA investigation.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Andrew Bynum says his knees are better and he still plans on playing this season for the Philadelphia 76ers.

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Andrew Bynum says his knees are better and he still plans on playing this season for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

The NBA announced Monday afternoon that Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has been suspended one game without pay "for making contact with a game official and failure to cooperate with a league investigation." He'll serve his suspension o…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Hawks general manager Danny Ferry has been fined $15,000 by the NBA for inappropriate interaction with game officials following Saturday night's game against Boston.

Robert Silverman, nytimes.com

David Lee, the former Knick, is averaging 19.9 points, 10.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists a game for the Golden State Warriors.

Andrew Greif, dimemag.com

Jrue Holiday’s All-Star consideration has never been much of one in his first three seasons in the NBA. At 19, he was still figuring out his style while turning the ball over more frequently than he handled it. As his obvious talent has become more appa…

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The New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony and the Houston Rockets' James Harden today were named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Dec. 31 through Sunday, Jan. 6.

Tom Ley, deadspin.com

A Group Of Bros Infiltrated The Knicks Locker Room, Asked Gregg Popovich About J.R. Smith, And Got Kicked Out After Snapping A Picture Of Half-Naked Carmelo | The conclusions are obvious. If you act like you belong, you do belong. Read » More »