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Re-establishing a Partnership

Howard Beck, nytimes.com

Mike D'Antoni said in an article he made a mistake leaving the Phoenix Suns, and by extension, the dynamic point guard Steve Nash.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Blake will be sidelined at least two more weeks with an abdominal strain.

Eric Freeman, yahoo.com

Since Joe Lacob took over as owner of the Golden State Warriors, he has professed a desire to turn the franchise into a more stable, defensive-oriented club that can become a perennial playoff team and begin moving towards the upper echelon of the leagu…

Jack Dickey, deadspin.com

From Kobe's Facebook page: "Still not feeling well, it's a day in bed for me. Nothing like a good book to take my mind of last night's tough loss. I'm lovin this one!" The book is, per Amazon, a funny memoir of a father's descent into poverty …

nba.com

The Los Angeles Lakers have assigned rookie center Robert Sacre to the D-League's Los Angeles D-Fenders.

Spencer Lund, dimemag.com

Currently, the Brooklyn Nets are tied with the Knicks for the lead in the Atlantic after winning their last three games (over New York, Portland and the Clippers). Much of their success can be attributed to Brook Lopez‘s excellent post play, which has t…

nba.com

Chauncey Billups is returning to the court for the Los Angeles Clippers against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night after being sidelined for more than nine months because of injury.

Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com

We realize we're getting into the sort of hard and fast Fan Dude rules that we absolutely abhor. Live in Boston and want to root for the Lakers? Go ahead. Live in Los Angeles and can't stomach the ownership for either team — pick away, you've got 28 oth…

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

Sometimes, it's hard to know just what to say about a team that's clearly in the midst of an epic struggle. After watching the Cleveland Cavaliers drop a 91-78 decision to the Phoenix Suns on Monday — the Cavs' fourth straight loss, their fourth in five…

Spencer Lund, dimemag.com

The Oklahoma City Thunder laid the smackdown on the Bobcats on Monday night, winning 114-69, and negating the positive work new head coach Mike Dunlap had done with the Bobcats to start the season. The Thunder’s 45-point rout of the Bobcats was highligh…

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

I guess the Los Angeles Lakers didn't catch the ending of that epic Pacers-Raptors tilt on Halloween, because if they did, they'd know that you should probably try to keep George Hill out of the paint with the game winding down. They didn't on Tuesday n…

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

Many NBA fans, including those of us here at BDL, consider Joey Crawford the NBA's most visible referee. Part of that has to do with the fact that he's been officiating NBA games for more than 35 years, meaning you've probably seen his cue-ball kruller …

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

The Lakers and Pacers tilt last night in L.A. was so bad it was almost comical. There was Dwight Howard missing clutch free throws and laughing about it. There was Joey Crawford making awful calls left and right. There was Indiana fumbling away nearly e…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

George Hill's high-arching shot over Dwight Howard went in with 0.1 seconds left, and the Indiana Pacers withstood Kobe Bryant's 40-point performance and the Lakers' last-minute rally for a 79-77 victory over Los Angeles on Tuesday night.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Kevin Love had 23 points and an NBA season-high 24 rebounds to help the Minnesota Timberwolves stop a five-game losing streak by beating the Sacramento Kings 97-89 on Tuesday night.

grantland.com

George Hill dropped his second game-winner of the season Tuesday in Los Angeles, sparing the viewing audience five additional minutes of ugly basketba...