Stern: Spurs rested too many players too earlyAssociated Press, ESPN.com NBA commissioner David Stern said Wednesday his $250,000 fine of the San Antonio Spurs was justified because the club went beyond what league owners agreed was a reasonable approach to resting healthy players. |
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Stern: Hornets have not filed for name changeDec 5, 2012
NBA Commissioner David Stern says the New Orleans Hornets have yet to file required paperwork with the league to change the team's name. |
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Stern: Spurs rested too many too soonDec 5, 2012
NBA Commissioner David Stern said Wednesday his $250,000 fine of the San Antonio Spurs was justified because the club went beyond what league owners agreed was a reasonable approach to resting healthy players. |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com Los Angeles Lakers mega-star Kobe Bryant now has another NBA record to his name. With 1:17 left in the first half of Wednesday night's game against the New Orleans Hornets, Kobe cut through the lane and scored over center Robin Lopez to score the 30,000… |
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Grizzlies off to unusually fast startDec 5, 2012
Sitting atop the NBA standings is new territory for Memphis. Getting off to a winning start is just as unusual for the Grizzlies. |
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Stern: Spurs' fine 'not about a coaching decision' |
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Lamar Odom on the lockout year spent in Dallas: ‘Basketball just wasn’t there for me at that time’Dec 5, 2012
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Lamar Odom won't have to visit Dallas on Wednesday night, he won't be faced with the indignity of playing his former team in Texas until late March, but he and his Clippers will face the Mavericks in Los Angeles on Wednesday and the press has already st… |
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5-on-5: Nuggets-Hawks, Mavs-ClippersDec 5, 2012
ESPN.com, ESPN.com 5-on-5: Breaking down the four teams heading into ESPN's doubleheader |
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The Top 10 NBA Player Rivalries Of All TimeDec 5, 2012
Michael Sykes II, dimemag.com In all sports the basic concept is to beat your opposition. You never want to lose a game to anyone, but when your rival beats you there’s a different feel. When your rival beats you, there’s suddenly an everlasting second wind about you. When your ri… |
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Rockets Announcer Rubs It In After Houston Win: "The Lakers Have Just Pooped Their Big-Boy Pants!"Dec 5, 2012
Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com Pau Gasol is rapidly falling out of favor in L.A. On Sunday, for the second time in a week, Gasol was benched for the last few minutes of the game, and he's growing frustrated. Kobe Bryant had a message for him: More » |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com The Los Angeles Lakers have lost five of their last seven games, which means they're currently in the midst of their 47th crisis of the still-young season. Their latest defeat, a 107-105 road loss to the Houston Rockets, stung quite sharply. Leading by … |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Toney Douglas had a season-high 22 points and Greg Smith added a career-best 21 to help the Houston Rockets overcome a tough outing by James Harden and rally for a 107-105 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com … |
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In Wednesday's sports-nickname news, it looks as if the New Orleans Hornets are changing their name — to the New Orleans Pelicans. Finally. My... |
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