WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is beginning the week by hosting the NBA world champion Dallas Mavericks at the White House. SEE ALSO: Teen Beaten Unconscious Over Bus Seat Obama, who roots regularly for the Chicago Bulls in his adopted home town, will congratulate the Mavericks for winning the 2011 championship title. He also […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Anderson scored 22 points, Dwight Howard had 16 points and 24 rebounds and the Orlando Magic cruised to a 94-78 win over the New Jersey Nets on Thursday night. Jason Richardson added 16 points for the Magic – including 15 in the first half – and J.J. Redick scored 15 […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — If the Bobcats are going to take a step forward this season they’re going to need some big plays and strong shooting from point guard D.J. Augustin. So far, so good. Augustin scored a team-high 19 points in the Bobcats’ 96-95 win over the Bucks in Monday night’s season opener, including […]
NEW YORK — NBA fans seem more excited about basketball’s return than bitter about the lockout based on television ratings for the league’s delayed openers. SEE ALSO: Nigeria In Chaos After Church Bombings
Carmelo Anthony’s return to Denver is delayed for another year. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade won’t be visiting Sacramento anytime soon. Fans in Chicago will only be seeing Kobe Bryant on television this season. SEE ALSO: The 9-to-5 Workday About To Be Gone? The NBA sought competitive balance. What it got was schedule imbalance. One […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Chris Kaman scored 18 points and Eric Gordon added 17 in their first game with New Orleans, leading the Hornets to a 95-80 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. SEE ALSO: Police Investigating Picture Of Girl Bound With Duct Tape Gordon and Kaman both came over in the Dec. […]
A former National Basketball Association security official is suing the league, alleging that he was fired for warning his superiors that women in the office were being sexually harassed or discriminated against. RELATED: Sandusky’s Last Shot At Redemption Warren Glover, 50, filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court Thursday morning accusing senior N.B.A. […]
NEW ORLEANS— Chris Paul is headed to Los Angeles for real this time — to the Clippers, not the Lakers. The Hornets traded Paul to the Clippers for guard Eric Gordon, forward Al-Farouq Aminu, center Chris Kaman and a first-round draft choice. The deal required the approval of NBA Commissioner David Stern because the Hornets […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan says while the league’s new collective bargaining agreement is a step toward improving competitive balance in the league it is far from perfect. SEE ALSO: Craziest Fingernail Designs Ever Jordan says he opposed the Chris Paul trade to the Los Angeles Lakers because “as a small market (owner) I’m […]
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace was sentenced Tuesday to a year of probation but avoided jail time on drunken driving and gun possession charges stemming from a September traffic stop in suburban Detroit. SEE ALSO:Is Obama Headed For A Landslide? Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Shalina Kumar also sentenced Wallace to […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Despite having Dwight Howard’s situation still up in the air, the Orlando Magic are getting on with their preparation for the preseason. SEE ALSO: Strep Throat Linked To OCD Former Boston forward Glen Davis and guard Von Wafer practiced for the first time Tuesday after coming over in a trade for […]
The NBA has stopped Chris Paul from going to Los Angeles once again. The NBA, which owns Chris Paul’s team, The New Orleans Hornets has decided that The Clippers offer for Paul was not substantial enough. The NBA asked that The Clippers include leading scorer, Eric Gordon to a package that already included former All-Star […]
