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Gregg Popovich earns spot as Western Conference head coach for 2013 NBA All-star game
Jan 31, 2013, 4:22 PM EDT
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Gregg Popovich has earned the spot as head coach of the Western Conference All-Stars, thanks to the Spurs’ win over the Bobcats on Wednesday. The victory ensured that San Antonio will have the best record in the West by the Feb. 3 deadline the league uses to make the determination. While it’s possible for thje…
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PHOENIX — Dwight Howard re-aggravated the injury to his right shoulder in Phoenix on Wednesday night, and it didn’t look to be anything minor either on the court or in the locker room afterward. While there was no speculation by anyone that Howard would be forced to miss time, it was clear that he was…
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PHOENIX — Steve Nash returned to Phoenix for the first time as a member of the Lakers on Wednesday, after leaving the Suns team he played eight seasons for via a sign-and-trade deal that sent him to Los Angeles last summer. It hasn’t turned out to be a better situation for Nash with his new…
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Steve Nash receives a huge ovation in his return to Phoenix with the Lakers (VIDEO)
Jan 30, 2013, 11:30 PM EDT
PHOENIX — Steve Nash returned to Phoenix as a member of the Lakers on Wednesday, in what was his first trip back to town since being traded to Los Angeles over the summer. Nash played eight seasons for the Suns, and became the face of the franchise thanks to his personal style of play that…
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Matt Barnes ejected for flagrant-two foul on Greg Stiemsma (VIDEO)
Jan 30, 2013, 10:09 PM EDT
Matt Barnes was ejected in the second quarter of Wednesday night’s game between the Clippers and the Timberwolves, after violently grabbing the neck of Greg Stiemsma. Barnes apparently didn’t like the screen Stiemsma set, and initially shoved him while trying to fight through, before delivering the far more violent shot the second time around. It…
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Andrew Bogut may play for Warriors Monday night against Raptors
Jan 28, 2013, 2:18 PM EDT
Andrew Bogut has appeared in just four games for the Warriors this season, thanks to a broken left ankle that has been slow to recover after undergoing surgery last April. It has been Bogut’s decision all along to come back to the court when he feels ready, and that time may be upon us as…
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Jeff Van Gundy rips Dwight Howard during nationally televised game between Lakers and Thunder (VIDEO)
Jan 28, 2013, 2:06 PM EDT
During Sunday’s nationally televised game between the Lakers and Thunder — one where Kobe Bryant racked up 14 assists in helping his team to a much-needed win — color commentator Jeff Van Gundy had some strong words for Dwight Howard. Howard has been up and down this season, and is clearly not all the way…
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Ray Allen played five seasons with the Boston Celtics and was a member of the 2008 team that won the NBA title. Due to some internal disagreements and the opportunity that arose for him in Miami, Allen left Boston and joined the defending champion Heat in time to start this season. Sunday marked Allen’s first…
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The Lakers seem to have found some life recently, in this season that seemed more and more like one that would die without a playoff berth despite the massive amount of talent that’s been assembled on the roster. Kobe Bryant dished out 14 assists for the second straight game, and the results in each have…
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Stephen Curry receives invite to All-Star weekend’s three-point contest
Jan 27, 2013, 6:30 PM EDT
Stephen Curry was the biggest name snubbed from the Western Conference All-Star team when the reserves, as voted on by the coaches, were announced last week. Curry’s improved play is a huge reason for the Warriors surge this season, and he’s emerged as one of the game’s purest shooters. That last part is the reason…
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The play where Rajon Rondo may have suffered his season-ending ACL injury (VIDEO)
Jan 27, 2013, 5:01 PM EDT
We’re not absolutely certain that this is the play where Rajon Rondo tore his ACL, but at the moment it seems to be the leading candidate. The fine folks over at Celtics Hub did the research, and found this play from Boston’s double-overtime loss in Atlanta, where Rondo appears to come down awkwardly after taking…
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An MRI on Sunday confirmed the Celtics’ fears. Rajon Rondo has a torn right ACL and is officially done for the rest of the season, reports A. Sherrod Blakely of CSN New England. Rondo was a late scratch for Sunday’s nationally televised home game against the Miami Heat. While the return of Ray Allen was…
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After Shannon Brown’s flagrant on Ginobili, Stephen Jackson says he would have knocked out anyone else
Jan 27, 2013, 1:00 PM EDT
Late in the third quarter of the Spurs’ win over the Suns on Saturday, Shannon Brown was called for a flagrant-two foul when he caught no ball and all Manu Ginobili on an attempt to block his opponent’s shot from behind. The play looked (and sounded) worse than it actually was, but considering the loud…
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Nike Basketball unveils All-Star edition shoes for LeBron, Kobe, and Kevin Durant (PHOTOS)
Jan 27, 2013, 9:30 AM EDT
Nike Basketball unveiled the All-Star editions of the signature shoes for LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Durant earlier this week, and the style and color choices will undoubtedly be coveted by sneaker collectors worldwide. While they’re not quite as amazing as last year’s Galaxy collection, there’s still plenty to like about the 2013 versions…
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The lack of depth at the point guard position is pretty far down the list as far as reasons the Lakers have had trouble stringing together a series of wins this season. Nevertheless, any help would be more than welcome at this point, and it appears that some will be on the way early next…
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Jrue Holiday was one of five Eastern Conference players named as an All-Star reserve on Thursday who will be making their first career appearance in the NBA’s midseason exhibition. Someone should have told him he already earned the honor. Holiday exploded for a career-high 35 points, to go along with five rebounds and six assists…
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Gerald Henderson hits the game-winning three as Bobcats beat Timberwolves (VIDEO)
Jan 26, 2013, 11:01 PM EDT
This was a pretty insane sequence, and an appropriate one to result in the Bobcats snapping their 16-game home losing streak, which was just two shy of the NBA record held by the 1993-94 Dallas Mavericks. The Bobcats almost turned it over on this series more than once, but ultimately Kemba Walker chased down the…
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Kyrie Irving hits the game-winner to send Cavs past Raptors (VIDEO)
Jan 26, 2013, 10:12 PM EDT
Let’s just get this out of the way right now — that was absolutely horrible defense by the Raptors. Kyrie Irving hit the game-winning shot from three-point distance with just 0.7 seconds remaining to give his Cavaliers the 99-98 victory in Toronto. The win was Cleveland’s third straight and fourth in its last five games.…
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The Rockets have reinstated rookie Royce White, the team and player announced together via a joint release. White was suspended by the Rockets back on Jan. 6 for “refusing to provide services as required by his Uniform Player Contract,” with a refusal to report for a D-League assignment right at the top of the list. It…
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Miami Heat center Chris Bosh was selected to the All-Star team as a reserve by the coaches, marking the eighth time he’s received the honor in his 10 NBA seasons. That, along with the championship ring he earned a season ago might mean he’s already assured himself a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame.…
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Marv Albert says it seems like Celtics are pumping in artificial crowd noise
Jan 26, 2013, 3:30 PM EDT
Marv Albert called the nationally televised broadcast between the Knicks and the Celtics in Boston on Thursday, and believes there may have been some funny business going on in terms of the sound he heard from inside the arena while the game was in progress. Albert essentially said during the telecast that he believes the…
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Mark Cuban wants All-Star game in Dallas again, but not at Cowboys Stadium
Jan 26, 2013, 2:00 PM EDT
The 2010 NBA All-Star game was hosted by the Dallas Mavericks, but was held in Arlington, Texas in the massive football stadium that was built as the new home for the Dallas Cowboys. A record crowd of 108,713 showed up to watch the midseason exhibition, and it was truly an amazing event — one that…
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Stan Van Gundy puts chances at ’50-50 or worse’ that the Lakers can retain Dwight Howard after this season
Jan 26, 2013, 12:30 PM EDT
The Lakers momentarily stopped the bleeding on Friday, playing smart and together in an easy 102-84 home victory over a decent Utah Jazz squad. The team will need a lot more performances like that one just to sneak into the playoffs this season, and the way the rest of the year plays out will have…
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Reggie Evans not happy Grizzlies put starters back in during blowout win over Nets
Jan 26, 2013, 11:00 AM EDT
The Grizzlies took care of the Nets on Friday, and did so swiftly and easily. The game was over by halftime, when Memphis had built a 67-44 lead over a Brooklyn team that simply didn’t have it in them to compete on this night. Just because the Nets had packed it in late in the…
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Bulls VP Paxson says team’s only deadline move will be to get Derrick Rose back
Jan 26, 2013, 9:30 AM EDT
The Bulls have done an excellent job remaining more than relevant with Derrick Rose sidelined for the entire season to this point, as he works his way back from a knee injury. Chicago is just a half-game behind the Nets for third in the East, a game and a half behind a Knicks team the…
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