NBA power shift? Don't blame players

If you listen to the public and media reaction to recent player movement -- starting with LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Amare Stoudemire this past summer and continuing with Carmelo Anthony and Deron Williams last week -- the NBA is going to hell in a ...

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Good ratings, better games as NBA lockout looms

The NBA hasn't been this entertaining in a while. All of a sudden, hustle is in, the East is no longer the junior varsity, and players from top to bottom are putting on such a good show that most nights you'd swear everyone on the floor is angling for ...

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NBA Insider: No-shows further fray Pistons team in disarray

By Rachel Shuster and Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY The NBA's latest team turmoil is the Detroit Pistons, who won at home Saturday vs. the Utah Jazz after an apparent mutiny left them short-handed in a loss Friday at the Philadelphia 76ers. ...

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NBA: Joakim Noah, Luol Deng lead Chicago Bulls past Milwaukee

AP With Joakim Noah back in the lineup, the Chicago Bulls are starting to feel pretty good about themselves. Fueled by Noah's 17 rebounds and Luol Deng's 19 points, the Bulls pulled away from the host Milwaukee Bucks for an 83-75 win on Saturday night. ...

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Gerald Wallace: New Blazer, known for toughness on the court, has soft spot ...

By Jason Quick, The Oregonian View full sizeThe Charlotte ObserverGerald Wallace (driving to the basket) has established himself as one of the toughest and hardest playing forwards in the NBA. Like she often does, Castleberry sent her youngest son a ...

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NBA's buyout season commences

He hadn't been traded, but bought out, triggering the start of the NBA's in-season shopping spree for playoff contenders. Each year, the buyout market picks up as soon as the trade deadline passes, giving contending teams the opportunity to strengthen ...

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Eye-Opener: Which NBA team made the best deal?

By Tom Weir, USA TODAY There was a flurry of 11th-hour deals before yesterday's NBA trading deadline, and now the field is set for the stretch drive and the playoffs. Here are the biggest moves made this week. Review the body swaps and cast a vote on ...

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Fan: Why Dwight Howard will determine the future of the NBA

We're one of the most talented teams in the NBA. We're a deep team. We've got guys who can do a lot of different things. But if we don't bring it every night, it's a waste of talent." Unless the Magic can play up to Howard's expectations or unless they ...

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Apple's hot new star is singing a sweet Melo-d

By SELIM ALGAR, LACHLAN CARTWRIGHT and DON KAPLAN NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony hit center court in the Big Apple last night -- whipping Melo-mad New Yorkers into a frenzy over the prospect of returning his hometown to basketball greatness. ...

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Once steady Jazz suddenly singing a new tune

Utah Jazz guard Deron Williams scores past Los Angeles Lakers guard Shannon Brown in the first half during Game 3 of their NBA Western Conference semi-final playoff series in Salt Lake City, Utah, May 8, 2010. NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Utah Jazz, ...

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Google's YouTube Says It's in Negotiations to Stream Live NBA, NHL Games

By Jun Yang - Wed Feb 23 09:29:23 GMT 2011 Carmelo Anthony #15 of the Western Conference All-Stars shoots against the Western Conference All-Stars during the 2011 NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 20, 2011 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. ...

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Do White Sports Fans Require A White NBA Star?

by Bill Chappell Pau Gasol, left, of the Los Angeles Lakers, and LeBron James, of the Miami Heat, fight for a rebound during the NBA All-Star Game Sunday. TV ratings for the game were the highest since 2003. Pau Gasol, left, of the Los Angeles Lakers, ...

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Justin Bieber Chats With Lenny Kravitz At The 2011 NBA All-Star Game

Over the weekend Justin Bieber attended the 2011 NBA All-Star Basketball Game in Los Angeles, California. At one point during the game singer Rihanna left her seat and singer Lenny Kravitz stopped by to say hello to Justin. ...

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NBA doesn't lack for storylines as the season's second half begins

But after Anthony lands in New York, New Jersey or, against all reasonable odds, winds up staying in Denver, the so-called second half of the NBA season still has several other important, unresolved matters that need to be played out as the league ...

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East Starting Lineup Does LeBron's Chalk Toss Before NBA All-Star Game (VIDEO)

But before the 2011 NBA All-Star game, Howard and LeBron led the rest of the East starters in a team chalk toss. LeBron put up amazing numbers, recording the second triple-double in All-Star game history with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. ...

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NBA All-Star Game live blog

By J. Michael Falgoust, USA TODAY Well, the 60th NBA All-Star Game was supposed to tip off at 8:30. Here were are 15 minutes later, and TNT is still chewing up precious time with pre-game pageantry and silliness. They clearly have forgotten -- or don't ...

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Blake Griffin to tick off parents everywhere

By Jerry Greene Blake Griffin won the NBA All-Star Dunk contest by jumping over a new car. Every dad out there with both a new car and a teenage son wants to thank Blake -- for nothing! "Hey, where's my new car?" asks Dad all across America. ...

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NBA All-Star Saturday night

By Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY Welcome to NBA All-Star Saturday night festivities. While you're watching and following here, check out our NBA All-Star coverage. Plenty of interesting stories and information, including a profile of Chicago Bulls point ...

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Pictures: Justin Bieber at NBA All-Star Celebrity game

Justin Bieber, Trey Songz and Romeo Miller celebrate at the 2011 BBVA NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. Currently there are no comments. Be the first to comment! All comments are filtered for vulgar language, for web addresses and for e-mail addresses. ...

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'Melo will signal opening of trade market

“He's the big domino,” one NBA general manager said. But while Anthony is the marquee attraction on this season's trade market, he's far from the only player who could be moved before Thursday's 3 pm ET deadline. Here are a few other names to watch. ...

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Report: Nets, Knicks to make pitch to 'Melo

By Sports Network The NBA trade deadline is next Thursday, but the Carmelo Anthony saga could end this weekend in Los Angeles after both the New Jersey Nets and New York Knicks meet with the Denver Nuggets star during All-Star weekend. ...

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Blake Griffin could boost NBA slam-dunk contest

By Michael Cunningham LOS ANGELES -- Dominique Wilkins considers himself to be from the first and last era of superstar players who also were spectacular dunkers willing to put their rep on the line each year at All-Star weekend. ...

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NBA AM: Last Call For Carmelo Anthony

Meet Dwight Howard and Derrick Rose: Fans from across the country venture to NBA All-Star Weekend every year to enjoy the basketball events that take place, but there are also plenty of festivities surrounding the competitions that keep fans busy ...

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Nets get Carmelo call back from Nuggets

By FRED KERBER As everyone in the NBA -- and the Nets front office -- expected, the Denver Nuggets have reached out to the Nets and are trying to re-engage them in talks for Carmelo Anthony, multiple league sources confirmed last night. ...

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NBA Scores And More: Dwyane Wade, Heat Too Much For Pacers

about 12 hours ago: Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade, right, shoots as Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Wade's early output helped ...

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Mark Cuban: NBA trade talks will start to heat up

By SportsDayDFW.com Not being able to predict the future of the NBA's collective bargaining agreement has effected conversations involving deals forming before the Feb. 24 trade deadline. Aside from the daily Carmelo Anthony trade talk circulating ...

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NBA Hopes All-Star Meeting Gets Labor Talks Going

AP By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer It remains the closest thing to an agreement so far in the NBA's labor dispute. Players' association executive ...

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Big O'Cast Ep. 2: Celtics and NBA talk with Cedric Maxwell

Home field advantage it's clearly an advantage in the NBA and it's clearly an advantage when you play game seven. On the other hand. ...

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Sixers making a run for the NBA playoffs?

For more NBA news, visit FOXSports.com's NBA page. By SAM AMICO A balanced offense. A nice mix of veterans and youth. A newfound commitment to defense and ...

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If LeBron needed reminder, Celtics show what rivalry's about

No matter how star studded they might be, elite NBA teams need playoff battles before the "r" word can be properly applied. This was before James lost ...

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Wizards vs. Spurs: Washington gets crushed by NBA's best team

Hosting the team with the best record in the NBA, the Wizards didn't put up much of a fight after the first minute of a humiliating 118-94 loss. ...

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After Bulls And Jazz, NBA Coach Sloan Calls Game Over

No active NBA coach has more wins, and he's the only coach in league history with more than 1000 wins with one team. Host Scott Simon and NPR sports ...

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Cavaliers finally chalk up a win

The NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers broke their 26-game losing streak Friday night with a 126-119 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. ...

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Downtown LA businesses expect big profits on NBA All-Star weekend

With the Staples Center area transformed with the addition of high-end hotels and the LA Live complex, one forecast estimates the NBA All-Star weekend will ...

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Jerry Sloan Resigns As NBA Coaching Tenures Plummet

By KURT BADENHAUSEN The NBA's longest-tenured coach, Jerry Sloan, resigned yesterday after 22 years as the head coach of the Utah Jazz. ...

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Jerry Sloan steps down as Utah Jazz head coach, and the NBA is lesser for it

For everything being made of the player-coach dust-up, Generation Next did not claim another old-school victim Thursday afternoon; the NBA's ...

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Mavericks-Nuggets Preview

AccuScore has powered more than 10000 simulations for every NBA game for ESPN.com, each simulated one play at a time and minimum of 10000 times. ...

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Hawks' Larry Drew says changes might be needed

Actually, it's rare that any NBA team gets handled at home in the manner the Hawks have twice at Philips Arena this season. Their 117-83 loss to the Sixers ...

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Rihanna, Kravitz among NBA All-Star performers

AP NEW YORK -- Grammy Award winners Rihanna and Lenny Kravitz headline the entertainment lineup for the NBA All-Star game. Josh Groban is also among the ...

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Four NBA trades that should be made before the deadline

At this point, you are forgiven if you are under the impression that the only player available on the NBA's trading block is a certain Nuggets small forward ...

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Buck believes NBA needs concussion protocol

By Colin Fly, AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE â€" NBA forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute says the league needs to standarize its procedures for handling concussions ...

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Marvel, NBA teaming up on clothing line

Which is why Marvel Entertainment LLC and the NBA are launching a new line of clothing, including caps, T-shirts and sweatshirts at the upcoming NBA ...

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NBA game results, Feb. 7

The Celtics' Ray Allen moved three shy of Reggie Miller's NBA career record for three-point field goals (2560). Dahntay Jones scored a season-high 18 points ...

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NBA Roundup: A look at Sunday's games

Elsewhere in the NBA it was: Miami 97, LA Clippers 79; New York 117, Philadelphia 103; and Indiana 105, New Jersey 86. At Boston, the Celtics led by three ...

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Spurs move back into top spot of The Times' NBA rankings

MIAMI (36-14) Modern-NBA-in-a-nutshell rocks Magic's world on its own floor. (4)  4. DALLAS (35-15) In Dirk we trust: 1-3 upon his return, 8-0 since, ...

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League fines Nuggets' Smith $25000 for flagrant foul

Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest (back) fouls Denver Nuggets guard JR Smith in their NBA basketball game in Denver January 21, 2011. ...

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Love-in: Timberwolves forward added to NBA West All-Star team

The NBA's leading rebounder was named to the West All-Star team Friday by commissioner David Stern as an injury replacement for Houston Rockets center Yao ...

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NBA fines Avery Johnson $25000 for improper conduct

... coach Avery Johnson has been fined $25000 for improper conduct toward an official during a game against the Philadelphia 76ers, the NBA said on Friday. ...

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Four Celtics voted All-Star reserves

New York, NY (Sports Network) - Four Celtics made the Eastern Conference team when the NBA announced the All-Star reserves on Thursday. ...

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Blake Griffin and Pau Gasol named as NBA All-Star reserves

Clippers rookie sensation Blake Griffin and Lakers star Pau Gasol were named Thursday as reserves for the NBA All-Star game. Other reserves picked for the ...

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First Cup: Thursday

The Cavaliers lost for the 22nd straight time Wednesday night, one short of the single-season NBA record. Friday night in Memphis, on the banks of the ...

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NBA Scores ASG Deals

February 2, 2011: The NBA is rolling toward its 2011 All-Star Game at full speed, unveiling new partnerships for the upcoming event at Staples Center in Los ...

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NBA - Lakers take down Rockets in overtime

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant helped the limping Lakers to a 114-106 win over the Houston Rockets in overtime on Tuesday as the defending champions ...

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Justin Bieber To Play In 2011 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

NBA luminaries expected to hit the court include Magic Johnson, Scottie Pippen, Bill Walton, AC Green, BJ Armstrong as well as players-turned sports ...

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Lakers considering trades?

By Mark J. Miller The Los Angeles Lakers have won the last two NBA titles so there's no argument that they know how to win, but GM Mitch Kupchak seems ...

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