Steve Kelley Come back, Isaiah Thomas. You're not ready for the NBA yet

At this point in his development Thomas, who is maybe 5 feet 7, is too small for the NBA. He's too small because he doesn't do any one thing well enough to survive in the league. At his height, a player either has to be the quickest guy on the floor, ...

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NBA Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins Reportedly Attacked by Ex-Referee

19: Retired NBA player Dominique Wilkins arrives at the The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) All-Star Gala in Los Angeles. NBA Hall of Famer and Atlanta Hawks television analyst Dominique Wilkins was attacked by a former referee after the ...

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BC's Reggie Jackson explains his decision to declare for the NBA draft

Reggie Jackson is entering the NBA pre-draft process with an open mind. The junior guard declared for the draft earlier today, which is an almost automatic move for a player of his stature. By not hiring an agent, Jackson has nothing to lose. ...

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Drew Sharp: If UM's Morris opts for NBA draft, he should stick with it

12:29 am Michigan's Darius Morris is considering entering the NBA draft. / Chuck Burton / AP BY DREW SHARP There are no innocent flirtations with the NBA draft. The league created an undergraduate advisory committee to help educate college players ...

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Anaheim city council approves funding for Kings

"Anaheim took a giant step closer to bringing an NBA team to Anaheim and the Honda Center," Anaheim mayor Tom Tait said. "I'm thrilled. Actually, a better word is stoked." Anaheim took a giant step closer to bringing an NBA team to Anaheim and the ...

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Fan reaction: Miami Heat “Big Three” make NBA history and provide glimpse of ...

On March 27, 2011 the world caught a glimpse of the future of the NBA. For the first time in 40 years of professional regulation-length basketball, three players on the same team posted 30 points and 10 rebounds and none of them was a center. ...

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Rose says tough defense key to winning

By Herb Gould hgould@suntimes.com Mar 28, 2011 09:52PM Derrick Rose's whirling-dervish moves to the basket are the talk of the town as well as the NBA. But the MVP front-runner points to something else when asked about the Bulls' hopes of making good ...

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Rockets' NBA Playoffs Trip Likely Dashed By Huge Grizzlies Wins

Those wins, both after the team learned Rudy Gay would not return this season due to shoulder surgery, have greatly boosted the odds Memphis will find itself in the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2006. After the Grizzlies' win over the Spurs on ...

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NBA: Memphis 111, San Antonio 104

MEMPHIS, March 27 (UPI) -- Zach Randolph connected for 23 points Sunday and the Memphis Grizzlies downed San Antonio 111-104, handing the Spurs their third straight loss. Randolph also grabbed 11 rebounds. Tony Allen added 23 points and OJ Mayo ...

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Derrick Williams Demures On 2011 NBA Draft Decision

By Tom Ziller - NBA Contributor Mar 27, 2011 - Arizona was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament by a buzzsaw UConn team on Saturday, and Wildcats' star Derrick Williams -- a forward who exploded into the national spotlight with a huge performance against ...

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Saturday's NBA Capsules

ATLANTA â€" The Atlanta Hawks took control with 19 straight points early in the game and clinched a playoff spot by beating the New Jersey Nets 98-87 on Saturday night. Al Horford had 23 points and 12 rebounds for Atlanta, including six straight points ...

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Lakers Coach Phil Jackson says third NBA team in Southland is 'ridiculous'

As the Sacramento Kings appear more and more likely to move to Anaheim, Lakers Coach Phil Jackson expresses doubts about whether Southern California can support a third NBA team. Asked Lakers Coach Phil Jackson of a third NBA team in the Los Angeles ...

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Nikola Vucevic to leave USC and enter NBA draft

Nikola Vucevic, in announcing his intention to enter the NBA draft, says he is not 'testing the waters.' Vucevic led USC in scoring and rebounds this season. USC forward Nikola Vucevic, left, and Coach Kevin O'Neill share a laugh during a news ...

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NBA AM: LeBron Can Relate To Melo's Struggles

LeBron Feels For Anthony: If anyone in the NBA can related to what Knicks' forward Carmelo Anthony is going through in New York, it's the guy that was supposed to be there in his place. For months it was believed LeBron James would be a Knick, ...

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Three Reasons Why a Third Los Angeles NBA Team Will Fail

And the Clippers, well, they are the Clippers. There are multiple reasons why a third NBA franchise will not work in Los Angeles, but three come to mind quickly and are the most obvious. Quick, name the starting five for the Sacramento Kings.

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Derrick Rose No Better An NBA MVP Candidate Than Russell Westbrook

By Tom Ziller - NBA Contributor Sure, Derrick Rose is a candidate for NBA MVP. But if he is, so are Russell Westbrook and many, many more. Mar 24, 2011 - No one ought to feel entitled to tell others who they ought to consider an NBA MVP. ...

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NBA Scouting Report on Fredette: Good but Not Great

Gerald Herbert/AP Jimmer Fredette, the nation's leading scorer at 28.8 points a game, led BYU into the Round of 16 after forgoing last year's NBA draft. By PETE THAMEL NEW ORLEANS â€" From conjuring up memories of Pete Maravich with his scoring binges ...

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Suns Vs. Lakers: Triple-Overtime Classic Shows Best Of NBA Ball

The Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns didn't just play a thrilling triple-overtime game on Tuesday night -- they played a thrilling triple-overtime game that was a wonderful example of how entertaining regular season NBA basketball can be. ...

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When the Lakers re-signed Lamar Odom, did it change the NBA?

Lamar Odom has won a pair of titles with the Lakers, but had he not stuck around after the '09 season, the entire NBA landscape might look different today. But what if they'd gone the other way? What if Dr. Buss, presented contract figures by Mitch ...

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Players Association disputes NBA's claims of broad losses

By Henry Abbott The National Basketball Players Association feels that only a "small number" of NBA teams are losing money and continues to say that it is not willing to put a hard salary cap into play when it negotiates a new collective bargaining ...

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Kobe Bryant Goes Wild After Clutch Shot In Lakers-Trail Blazers Game (VIDEO)

The five-time NBA champion made a clutch fadeaway jumper to put the Lakers up by five. After the shot, the crowd went wild and Kobe went ballistic as he made his way down the court. "I do relish the opportunity to help us win from time to time, ...

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Round-the-Clock Purple and Gold

The NBA alerted the Lakers Sunday that Bynum will face a two-game suspension without pay for knocking Beasley to the ground with his right forearm as he drove to the basket late in the fourth quarter, a play that will sideline him Sunday against ...

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NBA Sunday: It's the season of Love

By Andrew Aragon, Deseret News "I'm not upset about it, but it was a good run," Love said. "People mention that all good things come to an end. It just happened to be against the Golden State Warriors last (Sunday). I've said all along that things like ...

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A Big Matchup Highlights Texas-Arizona

It is the game footage that will be within close reach of NBA scouts and general managers for the next several months. It will remain on their desks or in their DVD players so they can study it frequently before the draft. It will not be put away. ...

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Charlotte Bobcats (28-40) at San Antonio Spurs (55-13), 8:30 pm

The Spurs are an NBA-best 55-13 this season and 31-3 as the host. The home record ties the best start in franchise history, matching the 2004-05 squad that went 31-3 through the first 34 home games and finished the season a franchise-best 38-3 in the ...

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Timberwolves-Lakers 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. For more, visit AccuScore. Were you at the game? Did you attend another game recently? ...

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'Anaheim Royals' Trademarked By Sacramento Kings' Owners, According To Report

If the Sacramento Kings do indeed relocate to Orange County for the next NBA season, don't be surprised if the team changes its name to the Anaheim Royals. The Sacramento Bee reports that a lawyer with ties to the Maloof brothers, who own the Kings, ...

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Lakers fans worst in NBA, among worst of all sports

By Eric Freeman There are lots of much-maligned fans in the NBA, from the regular no-shows in Atlanta to the indifferent in Miami. But none draw others' ire quite like attendees at Lakers games, both for their Hollywood star power and a perceived sense ...

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NCAA to NBA: Prospects to watch Thursday

So we'll be watching the games checking out some of the NBA prospects. If you want a great breakdown in that regard, check out Kevin Pelton's at Basketball Prospectus. We spoke with our man Joe Treutlein, Assistant Director of Scouting for ...

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Sacramento Kings owners Joe Maloof, Gavin Maloof file trademark application ...

24, the Kings requested permission from the NBA to extend the March 1 deadline they were facing to formally file for a move to Anaheim, Calif., in time for next season. The extenstion allows the franchise to review its options with the NBA's Board of ...

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Behind the scenes of Lakers' 4-game trip

By KEVIN DING The Lakers are pushing toward another NBA title, and here's a behind-the-scenes series of photos taken with Kevin Ding's cameraphone as he accompanied the Lakers through San Antonio, Atlanta, Miami and Dallas. ...

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Fear and loathing of David Stern

Sports 1 hour, 55 minutes ago The commissioner's office will never escape this truth: In so many ways, Donald Sterling has carried out the NBA ownership vision of David Stern. Treat the front office and coaches like necessary evils with bare minimum ...

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NBA Referee Calls Foul On Reporter Tweet

While reporting on an NBA game between Houston Rockets and the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 24 of this year, Krawczynski posted the following tweet about referee Bill Spooner: Ref Bill Spooner told [Minnesota Timberwolves head coach] Rambis he'd ...

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Pistons' defense allows highest shooting percentage in NBA

Opposing teams are shooting 48.4 percent from the field this season against the Pistons, the highest shooting percentage allowed by any NBA team. The Pistons have not allowed opponents to shoot a higher percentage from the field in 25 seasons. ...

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NBA game results, March 13

The Bucks barely avoided the NBA record for fewest points in a half. Two field goals by Bogut in the final minute of the second quarter pushed Milwaukee's score from 18 to 22 - just three better than the league record for futility. ...

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The Sports Xchange

The Celtics didn't get to go to the White House as last year's NBA champions, but they did get to meet President Barack Obama this week. President Obama capped off a visit to Boston with a fundraiser at the Museum of Fine Arts, and a group of Celtics ...

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NBA Sunday: What Happened to the Jazz?

Still, they're hoping that Baron's desire to play for a team he cares about will be enough motivation to get himself in proper shape and show he still can be a healthy, viable option on an NBA team. Blake Griffin helped make that happen earlier this ...

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Commentary: A win over the NBA-best San Antonio Spurs on Monday would say far ...

Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade (3) prepares to pass as Memphis Grizzlies' Tony Allen (9) and Mike Conley (11) defend in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Miami, Saturday, March 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) Memphis Grizzlies' Marc Gasol, ...

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NBA: Stern silences Magic coach Van Gundy

AP NBA Commissioner David Stern might have finally muzzled Magic coach Stan Van Gundy â€" at least for now. Van Gundy said before Friday's game against the Golden State Warriors that he has been told he can't comment anymore in the ongoing dispute with ...

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NBA boss David Stern may go Godfather on Fredo Van Gundy

Earlier this week, Stan Van Gundy said he couldn't have an opinion on matters of the NBA because dictatorial commissioner David Stern does not tolerate dissenting opinions within his league. Well, Stern went on a national radio host Colin Cowherd's ...

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NBA Round-up: Miami Heat snap losing streak with big win against Los Angeles ...

Jackson has made comments about Miami multiple times this season, adding fuel to the fire of what could be an NBA Finals preview. The Heat are now 3.5 games out of the top playoff seed in the Eastern Conference, trailing the Boston Celtics by five ...

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NBA 411: NewsHeat, Perk, more

As far as I'm concerned, a stork drops off NBA ready players at training camp @DraftExpress about 2 hours ago @LarryCoon Not me. In fact, RT @DraftExpress: My least favorite part about this time of the year? All of a sudden, everyone becomes a NBA ...

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Apple TV update boasts full MLB, NBA streaming

With its latest software update for Apple TV, Apple is now offering easy streaming of MLB and NBA games directly through its $100 media-streaming unit. All you need an active subscription to either service, and you can have unlimited access to every ...

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Cord Cutters: A First Look At MLB & NBA On Apple TV

I also have access to NBA League Pass Broadband â€" provided to us free by Turner so we could test out the service â€" so we took a look at that as well. The verdict? Games streamed on Apple TV look really good. While the quality is not quite true HD, ...

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NBA roundup: Blazers extend Heat skid; Kobe Bryant moves up on scoring list

Dwyane Wade scored 38 points, and LeBron James added 31 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists for the Heat, which is the 12th team in NBA history with a 12-game winning streak and a five-game losing streak in the same season. LA Lakers 101, Atlanta 87: ...

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Kobe Bryant passes Moses Malone for 6th on NBA scoring list

Jackson played against Malone and remembers the center's inauspicious start to his NBA career after Malone started his professional career in the ABA. "I think he was held scoreless at Madison Square Garden the first time [he played there], ...

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Other teams recruiting Love?

By Mark J. Miller Kevin Love(notes) tied Moses Malone's NBA record last night when he recorded his 51st double-double of the season. While that is a pretty sweet feat for the 22-year-old, it would be nice if his heroics helped his team win some games. ...

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Heat react to 'CryGate'

Follow the Heat and Lakers as these favorites shoot for the NBA Finals. » Visit Heat or 3Peat Central By CHRIS PERKINS You worry about the mental state of a team that cries after losing Game No. 63. Crying? After Game 63? Really? ...

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NBA AM: Are The HEAT Coming Apart?

An Optimistic Turn: Some of you may be paying attention to the labor fight taking place in the NFL, and while the problems facing the NFL are starkly different than the problems facing the NBA, how this is playing out in the NFL could be helpful to the ...

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These Days, Everyone Can Stand the Heat

Aren't a Juggernaut, While the NBA Season Gets Only More Intriguing By JASON GAY Look, if they were great, you'd be bored. The Miami Heat did brush greatness, a couple of months ago, ripping off a run of 21 wins out of 22 games in which they thundered ...

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New Jersey Nets beat the Toronto Raptors 137-136 at London's O2

Just two games into its new role as a regular season NBA venue and already London's O2 can boast a triple overtime classic which will have enthralled the tea-time TV audience back in the United States. By Brendan Gallagher 12:28AM GMT 06 Mar 2011 It ...

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Miami Heat seems to be cooling

Now a mere contender in the NBA, Miami just blew leads of 11, 15 and 24 in losses to new rival Chicago, new hype New York and old rival Orlando, respectively. Heat forward LeBron James and guard Dwyane Wade in the final seconds of a 99-96 loss to ...

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NBA Saturday: Derrick Rose Has Priorities Straight

We work like we're in college or high school, which is important for an NBA team. We put a lot of work in and it's paying off. Everybody is different, but the identity of a team comes from their best player. We're just humble. ...

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NBA's London Debut Is Greeted With Mixed Results

Matt Dunham/AP The Nets owner and Russian businessman Mikhail Prokhorov, left, posing with London Mayor Boris Johnson and Russian dancers, has researched what it will take to make the NBA a global brand and has taken his team to China, Russia and now ...

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Sacramento mayor: Kings "likely" moving

By Mark J. Miller Former NBA player and current Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson likely never imagined that the Sacramento Kings would leave town while he was running the show, but it appears that that is what's about to happen. Yesterday, the day after ...

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NBA's Sacramento Kings a step closer to landing in Anaheim

By Rachel Shuster, USA TODAY Sacramento Mayor and former NBA guard Kevin Johnson, finishing a meeting with the owners of the Kings, announced to the news media Thursday that the NBA franchise looks "more likely they're going to be in Anaheim. ...

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Jay-Z's NBA team comes to London

Jay- Z is bigging up the arrival of the NBA in the UK ahead of the first official league games to be played in Europe. The rapper is co-owner of NBA team The New Jersey Nets. They take on the Toronto Raptors at the O2 Arena in London's Docklands on ...

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Los Angeles Lakers: NBA dynasty of the '80s

They participated in the postseason every single year of the decade and made it to the NBA Finals eight times. The Lakers established themselves as the NBA dynasty of the '80s by winning 111 playoff games and five NBA Championships during the decade. ...

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NBA Daily Recap: Mavs, Terry Too Much For Sixers

Philadelphia (30-30), whose four-game winning streak was snapped, was led by Jodie Meeks who finished with 16 points (four 3-pointers). Here are the rest of last night's NBA scores with each squad's top performers.

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Fan reaction: Mike Bibby the final piece to a Miami Heat championship puzzle

That being said, it appears my beloved Heat aren't coming away with empty hands during this week of changes in the NBA. Numerous media outlets, including ESPN, have reported veteran point guard Mike Bibby(notes), who was recently traded by the Atlanta ...

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First Cup: Tuesday

On this night at Arco Arena, it didn't matter that the Kings were in the midst of a horrid season on the court or that they were in or near the cellar in NBA attendance since 2009. With the Kings owners pondering a move to Anaheim -- the team has asked ...

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