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OPINION

Prospect's European Exile Ruffles Feathers

Some fault NBA age rule in driving Jennings abroad; others rip teen

Jul 10, 08 4:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The decision by a top high school basketball prospect to ditch his commitment to college and play professionally in Europe—thus thumbing his nose at the NBA, which bars players under 19—has observers up in arms, the Wall Street Journal's Daily Fix blog notes. Camps appear split into those... More »

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NBA • basketball • Europe • Arizona Wildcats • college basketball • Brandon Jennings

Southbound Sonics Settle With Seattle

City will be paid up to $75M to let team move to Oklahoma City

Jul 3, 08 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Seattle Supersonics have reached a last-minute deal with their hometown that will let the team move to Oklahoma City for the start of the next NBA season, reports the Seattle Times. The agreement, made just hours before a judge was to rule on a lawsuit over the team's arena... More »

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NBA • Howard Schultz • Seattle SuperSonics • Seattle • Oklahoma City • Clay Bennett

LeBron's In a New York
(or New Jersey) State of Mind

Cavs star knows Knicks, Nets ready to court him

Jul 1, 08 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - LeBron James knows how much Knicks fans would love to see him suit up in Madison Square Garden come 2010 or 2011, but the Cleveland star isn't committing to anything yet, writes ESPN. What he is saying might have New York coach Mike D'Antoni worried, though: LeBron's favorite borough is... More »

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NBA • basketball • LeBron James • Cleveland Cavaliers • New Jersey Nets • New York Knicks • free agent

OPINION

Last Thing Bulls Should Give Rose is Time

Chicago has waited long enough, and this 19-year-old is ready

Jun 27, 08 9:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chicago Bulls GM John Paxson said after last night's NBA draft that he thinks the team should give Derrick Rose some time to settle in, but he seems to be the only person who thinks so, writes Jay Mariotti of the Chicago Sun-Times. The No. 1 draft pick says he... More »

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NBA • basketball • Chicago Bulls • NBA draft • Derrick Rose

 Trade Spices Up
 Frosh-Heavy
 Draft 

Rose goes first, in glut of college freshmen

Jun 27, 08 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Bulls grabbed Derrick Rose with the first overall pick last night in a wild NBA draft dominated by college freshmen. For the first time in history, the top three picks all were first-year wonders, ESPN reports. The Timberwolves then traded that third pick—OJ Mayo—for No. 5 pick... More »

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NBA • basketball • trade • NBA draft • Derrick Rose • Kevin Love • OJ Mayo • Michael Beasley

Finding Meaning in the Death
of Len Bias

Cocaine killed the athlete 22 years ago, but the impact lingers

Jun 26, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Twenty-two years ago, Celtics legend Larry Bird called the sudden death of new Boston draftee Len Bias "one of the the cruelest things I've ever heard." The legacy of the Maryland basketball great, whose NBA career ended with cocaine use just two days after it began, retains its... More »

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NBA • basketball • cocaine • NBA draft • Boston Celtics • overdose • college basketball

 Donaghy Fights NBA's $1.4M Bill 

Says league wants to 'financially destroy'
ex-ref for singing

Jun 24, 08 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - A lawyer for Tim Donaghy, the NBA referee who bet on games he officiated, has accused the NBA of going after his client in retaliation for statements that detracted from the NBA Finals, AP reports. "The message from the NBA is quite clear: If you cooperate in a federal... More »

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NBA • gambling • David Stern • referee • lawsuit • Tim Donaghy • game fixing

 How to Fake Fanaticism 

10 steps to jumping a bandwagon

Jun 20, 08 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - With some sports teams soaring and others tanking, there's no time like the present to jump on a bandwagon, writes D.J. Gallo for ESPN.com. In 10 easy steps, you too can latch onto a winning organization:
  1. Pick a team. Hint: avoid the losers.
  2. Get some gear,
... More »

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 Celtics Win
 Ripples Across Globe 

Boston's championship watched from London to Shanghai

Jun 18, 08 7:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the buzzer sounded last night, giving the Boston Celtics the NBA Championship over the Los Angeles Lakers, it wasn't heard only in Beantown. All over the world, from London to Shanghai, basketball fans watched the Celtics take home their 17th Larry O’Brien Trophy. "It’s a global... More »

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sports • NBA • basketball • Bain Capital • Boston Celtics • Steve Pagliuca

 Celtics Win Title in Blowout 

Boston trounces the Lakers, 132-91, to win in 6 games

Jun 17, 08 11:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Boston Celtics trounced the LA Lakers tonight to win their 17th NBA championship. Boston won 132-91 behind a stifling defense and strong shooting, the Boston Globe reports. The Big Three of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett proved too powerful in Game 6 for the overmatched Lakers, who... More »

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NBA • NBA finals • Boston Celtics • LA Lakers

 Do Feds Suspect
 Another Ref? 

Officials report being asked about Bavetta during Donaghy probe

Jun 13, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - While questioning former NBA referees about Tim Donaghy, federal investigators also asked lots of questions about another ref named Dick Bavetta, ESPN reports. Commissioner David Stern, however, insisted the league has no concerns about the veteran official, who worked Game 1 of this year's finals. Stern again suggested that Donaghy's... More »

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NBA • basketball • NBA referees • Boston Celtics • David Stern • Tim Donaghy • 2008 NBA playoffs • LA Lakers • Dick Bavetta

 Celtics
 Stun Lakers 
 in Game 4 

Boston stages epic comeback to take 3-1 lead in series

Jun 12, 08 11:14 PM CDT
(AP) - In their comeback season, the Celtics saved the biggest one of all for the NBA finals. Boston rallied from a 24-point deficit and beat the Los Angeles Lakers 97-91 tonight to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series and move within one victory of a 17th championship. Paul Pierce... More »

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NBA • Los Angeles Lakers • NBA finals • Boston Celtics

OPINION

Full-Court Press Won't Fix NBA's Image Woes

Commish can point to crooked ref, but game- fixing charge sticks

Jun 12, 08 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - It seems unlikely NBA commissioner David Stern would ever have arranged outcomes of important games, as disgraced former referee Tim Donaghy has claimed. But whether or not the accusations are true, the league has a Shaq-sized image issue on its hands, and strategies for dealing with the tarnish aren't in... More »

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NBA • NBA playoffs • NBA referees • Sacramento Kings • David Stern • Tim Donaghy • LA Lakers • game fixing

 Lakers Take Game 3 

Los Angeles beats Boston, 87-81, now trails series 2-1

Jun 10, 08 11:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kobe Bryant scored 36 points to lead his LA Lakers to an 87-81 victory over Boston in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, the LA Times reports. Los Angeles now trails the best-of-seven series 2-1. The Lakers also got a strong lift from Sasha Vujacic (20 points), who came up... More »

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NBA • NBA finals • Boston Celtics • 2008 NBA playoffs • LA Lakers

 For Lakers, It's Tonight or Never 

To break Celtics curse, Lakers have to show up for Game 3

Jun 10, 08 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Boston team that dominated the court in Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals isn't the same Celtics crew that eked out wins against Atlanta, Cleveland, and Detroit. But the Lakers may only have just noticed that, writes Mark Heisler in the Los Angeles Times. For Kobe &... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • Phil Jackson • NBA finals • Ray Allen • Boston Celtics • Paul Pierce • 2008 NBA playoffs

GAME OF THE NIGHT

Time Runs Out for Lakers in Game 2 Loss to Celtics

Major challenge ahead for Lakers

Jun 9, 08 2:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Perhaps their amazing fourth-quarter comeback was enough to give the Lakers hope in a most difficult situation. Kobe Bryant scored 13 of his 30 points in the last 7:40 as the Lakers erased all but two points of a 24-point deficit before losing in Boston to the Boston Celtics... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • NBA finals • Boston Celtics • LA Lakers

 Pierce Plays Through Pain 

Celtics captain, felled by knee sprain, jumps back into game

Jun 6, 08 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Paul Pierce crumpled to the parquet in the third quarter of last night's NBA Finals game, everyone watching likely echoed the fears of Boston coach Doc Rivers, who "thought the worst." But after writhing in pain and leaving the court in a wheelchair, the Celtics captain returned,... More »

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NBA • Los Angeles Lakers • basketball • NBA finals • Boston Celtics • Paul Pierce • knee injury • 2008 NBA playoffs

 This LA Boy Has Gone Green 

A California native, Boston's Pierce is ready for finals

Jun 1, 08 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paul Pierce knows everything about the storied Lakers-Celtics rivalry of the 1980s: growing up in Inglewood near the Forum, his dreams were gold and purple. "As a kid, I hated the Celtics," says the Boston forward. But childhood memories won't cause him to hold back as his team... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • Boston Celtics • Paul Pierce • 2008 NBA playoffs

 Lakers, Celtics Renew
 Rivalry for Finals 

Teams will face each other in reprise of '80s showdowns

May 31, 08 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics will revive a historic rivalry in this year’s NBA finals, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Celtics’ defeat of the Detroit Pistons last night will bring the celebrated franchises together for the 11th time in the finals. Lakers coach Phil Jackson will... More »

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NBA • Los Angeles Lakers • basketball • NBA finals • rivalry • Boston Celtics

More Sonics Emails Reveal Owner Duplicity

Co-owners wrote of their 'hope of moving
to Oklahoma City'

May 25, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some of Aubrey McClendon's emails to his fellow SuperSonics owners have been revealed in a transcript of his April deposition, and they don't appear to help his case. The inquiry into whether the Oklahoma City-based investment group made good-faith efforts to keep the team in Seattle turned up two relatively... More »

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NBA • Seattle SuperSonics • lawsuit • Seattle • Oklahoma City • Clay Bennett

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