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NBA

In a state of flux, the NBA is negotiating the chasm between the old, plodding, individual-based style of play and a new, international, high-octane game

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July 2007
- FBI Probes Gambling Ref
  
  newser | New York Post | Jul 20, 07 8:00 PM CDT
  
  The FBI is investigating an NBA referee accused of manipulating point spreads in games he officiated as part of a wider mob-orchestrated gambling ring, the New York Post reports. The official allegedly both reffed and placed bets on numerous games from 2005 to 2007 in a desperate attempt to pay back gambling debts. More »
- LeBron Will Host SNL Premier
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 19, 07 5:16 AM CDT
  
  NBA superstar LeBron James will host this September's premier of Saturday Night Live , NBC said yesterday. The 22-year-old, who took the Cleveland Cavaliers to a franchise-first NBA Finals last season, got good reviews recently for co-hosting the ESPYs with comedian Jimmy Kimmel. More »
- Blazers Buy Out Francis
  
  newser | CBC (Canada) | Jul 12, 07 6:23 AM CDT
  
  The Trail Blazers bought out Steve Francis's contract yesterday, handing the guard roughly $30 million of the $33.6 million due for his remaining two years. Portland acquired the 30-year-old former All-Star in a deal with the Knicks, who dished out Francis and Channing Frye for Zach Randolph, Dan Dickau, and Fred Jones on draft night. More »
- Grizzlies Grab Milicic
  
  newser | MSNBC | Jul 12, 07 4:17 AM CDT
  
  The Grizzlies will sign Darko Milicic to a three- or four-year deal worth $6-7 million, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports. The Serb apparently lost his Magic when the team picked up Seattle free agent Rashard Lewis this week. Milicic, who was the second overall pick in 2003's draft, put up 8.0 PPG last season with 5.5 rebounds. More »
- Jury Calls $260K Foul on Iverson
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 10, 07 5:38 AM CDT
  
  A federal jury slapped NBA superstar Allen Iverson with $260K in damages yesterday, finding him negligent after failing to prevent his bodyguard from assaulting a man. The plaintiffs accused Iverson's coterie, including bodyguard Jason Kane, of giving them a "vicious, dog-like beating" when the men refused to vacate a Washington bar in 2005. More »
- Stern Assists on Yi Talks
  
  newser | Sports Illustrated | Jul 9, 07 4:14 AM CDT
  
  The Bucks are doing everything to secure No. 6 pick Yi Jianlian, including showering him with team merchandise at his Summer League game this Saturday. Now commissioner David Stern is joining the effort. Sports Illustrated reports that as GM Larry Harris and coach Larry Krystkowiak woo the 7-foot Chinese phenom, Stern is matchmaking from the wings. More »
- Sonics Tap Carlesimo
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 6, 07 6:24 AM CDT
  
  The Supersonics turned to the San Antonio bench for their new head coach, hiring P.J. Carlesimo yesterday, 8 years after he last held a top job. Carlesimo, best known for a 1997 altercation with Latrell Sprewell while both were with Golden State, will once again be trusted with fresh talent, this time in draft picks Kevin Durant and Jeff Green. More »
- Sun Also Rises for Grant Hill
  
  newser | ESPN | Jul 6, 07 4:15 AM CDT
  
  After a promising run in Detroit, followed by a disappointing, injury-ridden tenure in Orlando, Grant Hill will compete toward the sunset of his career in Phoenix. There, he will supplement lanky smooth-passing Frenchman Boris Diaw at the small forward position. Hill's agent emphasized that Hill was more focused on contending for a championship than money. More »
- Orlando Lands Rashard
  
  newser | ESPN | Jul 4, 07 5:23 AM CDT
  
  The Sonics lost their second marquee player of the offseason when the Magic signed Rashard Lewis to what is thought to be $75-85 million over five seasons, the maximum allowed. The 6-10 forward averaged over 22 points per game last season, second on the team to Ray Allen, who was traded to the Celtics on draft day. More »
- For Boston, the Future Is Now
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 3, 07 5:18 AM CDT
  
  Veteran sharpshooter Ray Allen, one of a select few stars who had expressed interest in playing in Boston, was formally introduced at a Celtics news conference, along with draft picks Glen Davis and Gabe Pruitt. Allen was traded by Seattle for two players and the fifth pick in a loaded 2007 draft. More »
- Nets Sign Carter to 4-Year Deal
  
  newser | Star-Ledger | Jul 2, 07 8:00 AM CDT
  
  The New Jersey Nets have re-signed All-Star Vince Carter to a $61.8 million, 4-year contract. The deal was anonymously reported yesterday, following an announcement that Carter had decided to opt out of his previous agreement with the organization—the new terms allow the Nets to extend by one year after the 2010-11 season. More »
June 2007
- Oden Is No.1 Draft Pick
  
  newser | ESPN | Jun 29, 07 4:13 AM CDT
  
  Portland chose conventional wisdom over daring in the 2007 NBA draft, picking defense-first Ohio State center Greg Oden over Texas's scoring prodigy Kevin Durant. Division rival Seattle nabbed Durant and traded the team's leading scorer, Ray Allen, to Boston for two players and the draft's #5 pick, which became Georgetown forward Jeff Green. More »
- Kobe Slams Kupchak, Bynum in Bootleg Video
  
  newser | ESPN | Jun 19, 07 9:00 PM CDT
  
  An amateur video surfaced today in which Lakers franchise player Kobe Bryant slammed GM Mitch Kupchak and the team's young center, Andrew Bynum, in a profanity-ridden tirade. The video had been filmed in a parking lot without Bryant's knowledge, and its anonymous makers plan to offer viewings online after the Lakers passed on purchasing it. More »
- KG in Phoenix, LA Rumors
  
  newser | Sports Illustrated | Jun 19, 07 4:27 AM CDT
  
  After winning 65 games during the past two years, the Timberwolves are quietly assessing the trade value of intense, lanky power forward Kevin Garnett, 31. Garnett led the league in efficiency in 2007 and may be a suitable exchange for Phoenix phenom Amare Stoudemire, 24, who successfully returned from microfracture surgery last year. More »
- Spurs Win Fourth in Decade
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 15, 07 5:18 AM CDT
  
  The spurs won their fourth NBA title since 1999 with a sweep of the bumblingly outclassed Cavs—spurring talk of a San Antontio dynasty. In Cleveland for game four, the Spurs eeked out an 83-82 victory to clinch. Speedy Frenchman Tony Parker got the series MVP award, which teammate Tim Duncan had won three times. More »
- Life's Good for Tony Parker
  
  newser | USA Today | Jun 12, 07 4:10 AM CDT
  
  Tony Parker has come a long way since 2003, when the Spurs were flinging woo at Jason Kidd, whose Nets Parker had just helped beat for his first championship. The Frenchman is now gunning for a third ring, and his scoring has him on pace to beat out three-time winner and teammate Tim Duncan for Finals MVP. More »
- Spurs Stifle Cavs in Opener
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 8, 07 3:29 AM CDT
  
  LeBron James went just 4-for-16 in the first NBA Finals of his career, while Spurs stars Tony Parker and Tim Duncan dominated, asserting the consistent, unflashy game that has won them two championships in the past four years while underwhelming casual basketball fans the nation over. Parker scored 27 points, largely from cutting into the paint. More »
- The New Breed of Subtle Superstar
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 6, 07 4:51 AM CDT
  
  LeBron James, the Cavaliers' mediagenic leader and swingman, lived up to all the hype he's generated in leading Cleveland to the NBA finals for the first time in their 37 years. But it has become clear that he is a different breed than scorers like Michael Jordan or his would-be clones. James' more subtle focus is on becoming the ultimate team component. More »
- Donovan Leaves Orlando at the Altar
  
  newser | Sports Illustrated | Jun 5, 07 5:48 AM CDT
  
  After signing a $27.5 million deal on Friday to coach the NBA's Orlando Magic, two-time champion coach Billy Donovan has decided he wants to stay in Gainesville after all. This makes him the third college coach since June 2006 to renege on a new deal in order to stay with his school. More »
- "Boobie" Makes Name for Himself
  
  newser | CBS | Jun 4, 07 4:24 AM CDT
  
  After a superhuman 48-point Game 5 against the Pistons, Cavaliers star Lebron James had a subdued Game 6; instead, it was baby-faced rookie Daniel Gibson who caught fire and hit five of five three-pointers in the fourth quarter to put the game away. Gibson, 21, is nicknamed "Boobie." More »

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Chicago Bulls center Ben Wallace (3) dunks in the first quarter of an Eastern Conference semifinal NBA playoff basketball game against the Detroit Pistons at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Mich., Monday,... (Associated Press)

Chicago Bulls' Luol Deng drives against Detroit Pistons' Tayshaun Prince during the first quarter of an NBA basketball second-round playoff game Thursday, May 17, 2007 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) (Associated Press)

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National Basketball Association (NBA)
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U.S. professional basketball league. It was formed in 1949 by the merger of two rival organizations, the National Basketball League (founded 1937) and the Basketball Association of America (1946). In 1976 the NBA was augmented by the absorption of four teams from the former American Basketball ...

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basketball game played generally indoors by two opposing teams of five players each. Basketball was conceived in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith , a physical education instructor at the YMCA college in Springfield, Mass., as a way to condition outdoor athletes during the winter months. His original ...

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