Steve Nash sat out Friday night’s Phoenix Suns game against the Miami Heat with a bruised right thigh. The two-time league MVP was injured Wednesday when he collided with Minnesota’s Kevin Love during the Suns’ 110-102 victory. Rookie Sean Singletary replaced Nash, who’s averaging 14.3 points and 8.0 assists per game, in the starting lineup. [...]
LeBron James reacted strongly to Charles Barkley’s comments that the Cavaliers star isn’t showing respect for Cleveland fans and his teammates by discussing his possible free agency following the 2010 season. “He’s stupid. That’s all I’ve got to say about that,” James said Friday night before the Cavaliers’ game against Golden State. Barkley made the [...]
The New York Knicks needed Stephon Marbury to play, then suspended him a game and docked him nearly $400,000 in salary Friday after claiming he refused. The disgruntled guard insists he never told coach Mike D’Antoni “no” and plans to appeal. Just another chapter in Marbury’s turbulent tenure with his hometown team. D’Antoni wouldn’t go [...]
TORONTO 93, ATLANTA 88 TORONTO Exactly three weeks ago, the Atlanta Hawks torched the Toronto Raptors with an explosive second half en route to a blowout victory in Atlanta. But the Raptors turned the tables at home and held off a late rally to defeat the Hawks, 93-88. Chris Bosh continued to light things up, [...]
The Nets effort to move to Brooklyn has suffered a setback in New York State Appellate Court. A ruling that should ensure thatthe basketball team will remain at the Meadowlands for at leastthree more seasons. The court, in a decision made public on Monday, declined todismiss a lawsuit challenging New York State’s authority to useeminent [...]
Mike D’Antoni stood near the sideline Tuesday with arms folded. Smiling as he watched players speed by during full-court drills. At that moment, he might’ve been the only one in the gym enjoying himself. D’Antoni’s New York Knicks are going to play fast, just like his Phoenix teams did for the past 4 1/2 seasons. [...]
The Raptors signed free-agent forward Jamal Sampson. A cousin of Ralph Sampson who is expected to give Toronto frontcourt depth after the loss of Nathan Jawai. The Raptors announced Monday that Jawai will be held out of practice because of concerns from a routine cardiac screening. The first indigenous player from Australia to be drafted [...]
Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol might sit out some of the Los Angeles Lakers preseason games after a hectic offseason. Bryant helped lead the United States to a victory over Gasol and Spain in the gold medal game in the Summer Olympics. Bryant and Gasol each took only a few weeks off before reporting for [...]
Yao Ming birthday wish getting through an NBA season without getting hurt. The 7-foot-6 center – who turned 28 on Sept. 12 – has missed more than 80 games across the last three seasons with four separate injuries. In 2005-06, he contracted an infection in his left big toe that required surgery, then broke his [...]
Elton Brand wasn’t shy in his first practice with the Philadelphia 76ers. Swinging a pass on the wing to Kareem Rush before setting up in the post. “Hey, hey!” the power forward yelled, with arms waving above him, demanding the ball back from Rush before turning and hitting a jumper off the glass for an [...]