Dick McGuire, a basketball Hall of Famer and longtime member of the New York Knicks organization, died Wednesday of natural causes. He was 84. The Knicks said McGuire died at Huntington Hospital in Long Island. McGuire still worked for the Knicks as a senior basketball consultant. McGuire was a part of the Knicks' organization for […]
Chauncey Billups will be in the Denver Nuggets' lineup against the Phoenix Suns but Carmelo Anthony's status is a game-time decision. Both players are hobbled by sprained left ankles. Anthony didn't participate in the morning shootaround ahead of Wednesday night's home game. The All-Star forward has missed the last five games since injuring the ankle […]
New Orleans point guard Chris Paul will have knee surgery and likely miss the All-Star game. New Orleans Hornets coach Jeff Bower said Paul will have surgery Thursday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. The All-Star weekend is Feb. 12-14 in Dallas. Paul hurt the knee last Wednesday against Golden State, then […]
Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson will not play against the Chicago Bulls because one of his children is ill. The team announced the All-Star guard will sit out the home game Wednesday night. He was excused from practice on Tuesday to deal with the issue. He is expected to play Friday at New Orleans.
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Without center Chris Kaman, the Clippers couldn't get a lead — let alone a victory. Once he returned from an ankle injury, Los Angeles dominated a Chicago team coming off its most impressive road stretch since the Michael Jordan dynasty days. "Kaman's our anchor. It's a big difference when he plays," coach Mike Dunleavy said […]
Longtime NBA coach Del Harris has resigned as an assistant coach with the New Jersey Nets. The Nets issued a statement from Harris minutes after they lost 97-93 to the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night. Harris joined the team in late November after general manager Kiki Vandeweghe was named the interim coach following the firing […]
With everyone back in the lineup for the first time since the start of the season, the Detroit Pistons once again found a way to win. Tayshaun Prince slammed down a tiebreaking dunk on an inbounds play with 45.6 seconds left and the Pistons snapped a five-game losing streak with a 97-93 victory over the […]
Aaron Brooks and Carl Landry scored 24 points apiece, and the Houston Rockets salvaged the last game of their longest homestand of the season by beating the Golden State Warriors 119-97 on Tuesday night. Trevor Ariza scored 18 points and Chuck Hayes grabbed 13 rebounds for the Rockets, who finished their six-game homestand with a […]
Chris Kaman had 21 points and 11 rebounds in his return from injury and Eric Gordon scored 24 points Tuesday night as the Los Angeles Clippers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 90-82 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Back home after finishing a long road trip with five impressive victories over good Western Conference […]
Kevin Durant had 33 points and 11 rebounds, Jeff Green added 19 points and two key baskets down the stretch, and the Oklahoma City Thunder recovered after letting a 13-point lead slip away to beat the Atlanta Hawks 106-99 on Tuesday night. Durant became the first player since Allen Iverson nine seasons ago to score […]