Injured Cavaliers guard Delonte West played in a scrimmage, moving him a step closer to returning to Cleveland's lineup. West has missed seven games with a broken left ring finger, which was recently fitted with a protective brace. On Friday, he handled the ball without any trouble and shot normally during the workout with Cleveland's […]
David Stern joked Friday that the NBA All-Star game will have the largest crowd "in the history of the world." Actually, it most likely won't even be the biggest in Cowboys Stadium. That's OK with the commissioner, because he only wants to set the basketball record for attendance, not the stadium's.
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David Stern wants to set the basketball record for attendance, even if it won't be a record for the new Cowboys Stadium. The NBA commissioner is OK with next Sunday's All-Star game falling short of the largest crowd in the building's history, since it should easily attract the biggest audience ever for basketball.
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Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson will sit out a second straight game because one of his children is ill. Team officials say Iverson will miss Friday's game against the New Orleans Hornets. He also sat out the 76ers' overtime win over Chicago on Wednesday. He will be a game-time decision for Saturday's game at Houston.
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The Hornets have signed journeyman guard Jason Hart to a 10-day contract because of an injury to shooting guard Marcus Thornton. A hard fall in the fourth-quarter of the Hornets' loss to Oklahoma City on Wednesday left Thornton with a lower-back contusion that was expected to keep him out of Friday night's home game against […]
Resiliency is the Trail Blazers' trademark this season. Despite a slew of injuries — the most recent to All-Star guard Brandon Roy — Portland has managed to win in unexpected ways. Case in point: Thursday night's 96-93 come-from-behind victory over the San Antonio Spurs. "You've got to be tenacious," Webster said.
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LaMarcus Aldridge had 28 points and 13 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied for a 96-93 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night. The Spurs led by 10 points early in the fourth quarter but the Blazers made it 85-83 on Nicolas Batum's layup. After Manu Ginobili hit a jumper for the […]
Tony Parker has returned to the San Antonio Spurs' starting lineup after missing three games with a mild left ankle sprain. Parker injured his ankle on Jan. 27 in San Antonio's 105-90 victory over Atlanta. He is averaging 16.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 40 games this season. Parker, a three-time All-Star, has […]
LeBron James scored 36 points — 17 on free throws — and Daniel Gibson added 12 after returning from the hospital as the Cleveland Cavaliers ran their winning streak to 10 with a 102-84 win over Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat on Thursday night. James started at point guard for Gibson and added eight […]
Cavaliers point guard Daniel Gibson didn't start Thursday night's game against Miami so he could be with his pregnant fiancee, singer Keyshia Cole. Gibson recently moved into the starting lineup, filling in for injured guards Mo Williams and Delonte West. The Cavs announced Gibson's absence about 30 minutes before their game against the Heat.
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