NBA Basketball News

After the NBA Finals, Shaquille O’Neal went into an R-rated hip-hop bashing of Kobe Bryant’s inability to win a championship without the big guy’s help.

Elton Brand is facing another important decision. The former Peekskill standout has until midnight to let the Los Angeles Clippers know whether or not he will exercise an opt-out clause in his contract and …

Jamison re-signed with the Wizards, Monday, June 30, 2008, agreeing to a four-year, $50 million deal.

Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis vowed this afternoon that there would be a thorough and transparent investigation of the arrest of David Woodman on last month, but said an initial review found that officers …

Things to know at the start of the NBA’s free agency period where Hawks’ restricted free agents Josh Smith and Josh Childress will garner attention.

The Chicago Bulls have given Derrick Rose a number one jersey to match his draft spot.

Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak is expected to be on the phone shortly after 9 p.m. Monday when the NBA free agency period begins.

William C. Rhoden writes about Pistons president Joe Dumars in his latest column.

Don’t expect a bankbreaking offer. And don’t wait too long to decide, either. “The players that are smart, that are on the cusp, that get talked into holding out by their agents might be very disappointed at …

Derrick Rose’s Bulls career kicks off Thursday night as he and other young teammates prepare for summer-league action in Orlando, which begins July 7. It won’t be a thrilling start for the No.

NBA star LeBron James has a new teammate who’s just as popular. The guy has a few holes in his game and happens to live in a pineapple under the sea.

With all the hand-wringing that goes on in the National Basketball Association over creating room under the salary cap to sign free agents, you would expect those free-agent signings to have more of an impact.

With all the hand-wringing that goes on in the National Basketball Association over creating room under the salary cap to sign free agents, you would expect those free agents signings to have more of an impact.

The Bulls will have to move some guards now, possibly for a big man, but Rose is better than anyone they have on their current roster so they’ll gladly make a more or two.

Giddens is the 29th Lobo taken in the NBA Draft June 26, 2008 Former Lobo J.R. Giddens was chosen by the world champion Boston Celtics in the 1st round of the NBA Draft conducted tonight in New York.

Los Angeles Clippers guard Corey Maggette told friends during the weekend that he was encouraging the Orlando Magic to make a competitive offer in free agency, allowing him to return to the team where he …

Already this team has made some changes , and more changes are probably going to be made to the roster.

UCLA forward Kevin Love had predicted before Thursday’s NBA draft the Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies were the best fits for him.

Way back in 1990, about the same time No. 1 NBA draft pick Derrick Rose was learning how to walk, I got my first look at an eighth-grader from Nashville’s Goodpasture High School.

In the Herald, Steve Bulpett reports that Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins will both decline the offer to be on the USA Select team that will scrimmage with the Mens National team to prepare them for the …

At 11:01 p.m. today, the NBA’s free-agent period will open, and the Mavericks will start courting players who no longer have a job.

At 11:01 p.m. today, the NBA’s free-agent period will open, and the Mavericks will start courting players who no longer have a job.

The Houston Rockets extended a qualifying offer to restricted free agent forward Carl Landry on Sunday.

Authorities are investigating the death on Sunday of a man taken into police custody after the Celtics’ NBA Finals win earlier this month, police said.

LINCICOME: U.S. hoops team should win By Bernie Lincicome , Rocky Mountain News Tuesday, June 24, 2008 Photo by Russel A. Daniels/Associated Press Mike Krzyzewski, head coach of the USA team, second from left, …

When Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge decided to keep Glenn “Doc” Rivers as head coach for the 2007-08 NBA season, many Celtics fans wondered whether Ainge knew what he was doing.

The story was relayed by someone close to Jason Kidd in New Jersey, where Kidd returned after the disappointing end to the Mavericks’ 2007-08 season.

Here is the LVSL schedule for the Pistons. June 28, NBA.com: Current Pistons’ players Rodney Stuckey, Amir Johnson, Arron Afflalo and Cheikh Samb are scheduled to play with the team.

If you want to put what happened to Darrell Arthur into some sort of frenetic context, if you want a brief description of the twists and turns his life took on draft night, here it is: The former South Oak …

If Knicks fans booed Danilo Gallinari on draft night because of his name, heritage or an unfortunate and ill-advised comparison to Frederic Weis, their actions not only bordered on intolerance, they missed the …