The Los Angeles Lakers power forward nails James Harden with an ugly elbow. Why a hefty suspension should follow.
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Miami Heat Pay Homage To Trayvon Martin
The NBA’s most high-profile team speaks out
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D’Antoni’s Resignation: Another Stain for the Knicks
The New York Knicks are back to their dysfunctional ways, as the team’s coach resigns after clashing with his star player, Carmelo Anthony
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Studying Jeremy Lin’s Rough New Reality
The New York Knicks point guard wasn’t going to keep on winning, and setting scoring records. But we never expected 0-6 for March either.
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Asian-American Inspiration: How Jeremy Lin Is Changing Hoops Culture
Sports fans everywhere are caught up in the mania surrounding New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin. But Lin’s impact is most personal, and most satisfying, among a subset of Asian Americans: those who, like Lin, grew up with …
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Your Turn, Canada: A Second-by-Second Look at Jeremy Lin Lighting Up Toronto
Every day, we seem to learn something new about Jeremy Lin. Here’s the latest, a basketball scouting report for the opposition: if Lin has the ball at the top of the key, and the game is on the line, do not, under any …
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Big-Apple Surprise: Linsanity Lights Up New York
The New York Knicks may have found the point guard they so desperately needed, from a source no one expected.
Jeremy Lin, who was playing in the NBA’s development league — the minors — just two weeks ago, scored 28 points in …
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The Dream Team Gets Dreamier: Team USA Adds Blake Griffin to Olympic Pool
The 20-player group will be narrowed down to a final dozen by June. Which NBA stars will get cut?
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Welcome Back, Basketball: Five NBA Stories To Watch
For a while there, we thought we wouldn’t be saying this, but: the 2011-2012 NBA season is ready to tip off. The 149-day lockout is all but forgotten, and the NBA returns with a five-game Christmas feast, starting with the New …
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The Clippers Get An All-Star: Chris Paul’s Strange Trip to Los Angeles
After a blocked trade, lawsuit threat, and outcry among NBA players, executives, and fans, Chris Paul is headed for Los Angeles.
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The NBA Is Back — With a Brand-New Trading Disaster
As the season begins, Chris Paul is not a Los Angeles Laker, and David Stern is the most-hated man in basketball.
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NBA Season Saved, Just In Time For Christmas
NBA fans will receive quite a gift this Christmas: a season. At around 3:30 AM Saturday morning, the NBA’s owners and players announced that they have reached a handshake agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement, after …
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NBA Lockout: First Two Weeks of the Season Gone. Now What?
After a seven-hour meeting on Monday, the NBA and its players union could not agree to a labor deal, forcing commissioner David Stern to cancel the first two weeks of the regular season, which was scheduled to tip off on November 1.