One more NBA setback -- the last? -- for unfulfilled Mashburn
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At 6-feet-8, 250 pounds, he came into the NBA in 1993 as the fourth pick overall by the Dallas Mavericks following his junior year, when he was a first-team All-American for Rick Pitino at Kentucky.
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Memo to all you fallen-away Celtics fans: It's better. They lost a 100-99 game to the Denver Nuggets at the Fleet last night, but I'm still telling you that things are better.
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Manu Ginobili was unable to remember the last time he had gone an entire NBA game without a field goal. He wasn't interested in delving into that research, either.
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The Sporting News - What's going on: A five-game winning streak by the Blazers? A four-game winning streak by the Sixers?  The heretofore darling Magic lose three in a row, all against mediocre teams in the East? The Jazz lose five in row? The Mavericks are held to 76 points by the Raptors? The Heat wins at Phoenix, then goes home and loses to the Wizards?
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The Knicks do not have a reliable point guard on the roster without Stephon Marbury, a problem not only for the final three months of a lost season, but for the foreseeable future.
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The NBA issued indefinite suspensions yesterday for Indiana Pacers Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson, and Jermaine O&#39;Neal, as well as Detroit Pistons center Ben
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Sooner or later, every professional basketball playerâs career comes to an end. For Todd MacCulloch, that day came earlier than expected.
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History tells us that these NBA Finals are, essentially, over. In 60 previous NBA Finals, only three times has a team come from a 2-0 deficit to prevail. Cleveland, which has led for 96 seconds over two games, does not appear to have what's needed to be the fourth. That's being kind, really. The Cavaliers look hopelessly ...
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SAN ANTONIO Â· A year ago, Dwyane Wade was sidelined by injury three games into the season. Having missed 21 games as a rookie due to a variety of ailments, Wade struck a familiar street-clothes
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Michael Jordan says no. He is not lobbying Shaquille O&#39;Neal. He is not coming back. No matter what anyone says. &quot;I don&#39;t know how this started.
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The Sporting News - Questions to ponder while wondering if the Lakers have burned those tiny short shorts they broke out -- for the first half -- against the Celtics Sunday night?
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There is a chance that Jamal Crawford could return for the post-season, but the Knicksâ quest to qualify for the playoffs has been dealt a severe blow.
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WALTHAM -- He hasn't played since Dec. 20. An injury that initially was diagnosed to keep him out 2-3 weeks is now on week six and likely will stretch to seven before he plays another game. Any wonder Paul Pierce felt a bit isolated as he watched his team drop 20 of 22 games in his absence?
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Not everything that ails the NBA is solved by the rest-of-the-season suspension of the Indiana Pacers&#39; Ron Artest. It would be irresponsible to suggest anybody should have foreseen a brawl coming.
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Stephon Marburyâs dissatisfaction with the Knicks and his strained relationship with Isiah Thomas gives credence to the possibility there is more to his ankle injury.
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The Sporting News - Questions to ponder while wondering if the Trail Blazers' run for the playoffs is coming to a halt in February?
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Folks back in the United States are searching for an explanation to their basketball team&#39;s misfortunes.