NBA Hopes for Christmas Cheer
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ESPN, ABC and the NBA are hoping that a drama-laden doubleheader makes a nice Christmas Day basket for all concerned. Both nationally televised games have potential drawing power.
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U.S. retailers were hopeful on Monday that a dusting of snow on the East Coast would put consumers in the Christmas shopping mood after what has so far been a ho-hum holiday sales season.
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Disney&#39;s ABC and ESPN outlets will likely grab big ratings with a Detroit-Indiana/Miami-Los Angeles Lakers NBA doubleheader Christmas Day, which says something about what can sell sports.
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This season, you could be cheering for the Boston Celtics, brought to you by Dunkin' Donuts. Or Foxwoods. Or Mohegan Sun.
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December 27, 2004 -- THE Shaquille O&#39;Neal vs. Kobe Bryant show down on Christmas Day drew the largest audience in six years for a regular-season NBA game.
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With their Christmas Day showdown nine days away, Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and Heat center Shaquille O&#39;Neal shared thoughts Wednesday on their upcoming reunion game at Staples Center.
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Kevin Durant used to be able to sit around with his family and watch movies on Christmas.
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The NBA is convinced it is playing with a better basketball this season &#151; no matter what Shaquille O'Neal thinks.
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The much-heralded Christmas Day matchup between Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers and Shaquille O'Neal's Miami Heat was the highest-rated regular season basketball game on television in nearly seven years, broadcaster ABC said on Monday.
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Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal can play against Detroit on Christmas after a federal judge upheld an arbitrator's decision to reduce the forward's suspension for fighting with fans during the Nov. 19 Pacers-Pistons brawl.
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Retailers look set to see a pick-up in Christmas trade in the coming days, despite grim predictions earlier in the season.
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NEW YORK It will be up to a federal judge to decide whether the Pacers&#39; Jermaine O&#39;Neal will play on Christmas Day. The NBA and the players&#39; union are due in court in New York this morning.
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A limited easing of security tensions raises hopes for a better Christmas.
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Everywhere the Pistons and the Pacers looked on Christmas, they were reminded of their shared indiscretion.
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Celtics coach Doc Rivers gave his players an early Christmas gift Saturday, one with an Italian theme.
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You better watch out. The Christmas Day collision between Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Kobe Bryant has sent visions dancing in the fans&#39; heads of the former sending the latter into the third row of
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The holiday season may come with a little extra cheer for U.S. toy makers this year.