Locals Vying for NBA's Attention
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A bevy of area college NBA draft prospects are in Orlando this week for the annual pre-draft camp, hoping to make a good impression.
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As F.B.I. officials, the news media and fans pore over video footage of games refereed by Tim Donaghy, a game between the Bulls and the Warriors in February could attract attention.
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The media may be overstating the colossal shift of power to the East a wee bit. Shaquille O&#39;Neal moves into a posh $18.8 million home on Miami&#39;s Star Island, and everyone professing any roundball knowledge goes starry-eyed over the Eastern Conference.
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Description: NBA fans are anticipating two big games on Christmas Day. The Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers meet up for the first time since a brawl with fans led to suspensions for several players; and
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Before big game, NBA's finest lend a helping hand to parts of city still ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.
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Blog: NBA increases its online presence.
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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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Americans in general and American NBA fans in particular will never, ever understand the frenzy that drives the league's international players to play for their national teams in the offseason. As one NBA official put it last week, the ongoing European Championships in Spain are a bigger deal to many of the players in the tournament than the Olympics. And ...
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Allen Iverson's old team is having more fun these days than his new one. With Kobe Bryant back in his hometown, the Philadelphia 76ers drew their first sellout of the season Friday night. And if they keep up their surge, the fans might keep coming back.
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With Allen Iverson asking for a trade out of Philadelphia, the Celtics generated buzz around Boston yesterday for the first time in awhile.
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More than a hundred thousand fans are expected to descend on the city this weekend to watch some crew races. A playoff game kicks off on Saturday evening
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While this weekend&#39;s Major League Baseball meetings in Anaheim, Calif., will probably be dominated by talk of steroids and big player moves, Las Vegas&#39; mayor hopes to grab some attention Saturday
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Blog: NBA increase its online presence
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Friday night&#39;s game between the Magic and the Miami Heat drew an announced 20,454 to the St. Pete Times Forum. For an NBA exhibition game, that&#39;s not bad.
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Seldom has an NBA regular-season game drawn the attention of Saturday's Heat-Lakers matchup.
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Ron Artest and the Sacramento Kings has had his share of trouble with the league, and the law, but has been turning things around. Monday heâll be participating in a charity event to help the needy of Queens, N.Y.
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The NBA is to go outdoors with a  pre-season game played at the Tennis Garden in Indian Wells,  California.