NBA Commissioner Defends U.S. Team Amid Criticism
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When Michael Jordan led the first NBA-studded "Dream Team" into the Olympics in 1992, the hope was that their dazzling displays of basketball would inspire others to play better and bridge the gap with the Americans.
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The players' association filed two unfair labor practice charges Friday against the NBA over issues with the new ball and the league's crackdown on player complaints.
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NBA chief David Stern said the National Basketball Association&#39;s internal probe of its officials will look into whether the commissioner&#39;s office missed telling signs of an illegal betting scandal.
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An arbitrator on Wednesday knocked 10 games off the penalty Jermaine O'Neal received from NBA commissioner David Stern for fighting with fans during the Nov. 19 Indiana Pacers-Detroit Pistons brawl. Three other suspensions were upheld, including the season-long suspension of Ron Artest.
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Ron Artest, talking to children as part of his community service sentence, defended his actions in one of the worst brawls in U.S. sports history.
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Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird was shocked by the suspensions commissioner David Stern handed out to his three best players, but also accepted blame for their role in the brawl with Detroit fans.
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Outside Madison Square Garden, a small group of Knicks fans voiced their dissatisfaction with the teamâs coach, Isiah Thomas.  Inside the arena, that message can get one ejected.
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A fan at Wednesdayâs Knicks game claims that he was told that he would be ejected from Madison Square Garden if he did not stop yelling criticism at Isiah Thomas.
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With the NBA set to play its first ever game in China today, commissioner David Stern has hinted regular season games could be held in the country.
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The NBA All-Star Game is getting stale, and the way to fix it is to pit American players against international players, playing not for show but for pride.
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The NBA spent a lot of time Saturday criticizing Detroit and Indiana players for their actions in Friday night&#39;s brawl. Much more quietly, they probably
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The National Basketball Association is &quot;working closely&quot; with federal authorities investigating a game-fixing probe involving a former league referee, the league said Friday.
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CHICAGO -- Sometimes a first-quarter pep talk, a halftime speech, a postgame rant speaks volumes. Even in the NBA, where all that really counts is what takes place on the court, a few well-chosen, well-timed words can be particularly revealing. Those words can show how a player or coach truly feels about his team. That was the case during the ...
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David Stern would not want to be in charge of a league that needs barriers to separate fans from players. The NBA commissioner is searching for more practical remedies to keep things civil in a sport where the intimate setting &#151; the highest-paying customers sit so close to the action they can smell the players' sweat &#151; is part of its appeal.
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National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern, in a story in the New York Times, admits the league made mistakes in introducing a new ball that has proved unpopular with players.
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N.B.A. Commissioner David Stern said Tuesday that the league made a mistake by not closely consulting with players about the new ball introduced this season.
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Allen Iverson was ejected from Sunday's preseason game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors for yelling at an official from the bench.