Source: NBA scrapping new basketball
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The NBA decided to scrap its new microfiber composite ball and bring back its old leather one beginning Jan. 1, an official with knowledge of the plan said Monday.
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While the Wizards enter Saturday's game looking to improve their position near the top of the Eastern Conference, the Knicks are scrapping for a final playoff seed.
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Mike Fratello will be the new coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, according to media citing National Basketball Association sources.
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Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas plans to part ways with longtime agent Dan Fegan, an NBA source confirms Friday.
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The NBA&#39;s prevailing merger with anarchy is defined by the cheesy history of its participants. They include seizing a sense of entitlement without portfolio, leaving school early, a noticeable disinterest
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The Charlotte Bobcats said Wednesday they have stopped operating the WNBA's Charlotte Sting and turned over control to the NBA-owned women's basketball league, which is in negotiations to sell the franchise.
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Allen Iverson's nameplate was gone and his locker was cleaned out. All that's left to officially sever his relationship with the Philadelphia 76ers is a trade.
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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 post-All-Star-break Celtics look a lot like the pre-All-Star-break Celtics. Injury-plagued. Turnover-prone. Inconsistent.
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Rajon Rondo might not play. The offense is sluggish. The defense is passable, but getting lazy. What a perfect time to be seeing the hottest team in the NBA!
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Good thing Dwyane Wade and LeBron James got their big contract extensions last summer. Their teams might pay less now after proving they can win without their stars.
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The National Basketball Association will return to using leather balls rather than the microfiber composite version that brought numerous complaints from players, ESPN reported.
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(Sports Network) - The Washington Wizards were dealt a heartbreaking loss by the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday afternoon at the Wachovia Center.
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Ending nearly three months of suspense about his future, Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning said last night at his annual Zoâs Summer Groove charity game in Miami that he would play again next season â a choice he kept secret to the end, insisting he was still deciding just hours before the actual announcement.âI want to redeem myself and try to help this team redeem ourselves as an organization and try to get back on track,â Mourning said. âThat wasnât the Miami team you saw in the playoffs last year.âHe added, âIt left a sour taste in my mouth and itâs time to really end it all on the right note.âThis was the third straight summer Mourning considered retirement before choosing to keep playing. Next season will be his 15th in the N.B.A., not including a full year he missed with kidney problems that led to a transplant in 2003.
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The National Basketball Association&#39;s  salary cap for the 2007-08 season will be $55.6 million, the  league announced on Tuesday.
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Jeff Bzdelik, whose Nuggets team was off to a disappointing start this season, has been fired as head coach. The Nuggets have scheduled an 11:30 press conference to announce the decision.
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With the new season in full swing, the NBA copes with its first controversy: a new synthetic ball thatâs driving its players batty.