Mailman to End Deliveries in NBA
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There will be no NBA career scoring record for Karl Malone. No championship ring, either. The Mailman is retiring, having come up short in his quest for both during his 19-year career.
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The National Basketball Association suspended four players involved in Friday night&#39;s fight at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The NBA is expected to formally announce the suspensions as early as today for their
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The NBA will challenge a decision to  reduce by 10 games a 25-match ban on Indiana Pacers Jermaine  O'Neal for his part in an ugly brawl during a clash with the  Detroit Pistons last month.
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NEW YORK -- NBA commissioner David Stern promises new security guidelines for its arenas in the wake of a brawl between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons fans on Nov. 19.
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An arbitrator yesterday reduced by 10 games the 25-game suspension handed Indiana Pacer forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal for his role in one of the ugliest and
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As the start of the National Basketball Association season approaches, commissioner David Stern offered soothing words for those worried that the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement next year could signal a work stoppage.
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Two icons of the game are saying goodbye. The Utah Jazz said yesterday that Karl Malone will announce his retirement tomorrow at the Delta Center. Reggie Miller's retirement news -- that he will leave after the season -- came out Thursday via his sister, Cheryl , and was confirmed yesterday.
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Ron Artest was suspended for the rest of the season Sunday, and two of his Indiana Pacers teammates must miss a total of 55 games for fighting with fans during a melee that broke out at the end of a game against the Detroit Pistons.
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NEW YORK - The NBA players union will win its appeal to reduce the suspensions doled out to Ron Artest and two other Indiana Pacers who brawled with Pistons fans last week, a sports business expert predicted Tuesday.
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N.B.A. Commissioner David Stern suspended seven players, including a 15-game ban for the league's leading scorer Carmelo Anthony, and fined both the Knicks and Nuggets organizations $500,000 for Saturday's brawl.
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Proving he can be reasonable and recognize a bad move, NBA commissioner David Stern agreed to begin using the traditional leather basketball Jan. 1, the league announced yesterday.
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A postman suspended for telling customers how to ban junk mail deliveries is told he can keep his job.
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The National Basketball Association suspended Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O&#39;Neal of the Indiana Pacers and Ben Wallace of the Detroit Pistons indefinitely pending completion
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The NBA most likely will wait until Monday before ruling on penalties resulting from the brawl between the Nuggets and Knicks.
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Stu Jackson, who carries the title of senior vice president of basketball operations, normally handles NBA fines and suspensions. Not this time.
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The NBA informed the players' union Sunday it will not seek a temporary restraining order in federal court, clearing the way for a grievance hearing over suspensions for the Pacers-Pistons brawl.
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National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern issued indefinite suspensions Saturday to four of the main protagonists in Friday night&#39;s brawl among the Indiana Pacers, the Detroit