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For Kobe Bryant, David Stern and Tim Donaghy the off-season was endless. For Michael Grunwald, it foretells an even crazier regular season. Read his 10 Storylines to Watch
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_Oct. 6, 2004 - Scottie Pippen says he&#39;s no Michael Jordan -- when it comes to his retirement plans. He insists that now that he has retired -- there&#39;s no way he will un-retire, as Jordan
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The Sporting News - Every February, the air grows thick with trade rumors. Usually, nothing comes of them, and thousands of anxious NBA fans are forced to confront broken hopes and dreams. Oh, and all the time they've wasted poring over possibilities.
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The Shaq-Kobe split is a good example of why no-fault divorces caught on so quickly. They were never going to stay together, no matter how good the winning was.
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This year's National Basketball Association playoffs recently provided not one but two examples of a very interesting facet of human decision making. Even if you are not a sports fan, these moments tell you something about human nature.
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It was the kind of defense these Knicks are not known for. The kind they often pay lip service to. The kind that leads to ugly basketball, long stretches without points and NBA victories.
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Kobe Bryant and Shaquille OâNeal agree on one thing: The NBAâs new marquee team is ... drum roll, please ... âItâd have to be Detroit, wouldnât it?
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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban wants to start an investment fund that makes money by gambling - maybe even betting on sports. The idea would be to &quot;prove that traditional
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The National Basketball Association has found a big percentage of referees violated its no-gambling rule, but will move to change the rules rather than punish the officials, commissioner David Stern said Thursday.
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NEW YORK (Ticker) - Ron Artest received the longest suspension in NBA history Sunday as he was banned for the rest of the season for his role as the ringleader in what amounted to a riot.
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Make no mistake about it. Ron Artest of the Indiana Pacers was to blame for the ugly fans-players brawl at The Palace. That&#39;s not to give the dumb fan who threw a cup of beer
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The NBA issued indefinite suspensions yesterday for Indiana Pacers Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson, and Jermaine O&#39;Neal, as well as Detroit Pistons center Ben
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Alonzo Mourning never said he doesn&#39;t want to play basketball. He just doesn&#39;t want to play it for the Nets. But Mourning said he would continue to play hard every time he&#39;s on the floor, no matter what team he&#39;s on.
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Are these guys ever going to have a game that doesn't come down to the last possession? It seems that, if nothing else, the Celtics give you 48 minutes worth. Sometimes more.
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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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Yao Ming is Hakeem Olajuwon. Tracy McGrady is Clyde Drexler. Jeff Van Gundy is Rudy Tamjanovich. This sounds like a clichÃ©d, road to the NBA title, made-for-television flick, doesnât it?
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PHILADELPHIA -- The buzz before Friday nightâs game between the 76ers and the New York Knicks had nothing to do with the game at hand.