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NEW YORK — New name. New borough. New arena. New logos, too. The Brooklyn Nets unveiled their brand-new logos on Monday morning. The Nets will have a black and white color scheme, which pays homage to the old New York subway signage system. The Nets will have a pair of primary logos. The first features [...]
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) The NBA responded to Metta World Peace’s latest act of aggression with a seven-game suspension that will lighten the Los Angeles Lakers troublemaker’s wallet and playoff schedule. World Peace was suspended Tuesday for throwing a vicious elbow at Oklahoma City’s James Harden, keeping the Lakers’ starting small forward sidelined for most of the first [...]
PORTLAND, Ore. – Nate McMillan came to Portland in 2005 with a mission to rebuild the Trail Blazers into a Western Conference contender and repair the once-proud franchise’s tattered image with its adoring fan base. The dignity and respect have largely been restored, but the division titles and playoff successes have proven more difficult to come by. [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Maybe there’s a big-name coach out there who can bring out the best in Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks. Mike D’Antoni decided Wednesday he wasn’t that guy. And so, he resigned, surprising even his bosses. “It wasn’t just Carmelo,” interim general manager Glen Grunwald said. “I think it was [...]
PHILADELPHIA (AP)- Wilt Chamberlain didn’t just tower over his peers, he left records that endured for decades. And for 50 years, one mighty number has stood as the Mount Everest of sport’s magic numbers: 100 points. At 25, Chamberlain had already crafted a career built on steady, sustained and spectacular excellence. Playing at 7-foot-1 and [...]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)—Kobe Bryant got the scoring record, Kevin Durant the MVP, and the West got the win—barely. Even after that duo piled up the points, the NBA All-Star game came down to a defensive play. A bloodied Bryant scored 27 points, moving past Michael Jordan as the career scoring leader in the game, Durant [...]
NEW YORK (AP)—Instead of saving the Knicks, Jeremy Lin got to save his energy. Lin played only 26 minutes Wednesday night, 10 fewer than in any game since joining the rotation. With the Knicks blowing out the Sacramento Kings, he checked out for good in the third quarter, grabbing a spot on the bench next [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal says he’s satisfied being the most dominant Los Angeles Lakers player, and has no problem with former teammate Kobe Bryant passing him on the NBA’s career scoring list. “He’s still playing; I’m not playing, so it was good,” O’Neal said of Bryant moving into fifth place in NBA scoring [...]
CHICAGO (AP)—It seemed like something out of a movie script the moment the Chicago Bulls took Derrick Rose with the No. 1 pick in the draft. The latest twist? A maximum contract extension. That’s just another milestone in a rapid and steady rise for the point guard from the city’s South Side to stardom with [...]
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP)—Kobe Bryant’s wife, Vanessa, filed for divorce on Friday from the Los Angeles Lakers star, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. Vanessa Bryant filed papers in Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana. A representative for the couple released a statement saying, “The Bryants have resolved all issues incident [...]
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