May 19, 2013

Kings owners plan “backup” deal with Seattle group: ESPN

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(Reuters) – The owners of the Sacramento Kings intend to reject a sale that would keep the NBA team in the city and instead cut a deal that could give a minority stake to investors intent on moving the team to Seattle, ESPN reported on Saturday. The Maloof family, which owns the Kings, has favored [...]

NBA Playoff Roundup: Heat slides by Bulls 104-94 / Spurs beat Warriors 102-92

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — CHICAGO – So much for South Beach style. The Miami Heat showed again they can get down and dirty. LeBron James came on strong down the stretch to finish with 25 points, Chris Bosh added 20 points and 19 rebounds, and the Heat followed up the most lopsided playoff win in [...]

NBA: Seattle group raises bid on Sacramento Kings to $625 million

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(PhatzRadio / SI) — Days before the final owner vote, the Seattle group raised their bid on the Kings to $625 million. Chris Hansen, the leader of the Seattle group, announced he was raising his offer for 65 percent of the Kings from $358 million to $406 million, bringing the total bid of the Seattle [...]

NBA Playoff Roundup: Heat even East series with a laugher over Bulls, winning 115-78 in Game 2

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — MIAMI – For the first time in these playoffs, the Miami Heat were facing some real adversity. They responded with a technical knockout. After nine technical fouls, two ejections and a whole lot of extracurricular pushing and shoving, the end results were as follows: The biggest post-season win in Heat history, [...]

NBA Playoff Roundup: Carmelo Anthony, Knicks tie series with Pacers

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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points, 16 during a 30-2 New York onslaught in the second half, the Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 105-79 on Tuesday night to even the Eastern Conference semifinals at one game. Iman Shumpert added 15 points, including a sensational follow dunk in the first half, and Raymond [...]

NBA Unplugged – May 08,2013

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NBA Unplugged is the hottest podcast on the internet. With many great guests and insightful information into the world of the NBA. Jacob Noble and James Bucklin bring you the latest news, highlights and opinions on a weekly basis.NBA | basketball | spo…

NBA’s Jason Collins, who recently announced he was gay, denies he is seeking a book deal

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — NEW YORK, N.Y. – Jason Collins, the NBA veteran who last week announced he was gay, is disputing reports from publishing insiders who say he is shopping a book deal. Officials at three publishing houses told The Associated Press on Monday that they had been contacted about a planned memoir by [...]

NBA Playoff Roundup: Bulls stun Heat 93-86 in Game 1 of Eastern semis

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — MIAMI — Only one team has held the Miami Heat below 90 points on their home floor this season. That would be the Chicago Bulls, and for good measure, they’ve now done it twice. So by now, it’s obvious: If there’s a team in the NBA that has Miami’s number, it [...]

NBA: Clippers ‘very confident’ Chris Paul will return after first-round exit

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers are “very confident” that free agent to-be Chris Paul will re-sign with the team despite its disappointing, first-round exit in the NBA Playoffs. “The No. 1 priority for us right now has to be re-signing our star player, Chris Paul,” Clippers vice president of basketball operations Gary [...]

NBA Playoff Roundup: Thunder edge Grizzlies 93-91 in Game 1 of West semifinals

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — OKLAHOMA CITY – Derek Fisher turned a tough situation for the Oklahoma City Thunder into the worst-case scenario for the Grizzlies. With the Thunder down by one in the final minute, Fisher poked the ball away from Memphis’ Mike Conley, springing three-time NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant into the open court [...]