Story Highlights Sacramento group agreed to deal with Sacramento Kings-owning Maloof family Deal will keep team in town for $535 million, USA TODAY Sports has learned Deal comes day after NBA Board of Governors rejected proposed move to Seattle (PhatzRadio / AP) — The Maloof family that owns the Sacramento Kings has reached an agreement [...]
NBA Roundup: Spurs beat Grizzlies 99-95
December 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Tony Parker #9 of the San Antonio Spurs questions a call by referee Eli Roe during the first half against the Washington Wizards at Verizon Center on November 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. (November 25, 2012 – Source: Rob Carr/Getty Images North America) SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tony Parker scored 30 points, Tim Duncan had [...]
Live: Updates from Saturday at the Olympics
August 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — U.S. WOMEN AHEAD… KOBE IS TEXTING (4:20 ET): NBA Commissioner David Stern and Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver are at the USA-France women’s gold medal game. USA men’s hoopsters Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul and France’s Boris Diaw are also here. Bryant and Paul just participated in the wave, too. Bryant [...]
NBA: NBA Board approves small changes
July 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA Board of Governors approved a new look for uniforms and a couple of changes in the use of video replay. Commissioner David Stern met with the media Thursday after the Board of Governors held their annual summer meeting. He said the league is looking to add possibly $100 million [...]
NBA: Source – LeBron wins third MVP
May 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Forward LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat reacts against the against the New York Knicks in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs on May 9, 2012 at the American Airines Arena in Miami, Florida. Miami defeated the Knicks 106-94 to advance to the next round four games to [...]
NBA: Knicks’ Lin added to All-Star event
February 17, 2012 By 1 Comment
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Lin will play in the Rising Stars Challenge after all. The Knicks point guard was added Thursday to the roster of players for the Feb. 24 game, just before Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley began drafting for their teams. Lin’s breakout came after the pool of 18 players was selected, [...]
Breaking News: NBA owners, players reach tentative deal
November 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — NEW YORK – After nearly two years of bickering, NBA players and owners are back on the same side. “We want to play basketball,” Commissioner David Stern said. Come Christmas Day, they should be. The sides reached a tentative agreement early Saturday to end the 149-day lockout and hope to [...]
NBA: Gay, LeBron shine in charity game
November 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — Rudy Gay and LeBron James are already in midseason form. All they need is a place to play. Just hours after the NBA Players’ Association told Commissioner David Stern it would not accept the owners’ take-it-or-leave-it offer to end the lockout, some of basketball’s biggest stars put on quite a show. [...]
Details of NBA’s next proposal to players revealed
November 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — The last meeting between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association ended early Sunday when the players found the offer on the table “unacceptable,” as union president Derek Fisher said. But the NBA’s next offer to end the 131-day lockout will be worse, and Commissioner David Stern made sure [...]
NBA aiming to make deal by Wednesday
November 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Billy Hunter, Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association, (L) speaks at a press conference after NBA labor negotiations at Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers on October 20, 2011 in New York City. Hunter announced that talks have broken down and no further meetings are scheduled. (October 19, 2011 – Photo by Patrick [...]
