May 20, 2013

NBA: NBA Board of Governors votes to reject Kings relocation to Seattle

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — The NBA’s Board of Governors voted at a meeting in Dallas on Wednesday to reject an investment group’s effort to relocate the Sacramento Kings to Seattle for the 2013-14 season. NBA commissioner David Stern told reporters that the Board followed the lead of the league’s Relocation Committee, which unanimously recommended in [...]

Person with knowledge tells AP: LeBron James to get MVP award for 4th time

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Miami Heat’s LeBron James goes up for a dunk in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Philadelphia March 13, 2013.(AP / Matt Slocum) (PhatzRadio / AP) — LeBron James is getting his fourth Most Valuable Player award — and the only mystery left is whether the vote was [...]

NBA News and Notes: David Stern says NBA’s decision on future of Kings pushed back to May

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — NBA commissioner David Stern told reporters Friday that a decision on the fate of the Sacramento Kings and the franchise’s possible relocation to Seattle will be pushed back until May. On April 3, Stern told reporters that the decision would not be made at the league’s Board of Governors meetings on [...]

NBA: Stern says $250,000 fine for Spurs was ‘not about a coaching decision’

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Deron Williams #8 of the Brooklyn Nets addresses the crowd with commissioner David Stern before the game against the Toronto Raptors at the Barclays Center on November 3, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (November 2, 2012 – Source: Elsa/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI / SN) — Even with criticism [...]

NBA Roundup: Gregg Popovich, Spurs won’t get away with resting stars

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Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich discusses his decision to send home four key players before Thursday’s game at the Heat.(Photo: Alan Diaz, AP) MIAMI (AP) — The NBA plans to make San Antonio pay for resting four starters. The Miami Heat almost could not. Ray Allen hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 22.6 seconds left and [...]

NBA: David Stern points at Dwight Howard’s agent as leak source

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David Stern, the commissioner of the National Basketball Association, arrives for the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 10, 2012 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg have been invited to attend the conference which begins Tuesday. (July 9, 2012 – Source: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / [...]

NBA Draft 2012: Hornets select Davis with No. 1 pick in NBA draft

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NBA commissioner David Stern poses with No. 1 overall draft pick Anthony Davis on Thursday in Newark, N.J. Photo by The Associated Press. NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Anthony Davis hugged his college teammate, hugged his coach, and climbed on stage as the No. 1 pick. Turns out, that was just the start of Kentucky’s party [...]

NBA: Federal government investigating NBA players’ union

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NBA Commissioner David Stern (R) and Former Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association Billy Hunter speak to members of the press to announce a tentative labor agreement to end the 149-day lockout on November 26, 2011 in New York City. (November 25, 2011 – Source: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP [...]

NBA: Metta World Peace suspended 7 games for violent elbow

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Metta World Peace #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers leaves the court after being ejected for hitting James Harden #13 of the Oklahoma City Thunder at Staples Center on April 22, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers won 114-106 in double overtime. (April 21, 2012 – Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio [...]

New Orleans to host 2014 NBA All-Star Game

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(Reuters) – New Orleans will host the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) 2014 All-Star Game, the league said on Monday, which will mark the second time in six years the city will enjoy the economic boost the event provides. The mid-season event will be played at the home of the NBA’s New Orleans Hornets on February [...]