Tag: NBA

On Saturday night, UCLA coach Ben Howland confirmed what everyone already knew: star freshman Shabazz Muhammad is on to the NBA. UCLA’s last home game of the season was Muhammad’s last game at Pauley Pavilion in his short career with

Dennis Rodman, the former NBA superstar who went to North Korea last week and, by all accounts, was the first American to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, said Jong Un had a message for President Barack Obama:

Dwight Howard, supposedly the best center in the NBA, indicated he would like to play for the USA Olympic basketball team in the 2016 Olympics. As the star-studded Lakers try to reach .500 Sunday at home against the Atlanta Hawks

According to Magic Johnson, the chance to see LeBron James in the NBA dunk contest is worth $1 million. Johnson offered $1 million to the winner of next year’s dunk contest to try to lure James–and perhaps others like Blake

(AP) Leaving NKorea, Rodman calls Kims ‘great leaders’PYONGYANG, North Korea Ending his unexpected round of basketball diplomacy in North Korea on Friday, ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman called leader Kim Jong Un an “awesome guy” and said his father and grandfather

(AP) Rodman tells Kim Jong Un he has ‘friend for life’ By JEAN H. LEEAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea Ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman met North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on Thursday on the third day of his improbable journey to

(AP) Coach K again says he won’t be back as US coach By BRIAN MAHONEYAP Basketball Writer Mike Krzyzewski said again Tuesday he doesn’t plan to return as U.S. men’s basketball coach after leading the Americans to two Olympic gold

One week after a former Superbowl champion warned of the threat of North Korea’s ability to launch missiles toward the US, a former NBA champion landed in the country, which is now ruled by a big fan of his days

(AP) Dennis Rodman worms his way into North Korea By JEAN H. LEEAssociated Press PYONGYANG, North KoreaFlamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman is heading to North Korea with VICE media company–tattoos, piercings, bad-boy reputation and all. The American known as

The Oklahoma City Thunder tried to recapture the magic when they signed five-time NBA champion Derek Fisher on Friday for the remainder of the season. Fisher joined the Thunder in March of last year and was a major part of

Elite NBA point guard, Derrick Rose continued his long road to recovery from a torn ACL this week by participating in five-on-five scrimmaging for the first time since his injury. Friday the Bulls did not need Rose to drub Michael Jordan’s

The NBA trade deadline has passed without a major deal. Jordan Crawford (pictured) filled in well for the Washington Wizards while John Wall was injured, and now the Boston Celtics have acquired Crawford to play the same role with Rajon Rondo out for

It did not take long for the Sacramento Kings to give up on their #5 overall pick, Thomas Robinson who was dealt to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. The deal was the first trade of the NBA Trade Deadline. The

ESPN host Colin Cowherd suggested on his nationally syndicated radio show on Tuesday that the Indiana Pacers have low attendance at their home games because Indiana fans are racist.  “You’re holding an organization to a standard that happens because of

The team that was built to defeat the Heat, sits six games behind Miami. It is the time of year for teams like the Brooklyn Nets, feeling good but not great about their competitive positioning, to bolster their rosters. Teams

Michael Jordan recently weighed in on the debate this week over who is that better basketball player: Lebron James or himself. Only, he weighed in to say that Lebron had not even caught Kobe Bryant in terms of contribution to

A season that has seen some seismic shifts in the NBA balance of power produces an interesting and unexpected Top 10 teams at the season’s midway point. 10. Brooklyn Nets. All the talent they need, and will make some deadline

When legendary Lakers owner Jerry Buss bought the franchise for $20 million in 1979, Los Angeles was a baseball town and the NBA’s future was in doubt. Buss passed away on Tuesday, 33 years after buying the team, and the

Calling Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss a “second father” and a “pioneer” who “changed NBA basketball,” Earvin “Magic” Johnson on Monday reflected on the man who can arguably be considered the greatest owner in sports history not just because of

Jerry Buss, the legendary owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, passed away Monday morning. The 80-year-old Buss ranks among the most prominent owners in sports history.  Under his guidance, the Lakers won 10 NBA championships, the most of any franchise