| Lesson learned, US will need more from its subs |
The last U.S. basketball team was so stacked that Dwyane Wade was the sixth man. Chris Paul and Chris Bosh were also part of that second unit, one good enough to beat any starting five in the world.
Updated: 04:37 PM
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| Sun’s Charles wins WNBA Rookie of the Year award |
Connecticut’s Tina Charles has won the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year award, months after she was honored as the women’s college player of the year.
Updated: 03:07 PM
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| FIBA says drug testing program its largest ever |
Basketball’s governing body says more than 100 random drug tests will be conducted at the world championship, its largest program ever.
Updated: 02:06 PM
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| Jordan, Bobcats make donation to NC schools |
Michael Jordan and his Bobcats NBA team will donate $250,000 to middle-school athletics programs in Charlotte, North Carolina’s largest city.
Updated: 12:36 PM
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| Snyder takes long road to 76ers |
Quin Snyder was in a basketball nowhere land. He rode the bus on those three-movie road trips on the NBDL circuit where everyone in a uniform believed they were one big break away from a look at the big time.
Updated: 05:35 AM
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| Greece appeal fails, basketball suspensions stand |
Basketball’s governing body has rejected Greece’s appeal of two player suspensions stemming from a brawl in a game against Serbia.
Updated: 12:35 PM
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| Nuggets hire Ujiri as new GM, and priority is Melo |
The Denver Nuggets have hired a man with global basketball experience to manage a team that’s in a world of hurt: two big men sidelined, a player under police investigation and its superstar’s signature missing from a contract extension.
Updated: 08:05 AM
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| NBA suspends 3 players for separate incidents |
Brandon Rush of the Indiana Pacers was suspended for five games by the NBA on Friday for violating the league’s drug agreement, while Tyreke Evans of the Sacramento Kings and Kenny Hasbrouck of the Miami Heat drew suspensions for driving offenses.
Updated: 02:36 PM
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| Police investigating Denver Nuggets J.R. Smith |
Police are investigating an alleged altercation between Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith and another person at the team’s practice facility.
Updated: 12:36 PM
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| Greece coach Kazlauskas slams FIBA punishment |
FIBA’s decision to suspend Antonis Fotsis and Sofoklis Schortsanitis for their part in last week’s brawl in an exhibition game against Serbia was "something unbelievable," Greece coach Jonas Kazlauskas said Friday.
Updated: 12:06 PM
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| Serbia coach Ivkovic devastated by suspensions |
Serbia has been devastated by the suspensions of its two top players for the start of the world basketball championships, coach Dusan Ivkovic said Friday.
Updated: 06:35 AM
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| Cavs deal with Chinese investors falls apart |
A deal to sell a Chinese investment group a minority share of the Cleveland Cavaliers has collapsed.
Updated: 04:35 AM
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| Hurricanes get a surprise visit from LeBron |
LeBron James went back to school Thursday, working out against the Miami Hurricanes.
Updated: 12:35 AM
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| Ex-Cavs GM Ferry returns to Spurs front office |
Danny Ferry is returning to the San Antonio Spurs.
Updated: 06:06 PM
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| No trace of Beijing for US basketball in Turkey |
Kobe Bryant towers over a city street as he dribbles a basketball in the cover photo of a pamphlet distributed earlier this year to promote the world championships.
Updated: 03:36 PM
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| Serbia’s Nenad Krstic banned 3 games after brawl |
Nenad Krstic of the Oklahoma City Thunder has been suspended for Serbia’s next three games for throwing a chair during last week’s brawl with Greece.
Updated: 02:38 PM
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| Storm open playoffs as favorites to win WNBA title |
The Seattle Storm got off to such a dominant start, they clinched the top spot in the Western Conference before the end of July.
Updated: 04:36 PM
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| Doctors clear Yao for basketball activities |
Houston Rockets All-Star center Yao Ming is confident that he’ll be ready for the start of the regular season after a team doctor declared his surgically repaired foot fully healed.
Updated: 08:06 PM
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| Rondo withdraws from team USA |
The U.S. national basketball team finalized its roster Tuesday for the world championships and there’s no Rajon Rondo.
Updated: 02:06 PM
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| Kwame Brown, Michael Jordan reunited again |
The draft decision helped define both men in harsh terms: Michael Jordan was a failed executive, Kwame Brown a bust as a player.
Updated: 01:06 PM
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| Serbia’s Krstic fears FIBA punishment after brawl |
Oklahoma City Thunder center Nenad Krstic said Monday he fears he’ll be suspended for the world championships because of his role in a bench-clearing brawl during Serbia’s game against Greece.
Updated: 06:35 PM
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| Spain’s Calderon out of worlds with leg injury |
Spain point guard Jose Manuel Calderon will miss the basketball world championships after hurting his leg in an exhibition against the United States.
Updated: 09:35 AM
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