SAN ANTONIO -- Surprise, surprise, the Los Angeles Lakers made it to the Western Conference finals.
Not really.
But they did get repeatedly name-dropped Saturday by the San Antonio Spurs, which made sense considering the frontcourt duo the Spurs...
MIAMI -- The rivalry has simmered for a year.
Now the stakes are even higher.
After defeating the Indiana Pacers in a bitterly contested six-game series in last season's Eastern Conference semifinals, the Miami Heat now will face the Pacers in ...
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"In fact, many NBA scouts are saying the upcoming draft could be the weakest in several years." -- ESPN NBA draft insider Chad Ford
CHICAGO -- If you are following all the draft chatter, you can assume the quote from one of the foremost...
CHICAGO -- Fresh on the job, Flip Saunders, the Minnesota Timberwolves' new president of basketball operations, worked the room when NBA executives, coaches, scouts and 60 prospects in the June draft gathered in Chicago for three days last week.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Charlotte Bobcats are on their way to becoming the Charlotte Hornets.
The Bobcats have started pursuing a name change to Charlotte's original NBA team, an informed source confirmed to the Charlotte Observer. Though the ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Two young employees at Tibco Software Inc. recently challenged the head of the company to a pull-up contest, and Vivek Ranadive didn't hesitate to accept.
The employees, men in their 30s, combined to gut out 12 pull-ups. ...