Most players assigned to the NBDL come back with tales of long bus rides and bad food, but Bill Walker didn't have a problem with either during his stint with the Utah Flash. Read Full Article

There was no formal practice Thursday, but that didn't mean the Lakers could rest after their two-game trip to Texas. There remains a great deal of work to be done before they can breathe a sigh of relief. Or as close to one as they can manage at this point. Read Full Article

His favorite comeback moment so far is the clunk-a-dunk. The basketball didn't go through the hoop, but that slam attempt -- crowd gasping and all -- makes Darius Miles smile. Read Full Article

There is a middle school up the hill from the McDonald's here, and behind it are several classroom trailers, the type that are added when space gets tight and are never taken away. Read Full Article

In a game that Shaquille O'Neal did not play, five Suns players took more shots than Amar'e Stoudemire. In a nip-and-tuck game that went to overtime before Phoenix lost 119-113 to Denver, Stoudemire took one shot after the 7:18 mark of the third quarter. Read Full Article

Raptor Jermaine O'Neal understands that he continues to be the subject of informed trade speculation, largely because the 16-24 Raptors need a change and O'Neal's contract, which expires after next season when he'll earn $24 million, is one of Toronto's few marketable assets. Read Full Article

When Nick Young came out of the locker room this afternoon to meet with reporters after practice, I jokingly stepped away from him. "I'm not touching you man. Don't want to get burned." Young is on quite a roll, no doubt. In the last four games he's knocked down 43 of 60 shots, averaged 25.8 points and posted a career-high three times. Read Full Article

So how does Andre Miller view Donovan McNabb, one quarterback to another? That's right, Miller, the 76ers' point guard, spent part of his senior year at Verbum Dei High in South Central Los Angeles playing quarterback. Read Full Article

The bench has become one of the Heat's strengths, but it's a revolving door because coach Erik Spoelstra's rotation is so fluid. Read Full Article

Rashad McCants isn't playing, but he isn't complaining. Not publicly, anyway. The Timberwolves' fourth-year guard hasn't gotten off the bench in four of the past five games heading into tonight's road date at Phoenix, but McCants isn't making any waves. Read Full Article