Carmelo Anthony thought he never should have been suspended in the first place. However, blatant insubordination earns suspensions in the Nuggets' organization these days, and Anthony admitted as much Wednesday, three days after refusing to come out of a game against Indiana. But he wasn't happy with the punishment, being suspended for Tuesday's game at Detroit. Read Full Article

After playing nine games in 15 days, after winning seven of nine, after two weeks of questionable calls, bad room service and bumpy airplane rides, after too many nights away from home, the Lakers finally took a day off Wednesday. Read Full Article

Old hand Greg Buckner's playing time has consistently hit double digits as he's logged as many as 26 minutes in a game over the past two weeks. Read Full Article

There's something there. As much as neither wanted to admit to even the slightest bit of dislike for each other, there's something between Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade that has somehow remained trapped in the confines of the locker room they used to share. Read Full Article

That the Timberwolves miss star center Al Jefferson on the court is obvious. They also miss his leadership in the locker room at times like Tuesday night's 118-94 loss to Golden State, although veteran forward Mark Madsen and others tried to fill the void. Read Full Article

Displeased by Monday's loss to the Thunder, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban ripped his team in the Dallas Morning News. Cuban lashed out, stating, "if each player can't take the personal initiative to make every game important, and play like it, I don't see them being here next season." Read Full Article

A New York-area street basketball legend, "Skip to my Lou" first dropped sneakers on the national basketball landscape via his starring role in the first And1 mixtape tour in the late 1990s. Read Full Article

In an era when many point guards look for their own shot first, the 76ers' Andre Miller is something of a traditionalist. Low-key and unassuming, the 10-year veteran out of the University of Utah always has been perceived as a facilitator and distributor first, a scoring threat second. Or maybe even third. Read Full Article

The Bulls don't know how long forward Luol Deng will be sidelined, and no one -- not even the team's medical staff -- can say with any certainty exactly what his injury is. Read Full Article

Spencer Hawes' idea for a new commercial likely will not help the Kings with their attendance problem at Arco Arena, but the project could gain critical acclaim in the television world as a raw depiction of reality. Read Full Article