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Race to the MVP: Durant needs OKC to pick up the pace

Kevin Durant's numbers are easily MVP-worthy, but until his team rises to the upper echelon of the NBA, his MVP stock will be stalled, writes Steve Aschburner. Read Full Article
MVP Rankings: Durant steady at No. 3 | Garcia: Wild West race ahead

Timing Is Everything

Utah is peaking, and it earned Deron Williams his first All-Star nod.

What If?

An up-and-down season has the Magic second-guessing their progress from last year.

Slam Dance

Gerald Wallace is ready to prove his high-flying ability in the Slam Dunk Contest.

All-Star Curse

Even Monta Ellis' breakout season can't end the Warriors' All-Star curse.

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Love lost for Timberwolves as forward leaves with injury

February 6th 2010 10:19 pm

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love has left the game against Memphis with a left knee injury. Read Full Article

Kobe out against Blazers with sore left ankle

February 6th 2010 9:50 pm

Kobe Bryant missed the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night because of a sore left ankle. Read Full Article

Nuggets will be without Anthony, Billups against Jazz

February 6th 2010 9:46 pm

Denver guard Chauncey Billups missed the Nuggets' game at Utah on Saturday with a sprained ankle, one night after scoring a career-high 39 points. Read Full Article

LeBron scores 24 straight for Cavs against Knicks

February 6th 2010 8:37 pm

LeBron James scored 24 straight points for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night in the first half against New York. Read Full Article

Roy to miss All-Star Game with hamstring injury

February 6th 2010 8:33 pm

Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy will miss the next three games and the All-Star game with a right hamstring injury. Read Full Article

Knicks' Hughes to miss Cavs game with toe injury

February 6th 2010 7:01 pm

New York Knicks guard Larry Hughes missed Saturday night's game against Cleveland because of a sprained left big toe. Read Full Article

Game between Hawks, Wizards postponed by blizzard

February 6th 2010 1:09 pm

The game between the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards has been postponed because of the blizzard that battered the Mid-Atlantic region. Read Full Article

Yao Ming and wife expecting a baby girl

February 6th 2010 1:04 am

Houston Rockets star Yao Ming says he and his wife are having a baby girl, and excited Chinese fans have already posted photo mashups of the couple's faces online to predict what she'll look like. Read Full Article

Grizzlies Arthur to return Tuesday against Hawks

February 5th 2010 9:20 pm

Memphis Grizzlies forward Darrell Arthur, who has not played this season because of right pectoralis surgery in October, plans to make his debut Tuesday night against the Atlanta Hawks. Read Full Article

Bogut leaves game against Knicks with migraine

February 5th 2010 9:17 pm

Andrew Bogut left Milwaukee's game against the Knicks in the first quarter Friday night because of a migraine and the Bucks said he would not return. Read Full Article

Despite flaws, Kobe Bryant among best of all-time

February 4th 2010 11:28 am

I already know I'll hear from Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan fans. Some of the old-school hoop heads will remind me of the greatness of Oscar Robertson and Bill Russell. Read Full Article

Monta Ellis won't need to change his plans for All-Star break

February 4th 2010 11:27 am

For the All-Star break, Warriors guard Monta Ellis has long had plans to chill somewhere on a boat with a fishing rod in his hands. Then, word arrived that New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul, who was named an All-Star reserve, would be having surgery and need a replacement. Read Full Article

Bobcats sale could be closer to fruition

February 4th 2010 11:27 am

On-going negotiations between Charlotte Bobcats owner Bob Johnson and former Houston Rockets President George Postolos could result in a sale of the NBA team during March or April, a source familiar with the situation confirmed Wednesday. Read Full Article

Locker room issues in Boston?

February 4th 2010 11:26 am

Are there issues growing behind closed doors in Boston? Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo hinted after last week's loss to the Atlanta Hawks that some changes needed to be made in the Boston locker room. Read Full Article

Cavaliers: Shaq is no longer 'CEO'

February 4th 2010 11:26 am

When Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal got off to a sluggish start, the naysayers came out in full force. Read Full Article

How Steve Nash Shines in Basketball--and Business

February 4th 2010 11:25 am

To watch Steve Nash is to observe someone uncannily at ease with change. Rapid change. Whenever possible, he plays on the run, starting a fast break rather than a set play, orchestrating a free-form attack. Read Full Article

Dalembert has big plans to help Haiti

February 4th 2010 11:24 am

Samuel Dalembert isn't just planning a return trip to earthquake-ravaged Haiti to help his native country with money and supplies. The 76ers center, who lived in Port-au-Prince until he was nearly 14, is going back to build. Read Full Article

Colangelo looking to improve roster

February 4th 2010 11:24 am

Brian Burke has won over plenty of fans for his recent reshaping of the Toronto Maple Leafs -- and you can count his Toronto Raptors counterpart as one of them. Read Full Article

Nearly an all-star: Improved Bogut belongs, says East coach

February 4th 2010 11:22 am

Stan Van Gundy will be coaching the Eastern Conference team next weekend in Dallas, so the Orlando Magic coach can speak with some authority on players who belong in the NBA All-Star Game. Read Full Article

Basketball is the easy part of Kobe Bryant

February 4th 2010 11:21 am

Now the Lakers' all-time leading scorer, he has yet to win over the hearts and minds of fans devoted to Magic Johnson and Jerry West. But Bryant's not close to finishing what he's started. Read Full Article

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Lakers are tops, but rest of West has wild race ahead

Kyle Korver doesn't bother looking at the West standings when he wakes up each morning. He'd rather not deal with the dizziness....more

john schuhmann

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Williams gets first All-Star nod with assist from teammates

Timing is everything. And so Deron Williams was named an All-Star for the first time....more

david aldridge

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Futures of Arenas, Wizards still up for grabs

No matter what else happens the rest of this season, the Wizards will still have to deal with the question of Gilbert Arenas....more

fran blinebury

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Plenty of 'what ifs' for Magic this season

The Magic are finding that life as the defending East champs is a lot tougher than they expected....more

vince thomas

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'Vinnys' outdo the Grammys by getting it right

They're no Grammys, and that's a good thing. For my 2010 midseason awards, I'm giving the Vinny to ......more

steve aschburner

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Frazier, Monroe prove that two can co-exist in one spot

It's never easy squeezing two guys who play the same position onto the court at the same time. Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe made it work....more

scott howard-cooper

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Slam dance: Wallace risks life and limb in pursuit of dunk

Gerald Wallace needs airbags to come down from his high-flying dunks. Which makes things exciting and a little scary in Charlotte....more

shaun powell

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Scoring star Ellis can't end Warriors' All-Star curse

Monta Ellis tried. Really, he did. As hard as anyone possibly could....more

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art garcia

Lakers are tops, but rest of West has wild race ahead

john schuhmann

Williams gets first All-Star nod with assist from teammates

david aldridge

Futures of Arenas, Wizards still up for grabs

fran blinebury

Plenty of 'what ifs' for Magic this season

vince thomas

'Vinnys' outdo the Grammys by getting it right

steve aschburner

Frazier, Monroe prove that two can co-exist in one spot

scott howard-cooper

Slam dance: Wallace risks life and limb in pursuit of dunk

shaun powell

Scoring star Ellis can't end Warriors' All-Star curse

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