Signs are not looking good on forward Kenyon Martin's troublesome left knee. Martin missed Friday night's game against the Indiana Pacers with what, prior to the game, the team said was patella tendonitis. A Yahoo! report later said Martin's left knee has a partial tear in the patella tendon and might need surgery. Karl shrugged off speculation. Read Full Article

For the past few weeks, Steve Nash's days have begun with pain before they can move on to basketball. Winning is fun. Winning in pain is tolerable. But losing and hurting, as he did Thursday night against Utah, is no fun. Read Full Article

With a 31-30 record, the Bulls are four games ahead of where they were last season after 61 games, but their momentum seems headed in the wrong direction as the stretch drive approaches. Read Full Article

Friday's game at the AT&T Center against the New Orleans Hornets was the first of a back-to-back set for the Spurs that continues tonight in Memphis, with two more on the schedule between now and March 17. Read Full Article

Rockets guard Aaron Brooks went from a strong stretch of games to a tough one against the Kings in which he made just two of 13 3s and missed a free throw and a 3-pointer that could have tied the game in the final 6 seconds. But he said he has not dwelled on his play over the two days since because his troubles were not with decision-making, but simply with missing shots. Read Full Article

Known as the Jet, Jason Terry will be a Jet fighter for the next two weeks. Terry had surgery Friday to repair facial injuries caused by an elbow from Minnesota's Corey Brewer on Wednesday night. Now, Terry will try to battle his way back as fast as possible, as has been his history. Read Full Article

Kobe Bryant was angry. He walked into the postgame locker room Friday night after a 98-83 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats with a venomous scowl on his face. He used the word "flat" four times to describe the Lakers' performance, then promised that he was going to be talking to his teammates very soon about why they needed to elevate their energy level. Read Full Article

Elton Brand, battling right Achilles tendinitis, passed his pregame physical last night and started for the 76ers at power forward against the Boston Celtics. About 90 minutes before tip-off, Brand was on the Wachovia Center floor shooting. Afterward, he was evaluated by team physician Jack McPhilemy. Read Full Article

Tracy McGrady has become the Knicks' one-man lobbying machine on 2010 free agency. After Raptors president Bryan Colangelo said yesterday he feels staying put is Chris Bosh's most "viable option," McGrady, the former Toronto resident, touted reasons why Bosh would want to escape Canada. Read Full Article

The arrival of Marcus Camby has reduced rookie Jeff Pendergraph's role on the Trail Blazers, but it has not diminished his importance with teammates -- particularly when it comes to the future. Less than a year into his professional career, Pendergraph has become the Blazers' NBA player representative, meaning he is the acting liaison between his teammates and the NBA Players Union. Read Full Article