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Kobe Bryant grinned and uttered the word "irony" as he considered the fact that the team that drafted him nearly 17 years ago was his opponent on the night he eclipsed a scoring milestone to join an exclusive club of NBA greats.

Kobe Bryant grinned and uttered the word "irony" as he considered the fact that the team that drafted him nearly 17 years ago was his opponent on the night he eclipsed a scoring milestone to join an exclusive club of NBA greats.
NBA Commissioner David Stern said Wednesday his $250,000 fine of the San Antonio Spurs was justified because the club went beyond what league owners agreed was a reasonable approach to resting healthy players.
Monty Williams took his first NBA head coaching job with the Hornets at a time when the franchise was defined by uncertainty.
Anthony Davis has a left ankle sprain that must be evaluated later this week before he can be cleared to practice with the U.S. team.
There finally could be some good news for Hornets who suffered through a miserable season as part of the fallout from the Chris Paul trade.
Tom Benson brought stability to the Saints nearly three decades ago and now plans to do the same for the Hornets in small-market New Orleans.
Tom Benson brought stability to the Saints nearly three decades ago and now plans to do the same for the Hornets in small-market New Orleans.

Tom Benson brought stability to the Saints nearly three decades ago and now plans to do the same for the Hornets in small-market New Orleans.

Two F-4 Phantom jet fighters under NATO control streaked off the runway at a former Soviet air base in Lithuania this week in response to a report that an aircraft had lost communications as it neared Finnish airspace.
Chris Paul is headed to Los Angeles for real this time _ to the Clippers, not the Lakers.
Chris Paul is headed to Los Angeles for real this time _ to the Clippers, not the Lakers.
New Orleans Hornets officials say they've excused Chris Paul from a normally mandatory preseason media event.

Chris Paul is headed to Los Angeles for real this time — to the Clippers, not the Lakers.
Hornets general manager Dell Demps paced in and out of the club's practice gym with his mobile phone to his ear.