In the midst of a six-game losing streak, the Dallas Mavericks came to Verizon Center last night to face the Washington Wizards in the teams' second and final meeting this season. The Mavericks won the first game on Nov. 14 in Dallas and were clearly hoping the Wizards would be just the get-well potion they needed.
Mavericks guard Delonte West was suspended Thursday for the second time in as many weeks for conduct detrimental to the team, putting his future in Dallas in doubt.
The second makeover of the Dallas Mavericks in as many seasons just got tougher.
LeBron James and the Miami Heat couldn't keep the Dallas Mavericks from winning the most recent NBA championship. They did a nice job, however, of getting the Mavs' title defense off to an ugly start.
Dirk Nowitzki has an idea of what it's like to be an NBA champion. He learned one of the lessons over the years he spent being teammates with Devean George.
Lamar Odom knows what it takes to repeat as an NBA champion.
The NBA's amnesty era is under way.
The NBA's amnesty era is under way.
The NBA's amnesty era is under way.
Say this about the men and women of the military: they know their basketball players.
The USS Carl Vinson's mission on Friday night was to host college hoops as a Veterans Day salute to the military, and the nation's basketball-fan-in-chief dropped by to cheer on No. 1 North Carolina and Michigan State.
A lot of nicknames garner instant attention in college basketball. There's Coach K. Magic was in college before the NBA. Don't forget The General, the Vs, Dickie and Jimmy, and Pistol Pete.
The Orlando Magic used the second round of the NBA Draft Thursday night to acquire forward Justin Harper from Richmond and guard DeAndre Liggins from Kentucky.
The Phoenix Suns have made a qualifying offer to restricted free agent Aaron Brooks and modified the date that Vince Carter's contract becomes fully guaranteed.
The NBA is consulting with an independent neurologist and may establish a league-wide policy for handling concussions by next season, The Associated Press has learned.
"It's just a sensitive situation right now. It's not much I can say, I wasn't around to even know what's going on. It's unfortunate," Carter said. "He's my friend, so I want the best for him, and you hope they work the situation out."
"I think they've shown all of that," he said. "My goal is to fit in with what they've accomplished and who they are. ... If we can continue like they've done before _ just leave the egos outside, it's not about how many points you're going to score, it's how productive you're going to be for your team to win _ with the firepower we have, we'll be fine."
