Lakers G Kobe Bryant missed Wednesday’s game against the Utah Jazz with a sprained left ankle. After playing through a multitude of injuries, Kobe has finally succumbed to them. If he skips the All-Star game he’ll have 10 days of rest under his belt and should be able to start the second half of the [...]

1. Lakers (37-12): Clearly the best team in the NBA right now. 2. Cavaliers (38-11): One player away from winning it all. 3. Nuggets (33-15): Still rolling even with Melo hurting. 4. Spurs (27-19): Does anyone want to play this team in the playoffs? 5. Celtics (30-16): Starting to get healthy again. 6. Hawks (30-16): [...]

Lakers G Kobe Bryant tied his season-high with 44 points on Monday (making 16-of-28 FGs, 4-of-7 threes, and 8-of-13 FTs) and in the process he passed Jerry West as the all-time leading scorer in Lakers’ history. Kobe now has 25,208 points for his career, incredible by any standard. His competitive fire continues to elevate his [...]

Disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy says he refused to make calls to affect games even if it meant he lost money and it angered the mob. In one game where he bet on San Antonio Spurs, Donaghy ejected Coach Gregg Popovich midway through the first quarter and the Spurs eventually lost the game. After [...]

It turns out that former NBA player Jayson Williams will not be in a New Jersey courtroom on Friday. State Superior Court Judge Edward M. Coleman delayed a hearing in Somerville in which Williams was expected to plead guilty, indefinitely. A person with direct Knowledge of the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity because [...]

2008-09 NBA Team Preview – Orlando Magic 2008 Record: 52-30 Division Finish: 1st – Southeast 2008 Playoffs: Lost, 4-1, to the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Semifinals Head Coach: Stan Van Gundy Season: Going into second season Record At Orlando: 52-30 Career Record: 163-103 Offseason Acquisitions: Signed Mike Wilks, G, 2.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg, [...]

2008-09 NBA Team Preview – Cleveland Cavaliers 2008 Record: 45-37 Division Finish: 2nd – Central 2008 Playoffs: Lost, 4-3, to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals Head Coach: Mike Brown Season: Going into fourth season Record At Cleveland: 245-101 Offseason Acquisitions: Signed Ronald Dupree, F, 1.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, from Seattle Signed Tarence [...]

2008 Record: 59-23 Division Finish: 1st – Central 2008 Playoffs: Lost, 4-2, to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals Head Coach: Michael Curry Season: First Season Offseason Acquisitions: Kwame Brown, C, 6-11, 5.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, Signed from Memphis Grizzles Offseason Transactions: Resigned forward Walter Herrman Offseason Losses: Jarvis Hayes, F, 6-8, 6.7 [...]

2008-09 NBA Team Preview – Boston Celtics 2008 Record: 66-16 Division Finish: 1st – Atlanta 2008 Playoffs: Won the NBA Championship, 4-2, over the Los Angeles Lakers Head Coach: Doc Rivers Season: Going into his fifth Record at Boston: 168-160 Offseason Acquisitions: Forward Darius Miles Center Patrick O’Bryant Offseason Losses: Center Scott Pollard, option was [...]

Probably not since the San Antonio Spurs had to wait two years for David Robinson has a rookie’s debut been a longer wait than that of Greg Oden. After a year away from the game, Oden made his first appearance in a Portland Trailblazers’ uniform and so far he’s off to a good start. Of [...]