Kevin Durant led the Thunder to an impressive road win in Dallas on Saturday — he had 23 points, five rebounds, five assists, five steals, one block and five turnovers.

Dirk Nowitzki recorded his second career triple-double in Monday’s win over the Nuggets, scoring 34 points with 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

Chris Bosh (ankle) will not play on Monday and remains questionable for Friday’s game vs. the Knicks. The good news is that he’ll get another four days off before Toronto plays New York, though that leaves him with a maximum of two games this week.

Kobe Bryant won’t play in Sunday’s All-Star game because of his sprained left ankle. Bryant hasn’t played since Feb. 5 and by taking this weekend off, he’ll end up with a full 10 days of rest before the Los Angeles Lakers play again. We’re fully expecting Kobe to suit up when the Lakers take on [...]

The Washington radio station WTOP is reporting that Gilbert Arenas “has — at times — owned several hundred guns.” All indications are that the guns were legally registered, but this news certainly doesn’t help Arenas as David Stern continues to mull the possibilities of the length of his suspension. All signs so far have pointed [...]

The Knicks sound interested in signing Allen Iverson and one team official said it was 50-50 that the team would pursue the aging and seemingly mentally ill guard. And as news keeps trickling out of the Garden (well, actually, Indianapolis, where the Knicks are playing on Wednesday night), it does sound like there’s a decent [...]

Only nine games into the season, the New Orleans Hornets have fired head coach Byron Scott. The move will be formally announced at a news conference Thursday afternoon. “Our expectations are high. Our sense of urgency is high. Our patience is low and we hope that translates into results quickly,” GM Jeff Bower explained. GM [...]

2008-09 NBA Team Preview – Chicago Bulls 2008 Record: 33-49 Division Finish: 4th – Central 2008 Playoffs: Missed the playoffs Head Coach: Vinny Del Negro Season: Going into first season Record At Chicago: First season Career Record: First season Offseason Acquisitions: Signed Roger Powell, F – Signed from Italy Offseason Losses: Chris Duhon, G, 5.8 [...]

2008-09 NBA Team Preview – Atlanta Hawks 2008 Record: 37-45 Division Finish: 3rd – Southeast 2008 Playoffs: Lost, 4-3, to Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference First Round Head Coach: Mike Woodson Season: Going into fifth season Record At Atlanta: 106-222 Career Record: Same Offseason Acquisitions: Ronald “Flip” Murray, G, 11.0 ppg., 3.5 apg – [...]

As the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, the Detroit Pistons were a member team of the old National Basketball League (NBL) and the Basketball Association of America (BAA) before joining the NBA in 1949 and becoming the Detroit Pistons in 1957. Today, the three-time champion Detroit Pistons play their home games at The Palace of Auburn [...]