NBA News for 5/5/2008
2008 NBA Playoffs - Day Sixteen - May 4
Here at About.com, we'll be following each day of the 2008 NBA Playoffs - nothing too in-depth with these posts, but a bit of a recap that gives a couple... - Read More...
Lakers C Bynum is unlikely to return this season
Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum, who has been out since January with a knee injury, is unlikley to return during the playoffs, the Los Angeles Times reported. - Read More...
Chauncey Billups Wins J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons is the 2007-08 recipient of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association. The award is named for the second commissioner of the league and honors an N - Read More...
When are we going to see some upsets?
The first round of the NBA playoffs went according to form. Mike Kahn takes a look at Round 2 to see if any upsets are brewing.
Suns allow D'Antoni to talk to other teams
The Suns have granted permission for coach Mike D'Antoni to talk to other teams, with the Chicago Bulls and the New York Knicks the leading suitors. General manager Steve Kerr confirmed Monday that D'Antoni can speak with other NBA teams about coaching vacancies.
It's a short trip in the NBA from coach of the year to a pink slip
Do not ever envy the man who gets handed the NBA Coach of the Year trophy. For him, bad times invariably follow. Coach of the ...
Abdul-Jabbar Compares Calls for Olympic Boycotts in 1968 and 2008
In the LOS ANGELES TIMES, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar writes "here we are 40 years later and we are once again about to send our young athletes overseas to compete in games while we send our young soldiers overseas to fight in war. And, as before, there is a social agenda attached to the Olympic Games. Should we boycott the Olympic Games to protest China's arrogant human rights performance, its political imperialism, its shoddy exports that recently have left some Americans ill or dead? The answer is no. While it may seem disingenuous to be playing games with countries that aim weapons at us, the same claim can be made about us by many other countries." - Read More...
LIVE: Magic try to even up series with Pistons
Lakers' Bryant likely to be named MVP on Tuesday
The NBA has scheduled a news conference for Tuesday at a Los Angeles hotel, where Kobe Bryant is expected to be announced as winner of his first Most Valuable Player award. - Read More...
Bryant expected to be named MVP on Tuesday
The NBA has scheduled a news conference for Tuesday at a Los Angeles hotel, where Kobe Bryant is expected to be announced as winner of his first Most Valuable Player award. Neither NBA spokesman Mark Broussard nor the Lakers would discuss the subject of the news conference, although the league did refer to it as an NBA Awards Announcement. The Los Angeles Times reported last Friday that the 29-year-old Bryant had won the award.
Billups' 28 Gives Pistons 2-0 Lead Over Magic
Chauncey Billups scored 28 points, three on a disputed shot at the end of the third quarter, and the Detroit Pistons got past Orlando Magic for a 100-93 win Monday night and a 2-0 lead in the second-round series. - Read More...
Follow Game 2 of Spurs-Hornets LIVE
Chris Paul and the Hornets have opened up a double-digit lead in the second half against the Spurs. Follow Game 2 LIVE right here.
LIVE: Can the Spurs rebound in New Orleans?
Good play: Billups awarded NBA citizenship award
Chauncey Billups won the league's citizenship award on Monday. - Read More...
Hornets take 2-0 series lead with rout of Spurs
Hornets swarm, put Spurs in first 2-0 hole since 2001
In this battle between the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs and the Western Conference's newest powerhouse, the New Orleans ...
Pizza chain apologizes for T-shirts making fun of LeBron
Papa John's Pizza issued an apology to Cleveland and the Cavaliers for making T-shirts with LeBron James' number and the word ...
Euroleague Celebrates Club Basketball: 50 Greatest Contributors
On EUROLEAGUE.NET, "one of the highlights not only of the 2008 Euroleague Basketball Final Four, but perhaps in the history of European basketball took place on Friday evening at the Community of Madrid Sports Palace between the two semifinal games as 50 legends of the past 50 years of European club basketball were honored on center court. The historic season-long celebration of 50 Years of European Club Basketball peaked as a sell-out crowd wildly cheered 38 of the most important personalities in the history of the game as they took the floor for a once-in-a-lifetime event.? - Read More...
Wojciechowski: Rest easy, Celtics ... for now
KG couldn't sleep, then put the Hawks into the deep freeze. The reward? An even tougher battle with the LeBrons. - Read More...
Suns Give D'Antoni Permission to Talk to Other Teams
"Taking the first step in what may clear the path to parting ways, the Suns have changed course over the weekend and given coach Mike D'Antoni permission to speak with other teams," reports Jerry Brown of the EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE. - Read More...
Suns allow coach D'Antoni to talk to other teams
The Phoenix Suns granted permission for coach Mike D'Antoni to talk to other teams, with the Chicago Bulls and the New York Knicks ...
Suns' Kerr Issues Statement on D'Antoni
The Phoenix Suns President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Steve Kerr issued the following statement. "As we have continued to convey, we value Mike D'Antoni as the head coach of the Phoenix Suns and would like him to continue leading this basketball team. Because he has requested to speak to other teams about their head coaching vacancies, we have granted him permission. We will have no further comment until this process further evolves." - Read More...
Follow Game 2 of Magic-Pistons LIVE
The Magic have turned it around in the second half as they look to even their series against the Pistons. Follow Game 2 LIVE.
Hornets-Spurs -- Game 2 Live Blog
Can the Hornets maintain their perfect home record in the postseason and take a 2-0 series lead, or will the Spurs even it up and take away home court advantage? NBA.com's John Schuhmann is live blogging Game 2. - Read More...
Pistons hold on vs. Magic for 2-0 series lead
Billups, Pistons push past Magic for 2-0 series lead
Chauncey Billups 28 points, three coming on a disputed shot at the end of the third quarter, and the Detroit Pistons got past ...
Report: Lakers' Bynum to get 2nd opinion on knee
Lakers center Andrew Bynum is going to get a second opinion on his knee. - Read More...
Magic-Pistons CP
The Magic made it interesting in the second half, but the Pistons held on to take a 2-0 lead as the series heads to Orlando.
Pistons take care of Magic for 2-0 series lead
Spurs-Hornets CP
Chris Paul took over in the second half, and the Hornets posted their second straight rout of the Spurs for a 2-0 series lead.
Pistons' Billups wins sportsmanship award
Chauncey Billups was presented with the NBA's Walter J. Kennedy sportsmanship award Monday night before Detroit's playoff game against the Orlando Magic. The award, which is voted on by the Professional Basketball Writers Association, is given to a player or coach who shows "outstanding service and dedication to the community." Billups has hosted a charity golf tournament in Detroit in each of the last three summers, and also is involved in work in Minneapolis and his hometown of Denver.