Topic: NBA Western Conference

Nowitzki's Mavs get their revenge over Miami

The National Basketball Association season started with "The Decision" and ended with vindication.The Los Angeles Lakers were chasing history by pursuing another title and the Miami Heat were partying on South Beach even before the season started, but it was the Dallas ...

NBA basketball team, star player sued for sexual harassment

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A former employee of the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday sued team owners, executives and star guard Monta Ellis for sexual harassment, charging that lurid texts from the National Basketball Association star led to her termination.Oakland resident Erika ...

Lakers' Kobe Bryant hurts wrist, questionable for opener

(Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant tore a ligament in his right wrist in Monday's preseason game against the Los Angeles Clippers and is considered day-to-day, the National Basketball Association club said on Wednesday.The twice NBA Finals Most Valuable Player ...

Mavericks retool for another championship run

(Reuters) - Fans of the Dallas Mavericks may find themselves wondering who all the new faces are when the team raises their championship banner to the rafters on Christmas Day as the curtain goes up on a shortened National Basketball Association (NBA) ...

Cohesiveness, fitness favors Miami Heat in 2011-12

(Reuters) - The starter's gun sounds Christmas Day on an National Basketball Association (NBA) sprint of a season that will reward cohesiveness and fitness in a compressed 66-game campaign that has the Miami Heat as clear front-runners.Miami's 'Big Three' of LeBron James, ...

Nuggets re-sign guard Afflalo to multi-year deal

(Reuters) - The Denver Nuggets re-signed Arron Afflalo to a multi-year contract after the starting guard had a breakout season, the National Basketball Association team said on Tuesday.Financial terms were not disclosed, but Denver media reported the extension was worth $43 million ...
Chuck Hayes, who last week was found to have a heart abnormality in a stress test, had his NBA contract terminated by the Sacramento Kings on Monday after failing a team physical.Hayes, who played his first six NBA seasons with the Houston ...

Sacramento void Hayes deal after he fails medical

(Reuters) - The Sacramento Kings cancelled their four-year contract with free agent Chuck Hayes on Monday after he failed a physical.Kings president Geoff Petrie said the $21.3 million deal had been voided because of medical reasons."This morning, in one of the most ...

NBA star Nowitzki gets German sports award

NBA star Dirk Nowitzki has been named Germany's Sportsman of the Year, the first basketball player to take the award.In a poll of 1500 sports journalists, the 33-year-old, who led the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA title in June and took the ...

Hornets re-sign forward Landry

(Reuters) - The New Orleans Hornets have re-signed forward Carl Landry as they prepare to play without traded All-Star guard Chris Paul, the National Basketball Association team said Saturday.Details of the contract were not announced.Landry, 28, averaged 11.8 points and 4.1 rebounds ...
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