Topic: NBA Western Conference
- (Reuters) - Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green will undergo surgery for an aortic aneurysm next month and miss the 2011-12 season, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said on Saturday.The aneurysm was detected during a team physical last week, and after ...
The Chicago Bulls opened the pre-season with a 95-86 win over the Indiana Pacers behind 16 points each from MVP Derrick Rose and Luol Deng.The game was a rematch of last season's National Basketball Association first-round playoff series and one of four ...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and his wife Vanessa have filed for divorce after more than 10 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences, a representative for the couple said on Friday."We ask that in ...
Chris Paul received a hero's welcome as the Los Angeles Clippers hope the addition of the all-star guard will transform them from league laughing stock to playoff contender.Clippers rising star and NBA rookie of the year Blake Griffin on Thursday said having ...
(Reuters) - The Minnesota Timberwolves injected some energy into their backcourt by signing free agent guard Jose Juan "J.J." Barea, the National Basketball Association (NBA) club said on Thursday.Terms of the contract offer were not disclosed.The 27-year-old Barea, a native of Puerto ...
Richard Hamilton, who won an NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons, has signed a contract to join the Chicago Bulls, the NBA team announced.The veteran guard reportedly has a three-year contract worth $15 million dollars to join the Bulls where he will ...
(Reuters) - The Memphis Grizzlies have re-signed Spanish center Marc Gasol, the team said Wednesday, after he helped them to their most successful season by reaching last season's conference semi-finals.Gasol, who had used his Twitter page to say a tentative agreement had ...
The NBA-owned New Orleans Hornets have finally reached an agreement to trade all-star Chris Paul, six days after the league vetoed a trade that would have seen Paul join the Los Angeles Lakers.On Wednesday, the Hornets announced they had dealt guard Paul ...
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Clippers acquired point guard Chris Paul from the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday in a deal that ends a week-long saga involving the sought after All Star.In exchange for sending Paul and two 2015 second round picks ...
The NBA-owned New Orleans Hornets have reached an agreement to trade All-Star guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers, sports cable channel ESPN reported.The Hornets would receive guard Eric Gordon, center Chris Kaman, forward Al-Farouq Aminu and a first-round draft pick ...