Topic: NBA Western Conference
The NBA released the first portion of its shortened schedule Friday with the 2011-12 lockout-hit season now set to open with five games on Christmas Day.And for the first time since the shortened 1998-99 season, the NBA champion from last year will ...
Former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson is teaming up with a group of investors that are looking at buying the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball club.Johnson, who is also a former part-owner of the Lakers, is joining a group that also includes ...
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) confirmed on Friday that the 2011-12 season will start on Christmas Day with five high-profile games, including a blockbuster showdown between the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat.The New York Knicks will also host the Boston ...
Miami Heat stars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade said Tuesday they are excited about the tentative deal to end the NBA lockout and play a shortened season of 66 games per team starting December 25.But they avoided any comments about the details ...
NBA Commissioner David Stern and other league representatives met with players on Friday in a post-Thanksgiving holiday bid to end the lockout and get a season under way by Christmas.The two sides met quietly earlier this week, and resumed their talks on ...
Negotiations aimed at ending the NBA lockout that reached it's 146th day on Wednesday have resumed with the goal of ending the money squabble in time to play games on December 25, according to reports.ESPN and The New York Times, citing unnamed ...
NBA All-Stars LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony will headline a four-game US exhibition tour next month while the league remains shut down in a dispute over money.The "Homecoming Tour" will open December 1 in James' hometown of Akron, ...
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - While most NBA players wait and wonder whether there will be a season, Jordan Farmar has emerged as a star in Israel.Farmar, a 6-foot-2 guard with the New Jersey Nets, is one of a handful of National Basketball ...
As another fortnight of games disappeared from the NBA calendar on Tuesday, NBA players filed anti-trust lawsuits against the league saying the lockout denied them their right to work.As of Tuesday evening, NBA.com's schedule for the 2011-2012 season showed the first games ...
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar demonstrated just how much depth an influx of NBA players has added to the Euroleague when he steered Maccabi Tel Aviv to an 88-82 win over Real Madrid Thursday.The clash of the ...