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Jul 6, 2007 6:24 AM CDT

Sonics Tap Carlesimo

Seattle turns to veteran coach to develop young talent, beef up defense

(Newser) - The Supersonics turned to the San Antonio bench for their new head coach, hiring P.J. Carlesimo yesterday, 8 years after he last held a top job. Carlesimo, best known for a 1997 altercation with Latrell Sprewell while both were with Golden State, will once again be trusted with fresh...

Orlando Lands Rashard

Jul 4, 2007 5:23 AM CDT

Orlando Lands Rashard

Magic nab 2007's biggest free agent early with 24-hour blitz

(Newser) - The Sonics lost their second marquee player of the offseason when the Magic signed Rashard Lewis to what is thought to be $75-85 million over five seasons, the maximum allowed. The 6-10 forward averaged over 22 points per game last season, second on the team to Ray Allen, who was...

For Boston, the Future Is Now

Jul 3, 2007 5:18 AM CDT

For Boston, the Future Is Now

Ray Allen trade signifies rebuilding is over for the now-somewhat-less-hapless Celtics

(Newser) - Veteran sharpshooter Ray Allen, one of a select few stars who had expressed interest in playing in Boston, was formally introduced at a Celtics news conference, along with draft picks Glen Davis and Gabe Pruitt. Allen was traded by Seattle for two players and the fifth pick in a loaded...

Nets Sign Carter to 4-Year Deal

Jul 2, 2007 8:00 AM CDT

Nets Sign Carter to 4-Year Deal

All Star will stay in Jersey for $61.8 mil after backing out of original contract

(Newser) - The New Jersey Nets have re-signed All-Star Vince Carter to a $61.8 million, 4-year contract. The deal was anonymously reported yesterday, following an announcement that Carter had decided to opt out of his previous agreement with the organization—the new terms allow the Nets to extend by one year...

Oden Is No.1 Draft Pick

Jun 29, 2007 4:13 AM CDT

Oden Is No.1 Draft Pick

Blazers, Sonics both deal veteran stars after acquiring top two draft prospects

(Newser) - Portland chose conventional wisdom over daring in the 2007 NBA draft, picking defense-first Ohio State center Greg Oden over Texas's scoring prodigy Kevin Durant. Division rival Seattle nabbed Durant and traded the team's leading scorer, Ray Allen, to Boston for two players and the draft's #5 pick, which became Georgetown...

Kobe Slams Kupchak, Bynum in Bootleg Video

Jun 19, 2007 9:00 PM CDT

Kobe Slams Kupchak, Bynum in Bootleg Video

Malcontent star swingman leaves management unmoved

(Newser) - An amateur video surfaced today in which Lakers franchise player Kobe Bryant slammed GM Mitch Kupchak and the team's young center, Andrew Bynum, in a profanity-ridden tirade. The video had been filmed in a parking lot without Bryant's knowledge, and its anonymous makers plan to offer viewings online after the...

KG in Phoenix, LA Rumors

Jun 19, 2007 4:27 AM CDT

KG in Phoenix, LA Rumors

Minnesota surreptitiously shops 2004 MVP

(Newser) - After winning 65 games during the past two years, the Timberwolves are quietly assessing the trade value of intense, lanky power forward Kevin Garnett, 31. Garnett led the league in efficiency in 2007 and may be a suitable exchange for Phoenix phenom Amare Stoudemire, 24, who successfully returned from microfracture...

Spurs Win Fourth in Decade

Jun 15, 2007 5:18 AM CDT

Spurs Win Fourth in Decade

San Antonio finishes off clumsy Cleveland in sweep; Parker voted Finals MVP

(Newser) - The spurs won their fourth NBA title since 1999 with a sweep of the bumblingly outclassed Cavs—spurring talk of a San Antontio dynasty. In Cleveland for game four, the Spurs eeked out an 83-82 victory to clinch. Speedy Frenchman Tony Parker got the series MVP award, which teammate Tim...

San Antonio Goes Broom Shopping

Jun 13, 2007 6:34 AM CDT

San Antonio Goes Broom Shopping

Finals sweep looms as LeBron's trey falls short at buzzer

(Newser) - The Cavaliers have a great angle on the NBA Finals: courtside seats for an overwhelming performance by the Spurs. San Antonio staked out a historically insurmountable 3-0 series lead with a 75-72 victory last night as LeBron James scored 25 points but couldn't quite make it 28, missing a 3-pointer...

Life's Good for Tony Parker

Jun 12, 2007 4:10 AM CDT

Life's Good for Tony Parker

French point guard's summer to-do list: win championship, wed tiny bombshell

(Newser) - Tony Parker has come a long way since 2003, when the Spurs were flinging woo at Jason Kidd, whose Nets Parker had just helped beat for his first championship. The Frenchman is now gunning for a third ring, and his scoring has him on pace to beat out three-time winner...

Spurs Take Second Game

Jun 11, 2007 11:30 AM CDT

Spurs Take Second Game

Parker, Duncan carry San Antonio; fourth- quarter surge too little, late for outclassed Cavs

(Newser) - San Antonio is two for two in the NBA finals, after a mind-numbing 103-92 rout over an apparently outmatched Cleveland last night. The Spurs entered the fourth quarter up by 27, a lead pruned but not uprooted by a workmanlike 15 minutes from LeBron James and the Cavs.

Spurs Stifle
Cavs in Opener

Jun 8, 2007 3:29 AM CDT

Spurs Stifle Cavs in Opener

LeBron flopped against San Antonio's dogged defense

(Newser) - LeBron James went just 4-for-16 in the first NBA Finals of his career, while Spurs stars Tony Parker and Tim Duncan dominated, asserting the consistent, unflashy game that has won them two championships in the past four years while underwhelming casual basketball fans the nation over. Parker scored 27 points,...

The New Breed of Subtle Superstar

Jun 6, 2007 4:51 AM CDT

The New Breed of Subtle Superstar

LeBron's pass-first mentality a paradigm shift from MJ, Kobe

(Newser) - LeBron James, the Cavaliers' mediagenic leader and swingman, lived up to all the hype he's generated in leading Cleveland to the NBA finals for the first time in their 37 years. But it has become clear that he is a different breed than scorers like Michael Jordan or his would-be...

Donovan
Leaves Orlando at the Altar

Jun 5, 2007 5:48 AM CDT

Donovan Leaves Orlando at the Altar

Gators coach finds it too hard to say goodbye, will stay in Gainesville

(Newser) - After signing a $27.5 million deal on Friday to coach the NBA's Orlando Magic, two-time champion coach Billy Donovan has decided he wants to stay in Gainesville after all. This makes him the third college coach since June 2006 to renege on a new deal in order to...

"Boobie" Makes Name for Himself

Jun 4, 2007 4:24 AM CDT

"Boobie" Makes Name for Himself

Cleveland's other boy wonder comes of age in the clutch

(Newser) - After a superhuman 48-point Game 5 against the Pistons, Cavaliers star Lebron James had a subdued Game 6; instead, it was baby-faced rookie Daniel Gibson who caught fire and hit five of five three-pointers in the fourth quarter to put the game away. Gibson, 21, is nicknamed "Boobie....

Cleveland Makes NBA Finals

Jun 3, 2007 2:25 PM CDT

Cleveland Makes NBA Finals

LeBron carries team past Pistons

(Newser) - The Cleveland Cavaliers dug deep to beat Detroit in the conference finals, sending uberstar LeBron James to his first NBA Finals. "This is probably the best feeling that I've ever had in my life," James gushed. The longtime punchline Cavs found rare energy to come back from...

Barack on the Court:
Fast, Fierce and Wily

Jun 1, 2007 10:24 AM CDT

Barack on the Court: Fast, Fierce and Wily

Basketball has played an important role in Obama's life

(Newser) - These days Barack Obama's more likely to be rubbing elbows at a fundraiser than throwing elbows on the court, but pickup basketball is his game, and he's damn good, Jodi Kantor reports in the New York Times. He's quick, wily and aggressive on the court, with a left-handed jump shot...

Gators Lose Donovan
to Magic

Jun 1, 2007 4:39 AM CDT

Gators Lose Donovan to Magic

Champion hoops team continues disintegration as coach bolts for the pros

(Newser) - Billy Donovan, who led the University of Florida to two straight championships in 11 years, will replace the fired Brian Hill as Orlando's new coach. Donovan was wooed with a five-year, $27.5 million deal, and he will enjoy no front-office responsibilities, traditionally difficult territory for coaches accustomed to the...

Trade for O'Neal Could Keep Kobe in LA

Jun 1, 2007 4:28 AM CDT

Trade for O'Neal Could Keep Kobe in LA

No, not that O'Neal

(Newser) - A day after the disgruntled Kobe Bryant demanded a trade on a New York radio show— then rescinded, after a talk with coach Phil Jackson—Post columnist Peter Vecsey claims equally frustrated Indiana star Jermaine O'Neal may be on his way to LA. O'Neal would provide the veteran collaborator...

Spurs Punch Finals Ticket

May 31, 2007 4:28 AM CDT

Spurs Punch Finals Ticket

San Antonio routs Utah at home, 109-84, to clinch their fourth finals berth in nine years

(Newser) - In their last game of the season, the upstart Jazz were schooled by the wily veteran Spurs, who led by 23 points early in the second quarter and were able to rest their stars for the duration of the fourth. Three-time Finals MVP Tim Duncan led his team with 21...