NBA Players News

The Dallas Mavericks shoot for their fifth straight win tonight, when they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Ford Center.

Sidney Crosby has been honored for the second time as Canada's athlete of the year.

In a pool for the 2010 FIBA world basketball championship that includes European champion Spain, France and Lithuania, the Canadians realize they are going to be in tough.

LaMarcus Aldridge hit the go-ahead layup despite a bum ankle and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a two-game skid with a 95-88 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.

LeBron James had 23 points, six rebounds and seven assists while adding the role of peacemaker to his duties, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the New Jersey Nets 99-89 on Tuesday night.

A Michigan investment firm has finalized a deal to sell its 15 percent stake in the Cleveland Cavaliers to Albert Hung, bringing LeBron James' team a step closer to adding the National Basketball Association's first big Chinese investor.

The Miami Heat will try to move over the .500 mark when they continue a six-game homestand tonight versus the Toronto Raptors at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Auburn Hills -- Richard Hamilton took the last six weeks to sit back and evaluate the new-look Pistons.

It is the last thing any professional basketball player, at least one who cares about his craft, wants to be doing.

Thaddeus Young had 26 points and 14 rebounds, Allen Iverson scored 20 points and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a 12-game losing streak with a 117-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night.

Just when I felt it was safe to assume that Kobe Bryant had matured into the role of a facilitator, and a player comfortable playing within the confines of the game, he goes out and has a game like this.

The Southwest Division-leading Dallas Mavericks take aim at their fourth straight victory tonight, when they welcome the New Orleans Hornets to American Airlines Center.

A pair of struggling teams get together tonight in Hollywood, where the Los Angeles Clippers play host to the Washington Wizards at Staples Center.

Iverson is averaging 14 points on 35.9 percent shooting with 4.0 assists in 35.3 minutes per game.

The New York Knicks have signed free agent Jonathan Bender, marking the oft-injured forward's return to the NBA after a three-year absence.

LeBron James scored a season-high 44 points and Mo Williams hit a backbreaking halfcourt shot in the fourth quarter to help the Cleveland Cavaliers close out a 102-89 win against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night.

Chris Bosh scored 27 points and Hedo Turkoglu had a season-high 23 as the Toronto Raptors beat the Houston Rockets 101-88 on Sunday.

The San Antonio Spurs aim to continue their mastery of the Los Angeles Clippers Sunday, when the two clubs collide at Staples Center.

Dallas Mavericks forward Josh Howard is inactive for Saturday night's game against the Charlotte Bobcats.

Jason Thompson had 23 points and 13 rebounds to help the Sacramento Kings snap a four-game losing streak by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-100 Saturday night.