Lorenzen Wright News

Making history has become commonplace for the University of Memphis basketball program the past few seasons, and Thursday night, it made a little more when the Sacramento Kings selected the Tigers' Tyreke Evans with the No.

Submitted by J Floyd King on Tue, 06/23/2009 - 17:04. Start: 06/23/2009 - 12:01 Timezone: Etc/GMT-11 When Mike Brown made the NBA Finals in 2007, his team exceeded expectations.

The high road and the long road intersected perfectly Monday afternoon when Cavaliers small forward LeBron James received the Maurice Podoloff Trophy for being named the NBA's Most Valuable Player.

Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Thursday that Garnett will not be ready for Game 1 against the Chicago Bulls and possibly won't be back at all.

The starting lineup In the Toronto Raptorsa 111-100 win over the New York Knicks on Sunday, four Raptors recorded double-doubles, tying a franchise record.

That the 13-year veteran is finally on a championship-caliber team for the first time in his NBA career is a deserving, if not, inspiring situation to a few that have witnessed Wright's hard-working career.

The Cavaliers took a team field trip Monday afternoon, one that was historical, spiritual and uplifting.

Joe Johnson's corner of the Hawks' locker room is usually quiet. The reserved personality of the Hawks' captain and All-Star guard rules most days as teammates roam around without much hassle from their leader.

Heat at Kings Scoring: Kings 21st , Heat 23rd . Shooting: Kings 20th , Heat tied for 18th .