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Spurs’ Popovich wins Coach of the Year award
Gregg Popovich can’t win like the old days. No longer can the San Antonio Spurs simply feed Tim Duncan the ball, let their defense do the rest and ride that game plan to NBA championships.
Lakers’ Hill charged in February choking case
Lakers forward Jordan Hill faces a felony assault charge after an incident with his girlfriend in Houston.
Wade notches 25 as Heat go up 2-0 on Knicks
Dwyane Wade scored 25 points, Chris Bosh added 21 and the Miami Heat beat New York 104-94 on Monday night, sending the Knicks to an NBA-record-tying 12th straight postseason loss.
LeBron’s Nike designer jeers Rose after injury
A Nike shoe designer mocked Derrick Rose’s season-ending ACL injury on Twitter on Sunday, igniting a firestorm of criticism on the social media website.
U.S. men draw Argentina in Games first round
The U.S. will play Argentina, France and Tunisia in the first round the Olympic men’s basketball tournament in London.
Lakers’ Hill charged in February choking case
Los Angeles Lakers forward Jordan Hill has been charged in the choking of a family member while he was still a member of the Rockets
Johnson: ‘Door is closed’ on arena with Kings
Sacramento city officials and the Maloof family ended two days of discussion over financing for a new stadium with no progress, and Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson said a potential deal between the two parties was dead.
U.S. Attorney investigating NBA players’ union
The U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan is investigating the NBA players’ union.
Rose, Lin top Kobe, LeBron in NBA jersey sales
Move over, Kobe and LeBron: Only Derrick Rose could top Linsanity when it came to jersey sales over the past year.
Larry Brown was ’sick’ when ‘hero’ MJ fired him
It was only a few years ago that Larry Brown had the Charlotte Bobcats in the playoffs, but Charlotte is poised to become the worst team in league history and the coach had some thoughts Wednesday on what went wrong during his tenure there.