Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) shoots over San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker (9) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Thursday, April 3, 2014. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)
Kevin Durant’s rare streak of games with least 25 points continued, and San Antonio’s run of 19 straight wins came to a halt.
Another streak might mean more than both of them — Oklahoma City’s season sweep. Durant scored 28 points and Russell Westbrook scored 27 to help the Thunder defeat San Ant
Phil Jackson stands for photos during his introductory press conference as President of the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March 18, 2014 in New York City (Getty/AFP, Maddie Meyer)
Phil Jackson is back in New York, providing the Knicks stability, championship-building ideas and a link to the franchise’s best days.
Now they need him to get some good players.
Jackson was introduced Tuesday as team president of the Knicks, in the midst of another difficult season and with no easy p
The man who had reserve role in the New York Knicks 1973 NBA championship team is now in charge of running the storied but recently beleaguered franchise.
Phil Jackson will join the Knicks as the leader of their front office, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports. The person requested anonymity because the agreement has not been made official, but the Knicks have scheduled a news conference Tuesday for a major announcement.
Jackson, one of the NBA’s most successful coa
Blake Griffin dunks for two of his 22 first-quarter points. The Clippers forward finished with 37 in the win over the Suns. Photo: Luis Sinco, McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Blake Griffin is nothing short of a lightning rod — for teammates, opposing players and referees. He also can play any kind of game required to keep the Los Angeles Clippers near the top of the Western Conference standings.
Griffin scored 22 of his 37 points in the first quarter and made 14 of 16 shots before fouling out
Michael Jordan. (Kent Smith/NBAE/Getty Images)
Well into his second career as owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, Michael Jordan has recorded his biggest earnings year yet.
Jordan made an estimated $90 million in 2013, due mostly to his partnership with Nike, according to a report by Forbes. It topped the $80 million he made in his last season with the Bulls, which was 1997-’98. Jordan’s earnings topped that of every other retired or current athlete with the exception of boxer Floyd Mayweather,
Allen Iverson (Photo: Bill Kostroun, AP)
Allen Iverson’s No. 3 will rise into the rafters on a banner placed alongside those honoring the greatest players in 76ers history during a special number retirement ceremony at halftime of Saturday’s game against the Washington Wizards at the Wells Fargo Center.
Iverson will become the eighth player in Sixers franchise history to have his number retired, joining Charles Barkley, Maurice Cheeks, Wilt Chamberlain, Billy Cunningham, Julius Erving, Hal Gre
Phil Jackson (Photo via USA TODAY Sports Images)
As arguably the greatest coach in basketball history, Phil Jackson won 11 championships with Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant.
If anybody would know the differences between those all-time greats, it’s him. In a panel at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, Jackson shed some light on their work ethics.
“Shaq didn’t work at it,” Jackson said. “Michael was able to succeed despite all kinds of limitations in hi
The interview will air Sunday during pre-game of the All Star Game at 7 p.m. | AP Photos
President Barack Obama is going toe-to-toe with one of the NBA’s most dominating power forwards of all time — but the setting is the White House instead of the basketball court. Obama sat down Thursday for an interview with former NBA legend Charles Barkley that will air as part of the coverage of this weekend’s NBA All-Star Game. The “NBA on TNT” tweeted a picture of the all-star-turned-broadcaster and |
For eons tongues have been wagging about former NBA superstar Earvin “Magic” Johnson (pictured) and how he has managed to look so healthy and have so much vigor despite being diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Now the mega-entrepreneur has finally decided to put an end to the whispers surrounding his health. On Tuesday, Johnson appeared on Sirius XM’s HipHopNation to explain how he has not been cured of the virus via some magic juju, according to TMZ.
Johnson, who was a p
The Houston Rockets currently find themselves in quite the comfortable position. Having won eight of their last 10 games, the Rockets are nipping at the heels of the San Antonio Spurs for the lead in the Southwest Division, only two and a half games back from the Spurs.
 Dirk Nowitzki shot his way to No. 16 on the NBA all-time scoring list ahead of Jerry West during a 19 point performance against the Washington Wizards in a 105-95 win for the Mavericks. (Tony Gutierrez / Associated Press / November 12, 2013)
Nowitzki has 25,197 career points and is now behind Reggie Miller who is 15th on the scoring list with 25,279.
Dirk Nowitzki had 19 points to pass Jerry West on the NBA's career scoring list, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the visiting Washington Wizar
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It was only a year and a half ago that a phenomenon swept the globe and made basketball fans a little, well, "Linsane."
