To the surprise of few, Allen Iverson announced his retirement Wednesday weeks after the Memphis Grizzlies agreed to release him from his one-year contract...
The name might still sound dinkier than a wedding at a roller rink and cheaper than box wine, but the team is as excitable as a litter of Dobermans...
After a five-game flameout against the L.A. Lakers that was much closer than the finish indicated, the San Antonio Spurs headed into one of the most important offseasons in franchise history...
If you were asked to name the team Tim Duncan least likes to play, the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks might come to mind. Both teams have ended his quest for a repeat championship...
"Come together, right now" —The Beatles So, San Antonio defended at a championship level in Dallas and still failed to capture its first road victory? Jefferson was awful in the clutch again, ...
Wrestlers, baseball players, and boxers strut and saunter out to handpicked theme songs, sometimes to roaring ovations...
The Houston Rockets roared past the Los Angeles Lakers 101-91 Sunday night at Staples Center. In light of this stupendous upset, you have a few questions...
After management handed Byron Scott a pink slip last week, the New Orleans Hornets need a head coach. Does anyone think General Manager-turned interim coach Jeff Bower will last more than ...
Byron Scott is no less a victim than Sam Mitchell in Toronto or Eddie Jordan in Washington. He is a victim of the most disturbing, anger-inducing trend in sports. The quick fix. The scapegoat game...
When the San Antonio Spurs completed a deal with the Milwaukee Bucks in June to acquire swingman Richard Jefferson for Kurt Thomas, Fabricio Oberto and Bruce Bowen, three words came to mind...
The Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic have taken flight. The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers are still humming. Someone will have to beat the Lake Show to retake the NBA throne, and Kobe ...
The Memphis Grizzlies dropped a 113-100 decision to the Los Angeles Clippers Saturday night at Staples Center. They blew a halftime lead the night before in the same building against the defending champion Lakers...
Writer's note: Every Monday and Friday, I will publish an edition of "Kleeman's Jump Hook ." Since my work concentrates on the teams in the Texas triangle, this column affords me the opportunity to examine the happenings in the rest of the NBA...
My favorite Gregg Popovich story—told repeatedly to me by a friend—unfolded at San Antonio-based Trinity University several years ago...
When it came to the Houston Rockets winning prospects in Salt Lake City Monday night, I was not amongst the massive crowd of non-believers. I was at the gravesite shoveling the dirt over Aaron Brooks, Chuck Hayes, Luis Scola, and Rick Adelman...
The Dallas Mavericks waxed the Los Angeles Lakers Friday night 94-80 and then encored the next evening with a gritty 93-84 victory over the LA Clippers. Their back-to-back Staples Center romps were as out of character as they were important...
His absence during the Los Angeles Lakers ring ceremony Tuesday night was conspicuous to the few who recognize his extraordinary hand in Phil Jackson’s peerless success...
The Houston Rockets' preseason slate was a seven-game reminder of why the preseason exists. The team marched into San Antonio for the exhibition season opener two weeks ago and racked up 17 first-half fast break points en route to a 99-85 victory...
Chris Paul gripped his groin area, wincing in pain as an assistant coach helped him to the bench. With a 17-point third quarter lead against the wannabe-...
The San Antonio Spurs' brass spent a longer-than-usual summer spending the ownership group's money like an alcoholic with a gambling addiction, thrusting a provident franchise deep into luxury tax territory...
Dirk Nowitzki showed up to Dallas Mavericks training camp several weeks ago in full surfer-dude mode. Sporting a beard straight out of the Geico caveman commercials, the longest hair of his ...
Houston Astros Owner Drayton McLane, GM Ed Wade, and others on a selection committee interviewed the last of 10 managerial candidates Monday afternoon...
Malik Hairston does everything Gregg Popovich could ask a second-year, second-round pick to do. He runs the floor as if his career depends on the outcome of each possession. He takes smart shots and swooshes 52 percent of his looks...
The Houston Astros season ended with a fitting thud Oct. 4 in a 4-0 loss to the New York Mets. Drayton McLane should not rush to select his franchise’s newest manager—and this decade, ...
Tony Parker crashed to the ground, his ankle wrecked after a missed floater in traffic caused an awkward landing. The San Antonio Spurs young star left the game in agony, and any chance of a winning season seemed to crumple with him...
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