Basketball News

  • Baron Davis poses with a Los Angeles Clippers jersey at a news conference to announce his signing to a multiyear contract with the NBA basketball team in Los Angeles, Thursday, July 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
    Davis back in hometown, joins Clippers AP - Thu Jul 10, 11:51 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Baron Davis flashed his sparkling sense of humor often on his return to Los Angeles. He'll probably need it since he's going to be playing for the Clippers.

  • Golden State signs veteran swingman Maggette AP - Thu Jul 10, 9:50 PM ET

    OAKLAND, Calif. - The Golden State Warriors signed Corey Maggette on Thursday, grabbing the Los Angeles Clippers' leading scorer with a lucrative free-agent deal.

  • The Los Angeles Clippers signed point guard Baron Davis (seen here in April) to a multi-year contract on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but according to various media reports, Davis agreed to a five-year contract worth 65 million dollars.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Layne Murdoch)
    NBA Clippers sign point guard Baron Davis AFP - Thu Jul 10, 9:12 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The Los Angeles Clippers signed point guard Baron Davis to a multi-year contract on Thursday.

  • The Golden State Warriors signed former Los Angeles Clippers swingman and nine-year veteran Corey Maggette, seen here in February, to a multi-year contract on Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jeff Gross)
    Maggette signs with NBA Warriors AFP - Thu Jul 10, 9:05 PM ET

    OAKLAND, California (AFP) - The Golden State Warriors signed former Los Angeles Clippers swingman and nine-year veteran Corey Maggette to a multi-year contract on Thursday.

  • The NBA suspended Sacramento Kings centre Brad Miller (seen here in January) five games for violating terms of the league's drug programme on Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jed Jacobsohn)
    Miller suspended five games by NBA AFP - Thu Jul 10, 8:55 PM ET

    NEW YORK (AFP) - The National Basketball Association suspended Sacramento Kings centre Brad Miller five games for violating terms of the league's drug programme on Thursday.

  • Durant won't appear opposite Beasley in Orlando AP - Thu Jul 10, 7:31 PM ET

    ORLANDO, Fla. - Reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Kevin Durant won't be making a return appearance in summer league play Thursday night in Orlando.

  • Golden State Warriors Baron Davis reacts during their NBA game against the New Jersey Nets in Oakland, California January 24, 2008. The Los Angeles Clippers have signed Davis, the team said on Thursday. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)
    Clippers sign former Warriors forward Davis Reuters - Thu Jul 10, 2:50 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Clippers have signed twice All-Star guard Baron Davis, the NBA team said on Thursday.

  • In this Jan. 24, 2008 file photo, Milwaukee Bucks' Andrew Bogut (6), of Australia, slam dunks during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Milwaukee. Bogut is set to sign a five-year, $72.5 million extension with the Bucks, his agent said Wednesday, July 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
    Bucks set to give Bogut 5-year, $72.5M extension AP - Thu Jul 10, 5:26 AM ET

    MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut will sign a five-year, $72.5 million extension later this week, his agent said Wednesday. Bogut, the top overall pick in the 2005 draft, was expected to sign the extension Friday, agent David Bauman said.

  • Philadelphia 76ers General Manager Ed Stefanski, left, and Elton Brand, the latest member of the Philadelphia 76ers, hold up Brand's jersey during a news conference, Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
    76ers sign Brand to $82 million deal AP - Thu Jul 10, 5:11 AM ET

    PHILADELPHIA - Elton Brand believed his career would end as an L.A. Story. Forced by a contract ultimatum Brand would not accept, the would-be movie mogul and two-time NBA All-Star instead opted to take his production east and see his name roll on the credits of Philadelphia's roster.

  • Grizzlies sign Pau Gasol's brother Marc Reuters - Wed Jul 9, 7:42 PM ET

    MEMPHIS (Reuters) - Spanish center Marc Gasol, younger brother of Los Angeles Lakers forward and All-Star Pau Gasol, was signed by the Memphis Grizzlies Wednesday.

  • Elton Brand reaches for the ball during their NBA basketball game New Orleans Hornets in Los Angeles, California April 18, 2007. (Danny Moloshok/Reuters)
    Philadelphia snap up Brand on big deal Reuters - Wed Jul 9, 6:54 PM ET

    MIAMI (Reuters) - The Philadelphia 76ers have signed forward Elton Brand in one of the most significant free agent deals of the close-season, the NBA team said in a statement on Wednesday.

  • Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose, with tendinitis in his right knee, watches from the bench during the Bulls' NBA summer league basketball game against the Orlando Magic in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday, July 9, 2008. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
    Bulls' top pick Rose out with knee tendinitis AP - Wed Jul 9, 6:34 PM ET

    ORLANDO, Fla. - Derrick Rose has had a rough summer league. Now it might be over. The Chicago Bulls held their No. 1 overall pick out of Wednesday's game with tendinitis in his right knee. It was the third of five games the Bulls and five other teams are playing over five days in Orlando.

  • An American judge delayed the sentencing of disgraced National Basketball Association referee Tim Donaghy, pictured in 2004, to later this month.(AFP/File/Ronald Martinez)
    Judge delays disgraced NBA ref's sentencing AFP - Wed Jul 9, 6:25 PM ET

    NEW YORK (AFP) - An American judge delayed the sentencing of disgraced National Basketball Association referee Tim Donaghy to later this month.

  • Toronto Raptors President and General Manager Bryan Colangelo, LEFT, poses with Jermaine O'Neal after a news conference announcing he had been acquired by the team in Toronto, Wednesday July 9, 2008. O'Neal, a six-time NBA all-star was acquired from the Indiana Pacers.(AP Photo/The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld)
    Trade to Raptors feels like 'rebirth' for O'Neal AP - Wed Jul 9, 6:06 PM ET

    TORONTO - Frustrated by off-court distractions and on-court failures with the Indiana Pacers, Jermaine O'Neal said Wednesday he broke down and cried when he learned last month he was being traded to Toronto in a deal that sent guard T.J. Ford to Indiana.

  • In this April 15, 2008 file photo, Portland Trail Blazers forward James Jones drives to the hoop during second half NBA basketball action against the Memphis Grizzlies in Portland, Ore. Jones signed a five-year contract with the Miami Heat, Wednesday July 9, 2008 giving the swingman an opportunity to play for his hometown team starting next season. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
    James Jones coming home, signs with Miami Heat AP - Wed Jul 9, 5:44 PM ET

    MIAMI - Throughout his NBA career, James Jones has always thought of the Miami Heat as his team. And now, it finally is.

  • In this Feb. 2, 2008 file photo, Arizona's Jerryd Bayless, center, drives to the basket and scores against UCLA's Kevin Love, right, and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, left, during the first half of the college basketball game in Los Angeles. The Trail Blazers completed the draft-night deal that brought Jarryd Bayless and forward Ike Diogu to Portland, and sent Brandon Rush, Jarrett Jack, Josh McRoberts and cash to the Indiana Pacers, Wednesday July 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
    Pacers deal made final: Bayless, Diogu to Blazers AP - Wed Jul 9, 5:00 PM ET

    PORTLAND, Ore. - The Trail Blazers completed the draft-night deal that brought Jerryd Bayless and forward Ike Diogu to Portland, and sent Brandon Rush, Jarrett Jack, Josh McRoberts and cash to the Indiana Pacers.

  • In this March 3, 2008 file photo, Philadelphia 76ers' Rodney Carney (25) shoots for two over Los Angeles Clippers' Dan Dickau (10) during the second half of their NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. The 76ers are close to trading forward Rodney Carney and a future No. 1 pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a deal that clears salary cap space for Philadelphia to make a stronger push for free agents, a person in the NBA told The Associated Press on Tuesday July 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas, File)
    T'wolves get Carney, Booth, 1st rounder from 76ers AP - Wed Jul 9, 4:55 PM ET

    MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Timberwolves completed a trade with Philadelphia on Wednesday that gave the Wolves another first-round draft pick and paved the way for the 76ers to sign star power forward Elton Brand.

  • Donnie Walsh, left, New York Knicks President of Basketball Operations, poses for photographers with Chris Duhon during a news conference at Madison Square Garden, Wednesday, July 9, 2008 in New York. The New York Knicks have signed Chris Duhon, giving them another option at point guard if they part ways with Stephon Marbury. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
    Duhon signs with Knicks, may start at point guard AP - Wed Jul 9, 4:50 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Chris Duhon is coming to compete for the New York Knicks' starting point guard job. Nobody is saying yet if that competition will be against Stephon Marbury.

  • Toronto Raptors T.J. Ford celebrates his basket against the Orlando Magic in the first half during Game 4 of their first round NBA Eastern Conference playoff game in Toronto in Toronto April 26, 2008. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)
    Indiana bring in seven new faces Reuters - Wed Jul 9, 2:42 PM ET

    MIAMI (Reuters) - The Indiana Pacers have brought in seven new players after multi-player trades with Toronto and Portland.

  • James Jones celebrates after scoring in the final minute of the Trail Blazers' victory against the Denver Nuggets during NBA action in Portland, Oregon December 21, 2007. (Richard Clement/Reuters)
    Heat bring Jones back to Miami Reuters - Wed Jul 9, 2:37 PM ET

    MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Heat have signed three-point specialist James Jones, the NBA team said on Wednesday.

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