Tag Archives: Basketball News

CBC.ca NY police shock ex-NBA star Williams with stun gunThe Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA star Jayson Williams was zapped with a stun gun by police in his swank hotel suite Monday after the reportedly suicidal athlete resisted … Continue reading →

FOXSports.com Cavaliers Sweep Into Second Round of NBA Playoffs; Bulls WinBloombergCleveland, which had the NBA's best regular-season record at 66-16, will have more than a week off before meeting Atlanta or Miami in the second round. The Heat host Game … Continue reading →

Seattle Post Intelligencer NBA: Los Angeles Lakers 108, Utah 94United Press InternationalSALT LAKE CITY, April 26 (UPI) — Kobe Bryant had 38 points Saturday to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 108-94 win over Utah and a 3-1 lead … Continue reading →

14ers finish off Flash for D-League crownDaily Camera, CODominating the final 10 minutes at the Broomfield Event Center, the third-year franchise collected its first NBA D-League championship. Finishing the fourth period on a 23-13 run, the 14ers knocked off the Utah … Continue reading →

Albany Times Union Sports Briefing | College Basketball Curry Headed to NBANew York Times, United StatesBy AP Davidson's Stephen Curry, the nation's leading scorer, announced Thursday that he was skipping his senior season to enter the NBA draft. The tournaments are … Continue reading →

Telegraph.co.uk Pistons prove no match for NBA royaltyDetroit Free Press, United StatesBy MIKE BRUDENELL • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • April 22, 2009 The judging panel on “American Idol” would have played tougher than the Pistons' starters in the first three … Continue reading →

MiamiHerald.com Celtics, Spurs Win Home Games to Tie NBA Playoff Series 1-1BloombergRay Allen hit a contested 3-pointer with two seconds left as the defending NBA-champion Celtics defeated the Chicago Bulls 118-115 last night at TD Banknorth Garden. The Spurs beat … Continue reading →

CBC.ca Cleveland's Mike Brown is NBA's coach of the yearLos Angeles Times, CAMike Brown, who has taken Cleveland to the postseason in each of his four seasons, on Monday was selected the NBA coach of the year in a vote of … Continue reading →

Seattle Post Intelligencer Rose among elite NBA guardsChicago Tribune, United States"In his first NBA game, playing in his hometown, Rose had a decent game, probably a bit closer to blah than good. He had 11 points on 3-of-9 shooting, nine assists … Continue reading →

Los Angeles Times NBA playoffs: Rose helps Bulls stun CelticsSan Jose Mercury News,  USADerrick Rose matched Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record with 36 points in his playoff debut and added 11 assists to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 105-103 overtime victory … Continue reading →