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  Kidd, 39, was alone in the 2010 Cadillac Escalade when it hit a pole and veered into the woods around 2 a.m. in Water Mill, police said. (Photo: AP)   New York Knicks point guard Jason Kidd was arrested on a drunken-driving charge after police said he crashed his SUV into a telephone pole […]

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  Michael Jordan said there’s no way Kobe Bryant and this year’s USA Olympic basketball team could’ve beaten the 1992 Dream Team. (Photo: AP)   Michael Jordan said there’s no way Kobe Bryant and this year’s USA Olympic basketball team could’ve beaten the 1992 Dream Team. Jordan told The Associated Press Thursday that he laughed […]

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Ray Allen will take less money for a chance at another NBA championship. Allen told the Miami Heat on Friday night that he intends to accept their contract offer and leave Boston after five seasons, even though the Celtics could pay him about twice as much as the reigning NBA champions will be able to […]

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  Stoudemire apologized Sunday to a fan for using the slur in response to a crude tweet in which the fan admonished the All-Star to   Amare Stoudemire has been fined $50,000 by the NBA after the New York Knicks star tweeted a gay slur. Stu Jackson, the league’s executive vice president of basketball operations, […]

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  The NBA championship trophy was center stage, bathed in white light and sitting on a pedestal. And each Miami Heat player offered it a different greeting. (Photo: AP)   The NBA championship trophy was center stage, bathed in white light and sitting on a pedestal. And each Miami Heat player offered it a different […]

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  At a time when many were yet questioning if LeBron James and Dwyane Wade could really ever seamlessly co-exist on the hardwood, the two mega-star ballers were already well past the point of internalizing just how much they need one another to truly survive the grind of it all. (Photo: AP)   At a […]

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  Dwyane Wade’s father is in financial trouble with the government for not paying back a loan to attend trade school. (Photo: Retna)   Dwyane Wade’s father is in financial trouble with the government for not paying back a loan to attend trade school. According to TMZ, Dwyane Wade Sr. is being sued by the […]

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  Boozer was a two-time All-American at Kansas State in 1958-59 and played 11 years in the NBA after the Cincinnati Royals drafted him No. 1 overall. (Photo: AP)   Former NBA star and 1960 Olympic gold medalist Bob Boozer has died. He was 75. Ella Boozer says her husband died Saturday of a brain […]

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  James accepted his third NBA MVP award Saturday, making him the eighth player in league history to win that many. (Photo: AP)   LeBron James spent two days trying to figure out the right words. An assistant jotted some ideas on notecards, which were ignored. So when the moment came to deliver his MVP […]

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The charge was filed by the Harris County District Attorney in Houston. (AP) Jordan Hill, now playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, has just been charged with felony assault for allegedly choking a family member during an altercation in Texas earlier this year, according to TMZ. The charge was filed by the Harris County District […]

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  The NBA scoring leader hasn’t played since April 6 for the Lakers. (AP Photo)   Kobe Bryant is sitting out his fifth straight game to rest his bruised shin. Lakers coach Mike Brown confirmed early Sunday that Bryant will miss just the 100th game of his 16-year NBA career when they host the Dallas […]

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  New Dallas resident Lamar Odom will soon be packing his bags again. (Photo: AP)   New Dallas resident Lamar Odom will soon be packing his bags again. The NBA player released a statement today explaining that he will “step away from the team” effective immediately, reports TMZ. According to ESPN, Odom has not been […]