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Erik Spoelstra and the Miami Heat have agreed on a contract extension, ending any speculation that Pat Riley’s protege would be a lame-duck coach this season. Riley, the team president, made the announcement Friday. The Heat typically does not release terms of deals for coaches and executives, and Riley did not divulge any details of Spoelstra’s extension.
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The NBA legal battle is officially over. U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz in Minnesota dismissed the lawsuit Monday at the request of players and owners now that the two sides have approved a new collective bargaining agreement. Training camps and free agency opened last Friday. A group of NBA players had filed the antitrust lawsuit against the league.
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Steve Nash says it’s “very, very important” to him that the Phoenix Suns re-sign his good friend Grant Hill. “I think he’s very important to the team and the community,” Nash said. “I’m not sure where it stands right now, but I believe the organization recognizes his value to the team and the club, and it’s a big issue for me.” Nash, speaking after the…
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Just last week, the lockout was sapping Jason Terry’s usual optimism. This was the first fall since he was in fifth grade, more than 20 years ago, that he wasn’t part of a basketball team. It was especially agonizing because it was his most anticipated season yet. Months after winning his first NBA championship, and the first for the Dallas Mavericks, he was supposed to be on the court with…
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Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony returned to work Thursday — and immediately were asked about working together. Dallas Mavericks players took the floor without knowing if starting center Tyson Chandler would ever join them, and the Miami Heat team they beat in the NBA finals arrived to some bad injury news.
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The Boston Celtics say they’re not actively trying to trade point guard Rajon Rondo. Amid reports that he’s willing to explore that possibility, Danny Ainge, the team’s president of basketball operations, said Thursday “I don’t anticipate” breaking up his core of four stars — Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Rondo.
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Magic forward Brandon Bass didn’t know what to expect when he drove up to the entrance gate at the Amway Center on Thursday. “I passed by here a few times and wondering can I go in, but no I can’t,” he said. “I’m just glad to be back.” Thursday marked the first day Orlando Magic players and others around the NBA were allowed to enter team facilities since a tentative…
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Derrick Rose is aiming for the ultimate trophy. The NBA MVP is eyeing a championship after the Chicago Bulls fell a bit short last season. “This year, our goal is nothing else but a championship,” Rose said Thursday. “I’m not thinking about anything else. I’m going to stand on my teammates.
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Even as Chris Paul remained evasive about his future, he did what team leaders are expected to do. He showed up at the Hornets’ suburban training center on the first day players were permitted to use team facilities for voluntary workouts since a tentative labor deal was reached last weekend — and he did so with a smile.
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Some Miami Heat players went back to work Thursday. Mike Miller wasn’t with them, thanks to yet another injury. Such was an auspicious beginning for the reigning Eastern Conference champions. Continuing a trend from last season, when he played in only half of Miami’s 82 regular-season games, Miller will miss about eight weeks while recovering from hernia surgery.
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Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird plans to spend a lot of time on the phone with executives from other teams in the coming days. “We’ve got a lot of cap space and we’ve gotten a lot more calls,” he said. “It’s interesting. It’s just begun, but we figure in the next week or so, it’s going to be pretty active.” Bird said he can afford to be extra careful…
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The Denver Nuggets aren’t quite ready to get the season started. First, they needed to fill out their roster. The first order of business is bringing back free agents Nene and Arron Afflalo when teams can agree to terms with players starting Dec. 9. Bringing back Afflalo will be easier than re-signing Nene.
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Once the NBA lockout got started, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s players were no longer allowed to work out in their practice facility. Now, they may never practice in the place again. When players are allowed to report to team facilities Thursday, the Thunder will enter a new $14 million practice site on the northeast side of town that was funded by the same penny sales tax increase that produced…
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New Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson can learn from 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh when it comes to preparing for a season in short order because of a lockout. Jackson brought his staff to San Francisco’s practice Wednesday and met with Harbaugh before the NFC West-leading Niners (9-2) took the field gearing up for Sunday’s game against St.
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The Philadelphia 76ers kept busy for a team with no games on the schedule. They have new owners. They fired their general manager. They even retired their mascot. All they needed was players and a season. The Sixers can return to their practice facility on Thursday for the first time since the lockout began on July 1 for voluntary workouts, pick-up games or a good stretch with team trainers.
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New Jersey Nets general manager Billy King vehemently denied rumors Wednesday that he was in trade discussions with the Orlando Magic regarding All-Star center Dwight Howard. “I’ll go on the record that I haven’t talked to Orlando about a trade since February, right before the trade deadline,” King said at a press conference at the team’s practice facility.
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Former Duke star Kyle Singler plans to stay in Spain rather than join the Detroit Pistons. Singler was taken by the Pistons with the No. 33 pick in the draft. He’s been playing with Spanish team Lucentum Alicante during the NBA lockout. Alicante says it has agreed to sell Singler’s rights to Real Madrid.
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NBA arenas are about to be unlocked. For the first time since the lockout began on July 1, NBA players are going to be welcomed back to their team facilities, said league spokesman Tim Frank. The league sent a memo to clubs Tuesday announcing the move, plus giving teams permission to begin speaking with agents at 9 a.m.
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With hundreds of boxes of food sitting behind them ready to be distributed to Brooklyn families, LeBron James and his famous friends were determined to stay on message. More than two dozen media members crowded around James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul on Tuesday, and question after question came about the NBA with a tentative deal in place to end the lockout.
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A group of NBA players that has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the league is asking a Minnesota judge to hold off on any court proceedings while the two sides work on a new collective bargaining agreement. The players sent a letter to U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz on Monday. The letter informs the judge that the two sides have reached a tentative agreement to resolve their labor dispute,…
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The University of Akron says the charity game featuring LeBron James and other NBA stars has been canceled. A school spokesman said Sunday that the “Homecoming Tour” game with James, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony scheduled for Dec. 1 at Rhodes Arena will not take place. He expects the tour sponsor, Google Plus, to send out an official release later.
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Surprise, relief, joy and even some caution. Such was the reaction of many NBA players and fans Saturday, amid news that the labor dispute which led to the cancellation of hundreds of games and threatened the entire season was nearing an end. No schedules are out, the collective bargaining agreement has not been drafted and formal votes on the deal remain unscheduled.
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Turkish basketball club Besiktas says it is holding talks with Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom. Besiktas manager Murat Murtezaoglu says the Istanbul-based club was hoping to reach a deal with Odom “soon.” He refused to discuss further details. Besiktas has already signed New Jersey Nets guard Deron Williams and Cleveland Cavaliers forward Semih Erden, who is Turkish, until the end…
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His sneakers are returning to Philadelphia. The 76ers are hopeful Dr. J will come along for the ride. A day after the Sixers swooped in and collected some Julius Erving memorabilia, team CEO Adam Aron said he has reached out to Dr. J about joining the organization in some capacity. “We’d like to bring Dr.
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Former NBA All-Star Cedric Ceballos has been hospitalized after what his publicist called “a series of small heart attacks.” Publicist Crystal Guy says Ceballos was scheduled to undergo surgery in Phoenix. Ceballos averaged 21.3 points per game in 11 NBA seasons. In recent years, he served as the on-court master of ceremonies at Phoenix Suns home games.
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A man accused of taking a swing at Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo inside a Massachusetts nightclub has been released on personal recognizance. Eric Valarezo, of Haverhill (HAY’-vruhl), said he’s innocent but had no further comment after leaving a Lowell court on Monday following arraignment on a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge.
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LeBron James, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony are going home — and bringing friends with them. With no end to the NBA lockout in sight, the All-Star group is set to lead a four-game “Homecoming Tour,” starting with a matchup in James’ hometown of Akron, Ohio on Dec. 1, followed by a Dec.
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Spanish sensation Ricky Rubio still managed to get his first taste of NBA-caliber competition during the lockout. Rubio played Sunday night in the Drew Gooden Make-A-Wish Charity Game at the Cow Palace. The Minnesota Timberwolves point guard showed off passing skills, a nice long-range shot and even some humor during the game that raised $10,000 for Gooden’s favorite cause.
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Zach Randolph, DeAndre Jordan and Luis Scola were among the top players who dazzled NBA-starved fans in a charity celebrity game in Houston pulled together by former player and coach John Lucas. But former player Mike James, also a minister, summed up the issue looming on everybody’s mind in his pre-game invocation Sunday.
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Portland Trail Blazers point guard Patty Mills has cut short his stay with the Melbourne Tigers and will play for a Chinese league club during the NBA lockout. The National Basketball League said in a statement late Sunday that Mills had signed a contract to play with Chinese club Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers.
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