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Guard Eric Gordon has turned down a four-year extension offer from the New Orleans Hornets, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person, who spoke to The Associated Press late Wednesday night on condition of anonymity because negotiations had not been discussed publicly, didn't disclose the financial terms of ...

Robin Lopez of the Phoenix Suns has been suspended one game without pay for improper conduct towards a game official, it was announced Wednesday by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President Basketball Operations. The incident, in which Lopez made contact with an official, occurred with 8:14 remaining in the second quarter ...

A person familiar with the negotiations says smooth-shooting forward Danilo Gallinari and the Denver Nuggets have agreed to a four-year, roughly $42 million extension. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the extension hasn't been announced. CBSSports first reported the deal. Gallinari has been a steady presence ...

Flip Saunders was fired Tuesday as coach of the NBA-worst Washington Wizards and replaced by assistant Randy Wittman, who has the job for the rest of the season. The Wizards fell to 2-15 this season, including 0-7 on the road, with a 20-point loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. Washington's ...

The Boston Celtics were without starters Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo and three bench players, severely depleting their roster for Monday night's game against the Orlando Magic. Boston coach Doc Rivers delivered the news about an hour before the game. Allen jammed his left ankle in the second quarter of Sunday's win at ...

Baron Davis considered retirement a few months ago, and his stamina was so lacking Monday that he "couldn't play dead right now in a movie if I was asked to." Still, he knows what's expected of him in New York. "There's a lot of expectations, expectations that I've never had in my ...

One-hundred-and-sixty-one days after the NBA's labor lockout of 2011 began, it ended. Both the owners and the players ratified a new collective bargaining agreement Thursday that will allow training camps to open Friday, trades and free-agent signings to officially trigger and, soon enough, a 66-game, 2011-12 regular season to begin. After ...

Center Greg Oden's agent says the often-injured former No. 1 draft pick will sign the Portland Trail Blazers' $8.9 million qualifying offer on Friday. Agent Bill Duffy confirmed that Oden would sign the one-year deal on Friday, when the team opens training camp. The deal means that Oden will become an unrestricted ...

Free agent forward Shane Battier has narrowed his list of prospective teams from more than the original dozen or so to a handful of teams, including his current team, the Memphis Grizzlies, Miami, Indiana and Toronto, according to a league source. The 33-year-old, whose defensive skills still are among the league’s best, has been one of the most ...

When we spoke in June about wanting to see Greg Oden get a fresh start to this next phase of his career, we were absolutely sincere. We viewed it as a cathartic move for Oden that meant the same for the Portland Trail Blazers and their fans. Too much has happened to ...