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Usually, the Haier Shooting Stars competition at All-Star Saturday Night comes down to the half-court shot. But things were different this year, as Team New York won its first Shooting Stars title with an efficient performance through the first five shots. And by the way, Allan Houston, who hasn't played an ...

February has been quite a month for Harvard hoops. In Cambridge, the Crimson have compiled a 24-3 record and look to be on their way to their first NCAA tournament berth in a long time. While in New York, former Harvard point guard Jeremy Lin has taken the NBA by storm, ...

Kyrie Irving kicked off the aerial display with an alley-oop to Paul George. Cleveland's rookie point guard then showed off his long-range shooting skills. It was so much fun that Irving wasn't too upset that all those 3-pointers came in a meaningless game. Irving was a perfect 8 for 8 from beyond ...

The Miami Heat's LeBron James and the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Feb. 13, through Sunday, Feb. 19. James led Miami to a 4-0 week, averaging 27.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 2.0 ...

Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics has been suspended two games without pay for throwing a ball at an official and striking him in the chest, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President Basketball Operations. The incident occurred with 3:00 remaining in the third quarter of the ...

Reigning champion James Jones of the Miami Heat will defend his title in this year's Foot Locker Three-Point Contest, which will be held on Saturday, Feb. 25, at Amway Center in Orlando as part of NBA All-Star Saturday Night. Rounding out the field are All-Stars Joe Johnson of the Atlanta ...

As everyone knows by now, the compressed NBA schedule will force every team to play three games in three nights at least one this season (42 times in total). With only 66 games to stake a claim to a playoff spot or seed, how teams perform during these killer slates ...

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 ...

Kevin Love watched his friends Derrick Rose and Russell Westbrook sign five-year extensions this season with their respective teams and was ready to do the same with the Minnesota Timberwolves. As the clock ticked down toward the deadline, it became abundantly clear that owner Glen Taylor and president of basketball operations ...