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George Karl still believes he might be coaching Carmelo Anthony all season. "I've always felt from the very beginning of the season that the chance of that happening was greater than all you all thought," Karl told reporters Monday before his Denver Nuggets faced the New Jersey Nets. ...

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, a three-time All-Star MVP, is this year's leading vote-getter in the NBA All-Star Balloting program presented by T-Mobile with 2,380,016 votes. It is Bryant's 13th consecutive All-Star selection; only Jerry West, Karl Malone and Shaquille O'Neal, with 14 straight nods ...

Carmelo Anthony was hammered by J.R. Smith during a spirited 5 on 5 scrimmage at practice on Thursday. When he stepped to the line, his Denver Nuggets teammates began booing and jeering and scoffing the All-Star forward - just like the home crowd has been doing lately. "You're ...

The NBA and its players' association will meet next month during the All-Star break as they try to make progress on a new collective bargaining agreement. NBA spokesman Tim Frank said Thursday that the sides will have a negotiating session during the Feb. 18-20 weekend in Los Angeles. Deputy ...

That's why the Denver Nuggets' All-Star has held off on signing the three-year, $65 million contract extension that's been on the table since last summer. He's still weighing his options, even as trade talks intensify with the New Jersey Nets, a deal that could very well go ...

After months of constant trade speculation surrounding Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets fans have pretty much accepted the notion the All-Star forward will soon be leaving. Harder to digest is the realization he might be taking hometown hero Chauncey Billups with him. Billups' name was dragged into this Melo-drama over ...

Listening to Nets coach Avery Johnson, the monster deal to bring Carmelo Anthony from Denver to New Jersey might be on hold. Hours before leaving for a four-game West Coast road trip, Johnson said Tuesday he didn't expect any roster changes during the trip. Johnson refused to guarantee there wouldn't ...

Carmelo Anthony doesn't think a trade to New Jersey is imminent and he expressed remorse Monday that teammate Chauncey Billups' name has been dragged into this drama. A day after reports the Nets were closing in on a deal for the Denver Nuggets' All-Star forward, Anthony said he ...

The New Jersey Nets were close on Sunday evening to acquiring All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony from the Denver Nuggets in a three-team deal with the Detroit Pistons, but are still looking to get a commitment from Anthony and his camp on a long-term contract, according to two ...

Carmelo Anthony wants his money, even if he's not saying where he wants it. Anthony made clear Sunday the importance of a contract extension, which he's thus far refused to sign with the Denver Nuggets. He also said he doesn't think the Nuggets would trade him somewhere he wouldn't ...