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The New York Knicks are bringing Chauncey Billups back for next season. The Knicks announced Wednesday that they are keeping the veteran point guard, deciding his leadership outweighs the savings they would have earned by waiving him this week. The Knicks would have been obligated to pay Billups ...

New York guard Chauncey Billups missed his third straight game, while forward Josh Smith returned for the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night. Smith, Atlanta's second-leading scorer, was out the last two games with a sprained right knee. Hawks coach Larry Drew said the team decided Smith would start ...

Carmelo Anthony was en route to the airport, headed for that unwanted return to Denver, when the call he waited for all season finally came. The one that makes him a brighter star, and maybe the Knicks a bigger threat come playoff time. "I think New York needed a moment like ...

An MRI on Denver Nuggets point guard Chauncey Billups' strained left knee revealed no serious damage Monday and he's listed as day-to-day. Billups was injured early in the first half of Denver's game against Houston on Monday night and he didn't return to the court. He said he ...

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 ...

After a summer filled with rampant rumors that had Carmelo Anthony heading to New Jersey and then New York, the Nuggets All-Star remains in a powder-blue uniform for the season opener. He pretty much figured it would play out just like this. "From day one, despite everything that was being ...

J.R. Smith scored 24 points and Gary Forbes added 22, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 108-104 exhibition victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. Aaron Afflalo, the only player to start all five preseason games for the Nuggets, scored 16 points. Undrafted rookie center Eric Boateng made ...