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The NBA players association is planning legal action over the league's decision to issue more technical fouls for complaining. Billy Hunter, the executive director of the union, said in a statement Thursday that the players weren't consulted about the rules changes, which he called "an unnecessary and unwarranted overreaction" ...

It was a quick exit for the Charlotte Bobcats' in their first playoff appearance last season, swept out of the opening round by the Orlando Magic. Not much has changed since last spring. Except now the Magic's ``B Team'' is enough to win. Brandon Bass had 16 points and nine rebounds, ...

The gap between the NBA game and the international game of basketball continues to shrink at a rapid pace. FIBA instituted NBA-style rule changes earlier this year (including the dumping of that trapezoid lane, the no-charge zone under the basket and the extended 3-point line). Now comes the ...

Howard's Intense Workout

Dwight Howard sat on the bench, a sullen, 7-foot hulk, as the Lakers celebrated winning the 'ship on his floor. He asked his boy and 2004 draftmate Jameer Nelson to stay on the court with him to seethe in disappointment. "See how they're celebrating, and it should motivate us to want ...

Rafer Altson is not afraid of a bit of contact as he goes up for the shot. ...

The opening jump ball during Game 4 of the NBA Finals. ...

To this day, it is referred to simply as 0.4, the last-second shot that first made Derek Fisher famous. In Game 4 of the NBA finals, Fisher may have topped it. Twice. Fisher hit two key 3-pointers - one with 4.6 seconds left in regulation, the other with 31.3 seconds to go in ...

No athlete on the planet - well, at least on this side of the putting green from Tiger Woods - closes quite like Kobe Bryant. He's the ice-in-his-veins killer. The Terminator. The one you call to finish the job. Mr. Clutch. He owns the fourth quarter. Most of the time. But in Game ...

Andrew Bynum gears for his next post move as Dwight Howard defends. ...