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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 ...

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 ...

Yao Ming, the first major Chinese star to break into the NBA, has decided to retire after nine star-crossed seasons with the Rockets, according to league sources. Yahoo! Sports was the first to report the announcement. The 30-year-old center played just five games over the past two seasons and has determined that ...

Kobe Bryant has undergone a procedure in Germany to try to strengthen his arthritic right knee, according to a report. Citing four unidentified sources familiar with the situation, The Los Angeles Times on Friday reported that the Lakers superstar had a procedure about a month ago that is a derivation ...

Dallas Mavericks guard Roddy Beaubois has undergone surgery for the second time since fracturing his left foot while training with the French national team last summer. Beaubois had the procedure Monday. The team didn't offer a time frame for what it said would be a full recovery. The injury ...

Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose missed practice Sunday to tend to a family matter, while Carlos Boozer participated on a limited basis. Rose's absence was excused. Boozer is recovering from turf toe on his right foot that surfaced during Game 5 of the Bulls' opening-round playoff series against Indiana. ...

It would probably take a broken bone for Derrick Rose to miss a playoff game, so consider this good news for the Chicago Bulls. His sprained left ankle is just that - sprained. Rose plans to suit up for Game 5 on Tuesday when the Bulls try again to close ...

Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose had a walking boot on his left foot Sunday and was scheduled for an MRI on his sprained ankle later in the day. Coach Tom Thibodeau says trainer Fred Tedeschi told him the All-Star point guard is sore but the swelling is "not bad." Rose ...

Indiana Pacers point guard Darren Collison says he expects to play Thursday in Game 3 against Chicago after spraining his left ankle. The second-year point guard was injured late in the first half of Game 2 on Monday night when he stumbled into a cameraman on the baseline ...

Manu Ginobili hyperextended his right elbow early in San Antonio's regular season finale against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night. Ginobili was hurt with 9:46 left in the first quarter when he slid to the floor near the free throw line and the Suns' Grant Hill fell on top ...