Basketball

Haberstroh: LeBron continues to quiet doubters like Jordan

Details: Category: ESPN Basketball; Created: May 24

As the Pacers found out Wednesday, LeBron James has a way of proving his critics wrong....

Report: Nuggets letting Raptors talk to GM Ujiri

Details: Category: ESPN Basketball; Created: May 24

The Denver Nuggets are letting general manager Masai Ujiri, the NBA's Executive of the Year, meet with the Toronto Raptors about their GM vacancy, Yahoo! Sports is reporting....

Flynn Robinson dies; member of '71-72 Lakers

Details: Category: ESPN Basketball; Created: May 24

Flynn Robinson, who was on the 1971-1972 Lakers team that won Los Angeles its first NBA title, has died at age 72....

Gentry interested in Clippers head coach spot

Details: Category: ESPN Basketball; Created: May 24

Although Alvin Gentry has a standing offer on Mike D'Antoni's Lakers staff as an assistant coach, he'd prefer to return to Los Angeles as head coach of the Clippers....

Heat-Pacers Game 2 Preview

Details: Category: ESPN Basketball; Created: May 24

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Broussard: Phil Jackson fuels Detroit rumors

Details: Category: ESPN Basketball; Created: May 23

Former coaching great could eventually be running the show in Detroit...

With Coach K back, U.S. focused on roster

Details: Category: ESPN Basketball; Created: May 23

With Mike Krzyzewski back as coach, the U.S. can turn its attention to players who could suit up for him over the next three years....

Coaching Vacancies

Details: Category: ESPN Basketball; Created: May 23

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Grizzlies' Hollins focused on Spurs, not deal

Details: Category: ESPN Basketball; Created: May 23

Lionel Hollins has been more successful than any Grizzlies coach and will be a free agent after June 30....

NBA-James and Bryant headline All-NBA selections

Details: Category: Yahoo Basketball; Created: May 23

May 23 (Reuters) - Most Valuable Player LeBron James of the Miami Heat and veteran Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers headlined the list of players selected for the All-NBA team, the league said on Thursday. Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs and Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers joined James and...

Olympics-U.S. basketball team driven by international talent

Details: Category: Yahoo Basketball; Created: May 23

By Larry Fine May 23 (Reuters) - The star-studded U.S. national basketball team cannot afford to get complacent about being the sport's superpower given the pace of emerging talent around the globe, head coach Mike Krzyzewski said on Thursday. According to Krzyzewski, having the privilege of coaching teams that have boasted NBA All-Stars LeBron...

NBA-Pacers, Heat bring playoffs to life with overtime thriller

Details: Category: Yahoo Basketball; Created: May 23

By Simon Evans MIAMI, May 23 (Reuters) - The Indiana Pacers fell just short in the Eastern Conference finals opener but their gritty display pumped life into the NBA playoffs and let the defending champion Miami Heat know they have a battle on their hands. The ease with which the top-seeded Heat have brushed aside opponents during the regular...

Pacers, Heat bring playoffs to life with overtime thriller

Details: Category: Yahoo Basketball; Created: May 23

By Simon Evans MIAMI (Reuters) - The Indiana Pacers fell just short in the Eastern Conference finals opener but their gritty display pumped life into the NBA playoffs and let the defending champion Miami Heat know they have a battle on their hands. The ease with which the top-seeded Heat have brushed aside opponents during the regular season and...

Olympics-Krzyzewski to stay as U.S. basketball coach

Details: Category: Yahoo Basketball; Created: May 23

May 23 (Reuters) - Mike Krzyzewski said on Thursday he is returning for another term as U.S. men's national basketball coach with the aim of leading the team to a third successive Olympic title at the 2016 Games in Rio. Krzyzewski, the Duke University coach who has amassed the most wins ever in U.S. college basketball, has a record of 62-1 since...

Chris Bosh After Game 1

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NBA-James saves Miami in last-gasp win over Indiana

Details: Category: Yahoo Basketball; Created: May 22

By Simon Evans MIAMI, May 22 (Reuters) - LeBron James scored the game-winning points in the dying embers of overtime as the Miami Heat held off a determined Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a thrilling Eastern Conference Finals opener on Wednesday. If broadcasters were concerned that another easy series win for Miami would further damage ratings for the...