Lakers' Jordan Hill Charged With Felony Assault
Los Angeles Lakers forward Jordan Hill has been charged with felony assault resulting from an altercation with his girlfriend, according to the Houston district attorney's office.
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Los Angeles Lakers forward Jordan Hill has been charged with felony assault resulting from an altercation with his girlfriend, according to the Houston district attorney's office.
Russell Westbrook scored 29 points, Kevin Durant added 26 in an off-shooting performance and the Oklahoma City Thunder clawed out a 102-99 victory over defending champion Dallas on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series.
Kevin Durant was determined to not let the Oklahoma City Thunder lose another playoff game at home to Dallas.
Metta World Peace got busy tweeting to his 324,000+ followers on Friday night: (Most recent on top) "I'm out socially right now..Lots of girls.. Just conversation.. But they scared to sit next to me.The afraid of my elbows.Not a good feeling"
The NBA lockout-shortened regular season has come to a close and the playoff teams have been decided. Let's take a look at the Eastern Conference matchups to give you insight into who we think will come out on top.
Check out this video of Vince Carter air balling a finger roll against Sacramento.
Heat forward LeBron James reportedly suffered a dislocated finger on his non-shooting hand in Monday's loss to the Indiana Pacers.
Last week, during the MIT Sloan Sports Analytic Conference, ESPN contributor Bill Simmons and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban were engaged in a one-on-one, hour-long discussion ranging on a variety of NBA topics.
For the first time since the lockout began on July 1, NBA players are going to be welcomed back to their team facilities, said league spokesman Tim Frank.
Instead of getting excited to watch the defending league MVP Derrick Rose and his Bulls comrades begin their march towards redemption, I was stuck moping around my apartment while my wife watched re-runs of Sex and the City and whatever "breaking news" in the ever-important Kris Humphries Kim Kardashian divorce "saga" was becoming public knowledge.
Chicago is no longer America's top sports city, according to a ranking done by the Sporting News.
The NBA released the 2011-12 schedule Tuesday, which includes the Bulls opening the season in Dallas against the defending champions.
An expected crowd of 250,000 crammed downtown Thursday morning for a parade in the team's honor, with another 20,000 or so filling the arena.
James says comments he made after the Heat lost Game 6 of the NBA finals to the Dallas Mavericks may have been misunderstood.
In addition to being awarded the Larry O'Brien Trophy as NBA Champions, the Dallas Mavericks were given another honor following their 105-95 Game 6 win over the Miami Heat, they've been named Honorary Ohioans.
The Miami Heat are already favored to win the 2012 NBA Title, but the Chicago Bulls are listed on one site with the second best odds.
The Miami Herald ran an ad in Monday's paper congratulating the Heat on winning the NBA Championship, the only problem is that they didn't, the Dallas Mavericks did.
Rarely has Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert passed up an opportunity to take a shot at his former superstar LeBron James, and Gilbert did it again shortly after the Heat lost to the Mavericks.
Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks are NBA champions, and they went through LeBron James for that long-awaited first title.
Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry went out on a limb, and he did it in a fairly permanent way, in the form of a tattoo. With one more win, he'll get to keep that tattoo of the NBA's championship trophy - plus have the real thing.
Ever since the Miami Heat eliminated the Chicago Bulls in that joke of a series known as the Eastern Conference finals last month, I felt like I could literally get sick at the thought of the Miami Heat hoisting up the Larry O' Brien Trophy.
Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks finally have the lead in these ultra-close NBA finals, and now it really is "now or never" for LeBron James and the Miami Heat.
Some Miami Heat fans apparently aren't satisfied just to hope their team performs best on the court.
If the NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat wasn't already interesting enough, Dallas guard DeShawn Stevenson just added a big storyline by calling out Miami's LeBron James.
Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks have pulled off another stunning comeback, tying the NBA finals at two games each.
