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According to Yahoo, the veteran had informed the Rockets, the league office in New York and NBA China of his decision to leave the game.

If only he were a bit better laterally on defense the UA product would be a prototypical NBA small forward.

But how much does the first two games of an NBA season mean?

In the early 1960s Wilt Chamberlain was one of only three players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) listed at over seven feet.

As a group, NBA players get a bad rap, but I haven' t met too many who wish they spent a year studying abroad.

With all of his talented gifts and hard work, Bynum has perhaps the best offensive arsenal of any NBA center in today's game.

Durant is a great scorer -- maybe the best in the league -- but LBJ is one of the greatest all-around talents the NBA has ever seen.

NBA games were not televised in Europe, so Bryant depended on the boxes from his grandfather to be able to imitate U. S. professionals.

Let's start with this: In his Cavs debut, Antawn Jamison appeared as if he'd never played an NBA game before.

If you've been seen an NBA game then you'll have no doubt noticed that there's very little free space beyond the outer lines of the court.

Thunder became the NBA the last 25 years, first in rebounding advantage in the case of losing such a great team.

As it was, Ariza played a few acclimatizing minutes late in the Western Conference finals and was only minor assistance in the NBA Finals.

If he continues to improve (and cuts down on the turnovers) expect to see him mentioned alongside the top five PGs in the NBA very soon.

One of the top golfers in the NBA, Dawson resides in Houston with his wife, Sharon. Sharon has a daughter, Elizabeth and a son, Michael.

Yao was one of the best in league history at avoiding that tradeoff, and he maintained his impressive shooting accuracy in the postseason.

As a journalist who hangs out in all sorts of locker rooms and clubhouses, I enjoy dealing with NBA players more than any other athletes.

Michael Jordan and his wife, Juanita, filed for divorce Friday after 17 years of marriage.

And his wife, the unofficial curator of that budding basketball museum, would be wise to make room for an NBA Finals MVP trophy, too.

He took the Portland Trailblazers to the NBA Finals twice, only to be thwarted by the Pistons' Bad Boys and Jordan's Bulls.

As the NBA draft approached, the grim truth about Yao Ming's(notes) broken left foot hung like an anvil over the Houston Rockets.

Bryant said the Lakers' edge and attitude they had while winning the NBA title a year ago is back.

The majority of the NBA fans believe that the comparisons are foolish and that Jordan is still much better than Kobe.

The new Laker's Barcelona roots reveal a man who knew early in life where he wanted to go (the NBA) and would let nothing stand in his way.

The NBA is turning into a more low-post presence game and that's also why you see so many point guards having so many assists.

For the number that I'll wear in the NBA, I'm keeping it a secret for right now. . . what I can tell you is I'm already planning it.

He's already made at least one commercial, demonstrating the kind of charisma that will help him adapt quickly to the NBA and to America.

The organization could take such a bold approach since the Rockets had one of the best off seasons in the NBA.

It must be nice for a young NBA coach to begin his career coaching one of the best players of his generation.

Ricky Rubio seems to have accepted that if he plays in the NBA, it will be in Minnesota as a member of the Timberwolves.

After one of the most reckless, out-of-control social seasons in NBA history, I tried stay in and be a good boy.

Lakers coach said, this was a great opportunity for Sun to gain additional playing time while still being able to continue on the NBA level.

It would be as if a disabled player could play in the NBA but not have to run up and down the court.

For Miami to even come close to winning an NBA championship, they must first make it out of a newly rejuvenated Eastern Conference.

David Stern now had a face to put on his international movement, a player whose character was as high as his talent level.

Nash looked more like an outsider, trying to make a living in the NBA by helping various teams he would feature in as a role player.

As another NBA season is now behind us and Kobe Bryant has picked up his fifth title, his place in history is up for debate.

Also, he has repeatedly stated that his dream was to be a professional baseball player. . . not make it to the NBA.

Without a strong supporting cast or a calming coaching presence, Yao found himself struggling to find his place in the NBA.

I found this web site with cool Rockets info and how much NBA players make, it helps put each players performance in perspective.

He's still young enough to be a very, very good NBA player. He has been cleared to do whatever his left knee will allow him to do.

A year ago, Pau Gasol had never played in the NBA finals, so he was excited just to be there.

But just when the Lakers looked ready to accelerate into the fast lane and not exit until the NBA Finals, they went into a skid.

With all of these miscues, the only recent admission by the NBA in a crucial game was in the Dallas-Denver series.

Allen Ezail Iverson, bron in 1975, was one of the top scores in the National Basketball Association(NBA) despite his relatively small size.

And given where the NBA salary cap is probably heading, which NBA team is going to be in a position to sign two max players?

Not quite the bold front-door takeover that Bain had envisioned for the NHL, but the backdoor seems to be working just fine for the NBA.

They've never been close, although Jordan has never been overly generous with the next generation of NBA icons.

It was the only time the N. B. A. had lost games to a labor stoppage.

Teams have the ability to assign players with less than two years of experience to the NBA development league.

No, he never even made it to the NBA (and I don't even know if the late Mr Jordan Senior played basketball at all).

Kobe Bryant scored 23 points for the Lakers, who had not lost the first two games of a post-season series since the 2008 NBA finals.

There is no doubt that Kevin already had all the tools to be a star in the NBA.

The prevailing thought around Nike was that Jordan would never wear his signature shoes on an NBA court again.

My buddy who doesn't follow the Rockets but follows the NBA, said he thought Mobley was really a cool guy.

He might be more important defensively, because the Lakers must control Parker's penetration and keep the NBA finals MVP out of the paint.

Today Portland is the largest city in the state of Oregon. The name of its NBA team honors the pioneers who traveled on the Oregon Trail.

His height and his skill set as a traditional NBA center made him a very rare commodity.

For one thing, Yi isn't going back to China to waste a year he could be using in the NBA to prepare for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

I'm excited for you to try it out and make it part of your NBA 2K12 repertoire.

The Rockets are barely in game mode, but the Bobcats are sorry. If we were playing any other team in the NBA tonight it would be trouble.

You are the only player on this team who made it to this year's NBA Finals. Any worries of fatigue?

He's an average defender and a below-average rebounder -- hardly ideal for a guy being treated like a franchise center.

But you had the best record ever in the history of the NBA playoffs, yu should be proud of that.

That's where I met my first NBA star, Tim Hardaway, who was one of the camp counselors.

National Basketball Association's top man, Kobe Bryant, is all about real competition.

The team won an NBA title with him as the sixth man, so he sees no reason to make a change.

It's one of those NBA narratives that we really want to be true: A young team needs playoff experience to become a championship club.

Although most people admitted he was the first person in the NBA, but he never relax.

MVP LeBron James finally decided to join Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade to form a new superstar trio for the Heat in Miami.

Magic was probably the best playmaker in NBA history and was able to shine at all 5 positions on the floor.

The agreement gives AZN the rights to produce and air up to 10 NBA specials for each of the next two seasons.

And yet, before and during the 30-year-old Yao's N. B. A. career, China has managed to reach only the Olympic quarterfinals.

Friday's first lesson was that the defending NBA champions are indeed both physically and emotionally vulnerable.

You know in NBA, if you are to win the trust of coach, the first thing is training and the last thing still is training.

The good thing about the NBA is that you have no time to ponder about that loss as you already have to look ahead to the next game tonight.

In no particular order, the coaching strategies that have had the biggest effects on creating the prodding NBA style are described below.

The National Basketball Association is launching its latest reality TV show, but fans will have to understand Mandarin Chinese to watch it.

You and I can't become chess grandmasters, or NBA superstars, or concert pianists, simply because we don't have the necessary anatomy.

"The U. S. media say Yao has formally decided to retire, Chinese superstar says goodbye to NBA, " reads the headline of Tencent Sports.

So far, January is proving to be Yi's worst month in the NBA, in terms of raw production.

With some help from Kareem Abdul Jabbar, his hard work paid off as he has emerged as one of the top young centers in the league.

How can anyone argue that Yao is not the best center in the game? He keeps this up and he'll be the best player in the NBA.

An NBA insider said the Indiana Pacers, Houston Rockets and Boston Celtics have interest in Nuggets point guard Earl Watson.

All three of those teams won the NBA title, while the Rockets have virtually no shot (hey, I said I was sorry . . . but I'm not crazy).

Don't be surprised to see Rambis' and Shaw's names come up for NBA coaching vacancies this year.

The move would send ripples throughout the basketball world as the most iconic NBA player would be playing overseas in a lucrative market.

Despite a ballooning interest in basketball, there is no doubt that Yao was the centerpiece of the NBA's allure in China.

One of the players who's made it possible is Russell Westbrook, and he told reporters he thinks the team are future NBA champions.

With Mutombo saying again that he is ready to sign on for one last NBA season, Morey on Monday forwarded the contract to him.

Karl was one of the Lakers' last cuts this season. He is free to sign with any NBA team.

Being so young you've achieved a career in the NBA and helping out the community with your foundation. What would be your next goal in life?

Chamberlain won one of his two NBA championships with the Lakers. O'Neal won three of his four NBA championships with the Lakers.

Four years later, we still find ourselves asking who the dominant big man in the NBA is in terms of centers.

So in the last five weeks, the NBA has lost two of the great big men of this era and two of the most unique figures in league history.

Toronto was a bad offensive team last, but it was the worst defensive team in the NBA.

But how well would they fare in a fantasy seven-game series against the 1986 Celtics, generally considered one of the best NBA teams ever?

Very few players in the NBA have their own signature shoe and I am honored and humbled that Peak picked me to represent them in my own shoe.

One way is by using statistics. But the most common argument in the NBA seems to always include the number of rings on their fingers.

Patrick Hayes, Piston Powered: We haven't even seen him play a minute of NBA basketball yet, but I'll go with Derrick Williams.

With his strength and quickness, perhaps the greatest NBA body ever, he would dominate anyone who would try to guard him down low.

"We are honored to have the opportunity to be affiliated with this storied franchise, " Harris said in a prepared statement.

Peak President Xu Zhihua said the Agency will also continue to look for more NBA stars.

His short-term goal is to own an authentic NBA jersey bearing the name of his hero, Kobe Bryant.

Parker is fortunate to be playing for one of the National Basketball Association's best teams, the San Antonio Spurs.

The star point guard became the first major NBA star to ink a deal with a professional club overseas as a result of the lockout.

The two would later become teammates on a pair of New York Knicks teams that won NBA titles.

The clipper ship era ended with the advent of steamships , but their memory lives on in the name of one of Los Angeles' two NBA teams.

POWER forward. I doubt any player in the history of the NBA kept himself in better shape and had more power than The Mailman.

Now all we have to do is agree on who's the best player in the NBA this season which should be really easy and not cause any fights at all.

All-NBA first team center is really up in the air, although I don't expect Shaq to win it either.

Artest used to be the brand of basketball. But it was changed to Spalding since no NBA player can make any layup with it.

Michael Jordan used to be an NBA member in the U. S. A. He is a legend sports man.

Over the years of the NBA's most important market for granted is United States, but China's large population, is the NBA's largest market.

NBA Commissioner David Stern said the owners would await the decision from the players union next week.

Her songs are used as accompaniment with brilliant scenes in NBA. Canadian queen lives up to her reputation!

He was leading the NBA in field -goal percentage (63. 6 percent) and was among the best in rebounds and blocks when he got hurt.

By the same token, Howard's leading the NBA in blocks is by no means indicative of his true defensive value.

Bynum was quickly becoming one of the best centers in the NBA, and Trevor's athleticism gave the Lakers weapons that are unmatched.

"I was chatting to him while he was boarding the plane that took him to the States to see the NBA final, " Eto'o said.

We invited him to discuss pop music with us, but he introduced a new topic immediately, that was, the NBA finals the week before.

Despite their enormous height difference, reality starKim Kardashian and NBA player Kris Humphries seemed to see eye to eye.

The NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2006-07, Camby comes to the Clippers with a reputation as one of the top defenders in the league.

Smith traveled to Houston, Texas, where he worked out with future Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon and former NBA great Calvin Murphy.

The Lakers showed the 76ers a little bit of the toughness that has made them NBA champions.

If you only started following the NBA, you'd think Kobe and Ron-Ron were the best of friends and have been teammates for five or more years.

Thursday was a happy day for NBA players -- it was the first official payday of the season.

Annie: Like the American NBA clubs, they have become the head in sports industrialization.

The NBA season usually begins in late October but owners and players so far have failed to agree on a new labor deal.

The Yao Ming Effect is also influencing the CBA, which actually has no professional connection with the NBA.

Ironic then that his efforts have pushed talented NBA scorers out of their comfort zones to his home turf.

An NBA team executive told the Sun Sentinel Thursday afternoon, "All of our contacts from CAA say he is coming to you guys. "

"You can take it to the bank, " reads Gilbert's letter, which has been posted on the team's Web page on nba. com.

Pau Gasol's reputation among the loudest NBA fans changes like the weather.

Back in early January, Houston was 10th in the West and widely considered one of the NBA's most disappointing teams.

But a spokesman for the NBA said Mr Huang has never owned a stake in an NBA team or even been involved in discussions to invest in any team.

They have been built to win for several years now and are capable or rolling over the other NBA playoff teams for a third straight year.

For all those hardcore NBA fans who honestly believe that Michael Jordan created the game of basketball, let me stop you right there.

The 2006 NBA finals MVP was back in that arena Tuesday night, as a guest for a concert featuring Jay-Z and Kanye West.

If Dwight got the same number of shot attempts as Yao had, he would be the leading scorer of NBA.

In Los Angeles and Orlando, I attended the NBA finals, and I enjoyed going to matches of the NFL and MLB, " added Del Piero. "

The son of famed NBA star, Joe Bryant, Kobe was given a basketball as soon as he was able to stand up.

What I'd really to be is an NBA basketball player like Michael Jordan.

The end of every NBA finals reminds us of Boice's addictive 2005 debut, "MVP, " a fictionalized retelling of Kobe Bryant's life.

At a second glance, however, Durant 's rookie season may have been the first chapter in the career of an amazing NBA scorer.

With all of the new faces, this time may be as important to the Rockets as any other team in the NBA.

He said this was a new start in his basketball career. He would do his best to learn from the NBA and improve himself.

With the current Lakers squad poised for a shakeup and a lockout looming in the NBA, Jackson chose a good time to move on.

Sasha is hardly the first NBA player to fail to live up to his potential.

A woman who claims Michael Jordan fathered her child wants the former NBA star to submit to a third paternity test.

He has his first Olympic gold medal hanging from his first NBA MVP trophy in his office at home in Newport Coast.

I think it would be selfish of myself if I was talking about the NBA through the course of the year.

But Jackson and Winter's teams have been the only ones in the NBA to run it exclusively.

GM Joe Dumars looks to have made good on this deal in his goal to get the Pistons their second NBA Championship under his direction.

That's the way it goes in the NBA Draft. You hope for the best and then make the best out of what you get.

Jerry moves on having established himself as one of the greatest and most respected coaches in NBA history.

I say it takes Scola about a week to adjust to the NBA and send Hayes to the bench.

I'm grateful to the Chicago Bulls organization and to the NBA for providing me with so many great opportunities.

He was one of few first year players to make the NBA All-Star team.

Suddenly, he was a 7-footer with good footwork who could catch the ball and finish, a rare talent in the NBA these days.

This season, Kobe has decided to lead by example and become the epitome of a superstar in the NBA.

Compare that with the NBA, where some owners may actually prefer to forgo another unprofitable season if it results in a better deal.

If David Stern could arrange it, he would have Kobe playing every playoff game to the very last possible date for the NBA this June.

But a plain fact was revealed by Lampe's drop: NBA teams do not adjust well on draft night.

Some of these players may be great, some may be flops, but all of them will be given a chance to prove himself at the NBA level.

We will remember Webber as one of the best 75 NBA players ever, but we'll also remember the potential for so much more.

The game was played as NBA labor negotiations were taking place in New York.

It may not make a great B-movie, but it promises to be beautiful NBA theater.

After winning the NBA Championship last June I decided to take three of my childhood friends to China.

In 2006, the N. B. A. tried to rein in excessive complaining with a set of "respect for the game" guidelines.

The NBA has cancelled the first two weeks of its regular season after team owners and players failed to reach agreement on a new contract.

And a crew of former NBA stars was recently hired to help Shantou's basketball squad.

The entire sports industry enjoyed exponential growth when he was the superstar in NBA.

Internet searches for her Chinese name return over 41 million hits, more even than Chinese NBA star Yao Ming. Ms.

Gerald Wallace is the rare NBA performer who always plays all-out on both offense and defense.

"Before we give him the mantle as the best center in the NBA, let's relax a little bit, " Charles Barkley said afterward.

AP reports that Allen Iverson, among the NBA's biggest stars a few years ago, is considering joining a Chinese team.

The only valid knock on Kobe was his immaturity, feuding with his All-NBA teammate and coach leading to their departure.

During Tracy Murray's 12-year NBA career, he was known as one of the most lethal three-point shooters in the league.

Prove they aren't the same team that lost to the Celtics by 39 the last time they met, in the NBA you-know- what .

Basketball player Wang Zhizhi, for example, paid a heavy price for trying to forge his own way in the NBA in the US.

Last March, Michael Jordan became the first former National Basketball Association player to be majority owner of an NBA team.

Over the years, basketball pundits have described Yao as a "finesse player" who had trouble banging inside with the big men of the NBA.

The Lakers star will be featured on an NBA video game released in the fall, but terms of the sponsorship pact aren't disclosed.

What's up, Sina Fans. The NBA did a video on me that I thought you would like.

Basketball and the NBA in particular is full of folk heroes and bigger than life characters that never lived up to their potential.

There's no doubt Michael can still be an effective player in the NBA.

What you'd do as a fantasy basketball player is then "draft real-life NBA players for your fantasy team" 2A.

But youth and height, as any N. B. A. fan knows, do not alone predict victory on the court.

The NBA season is so grueling and long and the body takes quite a beating.

Or LeBron James telling a reporter, 'If it weren't for the games and the practices, I'd really enjoy being an NBA player. '

The kopeck is a direct high school enters NBA the ball, he and the Nepali purple gold dynasty, the hand has dominated NBA.

However, there was no reference to the claims her 28-year-old NBA star husband has been unfaithful.

That same relaxed attitude is why Bryant said he has long resisted offers to become an NBA assistant.

By means of video and statistics, the paper analyzes the application of defensive techniques and tactics between CBA and NBA.

Many of the NBA's 83 foreign-born players say reading was always the main form of entertainment in their home countries.

Pity the big man. Many assume that sprouting to a 7-foot height alone should guarantee a career as an NBA journeyman at the very least.

With over a decade of NBA experience behind him, there should be more than enough minutes to go around for the backup point guards.

As the NBA prepares for Sunday's All-Star Game, international players are becoming an increasingly prominent force on the court.

Age is one important factor influencing of prolificacy, the TNB of first born is less than the TNB of the still-born, so does in the NBA.

"Last year we kind of had a cakewalk to the NBA finals, it feels good to be tested a little bit, " he said.

As you may know, the NBA requires players who do not play to wear sport coats or blazers on the bench.

After listening to player complaints, including more than a few from the Spurs, the NBA switched back to leather Monday.

And his most recent Lakers squad made it to the NBA Finals three years in a row, winning twice.

From the first moment throughout the match began, discount NBA jerseys, the celtics in garnett led up the overall defensive tactics.

LOS ANGELES -- Phil Jackson's most difficult season as an NBA head coach will not be his last -- health permitting.

Besides, this series won't be decided by the NBA proving it has a separate set of rules for Kobe Bryant.

According toSports Illustrated, 78% of NFL players and 60% of NBA players are bankrupt within two years of leaving the game.

You just can't roll with the big three and a bunch of old dudes and expect to beat the best teams in the NBA.

The 43-year-old Jordan, a part-owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, led the Bulls to six NBA titles and was a five-time league MVP.

Lin was overlooked by most NBA teams until the New York Knicks, desperately looking for a point guard, picked him.

A lot of NBA players and commentators treated Yao with disdain upon his arrival, an overhyped stiff they promised to embarrass.

The looming NBA playoffs were on his mind. So were the joyful shouts emanating through his window.

Kurt Thomas: Of necessity, he gets more physical as he ages. He's the active NBA leader in bruises inflicted on opponents.

At this point, both players and owners enmeshed in the NBA talks will be embarrassed if they back down.

Another move for the Howard clan, but surely Houston would be his most rewarding stop on his NBA journey.

Stern seems intent on regaining control of the finances for a league that he says has more than half its teams losing money.

You lost the best center in the NBA and the post game that comes with him.

Kobe was the best player on the second best team in the NBA. LeBron's team was just average.

While many gamers were pleased with NBA 2K10, many players felt there was a certain lack of polish and finesse to the title.

The new Apple TV just got a small upgrade, in the form of live video streaming for MLB and NBA games.

In mid-February, during NBA All-Star weekend, they were together at a benefit party at the downtown Los Angeles restaurant Katsuya.

My hobby is a basketball, about NBA, I basically knows from A to Z in particular, if does not believe, you may the scene inquire me.

Kevin Garnett: Now that the Defensive Player of the Year has finally won an NBA title, he could ride that hot streak to Beijing.

English origin: Indiana has won its first game in the NBA finals against the LA Lakers, a game the Pacers had to have.

Attempting to become just the ninth player in NBA history to rank among the top 10 in scoring, rebounding, blocked shots and FG percentage.

We're used to swaggering , in-your-face trash talk from NBA players, boxers and even a few politicians, but teenagers in tennis skirts?

But I just now how the NBA-business works. And the older you are the slimmer your chances are.

Before he emigrated to the U. S. in the 1970s, Gie-Ming would scour Taiwanese television for highlights of NBA games.

Mr. Yao's injury is a risk, too, for the NBA, which already counts China as its second-biggest market in revenue after the U. S.

He is the ONLY MVP (one-time or more) I have EVER heard of, that talent wise is arguably not a top 10 player in the NBA.

With Artest now gone to Houston, Salmons and Martin could make up one of the most explosive scoring tandems in the NBA next season.

Whether the CBA will manage to bring in any more NBA talent remains to be seen, but the rules adopted in August certainly present obstacles.

The NBA will be back in Taiwan again next month for an NBA Cares community outreach event.

"It was a great challenge, " Bryant, the NBA's Most Valuable Player, told reporters.

And he's pretty much acknowledging that he thinks we are the best team in the NBA when takes that "accept the challenge" stance, .

Additionally, there's a reason that in each of the past few years, over 90% of NBA GMs have declared Kobe to be the best clutch player.

Those numbers in turn add up to rising TV ratings and sales figures for the NBA.

NBA star LeBron James (see photo) is heading to Canada for the debut of his documentary "More than a Game" in 2008 Toronto Film Festival.

That's just the business of the NBA. You do things to try to benefit your team, make your team better, sometimes you don't.

There are a million unfair endings for NBA players and teams, just as there are in life. Kermit Washington.

Also new in 2006, the NBA team jerseys will now be manufactured by Adidas after the company purchased Reebok, the previous uniform supplier.

Bynum is one of the better talents in the NBA . . . when healthy.

The result was a "cooperative agreement" , signed by NBA Commissioner David Stern and ACRE, in which the two sides became partners.

Clearly, the NBA more or less used to condone this type of behavior. Players could rough each other up and play on (see Jordan Rules).

I was three years older, but after that I thought, "Some day I could be good enough to play in the NBA, too. "

Yi was impressive at last month's Asian championship and many expect him to land a new offer once the NBA labor dispute settle down.

We're used to swaggering , in-your-face trash talk from NBA players, boxerseven a few politicians, teenagers in tennis skirts?

Given his chance, Lin seized the NBA spotlight with both hands, and has inspired the Knicks with a string of stunning performances.

teams of the NBA, you see a totally different Lakers squad than you see against, say, the Thunder.

Yao Ming is not only a good image within the NBA but he provides a good platform for companies to promote themselves.