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NBA Fines Spurs $250,000 for Sending Players Home

Andy Lee — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:50:42 +0000

The battle between the NBA and the San Antonio Spurs hit a new low. Upon hearing the news that Gregg Popovich had sent Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, and Danny Green back to Texas before the Heat game, Stern vowed "substantial sanctions" would be headed San Antonio's way.

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So Much for World Peace

Brandon Cohn — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:16:36 +0000

World Peace is something that we all envision happening, but is certainly an unrealistic possibility. Ron Artest who changed his name to Metta World Peace last year, has always been a clown and has had difficulty staying out of trouble. The Los Angeles Lakers have been fortunate up until now because World Peace has played solid and been relatively trouble free during his tenure with the team.

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David Stern Vetoes Paul Trade

Andy Lee — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:33:36 +0000

At the close of shop today, it looked like Chris Paul was headed west to play for the Lakers. Los Angeles was set to ship Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom to New Orleans for Chris Paul.

New Orleans and Houston were then going to do their own thing with a bunch of other players

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Dallas Mavericks Deserved to Win the NBA Finals

Steve Kaplowitz — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 03:30:59 +0000

Now that it is all over, basketball fans will look back at the 2011 NBA Finals and remember this as a colossal failure for the Miami Heat. I would rather look back at a fantastic run for the Dallas Mavericks and a well deserved title for the first time in franchise history.

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NBA All Star Weekend

Steve Kaplowitz — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:17:04 +0000

This weekend, much of the attention of the sports world will be in Los Angeles, California for NBA All Star Weekend. NBA Commissioner David Stern has already expressed his concern over the trade rumors surrounding Carmelo Anthony.

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